August 2016 Mitcham Community News

AUGUST 2016

The original Mitcham Police Station cells between the Mitcham Community Shed and the Mitcham Heritage Research Centre at the Mitcham Cultural Village has been carefully repaired and restored to near original appearance.

FULL STORY ON PAGE 5 MITCHAM COMMUNITY NEWS AUGUST 2016 Also in this issue

Council’s recently adopted Tree Strategy 2016-2025 will guide tree management across the City into the next decade to provide the urban forest that Mitcham’s community wants.

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The City of Mitcham Annual Business Plan has been set to deliver services, projects and works for 2016/2017.

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The City of Mitcham is celebrating the valuable contributions made by older Mitcham residents to our community through a series of programs and activities.

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Future Directions for Council’s Sports Facilities are being planned

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Help Protect Sheoak Road

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Environmentally Friendly Stormwater Works

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Volunteers are Needed at our Community Centres

11 Australia Day Nominations are Open 12 The Park Ward Supplementary Election 16 Remember to Register your Dog and Cat!

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August 2016 Publication Details Mitcham Community News is published bi-monthly by and for the City of Mitcham.

Editorial Communications Department, City of Mitcham Design + Production Sarah Bennett Design Reprographics + Printing Graphic Print Group Paperstock Printed on paper made in Australia from elemental chlorine free pulp derived from sustainable plantation forests.

Future Directions for Council’s Sports Facilities are being planned The City of Mitcham is developing a Sports Facilities Strategy to guide the future provision, development and management of sports facilities across the City.

Earlier this year we consulted with a range of sports groups – thank you for your feedback.

The Sports Facilities Strategy will manage over 27 sports facilities including ovals, playing fields, outdoor courts, bowls, croquet greens and the Blackwood Recreation Centre.

The Strategy will identify key needs, issues, gaps and opportunities relating to the provision, management and development of sports

facilities. It will also provide directions that respond to the needs, issues and opportunities and guide future improvements to sports facilities to benefit the community.

The Sports Facilities Strategy will assist Council to adopt a coordinated approach to developing and managing sports facilities.

Consultation on the draft Sports Facilities Strategy is anticipated later this year.

If you would like to provide feedback into the development of the Strategy register for e-news to receive notification of the consultation.

Visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/sportsfacilitiesstrategy

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nbn™ in Mitcham The nbn™ network continues to rollout across Mitcham to provide you with access to fast, reliable phone and internet services.

Over 26,000 homes and businesses can connect to nbn™ services, accessing very fast broadband for health, education, business and community benefit.

Community groups and organisations submitting items for the October 2016 issue of this publication should ensure they reach Business Partner Communication and Marketing Julie Lamond no later than Friday 2 September 2016.

Switching to nbn™ services isn’t automatic.

In most areas, once the nbn™ network is available, you’ll need to move your phone and internet services to it to make sure they continue working. Check with your phone or internet provider to find out whether your services will be affected and to schedule your connection.

To switch to the nbn™: 1. Contact a phone or internet provider

Telephone: 8372 8871 or email jlamond@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

2. Ask about switching your phone or internet to the nbn™ network

Good quality colour/high resolution colour photographs/image files can be submitted although publication will depend on space availability.

3. Check your equipment compatibility 4. Choose a plan that suits your needs

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Where nbn™ services are available now – get connected!

www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

Live – connect now Suburbs or parts thereof include: Belair Bellevue Heights Blackwood Clapham

Listen to the Mitcham Community News Audio copies of the Mitcham Community News are available on compact disc at both Mitcham and Blackwood Libraries, on Council’s website www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or by arrangement from the Community Information Service.

Telephone: 8372 8812.

Council Meetings The Development Assessment Panel meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6.30 pm.

Full Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.

Council Civic Centre

Colonel Light Gardens Coromandel Valley Craigburn Farm Daw Park Eden Hills Glenalta Hawthorndene

Lower Mitcham Lynton Melrose Park Panorama Pasadena St Marys Torrens Park

Under construction; forecast ready mid-2017 Suburbs or parts thereof include: Bedford Park Bellevue Heights

To register for updates or for more information visit www.nbn.com.au, free call 1800 687 626 or email info@nbnco.com.au or speak with your phone or internet provider.

Is Your Independence Important to you?

PO Box 21, Mitcham Shopping Centre, Torrens Park, South Australia 5062

Community Transport can increase your independence and ensure you enjoy a vibrant lifestyle in the community.

Telephone: 8372 8888

We can provide personal transport to:

The views and opinions expressed in articles and advertisements submitted by contributors, other than the City of Mitcham, do not necessarily reflect the views of the Council as a body, nor as individual members. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy in published articles submitted by contributors other than Council, no responsibility is accepted for any errors that they may contain.

Medical, therapy and wellbeing appointments

Open weekdays 9 am to 5 pm.

131 Belair Road, Torrens Park or

Accompanied shopping Participation in social activities Residents aged 65 or over (50 for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander) or younger with a disability can contact us on 8372 8888 or visit our website at www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/ communitywellbeing for more information.

Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Visit the Department of Health website (www.health.gov.au) for more information.

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Help Protect Sheoak Road We need your help in protecting roadside native vegetation along Sheoak Road.

The City of Mitcham and bushcare volunteers have successfully been controlling weeds for many years to protect native plants in the 3.2 kilometre road reserve along Sheoak Road, east of Pony Ridge Road.

Efforts to protect this native vegetation are being hindered by vehicles illegally driving on the road reserve and dumping rubbish. Dumping rubbish is an offence and penalties of $315 to $5,000 can apply if anyone is found to be dumping illegally.

Mitcham Protects its Trees for the Future Council’s recently adopted Tree Strategy 2016-2025 will guide tree management across the City into the next decade to provide the urban forest that Mitcham’s community wants.

The number of trees is reducing due to development, soil degradation, climate change and other factors. Council’s Tree Strategy will address this through a range of initiatives including: 1. The rate of tree planting will increase, so that the current number of trees can be maintained.

To repair the damage caused by these vehicles, Council has filled in some deep wheel ruts and restricted access to the road reserve.

Anyone who suspects or witnesses vehicles illegally using the road reserve or dumping rubbish is encouraged to contact Council on mitcham@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or 8372 8888.

2. The number of new trees planted to replace those that need to be removed for various reasons will increase.

3. The program to maintain whole avenues and streetscapes will be expanded. Many of our best and shadiest avenues are planted with ageing trees like Jacarandas and White Cedars.

Some of these ageing trees are deteriorating more quickly than others. Each year Council removes the worst trees from some of these avenues and replaces them with saplings. This way the amenity and value of the avenue is maintained through the replacement process.

By staging tree replacement over time in this way, Council is able to prevent the streetscape deteriorating too much and to preserve its values indefinitely.

4. A regular audit program will monitor the safety and condition of the City’s street trees. Along with the existing reserve tree audit program, this will help to keep the public safe and also to inform Council of where tree quality or quantity are diminishing so that works can be targeted where they are most needed.

