Weekly Round Up - Hamilton Reserve: watch this space

Hamilton Reserve:
 watch this space

Weekly Round Up
25 June 2021

Contents
 Hamilton Reserve: watch this space .................................................. 1
 Rejuvenation is coming… .................................................................... 3
 Have you got your parking permit?..................................................... 4
 Weekly waste tip................................................................................. 7
 Change of library session times – Toddler Time & Story Time........... 7
 Colour our Town ................................................................................. 8
 One week left to have your say! .......................................................... 9
 Cultivate 5081 events ....................................................................... 11
 Community; bring out your best! ...................................................... 13
 Through the Lens: Seniors Card photographic competition ............. 16
 Attention: ALL dog and cat owners ................................................... 17
 Watch this space! .............................................................................. 18
 Gas works – Medindie ....................................................................... 19
 River Torrens works ......................................................................... 19
 Auto-renewal of library loans now launched ................................... 20
 Open for consultation ....................................................................... 20
 Street sweeping helps keep the Township clean.............................. 21
 Council Meetings .............................................................................. 22

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25 June 2021

Rejuvenation is coming…
Hamilton Reserve nature play, landscaping and toilet block
commencing in July.

From a children’s bike track loop and nature play equipment, to undercover barbecue
areas and increased vegetation – the Hamilton Reserve Rejuvenation Project will link
a range of recreational activities, while attracting new usage of a key piece of open
space in the north-eastern district.
The Town of Walkerville is pleased to begin the upgrade of Hamilton Reserve to ensure
the park meets the current and future needs of both local residents and the many
visitors who use the area on their journey through Linear Park.
The proposal involves a long-term focus on vegetation and environmental
improvement, as well as unstructured children’s play and recreational facilities linking
to the Linear Park Trail.
Council’s contractor LCS Landscapes will being construction in July. The upgrade is
expected to be completed by October 2021.
Works will be solely located within the reserve, meaning there will be minimal impact
to surrounding properties during construction. Council will monitor noise, machinery
access, traffic management and dust or drag out.
Council acknowledges the Government of South Australia for its contribution of
$319,835 towards the project as part of the 2020/21 Open Space and Places for
People Grant Program. For further information, please click here.

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Have you got your parking permit?
New 3-hour parking restrictions in Gilberton and Medindie come
into place next week.

In January 2021, Council announced that a new 3-hour Parking Permit Zone would be
implemented in parts of Gilberton and Medindie. These parking restrictions will be
enforced from 1 July 2021 between 8am and 5pm, from Monday to Friday, in the
streets highlighted in the map below. Residents in the two suburbs have received
reminder letters this week.
New signage was installed in March 2021 throughout Gilberton and Medindie to
communicate the planned parking changes and provide time to adjust to the upcoming
parking restrictions. Residents will be able to apply for on-street fixed parking permits
(subject to eligibility), as well as request one free transferable residential parking
permit. Vehicles parked on the street must display these permits to be exempt from
the 3-hour parking restrictions.

Engagement Background
In 2018, the Town of Walkerville engaged consultants to develop the Medindie
Transport Parking Plan and Gilberton Local Area Traffic Management and Parking
Plan. These reports focused on traffic volumes, speed and parking within the two
suburbs.

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Public consultation commenced as part of these reports in 2019 inviting the community
to provide feedback through face-to-face information sessions and online community
surveys. Feedback showed community concern in relation to non-resident cars being
parked on streets for extended periods of time. In response, Council endorsed a 3-hour
permit zone at its 19 October 2020 Ordinary Meeting.

Parking Permit Application

Residents are now able to apply for a parking permit either by collecting a hard copy
from the Civic and Community Centre or by applying through our website here. If you
have already applied for a parking permit, you are not required to submit a new
application form.

Subject to meeting the eligible criteria, a maximum number of permits will generally
be issued, as shown in the table below.

The cost for a Residential Exemption Permit for 2020/21 is $53.10 (or $26.50 for
concession holders). An eligible applicant is entitled to one free transferable
permit. Only one applicant per residence is permitted.

No. of car
parks on Maximum permits and permit types per property
property

 Two fixed residential permits and one transferable residential parking
 0 permit (each eligible applicant is entitled to one transferable
 residential parking permit free of charge).

 Two fixed residential permits and one transferable residential parking
 1 permit (each eligible applicant is entitled to one transferable
 residential parking permit free of charge).

