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Australia’s favourite festival of re-use, the Garage Sale Trail is here, with two big weekends of garage sales.

You can hold or attend a sale on any of the four days:

Saturday 13 November

Sunday 14 November

Saturday 20 November

Sunday 21 November

Erindale resident Margaret Kahland is holding a garage sale for the first time on Sunday 14 November. “We downsized and we just have too much stuff,” she said.

“We’ve got crockery, cutlery, glassware, teddy bears and even some furniture.”

Margaret said she had some of her late mother-in-law’s things and toys that her grandchildren had outgrown.

“I have things that span four generations of my family,” she said.

“It’s not so much about making money but moving things on that we don’t need.”

You can join Margaret and register your own sale for free at www.garagesaletrail.com.au or search for sales near you and go shopping!

Buying or selling your stuff at a garage sale means you make or save money, keep items circulating and in use for longer and reduce your carbon footprint.

To see the local sales in your area that are either happening online or in the community, visit www.garagesaletrail.com.au/City-of-Burnside

You may find the ultimate pre-loved gem at one of 10,000 garage sales across the country. Happy shopping!

Mayor Anne Monceaux shares the Burnside Highlights from this week's Council meeting.

Summary:
✅ Burnside Business Awards on Friday evening
✅ Burnside residents named as SA's Australian of the Year and Young Australian of the Year
✅ Commendation for the programs at The Shed
✅ Greenhill Road pedestrian crossing now open
✅ Opening of Laurel Avenue Pikurna Wirra/Peter Bennett Organic Community Garden this week
✅ Sod turning of the Magill Village project this week
✅ Kensington Gift event this Sunday
✅ Garage Sale Trail launching this weekend
✅ Market at the Hub next Saturday

This is just a summary of some of the things happening within the City of Burnside. You can read the full minutes from the meeting at bit.ly/BurnsideAgendasMinutes

"Remember – the blood of valiant sons was shed, that we might dwell ‘neath peaceful skies; keep green their memory; they are not dead; on their ideals our nationhood shall rise."

Burnside District Fallen Soldiers Memorial, The Register, 28 July 1919.

At age 20, Private Carl L Schrader was killed in action on 20 November 1915 in Gallipoli. He died less than two months after his departure.

Private Schrader lived with his parents on Kensington Road in Rose Park. He was educated at Rose Park School and upon graduating worked as a clerk for the Executor, Trustee and Agency Company. He was an active member at St Theodore’s Church frequently helping with Sunday school.

Private Schrader has no known grave “Known unto God” and is honoured in the Burnside District Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial (Rose Park).

On November 11, we remember Private Carl Schrader and all those who fought and died to keep us free. Lest We Forget.

Photograph: Private Carl L Schrader, 1915. Burnside Local History Collection.

The inaugural Business Awards celebrate excellence in business within the City of Burnside.

The winners were presented at a cocktail event on Friday 5 November in the Burnside Ballroom.

Mayor Anne Monceaux said “It is a pleasure to share in some wonderful achievements and recognise the hard work which so many of you do on a daily basis and make our city one to be proud of.”

“The categories we recognise are all reflections of what we value as a community. Including working in a more sustainable manner to benefit our environment and work collaboratively to help those less fortunate.”

“It is important to remember that you are all leaders in our community, helping to set new benchmarks for success and shape the future of what living in our city will look like for the future.”

CEO Chris Cowley said “Council has taken some considerable steps in a move to support our wonderful local business community and this is just one small step in our journey to recognise and celebrate success stories in our wonderful community. My administration here at council are excited to see the future of business in Burnside prosper for generations to come.”

And the winners are:

Emerging and Empowered – Regions Cellars. This is for newcomers (less than three (3) years in operation) that are starting out and already making an impact.

Social Change Maker - Lions Club of Glenside Inc. Where making a positive impact is at the core of their purpose. Applying innovative solutions to address social issues and improve the world we live in. Open to not-for-profit, social enterprise and profit-for-purpose organisations (contributing a minimum of 10 per cent of their profits to the cause).

Environmental Impactors - Foodland Frewville and Desert Flower Landscaping. For organisations where a positive environmental outcome is the priority. Focusing on sustainability and climate change adaption initiatives, this category is open to all organisations.

