December 2014 mitcham community news by Julie Lamond

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Christmas Hours Australia Day Celebrations

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Improve Your Woodwork Techniques Mortlock Park in Colonel Light Gardens

Carols by the Creek Council and local Churches are delighted to present one of the highlights of the Mitcham calendar, the annual City of Mitcham Christmas Carols by the Creek.

Mitcham Library Service

Celebrate Christmas at this joyful free family event with lots of singing and family entertainment. A delicious feast awaits you prior to the main program with a sausage sizzle, pancakes, tea and coffee available for purchase. The kids will love the free face painting and the ever popular camel and pony rides.

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Are You Bushfire Ready? Community Calendar Mitcham Trails Resilient South

We are excited to announce that Humphrey B. Bear will be returning to Carols by the Creek this year. To celebrate his return, Humphrey and his friends have a smorgasbord of exciting plans so come and sing, dance, laugh, learn and explore with Humphrey the fun loving bear! Humphrey is delighted to be spreading the Christmas cheer at the Mitcham Christmas Carols this year. He loves entertaining children and can’t wait to ‘jingle bells’ with all his friends. Channel 9 presenters Will McDonald and Virginia Langeberg will compere the carols which features some of Adelaide’s most

Carols by the Creek Sunday 30 November 5 pm – 6.30 pm BBQ and Food Stalls, community choirs and free face painting, camel and pony rides 6.45 pm – 9 pm Community Carols Soldiers Memorial Gardens, Belair Road, Hawthorn The City of Mitcham would like to thank: Gold Sponsors

popular stars including International Tenor Brian Gilbertson, Acoustic Juice, our own Mitcham City Band, Siobahn Owen Soprano and Harpist, the Australian Girls Choir and the Scotch Pipes and Drums. Community and school choirs will begin the entertainment at 5.30 pm and community singing will commence at 6.45 pm. There will be plenty of carol singing during the evening, with candles and songbooks available for purchase on the night from parishioners of local churches.

Silver Sponsors

Performers drawn from local churches and schools will again stage a nativity scene, complete with live animals.

Bronze Sponsors

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On behalf of the Mayor, Elected Members and staff of the City of Mitcham, we wish you all the joys of the Festive Season and our very best wishes for a Happy New Year. We look forward to being of continued service to our local residents, businesses and community groups in 2015.

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Christmas Hours for Mitcham Council Services Council Civic Centre

Council Depot

Normal opening hours 9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Normal opening hours 8 am to 4 pm weekdays.

Friday 19 December 9 am to 12.30 pm

Friday 19 December 8 am to 12.30 pm

Wednesday 24 December Christmas Eve 9 am to 3 pm

Wednesday 24 December Christmas Eve 8 am to 3 pm

Thursday 25 December Christmas Day

Closed

Friday 26 December Proclamation Day Public Holiday Closed

Closed

Friday 26 December Proclamation Day Public Holiday Closed

Monday 29 December

Closed

Monday 29 December

Closed

Tuesday 30 December

Closed

Tuesday 30 December

Closed

Wednesday 31 December

Closed

Wednesday 31 December

Closed

Thursday 1 January New Year’s Day

Closed

Thursday 1 January New Year’s Day

Normal opening hours resume on Friday 2 January 2015.

Council will respond to emergencies throughout the Christmas and New Year period.

Council’s Immunisation Service Clinics No evening Immunisation Clinics will be held on Wednesday 17 December at the Mitcham Community Centre and no Immunisation Clinics will be held on Wednesday 7 January 2015 at the Blackwood Community Centre. Immunisation Service Clinics will be held on: Wednesday 17 December at the Blackwood Community Centre from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm. Wednesday 7 January 2015 at the Mitcham Community Centre from 11.30 am to 1 pm.

Full details about Council’s public immunisation clinics at Mitcham and Blackwood can be obtained from www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or by contacting the Environmental Health Unit on 8372 8816.

Domestic Waste Collections Christmas/ New Year

Mitcham Library

Blackwood Library

Friday 19 December 10 am to 12.30 pm

Saturday 20 December

Christmas Day

Sunday 21 December

Rubbish due for collection on Christmas Day and Proclamation Day will be collected one day later as follows:

Monday 22 December 10 am to 5.30 pm

Tuesday 23 December 10 am to 5.30 pm

Wednesday 24 December Christmas Eve 10 am to 3.00 pm

Thursday 25 December Christmas Day

Thursday 25 December will be collected on Friday 26 December. Friday 26 December will be collected on Saturday 27 December.

10 am to 4 pm 2 pm to 5 pm

Closed

10 am to 4 pm

Sunday 21 December

2 pm to 5 pm

Closed

Friday 26 December Proclamation Day Public Holiday Closed

Rubbish due for collection on New Year’s Day and 2 January will be collected one day later as follows:

Saturday 27 December

Closed

2 pm to 5 pm

Sunday 28 December

Closed

Thursday 1 January will be collected on Friday 2 January.

Monday 29 December 10 am to 5.30 pm

Monday 29 December

Closed

Tuesday 30 December 10 am to 5.30 pm

Tuesday 30 December

Closed

Friday 2 January will be collected on Saturday 3 January.

Wednesday 31 December 10 am to 3 pm

Wednesday 31 December

Closed

Thursday 1 January New Year’s Day

Closed

New Year 2015

Lynton Green Organics Drop-off Facility The Lynton Green Organics Drop-off Facility will be closed from Sunday 21 December to Friday 2 January 2015. The facility will reopen on Saturday 3 January 2015.

Mitcham Cultural Village Mitcham Village Institute and the Mitcham Cultural Village Community Shed will be closed from 3.30 pm on Thursday 11 December to Sunday 4 January 2015 inclusive. The Mitcham Cultural Village Institute and Mitcham Cultural Village Community Shed will reopen on Monday 5 January 2015. The Mitcham Heritage Research Centre will be closed from 4 pm on Thursday 18 December to Monday 5 January 2015. The Mitcham Heritage Research Centre will reopen on Tuesday 6 January 2015.