For more information or to download a copy of the Tree Strategy 2016 – 2025 visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/treestrategy

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Council is Reducing the Risk of Flooding in Brown Hill Creek

Environmentally Friendly Stormwater Works Collecting stormwater to keep Mitcham green is another way Council is building a better City now and for the future.

The City of Mitcham, in partnership with the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, is restoring Brown Hill Creek to improve the natural environment and water flow.

Council has begun removing vegetation which is restricting water flow in Brown Hill Creek through Godden Reserve, Delwood Reserve, JW Morris Reserve, Soldiers Memorial Gardens and Betty Long Reserve. Weeds, small saplings and trees (less than 5 metres in height), bamboo thickets, fallen dead trees and debris from the creek bed and banks within the creek channel are being removed to improve the flow of water.

Once the natural flow of the creek has been restored a few larger trees (greater than 5 metres in height excluding significant native trees), which seriously impact the flow of flood water, will be removed from the creek bed and banks.

In spring Council will begin to replant and revegetate along the banks using local native trees, shrubs and understorey plants to restore the natural environment of Brown Hill Creek.

As a creek owner in these reserve areas, Council is ensuring the creek channel is clear of obstructions to maintain creek flow capacity in times of flood.

Council, with support from the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, the Environment Protection Agency and Water Sensitive SA, is building watersensitive infrastructure across Mitcham.

With a $270,000 grant from the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board and $67,500 provided under the EPA’s Rain Garden 500 Program, Council built new rain gardens, self watering reserve soakage trenches and permeable pavements to harvest stormwater. By using stormwater locally we can keep our trees healthy, reduce downstream pollution as well as solve flooding issues.

Rain gardens have been built in Barretts Road, Clapham; Lochness Avenue, Torrens Park; Aldershot and Neville Avenues, Clarence Gardens; and in Springfield. The gardens filter stormwater runoff to remove pollutants and sediment before soaking into the soil to water trees, with excess clean water discharged into the stormwater network.

In Netherby, a flood issue has been solved by upgrading drainage and soaking water into trenches on the reserve at the corner of Netherby and Bartley Avenues. Stormwater collected will

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help the established trees and the new Oaks and Callery Pears to flourish.

Soakage trenches totalling 180 metres in length have been installed in Thurles Avenue Reserve in St Marys. These trenches harvest stormwater from three of the surrounding streets and hold it while it soaks into the soil to water the trees. Council has also planted new trees on the reserve to help to soak up even more stormwater.

Permeable paving was included in a new footpath in Watt Street in Hawthorn and has been used in the road on parts of Norseman Avenue and Garden Road in Westbourne Park and Wheaton and Kegworth Roads in Melrose Park.

Permeable paving allows water to soak through into the soil below, so it reduces flood risk and stormwater runoff while removing pollutants and helping to keep our City cool and green.

Soakage trenches and permeable paving at Kegworth Reserve in Melrose Park will help to maintain the health of the trees, including some large and significant River Red Gums.

These environmentally friendly stormwater works reduce the strain on traditional stormwater drainage, reduce flooding issues and save Council and ratepayers millions of dollars.

Sharing, Participating and Learning in our Community Centres Our Community centres are places where we come together, to participate in activities, learn, connect with others, share, and be part of something that keeps us physically or mentally active.

If you were to visit one of our five centres, located in Blackwood, Mitcham, Hawthorn, Cumberland Park and Torrens Park, you will notice many people coming and going - young and old, families, teens, young children, mothers, fathers and retirees.

You can join in a wide range of activities offered during the day, in the evenings and on the weekends such as scrabble, walking, meditation, mah-jong or celtic dancing? Or perhaps you are interested in lactation support, lunch groups or kumon maths classes? Film making or alcoholic anonymous support?

All rooms are also available at an affordable price for hire - from small meeting rooms through to stages and large halls.

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For more information visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or call 8372 8888.

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Volunteers are needed at our Community Centres Do you have some free time and are a people person? Would you enjoy being the person that greets people at reception as they arrive at our Centres? Would you enjoy helping them with simple queries?

If this sounds like you, you may want to consider volunteering in one of our community centres.

We are currently recruiting new volunteers for upcoming roles for Blackwood Community Centre, Cumberland Park Community Centre and Mitcham Cultural Village and would love to hear from you.

Police Cell display on loan from Helen Scarborough’s heritage collection.

If you would like more information please contact Lynne on 8372 8860.

Police Cells at the Mitcham Cultural Village Have you have noticed a change to the small tin building between the Community Shed and the Mitcham Heritage Research Centre at the Mitcham Cultural Village?

This small building contained the original Mitcham Police Station cells and has been carefully repaired and restored to a near original appearance.

the timber floor boards were laid directly on the ground and a crude built-in wooden bench served as the bed. Offenders were issued with one thin grey blanket during their stay.

It is believed that the police cell and a stable building (demolished many years ago) were relocated from Belair Police Station to the Mitcham Police Station’s rented premises in 1883.

The cell was relocated again when the new police station in Princes Road opened in 1892. In 1920 it was divided into two single cells.

The police cells were restored by removing many layers of paint, installing a new heritage galvanised steel roof, removing non-original shelving and reinstating the internal galvanised steel dividing wall. The cells were painted in their original colours, revealed once the paint layers were removed. Mitcham Community Shed volunteers John McLean and Uber Karsens spent many hours restoring the original cell doors, damaged by weather exposure. As much of the original timber as possible was retained, with new hardwood sections spliced in.

Police cells at district police stations like Mitcham and Belair were mostly used for overnight or weekend holding before court appearances.

Arrests were for petty crimes such as drunk and disorderliness and theft. Following arrest, prisoner’s details were entered in the Charge Book and belts, shoelaces, ties and matches were removed from offenders. Offenders too drunk to walk were carried to the cell and then searched. As the cells were in close proximity to the police residence, drunk and abusive prisoners would often shout out and bang on the cell door for attention.

Police cells at the rear of suburban and regional police stations were common in Adelaide at that time and were built to a standard design. Cells were sometimes relocated to different sites as needs changed. The Mitcham Police cells were strengthened with two layers of galvanised iron to prevent damage from disorderly offenders;

The police cell is open for display Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm and other times by arrangement.

Meet John our Volunteer at the Mitcham Cultural Village John is one of our volunteers helping out at the Mitcham Cultural Village. Following his retirement he wanted to become involved in a number of Council’s community programs and lives close to the Mitcham Cultural Village.

With the many community groups involved at the village, from maths tuition to yoga and meditation, from arts and crafts in Gallery One to the dulcet singing tones of Seniors in Harmony, John felt volunteering in our community centre was right for him.

Volunteering two days a week, you will find John at the front desk helping our community groups and visitors with queries about bookings, programs and activities. He brings so many skills and insights to the role and has a natural empathy and warmth when helping our members and visitors.

John, with a passion for food, wine and coffee recently completed a Certificate of Hospitality and now also volunteers at many Council events. John believes volunteering is a great way of meeting local people going about their everyday lives and keeping up to date with local community events.

For me “volunteering represents a natural step from employment to retirement.”

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City of Mitcham Annual Business Plan 2016/2017

The Annual Business Plan sets out the proposed services, projects and works for 2016/2017 to continue to work towards our long-term goals and objectives set out in Council’s Strategic Management Plan.