 Fixed residential permit and one transferable residential parking
 2 permit (each eligible applicant is entitled to one transferable
 residential parking permit free of charge).

 Eligible applicant is entitled to one transferable residential parking
 3 or more
 permit free of charge.

Note: Only one eligible applicant per residence is permitted

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Permit fees are charged in accordance with Council’s schedule of Fees and Charges
and each permit is payable to Council upon approval of your permit application.

Further information

For further information on the new parking permit zone and the community
engagement process, please click here.

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Weekly waste tip
 Post your sticky notes here!
Post-it notes, small pieces of paper and
shredded paper can be placed in the
green bin.

Paper provides a good source of carbon
which is an important component of
compost. Paper will also help to absorb
moisture and smells in your green bin.

Shouldn’t we recycle paper in the
yellow bin?

Whole sheets of paper can be recycled
through the yellow-lid recycle bin.
However small pieces of paper including
post-it notes, torn up or shredded paper
are difficult to collect through the
recycling process. The small pieces filter into other recyclable items such as cans, jars
and bottles and cause contamination issues. So placing them in the green bin is a much
better way to recycle them into compost instead.

Change of library session times --
 - Toddler Time
& Story Time
From Term 3, 2021, all Walkerville Library’s weekly pre-school
sessions will commence at 10am.

As of Monday 19 July 2021, all library’s pre-school sessions will be offered from 10am
(excluding school and public holidays), including Baby Bounce on Mondays for children
up to 18 months of age, Toddler Time on Wednesdays for children 18 months to three
years old and Story Time on Fridays for three to five year olds. Free bookings essential
for all library programs, available via our website and by contacting the library on
8342 7150 or in person.

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Colour our Town
The Town of Walkerville is
inviting you to put on your
creative cap to colour, paint
or draw the Township.
People of all ages and abilities can
contribute to what will be an outdoor
exhibition on display along the white
picket fence facing Smith Street during
August, as part of the 2021 SALA (South
Australian Living Artists) Festival. To be part of the exhibition, residents need to colour
in one of the four different templates. Copies can be collected from the Civic and
Community Centre or printed from Council’s website here.
To be included in the exhibition, submit your colouring to the Civic and Community
Centre or via post, PO Box 55 Walkerville 5081, with the subject line “Colour our Town”
by 10am on Monday 19 July 2021. By submitting a design, residents automatically go
into the draw to win a $40 prepaid gift card, one prize per age category: 0-7 years,
8-15 years and 16-100 years. Please include your name, age, suburb and phone
number on the back of your colouring to be in the running.

COTA Visitors
Friends for Older People

This program offers a regular
visitor to older people who may be
experiencing loneliness or isolation. COTA SA would love to hear from people who can
volunteer an hour of their time a week to be a friend to an older person in need. All you
need is a National Police check and a big heart.

If you would like to create a new friendship with an older person and brighten their day,
visit www.cotasa.org.au click on COTA Visitors and then ‘Apply as a Volunteer Visitor’.

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One week left to have your say!
From an $8 million Walkerville Oval Redevelopment to $300,000
for a new community park area – what do you think of our
proposed 2021/22 budget?

The Town of Walkerville would like your feedback on its Draft 2021/22 Annual Business
Plan. The budget sets out Council's plan to deliver services, facilities and programs to
support our community and businesses over the next financial year.

The draft plan is funded by a proposed 1.91% (including growth) average residential
rate increase.

With this budget, Council is pleased to begin the delivery of a redevelopment more than
30 years in the making – the upgrade of Walkerville Oval. This milestone project will
create a community facility that enhances our vibrant precinct, as well as assists in
boosting the local economy and our small businesses.

We plan to continue to incorporate innovative environmental design measures into our
ongoing assets and maintenance programs, while looking forward to a greater range
of community events this coming financial year.

Proposed key projects:
 • $8 million Walkerville Oval Redevelopment ($4 million State Government
 contribution)
 $1 million Council expenditure in 2021/22 to start construction on a sports and
 community hub (remaining funds to be spent over subsequent financial years).
 • Levi Park Upgrade
 $300,000 for a revamped eastern end with a new playground, barbecue area,
 timber decking, drinking fountain and landscaping.

