Councillor Don Palmer Providing Local Leadership & Working for You

What happened on East Avenue?

What happened on East Avenue is a question I asked myself on numerous occasions when the recent road repair work was underway. Several ratepayers were confused by the work as they watched it unveil. So many of us thought that the work carried out was for resurfacing....

When is a fence not a fence?

Council deliberated this week on the proposition of a perimeter fence around the Unley Oval precinct. Step 1 of what could be a long process. On the back of a recent survey of our community on the same question, one could well ask when is a fence not a fence? As...

What Sort Are You?

Yes, when it comes to sorting rubbish, I ask what sort are you? The Unley Council has a long history of addressing the need to be vigilant over where we send our rubbish. We were one of the first to introduce multiple bin collections, as evidenced by our use of the...

Council is all talk, no action on tree canopy

Council is all talk no action. That is what I heard one woman say recently about our tree canopy strategy as I watched multiple regulated trees being removed from a house property adjacent to the Clarence Park Rail Station. I heard her say this as she passed me to...