Community Bus The Community Bus service will not operate from 4 pm on Friday 19 December until Sunday 4 January 2015 inclusive. Services will resume on Monday 5 January 2015.

Sunday 28 December

10 am to 4 pm

Closed

Normal opening hours resume on Friday 2 January 2015.

Preschool story time will take a longer break from 5 December to 26 January 2015. To contact the Mitcham Library call on 8372 8244 or Blackwood Library on 8372 8255.

Mitcham Toy Library

Blackwood Toy Library

Will be closed from 12 pm on Saturday 20 December until Tuesday 6 January 2015 inclusive. The Mitcham Toy Library will reopen on Wednesday 7 January 2015.

Will be closed from 11.45 am on Wednesday 24 December until Monday 5 January 2015 inclusive. The Blackwood Toy Library will reopen on Tuesday 6 January 2015.

No toys will be due for return during the closure period. You can contact the Mitcham Toy Library on 8274 1351 or the Blackwood Toy Library on 8278 6779.

Call the Customer Service Centre on 8372 8888 for more information. Council Emergency after hour’s phone number is 7111 3588.

Merry Christmas to Our Volunteers The Mayor, Elected Members and Staff would like to thank our dedicated volunteers for their work on Council programs through the year and wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and health and happiness for the New Year. Council has over 370 dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to assist Council to provide a range of services for our community including: • Driving and helping on our community buses • Driving residents to medical appointments • Providing a Justice of the Peace service

Merry Christmas

DECEMBER 2014 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

• Assisting in our Libraries and Toy Libraries

• Researching and collating historical records

• Selecting and delivering library material to housebound residents

• Assisting at the Heritage Research Centre

• Building and maintaining trails

• Providing information to the public

• Caring for our gardens, open space reserves and wetlands • Leading walking and keep fit groups

• Delivering programs at the Mitcham Cultural Village

• Sharing skills within a learning environment in the Community Shed • Reading the Mitcham Community News onto audio tape for visually impaired residents • Providing transport, support and friendship in our social programs and Community Connections • Assisting staff in community events

• Removing graffiti

If you would like to become a Council Volunteer and help in your community phone Melissa on 8372 8860. Paperstock Printed on paper made in Australia from elemental chlorine free pulp derived from sustainable plantation forests. Distribution Salmat Mediaforce and Australia Post Delivered to 29,850 homes, PO boxes and businesses within the Mitcham Council area. Advertising KRL Media Services Telephone: 8231 5433 PO Box 131 Unley, SA 5061

Contributing Articles Community groups and organisations submitting items for the February 2015 issue of this publication should ensure they reach Business Partner Communication and Marketing Officer Julie Lamond no later than Friday 9 January 2015. Telephone: 8372 8871 or email jlamond@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au Good quality colour/high resolution colour photographs/image files can be submitted although publication will depend on space availability. Website www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

Audio Tapes Mitcham Community News audio tapes are available at both Mitcham and Blackwood Libraries or by arrangement from the Community Information Service. Telephone: 8372 8812.

Council Civic Centre Open weekdays 9 am to 5 pm. 131 Belair Road, Torrens Park or PO Box 21, Mitcham Shopping Centre, Torrens Park, South Australia 5062 Telephone: 8372 8888

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.

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.

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Free Food Safety Training Are you responsible for providing food? The City of Mitcham is providing a free two hour training program to all food handlers that work within the City of Mitcham. The Food Safety Training program covers food safety legislation, food safety practices, food hygiene and responsibilities for food businesses and food handlers. All sessions will be held at the City of Mitcham, 131 Belair Road, Torrens Park in the Mayor’s Parlour on:

Australia Day Celebrations Celebrate Australia Day on Monday 26 January 2015 at Carrick Hill, Carrick Hill Drive, Springfield. Come along to the beautiful grounds of Carrick Hill for our Australia Day Celebrations with a free ‘Aussie BBQ’ from 10.30 am and musical entertainment by

Mitcham City Brass band and other local performers. As part of the Australia Day Celebrations a citizenship

ceremony will commence at 9 am for up to 100 candidates as well as presentations for the City of Mitcham’s Australia Day Awards at 11.15 am.

18 February 2015

9.30 am to 11.30 am

8 April 2015

5.30 pm to 7.30 pm

17 June 2015

1.30 pm to 3.30 pm

27 August 2015

9.30 am to 11.30 am

21 October 2015

5.30 pm to 7.30 pm

2 December 2015

9.30 am to 11.30 am

For more information about Council’s Australia Day celebrations contact Chris Bartlett on 8372 8805.

9 am: Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony 10.45 am: Musical Entertainment 11.15 am: Australia Day Awards

Summer Reading Club

Celebrate the End of the Year at Your Library

Join the Mitcham Library Service’s Summer Reading Club and you could win an iPod shuffle. Children and young adults are encouraged to keep reading this summer! Visit the library and choose stories of adventure, read of dodging danger, outwitting arch nemeses and journeying beyond your wildest imagination. Each Summer Reading Club member receives a library bag and a chance to win an iPod shuffle. To win all you

Be quick as places are limited. Contact the Environmental Health Services Unit on 8372 8816 for more information or to book your seat.

Come along and celebrate the end of the year with African Soul at the Mitcham Library Service in December.

have to do is read 10 books over summer between 15 December to 25 January, write the titles and authors in your reading log, complete the contact details and have the log signed by a parent or guardian. Then

drop your reading log off to the Mitcham or Blackwood Library. You can enter as many times as you like. Just remember all entries must be returned by 5 pm Sunday 25 January 2015.

