Solway Ward Councillor

Profile

Cr Friend-Pereira has lived in Ashburton for over 6 years. He is married with 2 children.

Cr Friend-Pereira was first elected to represent Solway Ward in 2024.

Cr Friend-Pereira’s vision for Boroondara is to balance the need for new affordable and sustainable housing with preserving the best of our neighbourhood character, and creating a community where Council works transparently and collaboratively, prioritising initiatives that enhance daily life. 

Council advisory committees

• Waste Management Reference Group (WMRG)
• Transforming Boroondara Steering Committee
• Greenways Advisory Committee
• Gardiners Creek Masterplan Advisory Committee
• Boroondara Reconciliation Advisory Committee
• Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee
• Governance Rules Advisory Committee
• Services Delegated Committee
• Urban Planning Delegated Committee

Community advisory committees

• Boroondara Vibrant Shopping Precincts Advisory Committee
• Boroondara Community Safety Advisory Committee
• Boroondara Public Health and Wellbeing Advisory Committee

Appointments

• Electrify Boroondara

Hobbies and interests

Cr Friend-Pereira enjoys cycling, running, reading and political history.

History of Solway Ward

Possibly named after a Scottish firth, and the name given to Camberwell's post office in the southern part of the former Waverley Golf Links estate.

In the 1890s, a long timber bridge extended the railway over Gardiners Creek, similar in appearance to a bridge across the original firth. The Education Department acquired some of the land in 1929, and opened Darling East Primary School in 1950.

The school was renamed Solway in 1956, according to the wishes of the Postmaster-General's Department.

The railway terminated at Ashburton for many years, but was extended to Alamein Station for the government housing developments. The housing was built after World War II on an area popularly known as Ashburton Forest.

Map of Solway Ward