by Don Palmer | Sep 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Why should Councils bear the brunt of Australia Day divisions? And. Why should Citizenship Ceremonies be the vehicle used to fuel this? These are questions I ask after the Unley Council’s recent exposure to the debate over whether our Australia Day weekend Citizenship...
by Don Palmer | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Late last year and earlier this year the nexus between Councils and Australia Day was front and centre of community debate. Many in our community were aggrieved that this happened. Why? Because Unley Council and others chose to hold their respective citizenship...
by Don Palmer | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Don Palmer | Apr 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Another one of my election promises, for a focus on stormwater management, is taking shape after a briefing of the Council earlier last week. Stormwater may not be as sexy as building new clubrooms at Goodwood Oval. Likewise, the Millswood Croquet Club or (those...
by Don Palmer | Apr 12, 2023 | Economic Prosperity, Uncategorized
Bringing Economic Prosperity to Unley was one of my 5 core undertakings at the last election. The first step to realising my promise has been achieved. As I reported in my blog post of January 25, we have set up a Business & Economic Development Advisory...
by Don Palmer | Nov 20, 2022 | Development, Uncategorized
A drop-in session at the Gilles market hall in the showgrounds enabled many to get an idea of what is being proposed for the Le Cornu Keswick redevelopment site. SA Renewal, Commercial Retail Group and Peet provided a collage of boards depicting everything from...
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