The Summer Reading Club pack can be picked up from the Mitcham or Blackwood Library after the 15 December. For more information call Mitcham Library on 8372 8244 or Blackwood Library 8372 8255.

Enjoy West African drumming, music and dance with special guests African Soul at the Blackwood Library on Wednesday 10 December or the Mitcham Library on Thursday 11 December at 6 pm. Cost $5. All ages welcome. Bookings with payment essential.

For more information or to book your place contact the Mitcham Library on 8372 8244 or Blackwood Library on 8372 8255.

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Improve Your Woodwork Techniques Learn how to improve your woodworking skills over eight weeks at the Mitcham Community Shed in February 2015. An ‘Improving Woodworking Skills’ course will be held over eight weeks at the Mitcham Community Shed starting in February 2015 and will focus on the correct selection, care and use of hand tools.

During the course you will construct a piece of small furniture, such as a plant stand, bedside table, coffee table or similar personal choice, with week to week training to support the construction of each of the

Trade School Awards

Course Details Location: Mitcham Community Shed, Mitcham Cultural Village, 103 Princes Road, Torrens Park Dates: 9 February to 30 March 2015 Time: Monday 6.30 pm to 9 pm Cost: $15 per session

Blackwood High School Student Ross Maxwell received the 2014 Inner South Metro Trade School Based Apprentice / Trainee of the Year Award. The 2014 Trade Schools for the Future Vocational Pathways Awards were recently held to recognise the outstanding achievements of school based apprentices/trainees and vocational education and training students from across the Cities of Mitcham, Holdfast Bay and Marion. Mayor Michael Picton, on behalf of the City of Mitcham a proud supporter of this award, presented Ross with the School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Award recognising his exceptional skills in school, training and the workplace. The Trade Schools for the Future program is an education initiative that enables government high school students to combine their South Australian Certificate of Education studies with Vocational and Education Training in the form of school-based apprenticeships or traineeships. It aims to ensure students have genuine career pathways and that employers gain motivated, trained and workready employees. The VET Student of the Year Winners were: Callum Goodhand - Blackwood High School Coby Baker - Mitcham Girls High School

Danika Parry - Pasadena High School Elena Asikas - Unley High School Jordan Starick - Hamilton Secondary College Lachy Shaw - Brighton Secondary School Lisa Morony - Thebarton Senior College Ryan Newman - Urrbrae Agricultural High School Zack Rosser - Seaview High School The Inner South Metro School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Finalists were: Ben Hann - Seaview High School Maddie Davenport - Blackwood High School Ross Maxwell - Blackwood High School Maddison McCarthy - Mitcham Girls High School Wayde Johnson - Seaview High School The Winner of the School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Award was Ross Maxwell from Blackwood High School and Ben Hann from Seaview High School was the Runner Up.

components. Pre-cut Radiate Pine components will be supplied. Please note this course is not intended to provide training in the use of power tools or machinery.

For more information or to register please contact Terry on 0403 854 944 or email tstead@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

Cooking Classes for Senior Men at the Hawthorn Community Centre Would you like to learn how to cook nutritious and easy meals with a small group of men? This extremely popular ‘Cooking Classes for Senior Men’ course will commence on 11 February 2015 at the Hawthorn Community Centre. The course, run by a friendly, qualified, male cook, involves six

sessions, each session running for three hours. Cost for the six week course is $75. The Hawthorn Community Centre (formerly the Mitcham 50s Plus Club) is located at 5 Frimley Grove, Hawthorn.

For more information or to book your spot contact Catherine on 8372 8262 or email caldretemorris@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

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Upcoming Work in Your Street

Bridges As part of the Sturt River Linear Park project two bridges have been replaced: The Main Road Pedestrian Bridge (western side of Carr’s Bridge opposite Ackland Hill Road) was replaced and opened to the public in September. Work on the new Winns Road Pedestrian Bridge is currently underway and should be completed in late November. The existing pedestrian bridge is still available for the public to use.

Footpath Construction

Road Works

Brigalow Avenue, Blackwood

Road works completed: Argyll Walk, Bellevue Heights Arizona Terrace, Glenalta Balham Avenue, Kingswood Beaconsfield Road, Eden Hills Bernard Street, Hawthorn Bilinga Way, Belair Douglas Street, Eden Hills Heathfield Road, Bellevue Heights Hillside Road, Springfield

Paving works recently completed: Angas Road, Westbourne Park Avon Street, Cumberland Park Brighton Parade, Blackwood Catherine Street, Clapham Cresswell Avenue, Craigburn Farm Daws Road, Daw Park Eaton Street, Cumberland Park Esk Street, Cumberland Park Goodwood Road, Daw Park Julia Avenue, St Marys Little Street, Cumberland Park Richmond Road, Westbourne Park

Kent Avenue, Glenalta

Shepherds Hill Road Underpass, Bedford Park

Laffers Road, Glenalta

William Street, Hawthorn

Mead Street, Belair

Wilpena Street, Eden Hills

Richmond Road, Westbourne Park

Paving works underway:

Seafield Avenue, Kingswood Sylvan Way, Glenalta Tutt Avenue, Kingswood Wade Street, Eden Hills Road works planned: Egmont Terrace, Hawthorn Rosella Avenue, Glenalta

Traffic Management

Ayliffes Road, St Marys Clyde Avenue, Colonel Light Gardens Corunna Avenue, Colonel Light Gardens Darwin Avenue, Hawthorndene Edison Road, Bedford Park Light Place, Colonel Light Gardens Llyod Street, St Marys

Road safety projects are continuing in:

Princes Road, Torrens Park

Blackwood – A traffic management scheme is due to be implemented in Brighton Parade, Blackwood in November.