Key achievements of our Plan are the commitments to continue growing our network of footpaths across the City, the protection and enhancement of our urban forest of over 90,000 trees and ongoing innovation in our management of stormwater.

We are also renewing our energy and focus on our customers to ensure we are delivering the highest possible level of service.

Council is budgeting for $57.5 million in expenditure on delivering services as well as investing $26.3 million on capital works including $7.5 million dedicated to improving our roads, $1.8 million for storm water and drainage, $3.4 million on upgrading and constructing

new footpaths, $1.4 million for improvements to sports and community facilities and buildings and $1.2 million playgrounds, parks, gardens and open space.

Investment in new and improved services totalling $534,000 of ongoing rate funded expenditure, with an associated one-off $3.11 million capital investment includes the following: Installation of 1,425 metres of new footpaths Expansion of the Tree Planting Program to 1,200 trees per annum New and upgraded stormwater infrastructure

Springbank Road upgrade Further development of the Sturt River Trail Additional Water Sensitive Urban Design Initiatives Expanded Community Wellbeing Personal Transport Fleet Participation in the Way to Go School Safety Program This Plan continues to drive efficiencies and financial savings across existing services with a proposed underlying operating surplus of $1.23 million while continuing to provide new and improved services to our community.

Frank Smith Dam reconstruction and stabilisation

$524.5m INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS

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City of Mitcham Annual Business Plan 2016/2017

VEHICLE BRIDGES

Investing in Community Assets, Service Enhancements and Projects KILOMETRES OF FOOTPATHS

Improving Community Assets ASSET CATEGORY Accessible City Goal Roads

7,511

Footpaths

3,483

Bridges

1,413

Traffic Control

572

Trail Networks

571

Retaining Walls

99

Bus Shelters

70

Civic Buildings

428

Community Buildings

572

Sporting and Recreation Buildings

1,042

30 KILOMETRES

OF TRAILS New and Improved Services for the Community Water Sensitive Urban Design Initiatives

Parks, Gardens and Open Space

595

Playgrounds

591

Tree Planting Program Expansion (including Audit) – Year 1 (1,000 to 1,200 trees per annum)

Sports Facilities

487

Website Upgrade

86

Stormwater and Drainage

1,806

Enterprising City Goal Brownhill and Keswick Creeks

793

Excellence in Government Goal Plant and Equipment (incl Fleet)

3,111

Car Parks

150

Office Furniture and Equipment

114

IT Equipment TOTAL EXPENDITURE*

Frank Smith Dam Reconstruction and Stabilisation Sturt River Linear Park Construction and Land Purchase Part 3A

Healthy Environment Goal

2,446 26,301

ROADSIDE AND URBAN TREES

Operating Projects Council endorsed the following projects totalling $500,000: Council By-Election - The Park Ward Bike Priority Movements Rugby Street Kingswood Multicultural Food and Music Event Heritage Plans for 17 Listed Heritage Buildings owned by Council Water For Mitcham – Kingswood to Bailey Reserve Stormwater Reuse Scheme (Scheme 2.2) - Stage 1

Maintenance and Cleaning of Heritage Monuments

Development of a City of Mitcham local Economic Development Strategy

Improved Open Space Maintenance – Minno Creek

Heritage, Restoration and Maintenance of Heritage Stone Bridges (Mitcham Reserve Bridge and Horners Bridge)

Participation in Way To Go School Safety Program New Footpath Construction (Additional Footpaths) Stormwater Upgrades and New Stormwater Infrastructure

5,572

Less Capital Income specifically related to Assets

(1,569)

New Shades over Two Playgrounds

Less Roads2Recovery Grant (Operating Income)

(1,251)

Expanded Community Wellbeing Personal Transport Fleet

NET EXPENDITURE*

23,481

Brownhill Creek Flooding Management

4,893

90,000

Improved Sporting Club Development and Engagement

*Includes re-scheduled expenditure from 2015/2016 of

*Includes re-scheduled net expenditure from 2015/2016 of

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES AND STAIRS

BUS SHELTERS

361

Sports Lighting

55

160

Land

Liveable City Goal

21

Council will be spending $21 million on replacement of existing assets and reducing backlog and a further $5.2 million will be spent on constructing or acquiring new assets.

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In addition we are looking to partner with the Federal Government to deliver a much need replacement of the Hewett Reserve Club Rooms.

Heritage, Restoration and Maintenance of Heritage Stone Archways (Soldiers Memorial Gardens and Sutton Gardens) Wartime Historic Fair (including Re-enactment Mortlock Park – Heritage Event) Integrated Transport and Traffic Strategy– Planning and Design Sturt River Urban Catchment - Stormwater Management Plan Undertake Service Reviews per Service Review Program Emerging priorities

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City of Mitcham Annual Business Plan 2016/2017

Capital Works Program Legend

Clarence Gardens

Kinedana Reserve

Lower Mitcham

AA Bailey Reserve

Mary Street

Buildings

Barrens Reserve

Avenue Road

Footpaths

Bice Street

Mountain Road Murtoa Road / Willora Road Viaduct Road Walkway (Shepherds Hill/Murtoa) Willora Road

Denman Reserve Mitcham Community Centre Mitcham Railway Station

Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces Playgrounds Roads Sport and Recreation Facilities Stormwater

Dawn Street Dennis Court Nieass Reserve

Colonel Light Gardens Broadway Colonel Light Gardens Institute Doncaster Avenue East Parkway Hillview Reserve

Belair

Mortlock Park Babbage Street

Grevillea Way

Penang Avenue Hall Public Tennis Shelter/ Store Pembroke Place Reade Park Rochester Avenue Reserve Salisbury Crescent Heritage Shelter The Strand

Hannaford Barn

Wattlebury Road

Banksia Crescent Belair Community Centre Belair Scout Hall Dryandra Drive Gloucester Avenue

High Street Kookaburra Place Peppermint Avenue Ralph Avenue Randell Court Randell Park Scenic Court Short Street Sleeps Hill Quarries

Bellevue Heights Manson Oval

Blackwood Acorn Avenue Blackwood Bowling Club Blackwood Community Centre Blackwood Hill Oval Clubroom Blackwood Library Blackwood Recreation Centre Carr Street Chapman Street Chapman Street / Waite Street Gamble Cottage and outbuildings Gum Grove Hewett Reserve Keith Road Main Road Ozzie Goldsworthy Reserve Red Road

Coromandel Valley Coromandel Parade Coromandel Parade / Sturt River Frank Smith Dam

Belair Guide Hall

Jose Street

Burleigh Street Cumberland Park Community Centre Cumberland Park Memorial Hall Northcliffe Street Rothermore Street Severn Avenue

Angas Road

Regent Street Regent Street / Wheaton Street Romsey Grove

Bowillia Avenue

Rozelle Reserve

Hawthorn Abbotshall Road

Denning Street Devonshire Street

Acacia Avenue Coromandel Tennis Clubroom Apex Park Glenfield Court

Station Road The Parkway

Grove Street

Waite Street

Hill Road

Young Street

Karyina Reserve

Netherby Bartley Avenue Fullarton Road Kitchener Street Netherby Avenue / Bartley Avenue Smith-Dorrien Street Netherby Reserve

