WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2021 - Weekly Round Up 4 June 2021 - Walkerville Council

WORLD
 ENVIRONMENT
 DAY 2021

Weekly Round Up
4 June 2021

Contents
 Happy World Environment Day ................................................... 3

 Queen’s Birthday public holiday closure ............................................ 3
 Guess what?........................................................................................ 3
 Volunteer Awards 2021 ...................................................................... 4
 Have your say! .................................................................................... 6
 We are hiring! ..................................................................................... 8
 Cultivate 5081 events ......................................................................... 9
 Youth FM for 18-25 year old residents ............................................. 10
 Through the Lens: Seniors Card photographic competition ............. 11
 Attention: ALL dog and cat owners ................................................... 12
 Weekly waste tip............................................................................... 13
 New loo, new look ............................................................................. 14
 Watch this space! .............................................................................. 15
 Gas works – Medindie ....................................................................... 15
 River Torrens works ......................................................................... 16
 Parking Permit Zone ......................................................................... 17
 Library Dollars Make Sense campaign update ................................. 20
 Open for consultation ....................................................................... 21
 Street sweeping helps keep the Township clean.............................. 22
 Council Meetings .............................................................................. 23

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4 June 2021

Happy World Environment Day 
It is time to reimagine, recreate & restore on Saturday 5 June
2021.
Join #GenerationRestoration by:
 • Avoiding and reducing waste by reusing, ♻ recycling and composting.
We can also:
 • Grow trees 
 • Green our cities 
 • Rewild our gardens 
 • Change our diets 
 • Clean up rivers and coasts 

Click here to find out how 
www.worldenvironmentday.global

Queen’s Birthday public holiday closure
The Civic and Community Centre, including Walkerville Library,
will be closed on Monday 14 June 2021.
During this period, the Town of Walkerville’s telephone contact is 08 8342 7100, which
connects to a 24-hour service provider (not Council staff).

Guess what?
Council’s quarterly newsletter About
Town will hit driveways from Monday!
Be sure to take a look inside to see how your artwork
can be featured in the Township as part of a state-wide
exhibition.

In addition, find an update on project timelines for
exciting new upgrades including Hamilton Reserve and
Levi Park, as well as information on our new citizens
and free services for our library members.

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Volunteer Awards 2021
Congratulations to the Town of Walkerville award recipients!

Mayor Elizabeth Fricker opened the 2021 Volunteer Awards with the below quote:

“To the world you may be one person…. but to one person you may be the world.”

As she recalled: you may never know the impact that you have made on a person’s life.
A kind word, a listening ear, the lending of a hand, the offering of a car or the cooking
of a meal when most needed – it means so much to someone who is lonely or unwell.

Our 2021 Volunteer Awards on 25 May 2021 encapsulated the above, as a selection of
wonderful community members received acknowledgment for their efforts in giving up
their time to support others.

Volunteer of the Year Award: Patricia Stewart
Patricia has volunteered at Vale Park Primary School for many years, particularly since
the commencement of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen program in 2014. She
volunteers her time during kitchen lessons at the school with set up and pack down,
along with explaining cooking skills to the students.

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Patricia also volunteered in 2019 and 2021 at Council’s Nourishing Table events in the
Walkerville Town Hall. Patricia is a past recipient of the Vale Park Primary School
Volunteer of the Year in 2018.

Young Volunteer of the Year: Amber Trappel
Amber Trappel attends Walkerville Primary School. Amber, along with her sister
Penny, participated in Council’s Send a Smile project during COVID-19, which was
aimed connecting elderly or vulnerable Walkerville residents with local children to
brighten their day during isolation. Amber and Penny wrote letters and created artwork
to send to residents during the pandemic and Council received wonderful feedback.
From this project, the sisters’ artwork was selected to be in a national 2021 library
calendar. Amber is also active in environmental awareness programs within the City
of Port Adelaide Enfield and has been recognised by the Council with an Australia Day
Award.

Community Event of the Year: Walkerville Rotary Art Show
The Walkerville Rotary Club ran its Art Show in 2020 with Covid-19 restrictions in place
to help support the many artists who were struggling during the pandemic. The Art
Show raised $30,000, which contributes to the following programs:

 • Operation Flinders – outback adventure for young people at risk
 • Literacy and numeracy awards at local schools
 • Indigenous scholarship for health studies
 • International Polio Plus scheme to eradicate polioBirthing kits for women in
 under-developed countries

Mayor’s Choice Award: Deb Duckmanton
Deb Duckmanton is responsible for the ongoing organisation of the Walkerville
Walkers – a Heart Foundation walking group which is supported by the Town of
Walkerville. The group was established in November 2017 by Council as part of its
wellbeing programs.

She was instrumental in planning the four different walking routes that the group takes
in rotation on a Monday morning. Deb also records those attending each walk and
forwards the information onto the Heart Foundation. Deb has created a welcoming
environment for all members and has also developed other social activities that the
group enjoy, including being part of a book club, dinners and a bowls team.

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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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We are hiring!
We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our team.
About the position:

Reporting to the Group Manager, Corporate Services, the Finance Business Partner is
a key position within the Corporation of the Town of Walkerville and 2IC of the
Corporate Services Team. The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating the
delivery of Councils’ accounting functions as they relate to: financial accounting,
treasury management, internal accounting control, annual budgeting and modelling,
asset accounting functions; and to fill the position of Executive Officer for the Town of
Walkerville’s Audit Committee.