Kerb and Watertable Works

Clapham - Traffic control devices for Boothby Street and O’Neil Street are being developed and will be implemented in the coming months.

Julia Avenue, St Marys

Kerb and Watertable works were recently completed in:

Kerb and Watertable works are planned in: Carruth Road, Torrens Park Freeling Crescent, Colonel Light Gardens Lloyd Street, St Marys Windsor Avenue, Colonel Light Gardens

Stormwater Stormwater works are planned in: Coromandel Parade, Coromandel Valley Diosma Drive, Coromandel Valley

Further information about the infrastructure program is available at www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/goto/budget

Mortlock Park in Colonel Light Gardens Council, as part of the review of parks and reserves throughout Colonel Light Gardens, is undertaking improvements to Mortlock Park. These improvements are guided by the recently revised: Master Concept Plan Community Land Management Plan Dog Management Controls Playground Revitalisation Council, with funding assistance from the Local Government Stimulus Grant, will revitalise the existing playground and its surrounds at the northern end of Mortlock Park as part of Stage 1 of the Master Concept Plan. New pathways, seating, bike racks and improved drainage will be

constructed to improve the playground area. Drainage works will commence shortly and it is anticipated that Stage 1 will be substantially completed in January 2015. Dog Management Controls Council, following consultation with the community, introduced new controls which require that dogs be kept on-leash whilst at Mortlock Park if: within 20 metres of the BMX track at all times within 20 metres of the playground equipment at all times

within 20 metres of any person or group of people participating in organised sport or school activities officially convened by licensed sports and school groups within their licensed areas New signage and regular visits by Council will assist to raise awareness of these new controls with users of Mortlock Park when they come into effect in early 2015. BMX Track Maintenance The BMX track at Mortlock Park was upgraded earlier this year to ensure the track is safe for both users and pedestrians and to improve the riders experience.

Copies of these plans and controls and Council reports are available on the City of Mitcham website at http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/clgcommunityland

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Connecting to the world Visit our website to discover:

Mitcham Library Service Come in and discover what libraries can do for you! Are you aware that with your Mitcham Library card you can borrow and return at any South Australian Public Library? There are over 130 libraries that you can access in person or through our 24/7 catalogue. Great for when you are travelling as you can borrow as far away as Roxby Downs and return when you come home to Mitcham!

BookMyne™

Press Display

Download this app to your smartphone or tablet to search and reserve items the moment you hear about them.

Electronic newspapers from all over the world are available on the day they are printed. If you have just moved here it’s a great way to keep up with the events back home or if you just want to do the crossword.

Overdrive This app allows you to borrow e-books and e-audiobooks. If you have a library card you don’t even have to visit the library if you are too busy, home bound or on holidays. You may need to call us to confirm your pin.

Audio Books Download or borrow these from the library and you will have happy fellow travellers for hours on those long holiday car trips. Also good for lulling children to sleep!

Zinio Free magazines are downloadable to your tablet, device or computer but don’t forget that there are also over 120 titles that we subscribe to that you can read in the library or take home.

Computer Classes We run a variety of computer classes and are looking at a range of new options in 2015.

No internet access at home? Come in and use one of our internet computers or bring

your own device and tap into our free Wi-Fi.

Not going anywhere? We will bring the books to our Library for you to pick up. Mitcham Library Service cards are free and the best value out of all the cards in your wallet. Don’t forget the library is staffed by people who know their way around libraries and technology and who read. We are happy to recommend new books/authors for you based on what you tell us you enjoy reading.

Can’t make it into the Library?

BLACKWOOD LIBRARY

MITCHAM LIBRARY

8372 8255

8372 8244

Home Library Visits

Community Bus

The Library offers a service to our residents who find it difficult to come to the Library. Our volunteers help choose and deliver, to your home, a selection of materials tailored to your needs. This includes DVDs, CDs, magazines or books. Please feel free to refer people you may know in our community who may find this service of benefit.

The Library Community Bus can collect you from your home once a month and bring you to the Library. We help you choose your books and serve you morning tea. Enjoy an opportunity to have a chat and for us to say hello.

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Summer is Coming As we come up to holidays there are some great things available for everyone. Summer is a time for relaxing and reading a magazine or a good book. Summer holidays are a welcome break for children from the routines of term-time – six weeks of lazy mornings in pyjamas, outings, catching up with friends, bike rides, park trips, making dens, and even getting a little bit bored. This is

where a little bit of stealth learning – hidden in other activities so they don’t really notice it – does more good than harm. Incorporate some sneaky learning into their everyday activities such as: • Get them to write a holiday diary • Send someone some postcards • Read anything and everything together

The Summer Reading Challenge From 15 December children and young adults can sign up at Blackwood or Mitcham Libraries and get a free library bag and

book. Fill in the reading log to be in the draw for an iPod shuffle.

Holiday Program If you are looking for some great school holiday activities through January we are running a craft session on Monday 19 at Mitcham Library

and Tuesday 20 at Blackwood Library, from 2 to 4 pm. Open age for only $5. Bookings are essential.

Get them writing their own book! Dust off those board games or borrow them from the Toy libraries. Think about non-school skills your child could benefit from

learning over the summer too such as learning to ride a bike, crossing roads or, tying up shoelaces.

Are you looking for some new interests for 2015? The Mitcham Library Service runs a variety of regular activities including a chess club, Scrabble group, card group and knitting group. There is also English as a Second Language conversation class every Friday through term times. These are all free and a

great way to meet people and learn a new skill. Throughout the year there are regular author visits, performers, holiday programs and speakers. Our web site, Facebook page and new e-newsletter (The Blurb) can keep you informed of oncoming events.