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• Alfred Street Road and Streetscape Project
 $290,000 to improve vehicle movements and pedestrian safety by creating a
 one-way street, lowering the speed limit and increasing roadside vegetation.
 • Christmas Fair
 $45,000 for the reintroduction of one of the Township’s most popular
 community events.
 • Local Area Traffic Management Plan
 $25,000 to undertake traffic surveys and implement plans to improve transport
 issues.

The draft budget is forecasting:
 • An average residential rate increase of 1.91% (including growth).
 • Total revenue of $10,851,434.
 • Total expenditure of $10,792,867.
 • Total expenditure allocated to capital works (the renewal of existing
 infrastructure, along with new projects, within the Township) of $3,058,108.
 • A budgeted operating surplus of $58,567.

Community consultation - have your say!
 • View and download our Draft 2021/22 Annual Business Plan online.
 • Collect a printed copy from the Civic and Community Centre (66 Walkerville
 Terrace, Gilberton).
 • Watch our budget video snapshot.

 To have your say, click here or scan the QR code
 and complete our survey:

 Hard copy surveys are available at the Civic and
 Community Centre during business hours.

All feedback must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 2 July 2021

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Cultivate 5081 events

 Creative writing classes
 Are you interested in creative writing? Want to
 connect with other writers? Keen to improve your
 writing skills in a supportive environment? Then
 come along to a series of fun, interactive and
 engaging creative writing workshops every
 fortnight. You can do one, two, or all. For more
 information visit dianelee.com.au/ workshops or
 email diane@dianelee.com.au

 10.00am - 1.00pm, fortnightly
 Next class is on Saturday 26 June 2021
 $35.00 per person, per workshop, call 8342
 7100 or CLICK HERE to book.

Author talk - Geoff Goodfellow
Australian literary icon Geoff Goodfellow is
renowned for his brutally evocative poetry:
famously performed on building sites, at factories
and jails, and in mental institutions, as well as the
traditional schools & literary festivals. Out of
Copley Street, a playful, tender, richly realised
childhood memoir, reveals the vulnerable side of
the working-class boy. This is a poignant snapshot
of working-class Australian life in the 1950s and
60s, expertly rendered with the vivid lived detail
and wry knockabout humour that Geoff Goodfellow
is famous for.

6.00pm - 7.30pm Monday, 28 June 2021
Free to attend, bookings essential, call 8342
7100 or CLICK HERE to book.

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Ukulele showcase
 Students from our ongoing ukulele classes
 will be performing songs for everyone to
 strum or sing along to. Come and meet our
 local up and coming uke stars and catch up
 with Walkerville’s resident ukulele teacher
 Chris Carr.
 10.00am - 11.00am Saturday, 3 July 2021
 Free to attend, bookings essential, call 8342
 7100 or CLICK HERE to book.

Become a savvy shopper presentation
Confused about which cereal to buy? Don’t know the difference between low carb and
regular potatoes? Find the labels too hard to read? Your questions will be answered
in this interactive program with Rebecca from Nourish Adelaide. After the workshop
you will feel like a nutritious and confident shopper. You will learn:
• Understand how to read nutrition information
panels;
• Understand how to avoid marketing tactics;
• Learn simple and practical meal and snack
ideas;
• Gain sustainable nutrition advice;
• Learn cost saving tips.
Each participant will also receive a goodie bag
filled with food, a recipe book and nutrition
resources.
6.30pm - 7.30pm Wednesday, 21 July 2021
$10.00 per person, bookings essential, call 8342 7100 or CLICK HERE to book.

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Community; bring out your best!
The South Australian Community Achievement Awards have
been launched for 2021 and the search for our community
champions has begun.
We need to give thanks and now you can by nominating them into one of these
categories:

 • Breakthrough Mental Health
 Research Foundation Innovation
 in Mental Health, Social and
 • Emotional Wellbeing Award
 • Carers SA Carer Achievement
 Award
 • Community Centres SA The Loneliness Cure Award
 • Jones Harley Toole Community Road Safety Award
 • Minister for Innovation and Skills Small Business Award
 • Office for Ageing Well Tackling Ageism Award
 • Ricoh Australia Customer Service Award
 • Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Rural Community Health and Wellbeing Award
 • Woolworths Sports in the Community Award
 • Australian Dental Foundation Community Welfare Innovation Award

Great prizes are up for grabs, plus every nomination will receive a certificate of
achievement.