Panorama Grandview Drive

Hawthorndene Oval

O'Neil Street

Maple Road

Suffolk Road

Ellis Avenue

Mitcham Reserve Mitcham Village Kindergarten Weemala Drive

Hawthorndene

Ormond Avenue Rockville Avenue / Day Reserve

Barunga Street Blackwood Lions Club Shed Eden Road

Mitcham Preschool

Brown Hill Creek

Oak/Sycamore Walkway

Arunta Street

Mitcham Cultural Village

Hawthorn to Crafers West

Morgan Avenue

Eden Hills

Barina Crescent Baseball Clubroom Norman Reserve Broughton Avenue

Garwood Street Hawthorn Community Centre King Edward Avenue Mitcham Meals On Wheels Centre Price Memorial Oval

Day Avenue

Daw Park

Winston Court

Mitcham

Frimley Grove

Myrtle Road Nicolle/Deneland Walkway Oak Crescent

Tweed Reserve

Price Street

Petherick Street

Wurilba Avenue

Avenue Road Reserve

Emanuel Court

Glenalta

Sturt River Linear Park

Cumberland Park

Melrose Park Brett Street

Jacaranda Drive

Hakea Court

Seaview Road

Wilpena Street

RAAF Association St Georges House (Kindergarten) Sussex Terrace

Euro Avenue Gibb Park Tennis Clubroom Glen Road

Station Avenue

Willowie Street

Lynton

Streetella Street Strathcona Avenue Strathcona Reserve

Pasadena Day Drive Fiveash Drive

Turners Avenue Watahuna Avenue Tennis Courts Apex Park

Forbes Street Painter Street Pasadena Tennis Clubroom Naomi Reserve Reserve (Fiveash/ Sommer) Reserve (Grant Jacob Reserve)

Kingswood Cambridge Terrace Kingswood Oval Mitcham RSL North Parade

Springfield Brookside Road

Rugby Street

Delamere Avenue

Seafield Avenue Tutt Avenue Balham Reserve

The Glade

St Marys Aurrichio Avenue Bailey Street

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Budget and Rates

180 KILOMETRES

IPE ER P S AT

In response to the difficult economic climate and to achieve our commitment to the community in maintaining and improving services while strengthening Council’s financial position, homeowners will pay an average of 2.75% more in rates this financial year. This means the average residential rate will increase from $1,567 to $1,611 an increase of $44 or 85 cents per week, based upon; 2.05% for the continued provision of existing services and fund the repayment of debt in approximately 28 years; plus - 0.73% rate decrease for financial savings; plus 0.98% to cover new and improved services, in addition to maintaining existing services; plus 0.45% to cover cost shifting through reduced grant funding from State and Federal Government and increase in State Government levies.

Crystal Avenue Crystal Avenue/Ragless Street Laura Avenue Norman Street Quinlan Avenue Ragless Street South Road St Marys Oval St Marys Park The Crescent Thurles Reserve Walsh Avenue

Sources of Income Rates income is the major source of funding used to provide a range of essential everyday services to the community such as road rehabilitation, footpath repairs and maintenance, stormwater drainage, the collection of rubbish and recyclable materials, ongoing maintenance of parks, gardens and buildings, street lighting and street cleaning, libraries, animal control, planning and enforcement of local laws with $49.3 million (excluding NRM Levy) being raised from rates and $8.2 million from other sources including user fees and charges and State and Federal Grants.

Torrens Park Ardeer Road

$49.3 Rates

Ayr Avenue

$ 1.7 Statutory Charges

Balkissoch Road Belair Road Braemar Road

$ 0.6 User Charges $ 5.1 Grants, subsidies, contributions

Brenchly Grove

$ 0.1 Investment income

Kays Road

$ 0.2 Reimbursements

Paisley Avenue Parkers Road

$ 0.5 Other income

Thorpe Street Woodland Court

Urrbrae Barr-Smith Drive Grandview Avenue Olde Coach Road Pitcairn Avenue Strathmore Road

Where Income is Spent?

This year Council will spend $57.5 million delivering services, capital works and projects to the community. $ 7.6 Accessible City $ 7.3 Liveable City

Towerview Road

$ 4.8 Inclusive and Capable Community

Vintage Grove

$10.9 Healthy Environment

Willowood Drive

$ 0.2 Enterprising City

Westbourne Park Batchelor Reserve Leslie Avenue Norseman Avenue / Newberry Avenue Richmond Road Hall Sussex Terrace Westbourne Park Guide Hall

$16.8 Excellence in Government $ 1.7 Headline Operating Surplus (excl Subs)

For further information visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or call 8372 8888.

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community groups

get fit/social activities

community events

Mitcham Community Calendar Probus Club of Brownhill Creek - Mitcham

Blackwood Hills Baptist Church

St Columba’s Church Fete

If you are a retired male, come along to enjoy morning tea, guest speakers, outings and lunches on the second Thursday of each month in the Uniting Church hall, 103a Princes Road, Mitcham at 10 am. New members welcome. Visit www.probussouthpacific.org/pcbrownhill or call 8357 3238.

Come along each Sunday at 10 am or 7 pm at 72 Coromandel Parade, Blackwood to enjoy the relaxed and friendly atmosphere at Blackwood Hills Baptist Church. There are people of all ages, great music and fun activities for the kids. Call 8370 0333 or visit bhbc.org.au

Come along to the St Columba’s Church Fete at 3 Rosevear Street, Hawthorn on Saturday 15 October 8.30 am to 2 pm and Sunday 16 October 10.30 am to 1 pm. Books, clothes, cakes, jams, toys, plants, trash and treasure, BBQ, morning tea, much more! Call 8272 3813.

Village Church at Melrose Park

Plant Sale in Blackwood

Colonel Light Gardens Ladies Probus Club

Every Sunday at 10.30 am at the Edwardstown Primary School. Join a new and growing familyfriendly church. Visit thevillage.org.au or call 8370 3256.

Coromandel Valley Rotary’s will be selling over 4,000 plants on Saturday 10 September 8.30 am to 3 pm at the Waite Street Reserve, Blackwood. Special orders of 10 or more can be arranged – email gsparnon@yahoo.com.au.

Call 1300 836 706.

Come along, bring a friend and enjoy morning tea, fellowship and guest speakers on the first Friday of the month at the Colonel Light Gardens Uniting Church, 560 Goodwood Road, Daw Park.

Call 8276 8228.

Mitcham Kiwanis Mitcham Kiwanis Club is 40 years old. Help improve the community we live in by joining the Mitcham Kiwanis who meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at the Marion Sports Centre, Sturt Road, Marion. Call 8374 3694.

Rotary Club of Mitcham The Rotary Club of Mitcham meets Wednesdays at the Edinburgh Hotel, High Street at 6.30 pm for a meal, discussion and guest speaker. Become involved in local and international projects and fundraising including our Bookshop at Shop 2, 448 Goodwood Road, Cumberland Park. Email mitcham.rotary@gmail.com or call 0418 539 496.