Blackwood Toy Library The Blackwood Toy Library has recently reopened in a new venue the Blackwood Community Centre, Young Street, Blackwood (adjacent to Coles’ car park). The Toy Library uses one of the Community Centre halls during opening hours which means that we have a lot more room to display our great collection of toys – making selection much easier for our customers. We have bright and colourful new shelving and there is plenty of space for strollers and pushers in the hall. There is dedicated Community Centre parking right next to the building. Our hours have changed a little. We are now open: Tuesday

9.30 am – 11.45 am

Wednesday

9.30 am – 11.45 am

Thursday

4.00 pm – 6.30 pm

Our new phone number is 8278 6779. Toy Library membership is just $30 a year for families and you are welcome to borrow at both Blackwood and Mitcham Toy Libraries but you must return items to the library they were borrowed from. Do come and visit us in our new location sometime soon!

Join a Reading Group Come and join one of the many book discussion groups meeting in the library or in homes. They are a fabulous way to read outside your normal reading areas and to meet new friends.

If you have a group of friends who would like to start a group or if you are an individual who wants to join in with one of ours contact us for more information. There are vacancies for 2015!

A new look You will see a new look at the Libraries with some building work and the introduction of self-serve borrowing, returns

and holds. The staff are excited to now have the time to give you more amazing customer service.

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Are YOU Bushfire Ready? PREPARE. ACT. SURVIVE The Bushfire Season for the mount Lofty Fire Ban District begins on 17 November 2014. Are you Bushfire Ready?

It is essential to prepare your home to withstand a Bushfire. If you ignore the need for fuel reduction prior to and during the Fire Danger Season, you may endanger both your own property and the lives and property of your neighbours.

Bushfire prevention is a year round responsibility and necessity. It is far more than a weekend cleanup just prior to the bushfire season. The best time to fight a bushfire is when there is no bushfire around because the best way of protecting your home, property and family from the dangers of bush fires is preparation. Bushfire Ready July August September October

Bushfire Prevention Starts Now Prepare fire breaks. Remove dead branches, fallen leaves and undergrowth. Prune lower tree limbs. Cut long grass within 20 metres of a residential dwelling while on slopes a fuel-reduced zone of 30 metres to 40 metres is recommended. On properties over half a hectare, prepare and maintain a five metre fuel break around fence lines, buildings and equipment sheds. Move bark, heavy mulch, woodpiles and other flammable materials away from the home and other buildings.

November

Council Inspection of Residential Properties Hazard reduction notices sent to land owners. Check all equipment. Prepare and review Bushfire Emergency Plans.

December January February March April

Fire Danger Season 17 November 2014 to 30 April 2015 Maintain fuel reduction practices throughout summer. Check all equipment. Monitor fire restrictions. Keep flammable materials clear of buildings. Rehearse your bushfire survival plan. Remember permits are required to light fires during the Fire Danger Season.

May June

Review Your Plan Review annual clean up program. Remove undergrowth and dead vegetation.

Free Dumping To help Mitcham residents to clear their properties, reduce fuel loads and remove fire hazards, Council will open the Lynton Green Waste Depot (Beagle Terrace) for FREE dumping of green waste on: November Saturday 15, 22 and 29 Monday 17 and 24 December Saturday 6, 13 and 20 Monday 1, 8 and 15 This facility will be FREE with only GREEN WASTE ACCEPTED – NO RUBBISH, and proof of residency will be required. Green waste materials can consist of grass cuttings, leaf matter and prunings (branches no larger than 200 mm (8 inches) in diameter).

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Plan for a Bushfire Learn how to prepare a Bushfire Survival Plan with the CFS at the Mitcham Library, 154 Belair Road, Hawthorn on Saturday 29 November from 1 pm to 3 pm. Bookings essential call 8372 8244.

For information and advice on protecting your property from bushfire, call Mitcham Bushfire Prevention Officer Anthony Anderson on 8372 8133.

Council’s Services on Catastrophic and Extreme Fire Risk Days Council services will be restricted in the Mitcham Council’s high fire risk area during a declared fire danger rating of Catastrophic or Extreme Fire Danger Warning for the Mount Lofty Ranges District. To ensure the safety of staff and volunteers in response to the changes to the national fire danger warning system in the event of a Catastrophic and Extreme Fire Danger Warning services will be restricted in the high fire risk area (Mount Lofty Ranges).

Services that will be affected are: Library Services Blackwood Library will be closed. Services will continue to be provided at Mitcham Library.

Waste Collection Domestic waste collection service (blue lid bin), green organic bin (green lid) and the recyclables bin (yellow lid) will not occur. Residents should leave their bins out until collected as services will be re-scheduled as soon as appropriate. If there are a number of Extreme or Catastrophic fire danger rating days forecast, or running one after the other, Council will assess the lowest risk time to collect waste.

Mitcham Council’s High Fire Risk Area

Animal Management and Other General Compliance Attendance by Council concerning routine matters that have been reported will not occur. However, all matters should continue to be reported.

Community Bus and Personal Transport The Community Bus and Personal Transport services will not operate. These services will resume as soon as the fire danger rating is downgraded.

Home Maintenance and Social Programs Home Maintenance and Social Programs will not operate. These services will resume as soon as the fire danger rating is downgraded.

Council Facilities CLARENCE GARDENS

HAWTHORN

CUMBERLAND PARK

PASADENA

NETHERBY

T GAUL

DAW PARK

KINGSWOOD

WESTBOURNE PARK

ON VERT

MELROSE PARK

URRBRAE LEAWOOD GARDENS

SPRINGFIELD

COLONEL LIGHT GARDENS

CLAPHAM

BELAIR

PANORAMA LYNTON

AGE

ARK

ST MARYS

THE P GLENALTA EDEN HILLS

URN

B CRAIG

HAWTHORNDENE BLACKWOOD

BELLEVUE HEIGHTS

CRAIGBURN FARM

Emergency situations that require the attendance of Council will be assessed on an individual basis.