To submit a nomination, simply go online www.awardsaustralia.com/sacaa and select
‘Nominate Now’. Alternatively make the process that much easier by calling us and
passing on their details and we will take it from there.

Nominations close Thursday 12 August 2021, for assistance please feel free to call
the Awards Office on 8132 0753 or email sacaa@awardsaustralia.com.

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Australian of the Year Awards
Nominations for the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards are open.
We are looking for people who are great at what they do, contribute to Australian
society and inspire those around them. They could be quiet achievers, community
members, leaders in their field of work, household names or unknown heroes.

We are reaching out to our valued communities that can identify and nominate
Australians that are doing outstanding things. The Awards rely on members of the
public to nominate and we encourage you, through your networks, to identify and put
some of your best and brightest forward for the 2022 Awards.

Your nominee(s) can be recognised in one of our four categories:

Nominating someone is easy to do – visit www.australianoftheyear.org.au by Friday 30
July 2021 and tell us who they are, what they've achieved and why you'd like to see
them recognised.

If you need assistance or have any questions you can contact the Australia Day Council
of South Australia team via adcsa@adcsa.com.au.

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Accessible and Inclusive Toolkits are now
available for community consultation
New toolkits developed by the Department of Human Services will
help local Councils and government agencies to make their
events and communications more inclusive for people living with
disability.
The draft toolkits have been released for public feedback before they are finalised and
rolled out across the State.

Nearly one in five South Australians live with disability yet some events and
communications are still not designed with them in mind. An important step in
changing that is ensuring government agencies and local Councils have the
information they need to be more inclusive.

The four toolkits are written in plain English and support inclusive practices in:

 • Providing communication in a range of accessible formats
 • Holding accessible and inclusive events
 • Developing wayfinding, signage and multimedia devices for people living with
 disability
 • Facilitating consultation and engagement with people living with disability

The toolkits have been developed under Inclusive SA, South Australia's first disability
inclusion plan, and in consultation with Councils and government bodies.

The consultation is open to all South Australians and particularly people with lived
experience of disability.

Through the consultation, the Department of Human Services is seeking to ensure the
toolkits reflect the needs of the community.

Along with seeking direct feedback on the draft toolkits, the department is also wanting
to hear ideas to make South Australia more inclusive and accessible. These may spring
from challenges that people have faced – either themselves directly or other people
they know.

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All ideas are welcome – including small, practical changes. This feedback will inform
the development of the final toolkits and other Inclusive SA actions.

The YourSAy consultation is open until Monday 26 July 2021.

Once finalised later this year, the toolkits will be published on the Inclusive SA website,
available for everyone to use and strongly promoted to State Government agencies and
local Councils.

Through the Lens: Seniors Card photographic
competition
All South Australian
Seniors Card
members are
invited to enter
Through the Lens,
the Seniors Card
photographic
competition.

The judges are looking for good photographic technique, creativity and clear
photographs. Great prizes are up for grabs, including large framed prints thanks to
Atkins Photo Lab and more to be announced.
There are six categories:
• Active ageing
• Artistic photography
• Landscape & nature
• Meaningful connections
• Portrait
• People's Choice (voted by the public)

Click here for more information about categories.

Winners will be announced in each of the six categories on 30 September 2021, to
celebrate International Day of the Older Person.

Click here to enter. Entries close Friday 30 July 2021.

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Attention: ALL dog and cat owners
Are your dog and cat registration details up to date?
 • Have you purchased a new dog
 or cat lately?
 • Have your contact details
 changed (i.e. do you have a new
 mobile number or have you
 changed email address?)
 • Have you moved house?
 • Has your dog or cat changed
 ownership?
 • Has your dog died?
 • Has your dog been desexed or microchipped since last year?
If any of the above have occurred since August 2020, please visit
www.dogsandcatsonline.com.au and update your details or email Council at
regulatory@walkerville.sa.gov.au. This will ensure your renewal notice finds you this
year from July 2021.