Picket Fence Community Garden Open Monday, Thursday and Friday 9 am to 3 pm at 1167 South Road, St Marys. Plants, vegetables and gardens boxes for sale at the monthly market on the second Thursday 9 am to 1.30 pm. Volunteers, students and school groups welcome. Email rcollett@anglicaresa.com.au or call 0478 4555 334.

Adelaide-Mitcham Prostate Cancer Support Group The Adelaide-Mitcham Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet on Thursday 25 August at the Colonel Light Gardens RSL Club, 4 Prince George Parade, Colonel Light Gardens from 7 pm to 8.45 pm. Guest speaker urologist Kym Horsell will speak on the Prostate Cancer Patient Data Base at the Repatriation General Hospital. Call 8298 6384 or visit www.adelaide-mitchampcsg.org Mitcham Historical Society Inc. Annual General Meeting The Mitcham Historical Society Inc. Annual General Meeting will be held at 7 pm on Tuesday 27 September at the Drawing Room at Scotch College. Enjoy guest speaker Dr John Newton, Principal of Scotch College. Call 0430 472 262 or email julie.a.hogan@gmail.com

The Shed at the Belair Uniting Church Help provide safe and roadworthy bikes to disadvantaged people on Wednesday mornings from 9.30 am to 12 noon. The Shed welcomes new members, donations of bikes and financial support. Email office@blackwooduc.org.au or call 8278 7699.

Clarence Gardens Bowling Club The Knights invite you to join their club at Winona Avenue, Clarence Gardens (Bailey Reserve) to play bowls in competitive Pennant Bowls, Open Social Bowls or Night Owls. Meals are available from 5.30 pm. Come and try every Wednesday or Saturday at 12.20 pm throughout the year. Call 8271 5039 or email cgbc@bigpond.com Care and Share at Trinity If you are 65 years of age or older come along and enjoy activities, exercise, meals, and games as well as meet new people every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm. Morning tea and a hot lunch provided each day. Email careandshare@adam.com.au or call 8276 1144.

Edwardstown Baptist Church Community Centre If you are over 50 and would like to meet new friends, join the Friendship Club. Enjoy table tennis, eight ball, carpet bowls, card and board games, day trips and trading tables every Tuesday 10 am to 2 pm. Cost $2. If you fancy yourself as crafty bring along your project and join an existing knitting, embroidery, quilting or cardmaking group or learn a new skill while having a chat each Thursday 9.30 am to 12 pm. Cost $3.

Call 8276 1040.

Men’s Keep Fit If you are an older man and would like to improve your fitness visit the Belair Community Centre on a Monday at 7.30 pm. Enjoy walking, warmup, exercises based on standing, sitting and lying and volleyball (modified rules) to increase agility and reaction times. Cost is $35 per term.

Call 8278 2927. New members welcome.

The Life of Tom Price, Early SA Premier Join the Mitcham Historical Society with guest speaker Stephanie McCarthy at the Drawing Room at Scotch College at 7 pm on Wednesday 17 August. Cost $5. Call 0402 781 601 or email johnwood@adam.com.au Gallery one Mitcham Presents Gallery One Collective introducing Lea Maguero exhibition: ´Art Illuminates life´ for SALA 2016 of 28 artists featuring Lea Maguero until 19 August at 1 Torrens Road, Mitcham.

Focus on Brass The ARPA Orchestra invites you to the Focus on Brass concert on Sunday 28 August at 2 pm at the Cumberland Park Community Centre. Adults $10, children free.

Stanley Spencer Exhibition Carrick Hill invites you to visit the Stanley Spencer: a twentieth-century British Master exhibition until 4 December at Carrick Hill, 46 Carrick Hill Drive, Springfield. Thirty paintings and drawings borrowed both nationally and internationally will tell the story of Stanley Spencer’s muses and the subjects that made this painter one of the greatest forces in British painting. The exhibition is open Wednesdays to Sundays and Public Holidays 10 am to 4.30 pm. Cost Adult $17, Concession $12 and Family $38.

Quarterly Folk Dance Enjoy the Australian Traditional and Bush Dance Society of South Australia’s last quarterly Mitcham Village Folk Dance for 2016 on Saturday 8 October from 8 pm to 11 pm at the Mitcham Cultural Village Institute, Mitcham.

Great live music. All dances are called, flat shoes recommended. No previous experience is needed and you don’t need to bring a partner. $15.

Visit http://www.atbdsdancesa.com.au

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Science Equipment for Budding Scientists!

If you have a budding scientist discover the range of science kits and equipment available for loan from the Mitcham Toy Library Service.

National Science Week is being celebrated in August. Encourage your child to develop an interest in science by borrowing science equipment such as:

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The Mitcham Library Service Toy hours are: Blackwood Toy Library Blackwood Community Centre, 4 Young Street, Blackwood Telephone: 8278 6779 Opening Hours: Tuesday

9.30 am to 11.45 am

Wednesday 9.30 am to 11.45 am

Magnifying glasses Microscope

Thursdays

4 pm to 6.30 pm

Bug catchers

Mitcham Toy Library

Electronics kits

242 Belair Road, Lower Mitcham

Environmental games and activities

Telephone: 8274 1351

Weather station

Opening Hours:

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Wednesday 2.30 pm to 5 pm

Magnet kits

Thursday

10 am to 12.30 pm

Science experiment card set

Saturday

10 am to 12 noon

For more information visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/toylibraries or call the Blackwood Toy Library on 8278 6779 or Mitcham Toy Library on 8274 1351.

Community Development Grants Local not-for-profit community groups are encouraged to apply for funding from Council through the Community Development Grants program.

Council’s Community Development Grants program provides amounts of up to $1,500 for community groups and organisations to support projects that provide benefits to the local Mitcham community.

Types of projects considered for funding include the following categories: Community Projects Community Events Facilities Upgrades and Equipment Purchases Priority is given to projects that can demonstrate a high level of community need or for vital upgrades or equipment to continue a project.

A Special Community Projects and Events grant category is available where Council considers oneoff requests for funding assistance for special community events or projects. This funding is limited and as it is a decision of Council, is available for application throughout the year.

Applications can now be submitted for the next funding round which closes at 5 pm on Friday 30 September 2016. Guidelines and application forms are available from www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or by calling 8372 8899.

Australia Day Nominations are Now Open!

We all know of someone who has given up countless hours to our local community, helped our environment or organised an amazing community event? So why not nominate that someone, group or event that has contributed significantly to the local community.

The City of Mitcham is currently seeking nominations from the community for Council’s Australia Day Awards and Awards for Excellence to acknowledge achievements by individuals and or groups who have made an outstanding contribution to our community. Nominations are accepted in the following categories:

Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year

Australia Day Citizen of the Year

City of Mitcham Awards for Excellence

Nomination forms and guidelines are available at www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or from the City of Mitcham Civic Centre, 131 Belair Road, Torrens Park.

Awarded to persons over 30 years who have given outstanding service to the local community.

Awards for Excellence recognise groups who have given outstanding service to the Community

The deadline for all nominations is 5 pm Friday, 11 November 2016.