BROWNHILL CREEK

MITCHAM

BABB

BEDFORD PARK

Emergencies

M BOOR

LOWER TORRENS MITCHAM PARK

COROMANDEL VALLEY

UPPER STURT

Routine maintenance services for Council facilities will be rescheduled.

Appointments Appointments with Council officers will be re-scheduled. Council will contact relevant parties as appropriate, or alternatively contact can be made with the relevant officer to re-schedule the service.

Other Matters All matters requiring the attendance of Council will be attended to as soon as appropriate once the fire danger rating has been downgraded. All matters that can be dealt with over the counter at the Civic Centre or by telephone or internet will occur as per usual. All the above services will continue to operate on days of Extreme and Catastrophic Fire Danger Warnings in those parts of the Council area which are outside the Mount Lofty Ranges Region. Council will continue to monitor the situation in relation to emergencies and/or essential services if the Fire Danger Warning extends over three days. Information and updates will be provided on Council’s website and community service announcements.

CRAFERS WEST

Think Before You Park in the Hills Take care when you park your vehicle on a narrow road in the hills. The parking of cars in many hills’ streets may potentially create serious problems for the local CFS. If access to a fire track or a nearby fire is blocked by cars parked on the side of the road lives and homes could be put at risk. It is a legal requirement under the Australian Road Rules that a road clearance of at least three metres is provided alongside parked vehicles to enable other vehicles to pass. So be aware when you park your vehicle on the road make sure that you allow at least three metres clearance. You may save a life!

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Mitcham Community Calendar community groups Care and Share

Mitcham Village Uniting Church

If you are an aged person or a younger person with a disability come along to enjoy friendship and companionship through programs such as craft, gentle exercises, board games and the occasional outing. Every Monday and Thursday from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm and Wednesday and Friday from 9.30 am to 2 pm. Morning and afternoon tea with a hot lunch is provided each day. Transport is available. $10 includes meals and transport. Special outings incur further costs. Email careandshare@adam.com.au or call 8276 1144.

At 103 Princes Road, Mitcham invite all men to ‘Men at the Centre’ for mixed activities, every third Tuesday of the month in the church. Begin with shared pizza at 6.30 pm for $6. Call 0438 705 460. The Mitcham Village Uniting Friendship Group meets every Wednesday of school term in Tyler Hall from 9.30 am to 11.30 am for friendship and craft activities. $2 morning tea. Ye Olde Village Shoppe and Meeting Place is open each Saturday from 9.30 am to 1 pm. Donations of clean saleable goods appreciated. Call 8278 8259.

Blackwood Hills View Club

Colonel Light Gardens Uniting Church

Invites women to have fun and meet new friends at their monthly luncheon meeting at the Belair Park Country Club on Monday 17 November at 10 am. This month guest speaker will be artist - Angela Bannon. Lunch booking is essential and the cost for lunch is $25. Call 0408 379 679. Probus Club of Blackwood The Probus Club of Blackwood meets on the first Thursday of every month at 9.30 am in the rear hall of the Masonic Lodge, Main Road, Blackwood. Enjoy guest speakers, special trips and lunches or get involved in the golf group on the fourth Thursday of every month. Call 8178 1142 or write to P0 Box 504, Blackwood.

Primary school aged children can enjoy day camp from 12 to 16 January during the school holidays. Call 8276 7416, email admin@clg.unitingchurchsa.org.au or visit www.clg.unitingchurchsa.org.au

Meet at Westbourne Park Community Centre, 390 Goodwood Road, Cumberland Park every Saturday at 1 pm to 3.30 pm. Enjoy indoor bowls, special lunches and afternoon tea. Call 8277 6651. Westbourne Park Probus Ladies Club

Are you over 50? Want to meet some new people? Come along to the Friendship Club and enjoy table tennis, eight ball, carpet bowls, card and board games and day trips every Tuesday 10 am to 2 pm. Cost is $2. Bring your project and join an existing knitting, embroidery, quilting or card-making to Café Craft each Thursday form 9.30 am to 12 noon at the Edwardstown Baptist Church Community Centre. Cost $3. Call 8276 1040.

Mitcham Kiwanis Come along to a meeting on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at Marion Sports Centre, Sturt Road, Marion. Call 8374 3694.

CWL Food and Craft Market Sunday 23 November from 10.30 am to 1 pm at Our Lady of Dolours Church, 35 Cambridge Terrace, Kingswood. Enjoy gelati, home-made cakes, honey, nougat and Sr Jasmine’s famous curry. There will be cards, paintings, bric-abrac, plants and plenty of fabulous products to choose from.

christmas celebrations Cumberland Park Neighbourhood Watch Santa Sleigh Watch out for Santa’s Sleigh through the streets of Cumberland Park in December on Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 from 6 pm. Santa will be giving lollies to children and Santa’s helpers will be selling chocolates to help raise money to continue to support local events.

Come along and have some fun while making lasting friendships at the Little Royals Playgroup every Tuesday from 9.30 am to 11 am during school terms at the Edwardstown Baptist Church. Cost $3. Call 8276 1040. Men’s Link Café Every first and third Tuesday between 10 am and 12 noon at the Trinity Baptist Church, 8A Bedford Square, Colonel Light Gardens. Visit www.trinityclg.org.au or call 0412 996 519.

Playgroup Children can enjoy music, movement and creative play every Monday and Tuesday from 9.30 am to 11.30 am during school terms at the Trinity Baptist Church, 8A Bedford Square, Colonel Light Gardens. $4 per family. Visit www.trinityclg.org.au or call 0412 912 280.