Have you registered your Cat?
The Dog and Cat
Management Board has
introduced a new campaign
where they will be offering a
prize draw to cat owners
who register their cat’s
microchip. When you
register your cat’s
microchip, you have the
chance to win a $70 voucher
to spend in store or online at RSPCA Petville. The campaign runs until 31 November
2021 or until all prizes are won.
To register your cat, log in to www.dogsandcatsonline.com.au
To enter the competition or for further information on prize conditions, visit
www.dogandcatboard.com.au/catprize

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Instructions for registering your dog and cat online
Go to dogs and cats online

 1. Select register
 2. Select register my new animal
 3. Enter microchip number, desexing ID or transfer
 code and your surname. If you have not been given
 these details, select unknown
 4. Check if you have an account—if so, select it and
 proceed without logging in, or continue as a new
 owner
 5. Ensure your details are correct
 6. Complete registration and pay any applicable fee.

If you have any difficulties, contact our Customer
Experience Team on 8342 7100.

Watch this space!
Levi Park upgrade works nearing completion.
Works to construct a new landscape area with a barbeque and table tennis table are
now nearing completion.

Despite the inclement
weather LCS Landscapes,
Council’s contractor, is
still on track for
completion by the end of
June, with the Barbeque
being connected in early
July once SA Power
Networks provide connect
power to the site.

For further information,
please contact Council
during business hours.

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Gas works --
 - Medindie
Gas infrastructure upgrades for Medindie.
Gas Main Renewals have commenced throughout Medindie. Works are now completed
on The Avenue, Herbert Street and Hawkers Road and will move throughout wider
Medindie over the coming months.

Works are largely non-invasive through the utilisation of existing infrastructure rather
than open cut trenching.

The Gas Company (APA Group) will be contacting impacted residents (street by street)
with further details of the proposed works. Our street tree planting program for
Medindie will be postponed until gas upgrade works have been completed.

River Torrens works
Second Creek outlet
upgrade.
Works have commenced to upgrade
the Second Creek Outlet in the River
Torrens.

Cyclist and pedestrian detours will
be in place from May to September
2021, as shown in the map below.
Signs will be installed along the
River highlighting the alternative
routes.

For further information on the
project, please click here.

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Auto-renewal of library loans now launched
Great news… your physical library loans are now extended
automatically if no one else has placed a hold on your items.

This service is a real time saver! An email will be sent to your registered email
address to advise of the new due date or you can log in to the catalogue or use the
Libraries SA App to confirm due dates.

For further information and FAQs, call our Customer Experience Team on 8342 7100.

Open for consultation
Business Sentiment Survey
If you are a trader in the Town of
Walkerville – we are interested in
learning more about your business so
we can deliver services that support
your needs and endeavours.

Small business is the backbone of our
community and Council wants to learn
more about its traders in order to assist in creating new strategies and opportunities
to foster growth.

The Town of Walkerville recognises the invaluable contribution local companies make
to the Township’s economy and in creating employment. As such, Council has a focus
on stimulating economic development and helping small businesses thrive.

We want to hear from our business community directly so we can put plans into
practice. To have your say and help us shape the future of business in the Township,
please complete the survey here.

Consultation closes 5pm on Friday 9 July 2021.

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Street sweeping helps keep the Township clean
Our street sweeping programs are seasonally adjusted to
effectively manage the level of risk in streets where issues are
present generally relating to street tree litter.

While we make every effort to keep our streets clean year-round, you can help out by
doing the following:
• Avoid sweeping leaves or clippings onto the road;
• Do not park caravans, trailers or boats on the road for extended periods.

 Main Roads Gilberton/Medindie Walkerville
 Vale Park
 30/6/2021 8/7/2021

 21/7/2021 28/7/2021 5/8/2021
 14/7/2021
 18/8/2021 25/8/2021 2/9/2021
 11/8/2021
 15/9/2021 22/9/2021 30/9/2021
 8/9/2021
 13/10/2021 20/10/2021 28/10/2021
 6/10/2021
 10/11/2021 17/11/2021 25/11/2021
 3/11/2021
 8/12/2021 15/12/2021 23/12/2021
 1/12/2021
 29/12/2021

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Council Meetings
The next Ordinary Meeting of Council will be held on Monday
19 July 2021.
All Council and Committee meetings will be temporarily held online until further
notice. The Council Chambers will not be open to the public during this time, however,
meetings will be live streamed via YouTube.

Questions for public question time may be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer by
5pm on Monday 19 July 2021 via email (office@walkerville.sa.gov.au), post (Chief
Executive Officer, PO Box 55 Walkerville SA 5081) or hand delivery (Community and
Civic Centre, 66 Walkerville Terrace, Gilberton).

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