Councillor Don Palmer Providing Local Leadership & Working for You

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...

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...