Enjoy free performances by a range of artists and afternoon on the first Tuesday of every month at 1.30 pm at the Mitcham Cultural Village Institute Hall. The Hills Choral Society will perform on 2 December. Admission is free and includes afternoon tea. Email seniorsharmony@gmail.com

Edwardstown Baptist Community Centre

Pete Bellis

Come along every month on a Monday at the Uniting Church Hall, Sussex Terrace, Westbourne Park. Enjoy guest speakers, monthly outings, walks, coffee mornings and theatre group. Call 8293 8863.

Seniors in Harmony

get fit/social activities

Little Royals Playgroup The Saturday Bowls Group

community events

Strength for Life If you are over 50 come along to Strength to Life classes at the Cumberland Park Community Centre, 390 Goodwood Road, Cumberland Park every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.15 am to 10.15 am. To book call 8278 8833.

Blackwood Hills Baptist Church • Christmas Day 9.30 am 72 Coromandel Parade, Blackwood. Phone 8370 0333 Village Church • Christmas Day 9.30 am Edwardstown Primary School, Edward Street, Melrose Park. Phone 8370 3256. Hawthorn Uniting Church • Service Lessons and Carols Sunday December 13 at 10 am • Christmas Day at 9 am. Hampton and Clifton Streets, Hawthorn. Phone 8271 7165

Edwardstown Baptist Church • Christmas Carols Service 21 December 6 pm • Christmas Day Service 9 am Rothesay Avenue and Dorene Street, St Marys. Phone 8276 1040. Colonel Light Gardens Uniting Church

• Service of Lessons and Carols 14 December 7 pm • Children’s Christmas Service 24 December 6 pm • Midnight Mass 24 December 11.30 pm • Christmas Day Service 9 am 18 Church Road, Mitcham.

• Supper and Soul Christmas Celebration Sunday 7 December 5 pm. • Thursday Friendship Centre Christmas Lunch 18 December 11 am • Christmas Eve Children’s Service 24 December 7 pm • Christmas Day 9 am 560 Goodwood Road, Daw Park. Phone 8276 7416.

Westbourne Park Uniting Church

St Columba’s Anglican Church

• Messy Christmas 13 December 5 pm special guest Andrew McDonough • Christmas Eve Especially for Children 24 December 6 pm • Candlelight Service including Communion 24 December 11 pm • Christmas Day 9 am 27 Sussex Terrace, Hawthorn. Phone 8271 7066.

• Eucharist (traditional BCP) 24 December 5 pm • Family Service 24 December 6.30 pm • Carol Signing 24 December 11 pm • Eucharist 24 December 11.30 pm • Christmas Day 9 am Sung Eucharist Cross Road and Rosevear Street, Hawthorn. Phone 8272 7266.

St Michael’s Anglican Church

Blackwood Hills Baptist Church Carols Christmas Eve Blackwood Hills Baptist Church invites you to celebrate Christmas Eve with Carols on Wednesday 24 December at the Hewett Oval, Coromandel Parade, Blackwood. From 6 pm to 8 pm enjoy free camel rides, live nativity, sausage sizzle, bouncy castle and lots more. Carols begin at 8 pm with carol singing, choir as well as a puppet show for children. Visit www.bhbc.org.au for more information. Carols on Edwardstown Primary School Oval Come along on Saturday 13 December and enjoy food and free entertainment from 6.30 pm and carols from 8 pm. Visit www.thevillage.org.au for more information.

Rotary Club Bookshop The Rotary Club Bookshop on Goodwood Road in Cumberland Park raises money through the sale of books to undertake community projects. Come and visit the shop at 448 Goodwood Road, Cumberland Park opposite Mitre 10 which is open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4.30 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Don’t miss the half-price sale in the shop before Christmas or the big sale on 11 April 2015 with plenty of good books on offer. Donations of books, DVDs, LPs, etc is always welcome. If you would like to get involved with the Rotary Club of Mitcham come along to a meeting at the Edinburgh Hotel.

For more information email mitcham@rotaryclub or call 0418 788 401.

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A Musical History The Mitcham Village Institute and the Mitcham City Brass band share a long history. The Maggy Ragless Heritage Research room at the Heritage Research Centre was transformed recently with an exhibition illustrating the music and culture of these two Mitcham institutions. The exhibition featured a collection

of superb drums, trophies and early photographs on loan from Mitcham City Brass and gorgeous original dresses from the 1890s to the 1940s loaned by Violet Rowe. Music was first performed at the Mitcham Village Institute even

before the building was completed –with Sunday school children singing hymns on 2 April 1870 as the foundation stone was laid. Just eight years later the first Mitcham band was formed, with rehearsals taking place at the Institute. Throughout its history the Institute has been a centrepiece for community events. Dances, musical performances, balls and humorous sketches have all been staged since the 1870s to raise funds for church groups, sporting clubs, soldiers, scouts and youth groups. Between the late 1940s and early 1950s the Institute was a popular venue for Saturday night movies run by Melvic picture theatres. Although the first Mitcham band disbanded in 1887, the present Mitcham City Brass band has been

in continuous operation since 1901. To celebrate Christmas the band hired a horse and trolley every Christmas Eve, performing carols at each home in the area until Christmas morning. The band continues to perform throughout Adelaide metropolitan area and the hills without the horse and trolley. If you would like to discover more about Mitcham’s local history

or have material that could be of interest to the local history collection please contact Therese Willis, Local History Coordinator on 8372 8261, email mitcham@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au or visit the Mitcham Heritage Research Centre, Mitcham Cultural Village, 103 Princes Road, Mitcham between 9.30 am and 4 pm, Tuesday to Thursday or by appointment.

Photograph courtesy of Mitcham City Brass Band.