Awarded to persons under 30 years who have given outstanding service to the local community.

Australia Day Event of the Year Awarded to the community event which made a significant contribution to the local community.

For further information please call 8372 8805 or email mitcham@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

(Community Service) or individuals or groups who have made a significant contribution through Design (innovations in building and renovation), Sport or Environmental Achievement.

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Make Sure your Vote Counts in The Park Ward A supplementary election will be held in The Park Ward and all ballot papers must be returned by close of voting 12 noon, Monday 12 September 2016.

All voting in Local Government elections is by postal voting. Ballot material will be issued to The Park Ward Electors from Tuesday 23 August to Monday 29 August.

When you complete your ballot papers make sure that: You complete and sign the declaration on the outside flap The declaration flap is not detached from the envelope You do not put anyone else’s ballot papers in your envelope. You may think you are saving money, but none of the votes will count.

When you number your ballot paper, make sure that you put enough consecutive numbers in the squares to at least equal the number of vacancies to be filled.

For example, when marking your ballot papers, if there are two positions to be filled in a ward and there are six candidates, you must at least place a ’1’ and a ‘2’ next to your preferred candidates.

Alternatively you can mark your ballot paper placing a number next to each candidate in order of preference.

Want to know more about the candidates standing for The Park Ward supplementary election?

There are a number of ways to become better informed about the candidates you may have to choose between.

Read the material that will accompany your voting papers in the postal voting pack.

Visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au and follow the links.

Talk to any candidate you may meet.

Approach individual candidates and/or look on social media to find out their position on matters important to you.

Attend ‘Meet the Candidates’ session.

Mayor Glenn Spear

Overton Ward Cr John Sanderson

Telephone: 0438 221 762

Telephone: 0402 517 945

gspear@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

jsanderson@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

Council has just concluded the preparation of the 2016/2017 Annual Business Plan and Long Term Financial Plan which were adopted at the Council meeting held on Tuesday 12 July 2016.

We have delivered a rate increase of 2.75% which is better than many councils and the lowest increase in more than a decade for the City of Mitcham. Capital projects have been increased and include new footpaths, tree replacements; flood mitigation works and new playgrounds have been provisioned for in the budget. Some on Council prefer higher rates to allow for new capital works, in this economic climate I do not think that is appropriate. I am mindful that we have many pensioners and self-funded retirees in the City of Mitcham and we must work to keep rates low.

I trust the cold and wet winter weather is not treating you too harshly and the dreaded flu has not visited you household. Please take care.

I was astonished to have the State Government announce a substantial increase in the waste services levy. This is a tax on every household levied through the ‘backdoor’ of Local Government. The cost will be substantial and the significant increase came from the State Government after many councils had completed their budgets. It is an expense that we had not budgeted for. The State Government knows that this is a tax grab and that the costs will be passed on in the annual rates delivered to households. Of course this additional ‘tax grab; is in addition to the emergency services levy and numerous other fees and charges the government applies to us all.

We will need to carefully consider how to manage the impact of this increasing levy on our budgets over the next 12 months.

On a more pleasurable note Tracey and I have recently attended numerous Lions and Rotary Club functions in the City of Mitcham. These wonderful volunteers devote much time and effort to local community and indeed international projects. We thank them all.

Sadly long serving Councillor Mark Ward resigned his Council position to contest the Federal Election. We wish Mark well in his future endeavours, I enjoyed working with Mark and he will be sadly missed. We will have an election in The Park Ward. I implore any person that has an interest in their community to nominate, I find Council an enjoyable and rewarding vocation.

Stormwater I have pleasure advising that stormwater works on the corner of Kegworth and Wheaton Roads has finally been completed after many years of potential flooding of several homes. Council has spent considerable funds to remedy the problem. The roadway was excavated on the corner site as well as a large area on Kegworth Road near the large gum trees and adjacent to the park. New kerbing and large side entry pits were constructed, the excavated roadway was filled with small gravel to absorb considerable amount of water, special pavers that allow water to soak into the area. Surplus water is now cleared through the drainage network as this was previously blocked solid with silt.

The trees in the area will absorb most of the stormwater. Recent heavy rains, the heaviest in 75 years, drained well and not a sign of water the next day. I congratulate Council's Engineering staff as this is a new and unique stormwater construction method.

Budget 2016/2017 Considerable staff and Elected Members time has been spent bringing the 2016/2017 budget to Council. Administration has once again been able to find further financial savings for this budget, slightly less than last financial year, but this does reduce the rate applicable to the rateable percentage increase for the next financial year.

With these financial savings this has reduced the rate increase this year to 2.75 percent and as the article goes to print should be approved at the Full Council meeting. This is the lowest rate increase for many years.

Trees In my last Community News article, I provided a brief resume of Council's Trees Strategic Plan 2012-2022. Well the damaged and dead trees will gradually be replaced over the next few weeks, as this is the time of the year to plant them. You may see the Horticultural team on the road doing just that. Remember, if you have a new tree planted in front of your property, don't forget to water it during the summer months. Council does have a water truck, but that extra water in hot weather will give the tree a great start.

If you have a Council issue/problem please call or email me so I may be of assistance.

Meet The Park Ward Candidates

Would you like to sponsor Carols by the Creek?

The City of Mitcham invites you to come along and meet, listen to and ask questions of The Park Ward candidates at:

The City of Mitcham is seeking partnerships with local businesses for its largest community event, Carols by the Creek to be held on the 4 December.

Time:

7 pm

Date:

Monday 22 August 2016

Carols by the Creek provides sponsors with the opportunity to engage with a broad audience of up to 30,000 households in the City of Mitcham through advertising and corporate branding, media promotion, product sales and sampling, and corporate hospitality. The fun and festivity has been enjoyed by over 5,000 people each year from Mitcham and across Adelaide for the last 18 years.

Location: Blackwood Community Centre, 4 Young Street, Blackwood.

For more information please call 8372 8888.

Varying levels of support are available. For more information please call 8372 8805 or email mitcham@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au.

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Boorman Ward Cr Adriana Christopoulos

Craigburn Ward Cr Karen Hockley

Gault Ward Cr Stephen Fisher

Telephone: 0433 999 121

Telephone: 0423 919 080

Telephone: 0407 973 321

achristopoulos@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

khockley@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

sfisher@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

Registering your dog is very important and here’s why.

Today is the first day of the school holidays, it’s 12 degrees outside, the heater is cranked up and my kids are walking around in shorts and t-shirts.

I cherish the life I have here in the Mitcham hills, I love the environment and the relaxed community feel.

Council's 2016/2017 Rates

I love the stories of generosity, of the lost keys, found by a stranger and placed carefully and considerately so that they will be easily found. The generosity of our local community where those who are not able to keep themselves fed are quietly assisted by those who can help. The way we welcome and encourage new enterprise and new people.

John Rau's Planning Takeover

Last month my husband Andy was gardening in the front garden (the typical weekend jobs we all try to complete over the weekend) the kids were busy doing their own thing as they do coming and going, using both side gates,(these are usually locked ) swinging opening and then slammed shut.

