For Peake Street residents — please share tonight

We have five days. Here is exactly what to do.

A 12-bay petrol station is proposed for the corner of our street. Submissions close 4pm Friday 15 May. The tools below make it as easy as possible to be heard — tonight and first thing tomorrow morning.

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Submissions close 4pm Friday 15 May 2026 Five days. Every contact before then counts.

What the government's own ministers have said — and why we agree

Hon John Carey MLA — Minister for Planning, WA

This latest reform is focused on efficient planning and decision-making in Western Australia and minimising conflicts of interest, with decisions based on strong planning merits and technical expertise.

We agree. The people of Peake Street are not asking for special treatment. We are asking that the planning system work exactly the way Minister Carey says it works — decisions based on evidence and technical expertise. No traffic study, no environmental report, and no tanker swept-path diagrams have been made public. That is not strong technical evidence.

Hon Don Punch MLA — Minister for Regional Development & South West

It comes through place-based planning... How can we work together to make a fantastic place to live and somewhere that we feel proud to showcase to visitors? We need to make sure that everybody is included in building a sense of collective ownership.

We agree. This community spent over a year doing exactly what Minister Punch describes — building the Cowaramup Precinct Plan together with the Shire. That plan scores the Peake Street corner as its highest-priority pedestrian safety project. This proposal adds two new vehicle crossovers to that exact spot.

When to act

Tonight — Sunday

Send the ABC and AMR Times / Margaret River Mail emails below. Journalists read their inboxes first thing Monday morning. An email arriving tonight means they're working on the story before 8am.

Monday from 6am

Text or call the ABC South West breakfast show. Stan Shaw is live from 6am. A Peake Street resident saying what this corner means to them is a radio story. You don't need to know the planning law.

First — who are you?

I live on Peake Street Your emails identify you as a direct neighbour of the proposed site I live in Cowaramup Your emails identify you as a member of this community

Three things to do — pick your angle, personalise it, send it

1ABC South West — Stan Shaw

Tonight by email · Monday from 6am by text or phone

Stan presents the South West breakfast show live from 6am Monday on 684AM. A Peake Street resident saying what this corner means to them — in their own words — is exactly the kind of story he covers. Contact tonight by email, or text and call the show Monday morning.

Monday from 6am — reach the show directly

📱 Text the show → 0448 922 604 Tap to open in your messages app.
Edit in your own words before sending.
Standard SMS rates apply.

Talkback phone: 1300 545 222 — call in during the show and ask to speak with Stan, or leave a message.

Or send an email tonight — Stan reads his inbox before the show: Include a specific detail in your email (tick one that feels most relevant to you)

Wrong label. Public register says "convenience store." Developer's plans say "Petrol & Service Station" on every page. Parking shortfall. Rules require ~33 bays. Plans show 8. Those 25 missing cars end up on our street. School crossing. No fuel tanker swept-path diagrams lodged. Those are 19-metre trucks on the route kids use to reach school. Community plan. The Precinct Plan scores this corner 21/25 — its top pedestrian safety priority. This proposal directly contradicts it. Groundwater risk. A service station is a regulated dangerous goods site. No independent environmental assessment has been made public. Deferral grounds. No traffic study, acoustic report, or environmental assessment publicly lodged. The panel cannot assess this properly.

Your details

Your name

Years on / near Peake Street

To: southwestwa@abc.net.au · stan.shaw@abc.net.au

Subject: Peake Street, Cowaramup | Petrol station | Submissions close Friday

Opens your mail app with everything pre-filled. Sends from your own account — not through this page.

2Local press — AMR Times & Margaret River Mail

Tonight by email · print stories before Friday

Both local papers cover planning in the region. Your email goes to all four addresses at once — the AMR Times reporter and tips line, and the Margaret River Mail journalist and editor. Include your name and phone number so a journalist can call you back Monday. A named local resident willing to go on record is the difference between a tip and a story.

Sending to all four simultaneously

craig.duncan@amrtimes.com.auAMR Times local reporter

editor@amrtimes.com.auAMR Times general tips line

Kim.seidler@sen.com.auMargaret River Mail journalist

Nicolette.lefebvre@sen.com.auMargaret River Mail editor

Include a specific detail (pick the one that resonates most)

Wrong label. Public register says "convenience store." Developer's own plans say "Petrol & Service Station" on every page — including the cover sheet. Parking shortfall. Planning rules require ~33 bays for this site. Plans show 8. A shortfall of 25 spaces, all ending up on Peake Street. School route safety. No fuel tanker swept-path diagrams in the public record. 19-metre trucks on the route children use to reach Cowaramup Primary School. Precinct Plan contradiction. Community scored this corner 21/25 as the top pedestrian safety priority. Proposal adds two new vehicle crossovers there. Groundwater risk. Regulated dangerous goods site under the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004. No hydrogeological assessment has been published. Missing reports. No traffic study, acoustic report, waste plan or planning justification in the public record despite the Shire needing them to assess this.

Your details

Your name

Your phone (so they can call you)

To: craig.duncan@amrtimes.com.au · editor@amrtimes.com.au · Kim.seidler@sen.com.au · Nicolette.lefebvre@sen.com.au

Subject: Peake Street petrol station | Cowaramup | Submissions close Friday

Opens your mail app with all four addresses pre-filled. Sends from your own account.

3Bevan Eatts MLA — your local MP

Member for Warren-Blackwood · National Party · Opposition

Bevan Eatts is your local state MP and represents Cowaramup in the WA Legislative Assembly. He is in opposition — meaning he can ask questions of the Planning Minister without needing government approval to do so. A constituent email from Peake Street gives him something concrete to act on.

Include a specific concern (tick what matters most to you)

Wrong label. Lodged as "convenience store" — developer's plans say "Petrol & Service Station" on every page. Different rules apply to each. Parking shortfall. Rules require ~33 bays. Plans show 8. Shortfall of 25 cars onto Peake Street — visible in the applicant's own plans. School route. No tanker swept-path diagrams publicly lodged. 19-metre fuel trucks on the pedestrian route to Cowaramup Primary School and oval. Precinct Plan. Community-built plan scores this corner as top pedestrian priority (21/25). Proposal directly contradicts it with two new crossovers. Missing information. No traffic study, acoustic report or environmental assessment in the public record. Panel cannot meet Minister Carey's standard without them. Ask for deferral. If the RAR recommends approval without these reports, the panel should defer — not approve — pending independent assessment.

Your details

Your name

Your address on / near Peake St

To: bevan.eatts@mp.wa.gov.au

Subject: Constituent concern — Peake Street petrol station, Cowaramup | DAP/26/03096

Opens your mail app addressed to Bevan Eatts' electorate office. Sends from your own account.

Don't forget — submit your own comments before Friday 4pm

Everything above tells the story to journalists and your MP. This puts your voice on the formal planning record — the record the DAP panel must consider before making its decision.

Submit your comments to the Shire →

Full background, all sources, nine legal grounds: maryadelaide.com.au/cowaramup

The people of Peake Street are available to provide personal quotes about safety on this street and the importance of following the planning process properly. Contact via the site above. DAP/26/03096, Lot 6 (No. 2) Peake Street, Cowaramup WA 6284. Submissions close 4pm Friday 15 May 2026. This is a community information resource.