Mitcham Trails Have you discovered the City of Mitcham’s bushland reserves as well as the recent improvements to the shared use trail network? When visiting Council’s trails you will notice a number of changes including new signs, new plantings, trail surface upgrades and the installation of a number of small crossings. Bushland restoration work has been undertaken in Blackwood Hill Reserve including the Magpie Creek Trail. An informal bike jump area has now been restored to bushland. Please respect the restoration works and use only the formed trails. As the weather improves Council’s bushland reserves are a popular place to visit. Trail users are reminded to be safe and ensure you plan your hike, walk or ride. Your safety is our concern but your responsibility. When entering the City of Mitcham’s bushland reserves remember to: Stay hydrated – avoid the hottest part of the day, carry water with you and take breaks

Christmas Comes to Blackwood The Blackwood Christmas pageant, which attracts over 10,000 spectators, will be held on Friday 5 December at 6.30 pm. Let someone know where you are planning to go Dress for the occasion - wear appropriate footwear and clothing for the conditions and activity

Check CFS website for Fire Bans – Council reserves are closed on Extreme and/or Catastrophic Fire Ban Days Snakes are common in bushland reserves – be aware

If you would like to find out more about Council’s trail network, call 8372 8888 or visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/trails

For over 50 years the pageant has been entertaining families with more than 75 floats and 1,200 participants, including vehicle floats, walking groups and bands, making this a highlight for children at Christmas time. The Blackwood Lions Club, in conjunction with the Parade Co-ordinator, local MP Iain Evans and local service clubs, are proud to bring the 2014 Christmas Parade to you. The pageant will start from the corner of Main Road and Gulfview Road, from 6.30 pm and travel along Main Road to Waite Street Reserve. After enjoy the Pageant Fair on Waite Street Reserve, hosted by the Coromandel Rotary Club, where the Pageant floats finish their journey with a variety of stalls and entertainment from 7 to 9 pm. Businesses, schools and clubs are invited to participate in the parade, with a Christmas or children’s theme. For more information contact Charlotte Edmunds at the office of Iain Evans on 8278 5844. Thank you Iain Evans for your commitment over the past 24 years of bringing the Blackwood Christmas Parade to the community.

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What goes into the Yellow Recycling Bin? Are you confused about what type of plastic you can put in your yellow recycling bin? Soft plastics, such as plastic bags, cannot be recycled through Council’s kerbside recycling service because they cannot be easily separated and interfere with the automatic sorting machines as they get caught in the conveyor belts and jam spinning wheels. Many people reuse their supermarket plastic carry bags as household garbage bin liners. However, these soft plastics should not be placed in your recycling (yellow lid) bin as they contaminate the recycling stream. Recyclables such as milk cartons, yogurt containers and aluminium cans should be placed separately into your yellow recycling bin. If you place your recyclables into a plastic bag, all your recycling efforts are wasted as the whole bag gets dumped to landfill. This means that valuable resources will never get the opportunity to be recycled.

The soft plastics that cannot be recycled include:  Reusable shopping bags  Produce bags  Bread bags  Frozen food bags  Biscuit and lolly packaging  Newspaper wraps  Old ‘green’ bags Soft plastics can be taken to selected supermarkets for recycling. Check with your local store to see if they provide this service. Alternatively, you can place soft plastics in the general waste bin (blue lid). Don’t forget polystyrene foam is also a soft plastic. All polystyrene foam cups, packaging and meat trays need to go in the blue general waste bin. Ridged plastic containers or those that hold their shape can be recycled and they should go into the yellow lidded bin loose! Don’t forget to remove their lids and give them a quick rinse.

For more information visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

Resilient South Wins National Award for Action on Climate Change The Cities of Mitcham, Onkaparinga, Holdfast Bay and Marion have been recognised by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility for action on climate change for the Resilient South Project. The Resilient South Project, a collaboration between the four councils, won the Local Government Champions Award. This award recognises that Resilient South sets the benchmark for local government response to climate change. The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility recognised the Resilient South initiative as an Adaptation Champion in 2014 for demonstrating there is strength in numbers, and that action to address climate change can deliver more resilient and sustainable Australian communities. The recently released Resilient South Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan was prepared with direct involvement from government,

business and community organisations. The plan focuses on the impact of climate change in relation to the region’s economy and infrastructure, environment and natural resources, and social and community values. It provides 57 preferred adaptation options and a timeline for how southern Adelaide can respond to and actively manage the challenges of climate change, including more frequent and intense heatwaves and bushfires, declining rainfall, and rising sea levels. The plan includes a range of actions to improve awareness about the effects of climate change on business and vulnerable people, build greater social connectivity, increase the number of trained emergency

services volunteers, and encourage changes in how public and open spaces are managed. The project is consistent with the National and South Australian Climate Change Adaptation Frameworks and has received funding from the National Disaster Resilience Scheme, the South Australian Government and the four partner councils. The project will now work to prioritise the adaptation options and develop new agreements with existing partners to work on implementing the plan, particularly where there are common issues across the region or the state. If you would like to be a part of Resilient South please contact Natalie Stalenberg on 8384 0532.

For more information about the Resilient South Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan visit www.resilientsouth.com

Local Knowledge at the Touch of a Button Do you wish you could check easily which bin you should put out on what day? Or see an issue in your community like a pothole or damaged footpath and think about reporting it, but have completely forgotten by the time you arrived home? The Local Government Association of South Australia has worked closely with local Councils throughout South Australia to develop the My Local Services App, a state-wide application which delivers local information, about local services to you. My Local Services App is a specialist smart phone application that allows you to find out information on vital services or even report a problem in the community right from your phone.

The smart phone app will provide you with the information you need whether you are at home, on holiday or staying with friends. Featuring local events, parks, information about local Elected Members and when you need to put your bin out, the app puts local information at your fingertips. The reporting function allows you to take a photo of an issue with your smart phone, pinpoint the exact location you are in and include additional information that you feel is important.

The app is available for both iPhones and Android devices and can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store for iPhones users or from the Google Play Store for Android owners or visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au