Councillor Don Palmer Providing Local Leadership & Working for You

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...

Roads, Rates & Rubbish.

Are roads, rates & rubbish the limit to Council’s jurisdiction? Recent ongoing media dialogue about Councils getting ahead of themselves prompts this question of whether roads, rates & rubbish should be the limit of the responsibilities of Councils. This...

How you can Shape the T2D project

To help to shape the T2D project, the Government seeks your insights to better understand local access requirements.   They are doing this because you have previously indicated that loss of connectivity is a major concern. They are now seeking insights to better...

Cat By-Law Curfew.

Informal discussions in Council this week about cat management I believe has led to a cat by-law curfew. Unlike the acceptance in society of laws governing dog ownership similar controls over cats evokes polarised views. Cat lovers have oft resisted moves at Local and...