Our Maltese Chihuahua Cross "Groover" and "Louis" Chihuahua Jack Russel Cross were having a great time following everyone around waiting for someone to notice and take them for a walk.

It wasn’t until later in the afternoon that we noticed that one of the side gates had been left opened and that there was no sign of Groover.

As you can imagine we were all worried and concerned as Groover is in the afternoon tea stage of her life (very cute) but can be a bit ditsy.

Despite all our efforts and the hours we spent on that cold Saturday night walking streets searching for our dog, we had no luck in locating her.

However, we did raise a few local eyebrows and gained a few smirks as we walked around calling out "Groovy Baby" (you never really think about these moments when you're naming your pets!)

First thing on Monday morning I contacted the Council and asked if any of the staff had picked up our dog or if something worse had happened.

A couple of hours later, I received a phone call from the Council who put me in touch with a lady not too far from where we lived who had found Groover wandering around on Saturday afternoon. She had generously kept her warm and fed over the weekend and contacted the Council notifying them that she had found a dog wandering the streets.

What a relief!

It wasn’t long before my daughter Georgia picked her up, expressing our sincere thanks to our neighbour and Groover was finally home!

When you register your dog with your local council, you identify the owners as well as the dog. To ensure that the register is kept up to date, dog registrations are renewed every 12 months during July and August.

Once the dog has been registered, you will be issued with a payment receipt and a registration disc (which must be worn by the dog at all times).

Registration fees are charged and discounts are available for desexed dogs and concession holders. It is compulsory to register your dog and failure to comply can incur an $80 fine for every 14 days that your dog remains unregistered.

Dog registration forms can be downloaded from the Mitcham Council website or obtained from the Customer Service Centre and returned to Council, along with the fee, proof of concession and de sexing certificate.

We were lucky as the lady who found Groover contacted the Council because she was registered.

Needless to say we got our Groove(r) back!

True story and the names have not been changed!

I love how we are richly endowed with community groups who take on a diversity of roles, from making sure our train station gardens are the best in the state to supporting refugees in our community and collecting and telling our history.

I love the yarn bombing and how it’s getting bigger and better every year and how it livens the place up in the dead of winter.

Most of this work goes on under the radar and those who do it don’t seek any particular recognition but do it for the joy it brings and the service it provides. The common thread for me is that we are a community that thinks about others and looks to the positive. We are a community where people know each other and are willing to look out for each other. It is this that I love most.

I try to look to the positive in my role as an Elected Member on Council and serve in a way that enhances the great community that we already are. I contribute the time that I have to serving the community on committees and boards and in community groups to make a positive difference.

I will continue to positively advocate for better community engagement so that you will feel that Council is listening and acting in your interest. I will continue to speak out on issues and challenge Council to be more flexible so that your needs can be met. I will continue to positively advocate for sensible investment in community infrastructure to grow our sense of being connected to and part of something.

I invite you and encourage you to assist me in my quest for pro-active, high quality representation by giving me a call or sending me an email to let me know how you feel about things. My phone number is 0423 919 080 and my email is khockley@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au. I’d love to hear from you.

Also, I was saddened to hear of Cr Mark Ward’s resignation from Council. He was always well prepared and professional in his work and he argued his case in a logical and sensible way. His shoes are very large and his voice will be missed.

Thank you Mark for your service and commitment over many years.

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At the June meeting I moved for the lowest Increase of 2.35%, but the consensus was reached at 2.75%. At the 12 July 2016 meeting, I moved that the 2.75% increase be accepted, to pre-empt a minority push for a higher increase, and fortunately, 2.75% was decided upon.

Planning Minister Rau has unfortunately been successful in getting a draconian Planning Bill through State Parliament. This Bill further strips Councils of control over planning approval processes, with each Council's representation on its Development Assessment Panel being reduced from three to one. Council's ability to determine and protect the quality and amenity of our suburbs can be easily over-ridden by Ministerial Call-in.

The new Bill promotes densification, formerly called urban consolidation. The promoters use ‘weasel’ words such as ‘increasing vibrancy’ to justify the degradation. The Bill promotes a future of 5-7 storey blocks of units along Adelaide's main thoroughfares, such as Belair, Unley, Goodwood and Fullarton Roads. These developments are encouraged to have insufficient ‘off-street’ car parking spaces, so that future residents will be forced to travel by public transport, cycle or foot to work. However, many will still need to own a car, and on-street parking will clog their neighbouring streets, which already occurs around Mitcham Square.

Bigger is Rarely Better To add to this crowded future vision, the idea of putting tram lines down Unley and Belair Roads to further encourage densification will further congest traffic to the City, because it will restrict traffic to one lane in each direction.

The concept of a high density inner and mid ring of suburbs, with most residents transiting to Adelaide for work, is very 19th Century.

This dreamworld concept, with higher financial and time costs to visit Adelaide, will hasten the existing exodus of businesses to the suburbs, where people can drive or cycle to work or shop in far less time, and zero or negligible parking cost.

Qui Bono? (Latin): Who benefits?

Who benefits from promotion of higher density? Only developers and builders, because they gain a higher profit from every extra dwelling they can stuff onto an allotment.

Developer associations and lobbies are the largest donators to the major political parties.

The future residents of such strata-titled flats certainly do not benefit, with the following evidence already available: The cost of constructing apartments per square metre is double that of single-residential housing, [National Housing Supply Council State of Supply Report 2008].

High density is less environmentally sustainable than single-residential living. Per-person energy use in Australian high density is double that of singleresidences, because of lifts, air conditioning and lighting common areas, [2005 study, Energy Australia and Department of Planning].

I haven't met any residents who wish to suffer Sydneystyle congestion, and inordinately long travel times to work, shop, etc., nor to have to park 500 m from their dwelling due to insufficient off-street parking.

Tell your state parliamentarian if you do not share John Rau's vision of Adelaide's future.

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Celebrate the 'Every Generation Festival' during October 2016.

The City of Mitcham is celebrating the valuable contributions made by older Mitcham residents to our community through a series of programs and activities, a chocolate box of different events – a delicious assortment to try, taste and discover.

Afternoon Tea at the Libraries Enjoy a lovely afternoon tea, served

by Library staff, at the Libraries. Just drop in every Monday to Thursday in October for a free cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit or cake.

No bookings required.

Date:

Every Monday to Thursday during October

Time:

2.15 pm to 2.45 pm

Location: Blackwood Library, 215 Main Road, Blackwood

Mitcham Library, 154 Belair Road, Hawthorn

Cost:

Free

Toys Through Time Be entertained on a fun-packed toy journey with Alan from the Toy Museum who will share and demonstrate toys from the 1800s to today. You will also have a chance to play with toys including spinning tops, yo-yos, knuckles, marbles, helicopters and much, much more. Suitable for everyone including parents, grandparents and children. Bookings essential.

Phone 8372 8255.

Date:

Tuesday 11 October

Time:

10 am to 11.30 am

Location: Blackwood Toy Library and Community Centre, Young Street, Blackwood Cost:

Free

John Ovenden Rehearsed Play Readings Enjoy the drama of Fame and Fortune, two short comedies written by former ABC TV and BBC World Service newsreaderpresenter John Ovenden.