Key responsibilities:

 • Support all Group Managers within the organisation with their day-to-day
 finances and budget planning.
 • Provide a strategic view in relation to asset classification, useful lives,
 depreciation and valuation.
 • Provide expert advice on asset accounting, rating, debtors and payroll processes
 and practices to Senior Management, the Leadership Group and business
 partners.
 • Build and foster key stakeholder relationships both internally and externally, and
 represent Council as required.
 • Actively participate in and maintain a customer focused culture.
 • Provide leadership and assist with the development of annual budget preparation
 and performance principles and plans.
 • Prepare reports as required on budget forecasts and performance trends, needs
 and issues.
 • Implement strategies to ensure compliance with legislative and taxation
 obligations in relation to budgeting, asset accounting, rating and payroll
 functions.
 • Lead in the development of asset accounting and rating policies.
 • Review banking and treasury management functions utilising related third-party
 systems and processes.
 • Participate in the South Australian Local Government Finance Management
 Group meetings.

For more information on job requirements or to apply, click here.

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Cultivate 5081 events

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.

Saturday Sing Soirée
From pro-singers and opera divas to car hummers
and shower songbirds – Walkerville meets Pitch
Perfect in this special sing along. Whether you love
singing but feel a touch tone deaf, or you’re a regular
songstress come and vocalise at this special Saturday
Sing Soirée. All are welcome, so bring your melodist
mates and come and learn a pop song. Guaranteed to
warm up your vocal chords and make your heart sing!
Led by singer, vocal educator and choral conductor
Morgan Bramble, you’re in for a hymn of a time. Keep
calm and sing on!

7.15pm - 9.00pm Saturday, 31 July 2021
$15.00 per person (includes drink and snack), bookings essential, call 8342 7100
or CLICK HERE to book.

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Youth FM for 18-25 year old residents
The Town of Walkerville will pay the $300 program cost if you
wish to participate.

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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.

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

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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.

Weekly waste tip
NO CLOTHES – or textiles, fabric or shoes in the recycling bin!
The materials from your recycling
bin are taken to a recycling facility
(MRF) where the machines, as
well as some manual sorting from
people, separate and sort the
items depending on the material
they are made from. Materials
that can be sorted for recycling
are: paper and cardboard, rigid
plastics, glass, steel and aluminium.

The separated materials are then bailed or placed into containers which are sent to a
specialised recycling facility to be pulped (paper), melted and granulated (plastic), or
melted (glass and metals) to make new products.
Fabrics are not able to be processed in this way from kerbside bins.
Click here for more information on how you can avoid, reduce, reuse, recycle and
compost clothing.

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New loo, new look
Works commence on an upgrade of Willow Bend Reserve.
Site preparation works for a new automated toilet block have commenced at Willow
Bend Reserve this week. This initial work ties in with the proposed facelift of the
reserve, including the resurfacing of the tennis courts, new basketball ring, landscape
upgrade and entrance statement banner frame. The project is expected to be
completed by the end of the year.

 Council contractors beginning site preparation this week.

 Concept design of the Willow Bend Reserve upgrade.

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Watch this space!
Levi Park upgrade works begin.
Works to construct a new
landscape area with a barbeque
and table tennis table have
commenced this week (corner
of Vale Street and Lansdowne
Terrace).

Demolition works of the
existing site have been
completed and the site is
currently sectioned off with
temporary fencing. Council’s
contractor LCS Landscapes has
begun preparing the site, with
works planned to be completed
by 30 June 2021.

For further information, please contact Council during business hours.

Gas works --
 - Medindie
Gas infrastructure upgrades for Medindie.
Gas Main Renewals have commenced throughout Medindie. Works have started 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.

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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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Parking Permit Zone
New 3-hour parking restrictions in Gilberton and Medindie come
into place on 1 July 2021.

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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Library Dollars Make Sense campaign update
Help maintain State Government funding for public libraries!
The Town of Walkerville is asking you to show your support for public library funding
by contacting your local State MP, the Honourable Rachel Sanderson, to let her know
why you value the Walkerville Library and want the State Government to continue
funding public libraries.

Over the past decade, successive State Governments have contributed more than $185
million to council libraries through a long-standing agreement with the Local
Government Association (LGA). The LGA is currently negotiating with State Libraries
Board representatives a new State/local government libraries funding agreement, with
the current agreement due to expire in June 2021. The LGA is asking for State
Government funding to be maintained in this new agreement, with indexation applied.

This financial year, the Town of Walkerville received almost $60,000 as part of the
agreement. If funding was to be discontinued, this would be detrimental to the
Walkerville Library and its community. The money, which funds the Public Libraries
Services, goes towards Council's free wifi, courier service, digital library collection, as
well as providing dollars for library materials and operating expenses.

Funding for public libraries is a sound investment. Recent research shows that for
every dollar invested in libraries, $2.80 worth of benefit is delivered back into the
community.

Councils invest around $86 million every year,
which supports more than 140 public libraries
across South Australia.

Any reduction in State Government funding would
impact the range of library programs and services
our Council provides to the community.

That is why we are calling on the State Government
to maintain funding in the upcoming State Budget.
Please express your support by contacting the
Honourable Rachel Sanderson, direct; or to access
an email template scan the above QR code or click
here, and for a hard copy visit the library.

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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.

In line with our strategic goal to support small business, we have become a Small
Business Friendly Council (SBFC). The SBFC Initiative aims to assist Council in
enabling economic development, enhancing local relationships, boosting networking
and encouraging business opportunities.

Last year, we created a new Shop Local campaign and we continued partnerships with
business organisation Propel SA and the Eastern Region Alliance (ERA) Economic
Development Group, to provide invaluable networking and mentor services to our
businesses.

This year, 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
 10/6/2021

 23/6/2021 30/6/2021 8/7/2021
 16/6/2021
 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
21 June 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 June 21 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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