Is Cross Road earmarked as a freight route?
Is Cross Road earmarked as a freight route? That is what many people are asking. Others are convinced that Cross Road IS earmarked for a freight route. These conflicting but compatible concerns prompted a public meeting on the future of Cross Road. The meeting was...Time to Reflect Again on my influence in this Term of Council.
A little over a year ago I blogged about making good on my 2018 election promises. With a little under a year before the next local government elections, it is time to reflect again on those commitments. A year ago, I felt frustrated. That was until I checked my...Government more receptive to Local Government Leadership on Waste.
Local Government leadership on waste has inevitably, in the past, been “thrown in the bin”. Unfortunately, both this and the previous Government have ignored Local Government leadership on waste as we spruced the concept of weekly green bins and fortnightly blue bins....Black Forest has been Saved. Glandore Devastated.
Black Forest has been saved from property acquisitions for the North-South Corridor tunnel project. Glandore not so. It has been devastated. You are probably aware that the northern portal of the T2D southern tunnels has been announced. DIT held back to ensure all...Deputy Dawg back as Deputy Mayor of Unley
Last night I was elected by my peers to take on the role, next year, of Deputy Mayor of Unley. This will be my second stint in the position. The first time was in 2017. On that occasion, I was Deputy to then-Mayor Lachlan Clyne. Council elects their Deputy Mayor,...A Call To Action: Protecting Adelaide’s Tree Canopy
Last month, we debated and decided to endorse in principle “A Call to Action”. This was by way of a Motion on Notice by Cr Bonham. A decision by the way that was unanimous. “A Call to Action” is a report prepared on behalf of the Conservation Council of South...Creation Care is at the Forefront of the Adelaide Anglicans Synod.
So much is being said about saving our planet. It is a major ongoing media storey. It is also a consistent topic of conversation amongst society. And so it should be! As it is for the Church. Yes! Creation Care is at the Forefront of the Adelaide Anglicans. Much of...Another Development Dilemma. Hotels seeking to extend hours of use.
We have experienced yet another development dilemma prompted by the recent changes in planning laws. I say yet another, following on from my recent posts, including the questions I have raised around demolition. Several residents have contacted local Elected Members...Representation Review is “Finally” Complete
I say the Representation Review is “Finally” Complete because we thought we might be way back in April. As I indicated in my blog post of April 1, we must review the representation of our Council. The Local Government Act forces us every 8 years to do this. This is a...Stormwater management remains the Elephant in the Room
As Council progresses several initiatives in the near future, stormwater management remains the Elephant in the Room. As we have steadily upgraded facilities during my time on Council. While we have been seeking to resolve the loss of tree canopy in our area. Likewise...Demolition does not require approval anymore.
Without knowing demolition does not require approval anymore, we figured we won the war earlier this year. The war against an inappropriate change in zoning in Black Forest and Clarence Park (west). We did, but little did we realise that hidden away in the detail,...Where to go if Council can’t help you.
Where do you go if Council can’t help you? Two days ago I provided a list of things that might cause you concern about developments next door. Yesterday I followed this up with an explanation of where you can obtain assistance from Council. Accordingly, today I...Council can help you with the following development concerns.
Council can help you, as I indicated in my last blog post with certain issues that might occur on a development site next door to you. What are the matters that Council is responsible for? Any matters listed below that are the responsibility of the Council should be...Where to go for help with concerns with the development next door to you?
Have you ever wondered where do you go for help with concerns with the development next door to you? Is it Council? Is it someone else? Recent multiple events on a construction site in Black Forest have caused neighbours much anxiety. Unsure to whom to seek...The South Road Corridor T2D Reference Design is getting close.
Notwithstanding my last blog post, the South Road Corridor T2D reference design is getting close. This is just the start, however. .. In this blog post, I hope to give readers some idea of where the project is and the timing of the various stages. This hopefully, will...The natives are restless. They need to know what is happening.
The natives are restless. That is the simple message I prompted the DIT North-South Corridor project team with last evening. They (the natives….sorry …. residents) need to know what is happening. . Let me repeat a recent observation of mine. Unlike the...Winning the War does not mean being happy with the result.
Residents in Clarence Park Ward are witnessing that winning the war does not mean being happy with the result. I speak specifically of the recent Planning & Design Code victory. Make no mistake, we won the recent Planning & Design Code war. There is no doubt...Tree Canopy Can Increase. Thanks to LiDAR surveying we know it is.
Unley’s tree strategy is working. We have demonstrated that tree canopy can increase. Likewise, (and leading the way) that the loss of tree canopy can be reversed. Council was briefed this week on the change in canopy cover over the last three years. The result is a...Unley Oval Stage II is a goer.
After a lengthy but persistent search for outside government funding, Unley Oval Stage II is a goer. Council has been seeking additional funding for quite some time now. The value of the project is $ 4.5m, with funding of $ 2.53m secured. This includes Federal Grant...
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