Fame is the story of a group of retired ABC radio announcers, trying to start their own community radio station, who make an amazing discovery.

Fortune is a farce about a married couple who just want a quiet night at home. No chance! Chaos ensues involving an inept crockery salesman, a neighbour’s wife, a lost lottery ticket, a secret visit to a sex shop and a mysterious parcel.

Bookings essential. Phone 8372 8255.

Date:

Wednesday 12 October

Time:

6.30 pm

Location: Blackwood Library, 215 Main Road, Blackwood Cost: Free

Hannah Kent Author Evening Meet bestselling and multiple award winning author Hannah Kent who will share her new book The Good People. Set in the year 1825, in a remote valley lying between the mountains of southwest Ireland, near the Flesk River of Killarney, it tells the story of three women who are brought together by strange and troubling events.

Hannah’s previous book, Burial Rites, was the winner of many awards including the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award People’s Choice Award 2014 and the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2014. Books available for sale and signing. Bookings essential. Phone 8372 8244.

Date:

Thursday 13 October

Time:

6.30 pm

Location: Tower Arts Centre Theatre, Corner Daws Road and Goodwood Road Cost:

Free

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Sophie Thomson – Old Fashioned Gardening Wisdom Hear celebrity gardening presenter Sophie Thomson speak about old fashioned gardening wisdom which is just as relevant then as it is now.

Sophie is well known from ABC TVs Gardening Australia program as well as her regular gardening columns. She is also the author of several books on gardening including From the Ground Up and she co-authored Waterwise Gardening and The Ultimate Book of Vegetables. Books available for sale and signing. Bookings essential.

Phone 8372 8244.

Date:

Tuesday 18 October

Time:

6.30 pm

Location: Tower Arts Centre Theatre, Corner Daws Road and Goodwood Road Cost:

Free

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Enchanted Evening Join us for a relaxed informal evening of fun at our enchanted evening at the Mitcham Library.

Enjoy a Bellydancing performance and join in a mini workshop to learn a few moves yourself. Get your hand decorated with henna. Enjoy relaxing themed colouring and taste some delicious middle eastern treats. Bookings essential. Phone 8372 8244.

Movie Morning – The Hundred-Foot Journey

Date:

Thursday 20 October

Join us for a movie morning, the Hundred-Foot Journey with Helen Mirren, a story centered on an Indian family who moves to France and opens an eatery across the street from a Michelinstarred French restaurant run by Madam Mallory. Enjoy morning tea followed by the movie. Bookings essential after 26 September. Call 8372 8829.

Time:

6.30 pm

Date:

Tuesday 25 October

Time:

10 am

Location: Mitcham Library, 154 Belair Road, Hawthorn Cost:

$5 per person

Location: Wallis Mitcham Cinema, Mitcham Square, 119 Belair Road, Torrens Park Cost:

$5 per person

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Rilka Warbanoff – Sugar Free and Gluten Free Cooking Talk with Tasting Join 5AA radio food presenter and cooking school owner Rilka Warbanoff as she speaks about sugar free and gluten free cooking.

Is there someone in your family who is diabetic or requires gluten free meals? Rilka is a cook, teacher, author and entrepreneur and is known for her regular appearances on 5AA with Leith Forrest and Jeremy Cordeaux. Includes tasting of chocolate brownies. Bookings essential. Phone 8372 8255.

Date:

Thursday 27 October

Time:

2 pm

Location: Blackwood Library, 215 Main Road, Blackwood Cost:

$5 per person

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Spring Cleaning Season is Nearly Here!

Are you about to undertake a big spring clean? As the weather starts to warm up many of us will realise our cupboards and sheds are full of items we no longer need!

Before you throw away your unwanted items consider taking a more sustainable approach to your spring cleaning.

Remember to Register your Dog and Cat!

1. Can items be reused by family or friends?

2. Can items be donated? Charity stores can reuse pre-loved items but remember all items must be in a good condition and there are restrictions on some products such as electrical items 3. Can you have a garage sale or sell the items online for a bit of extra cash?

Dog and cat registration is an important part of being a responsible pet owner. All dogs and cats must be registered by 31 August.

If reusing the items isn’t possible then look at recycling options.

1. Electrical waste (items with a battery and cord) cannot go in your kerbside bins as a majority of its components are recoverable.

TVs and computers can be recycled for free with a small fee applicable for other electrical items. Visit our website for a list of e-waste recyclers.

2. Hazardous chemicals such as pool chemicals, pesticides, and coolants can be taken to the free Hazardous Waste Drop off Facility at Wingfield. Visit www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au for more information.

3. A variety of paints can now be recycled through Paintback a free program at Cleanaway’s Wingfield location. Visit www.paintback.com.au for details.

Alternatively, dry the paint out and place the hardened paint tablet in the blue lid bin and the empty paint can in the recycling bin.

If you have a dog or cat at home you should have received this year’s registration notice in July. If you did not receive your renewal notice or you have a new dog or cat aged over three months please call 8372 8888 to ensure your pet is registered.

4. Household plastics such as empty storage containers, plastic toys, buckets can go into your recycling bin along with unwanted pots and pans.

5. Large household items and whitegoods can be collected through your free hard waste collection. Please contact East Waste on 8347 5111 to organise a collection date.

Most importantly don’t abandon your unwanted items on the kerb. Be responsible for your own rubbish and dispose of it sustainably and correctly. For more information visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or call 8372 8888.

Do you need to Immunise your Child?

Immunisation is a simple, safe and effective way to protect you and your children against infectious diseases that may cause serious illness, permanent damage or even death.

Mitcham Council provides a free immunisation service to children and adolescents to keep your family safe and prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Four regular public clinics are held each month at two convenient locations.

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Visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or call the Immunisation Team on 8372 8816 for more information.

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No booking is required, just arrive between the scheduled times with your ‘child's health record’ and Medicare Card.

All income generated from registrations is dedicated to animal management and public safety, new initiatives to improve relationships between owners and other residents, and recreational opportunities for pets and their owners.

What do I do if I have a problem with a cat?

If you have a problem with your neighbour’s cat, start by discussing your concerns with the neighbour. Many people don’t realise that their cat is being a nuisance. Try to find a mutually acceptable solution and be prepared to be patient; it can take a while for someone to retrain their animal.

If talking to your neighbour doesn’t work, there are a number of steps you can take to deter the cat from your property.

There may not be an immediate solution, as it will take time to determine if the deterrents are working. If these methods are unsuccessful, try contacting your neighbour again. Inform them of the actions that you have taken and ask them once again if they are willing to help solve the problems caused by their cat. If the answer is still no, inform them of your intention to contact the Council.

What do I do if I find a dog?

If you find a dog wandering call Council on 8372 8888 (after hours emergency service available).

If the dog has a registration disc, give the number on the disc to the Officer who will attempt to contact the owner to have them collect their dog. If the dog has no identification, Council will make arrangements to collect the dog and take it to an approved dog shelter.

Don’t forget, if you lose your dog contact Council as we might be able to reunite you with your lost pet!