Small and Succeeding - Clarke Hemmerling Lawyers. For businesses that are punching above their weight. This category is open to businesses with an annual turnover less than $3m and under 100 employees.

Pics : J B Media

CEO Chris Cowley, Spero Chapley Foodland Frewville, Malcolm Berce Desert Flower Landscaping, Brian Blanton Foodland Frewville, Mayor Anne Monceaux, Renee Jeffrey Penfolds.

CEO, Michelle & Jeff Ottaway Regions Cellars, Mayor Monceaux

CEO, Gregg Downer CEO Cohen Group, Yee Cheng Leong , Cathy Greven and John Stangingford, Lions Club of Glenside, Mayor Monceaux

CEO Renee Hii (Associate Clarke Hemmerling Lawyers), Natasha Hemmerling (Partner, Clarke Hemmerling Lawyers), Nerissa Kilvert Acting Small Business Commissioner, Michelle Moore (Senior Associate, Clarke Hemmerling Lawyers), Mayor Monceaux.

A Pedestrian Actuated Crossing (PAC) has been installed and activated on Greenhill Road, Hazelwood Park, to improve pedestrian safety.

Residents living south of Greenhill Road in the suburb of Hazelwood Park face a major barrier from safely accessing Hazelwood Park reserve and other facilities. The reserve is considered one of the best in the City of Burnside and is extremely popular, with the George Bolton Swimming Centre, Wombat Waterhole and numerous walking trails.

Despite heavy traffic on Greenhill Road, pedestrians continue to cross to access the reserve. In 2007 90-year-old pedestrian, Mr Colin Sargent, was killed and in 2018 a child pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the road.

Council has received multiple requests for a crossing in this vicinity in addition to Council deputations. Council raised this issue with the Department of Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) in 2017, including an offer to project manage and part fund the installation of a PAC. Although the offer was initially well received, it was ultimately not supported by DPTI on the grounds of a ‘lack of warrant’.

Council strongly believed that should a PAC be installed, pedestrian movements would increase substantially and so elected to fund the crossing.

The installation of a PAC also promotes active travel by providing the necessary infrastructure required to better connect the community and residential areas south of Greenhill Road and destinations to the north including the Hazelwood Park Reserve, Leabrook Shopping Centre, Burnside Primary School, Post Office, hotel and other businesses/facilities. Council has also been advised of a Child Care Centre who regularly use the existing ‘refuge’ to cross Greenhill Road in this location.

The late Mr Sargent’s daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Bill Dickson, were present for the activation of the crossing and were the first to use the new crossing. Mrs Dixon said "I am very happy and thankful that it has finally happened".

L – R: Council Members Sarah Hughes and Jane Davey (Kensington Park Ward), with Bill and Linda Dickson. Linda’s father Colin Sargent was killed at the location in 2007.

This photo provides a view of Glen Osmond looking northeast, circa 1900. In the foreground is St Saviour's Cemetery, and the road passing through the middle is Portrush Road.

St Saviour's Cemetery was established circa 1854 on land previously owned by Osmond Gilles. Its gravestones illustrate over 150 years of life in Glen Osmond: its industries, its people and their occupations. St Saviour’s Anglican Church currently own and manage the cemetery.

To discover more about Glen Osmond and its history, download the self-guided historic walk here https://tinyurl.com/yjzu5mp5

Photograph: Burnside Local History Collection, courtesy of the Langley family.

Mayor Anne Monceaux shares the 'Burnside Highlights' from this week's Council meeting.

Summary:
✅ Citizen of the Year Awards nominations close 24 November
✅ Marra Dreaming poles installed at Kensington Gardens Reserve
✅ Glenside Lions Club Art Show on display in the ballroom until Tuesday 2 November
✅ Motion passed to develop a Public Art Policy
✅ Annual Environmental Sustainability Report submitted to Council
✅ Pump Track has moved from Penfold Park to Symons and Symons Reserve
✅ Mayor's Christmas Card Design Competition closes 17 November
✅ Halloween events at Beaumont House and The Regal Theatre
✅ Community mural under development by The Sewing Yogi This is just a summary of some of the things happening within the City of Burnside.

You can real the full minutes from the meeting at bit.ly/BurnsideAgendasMinutes

The Adelaide Hebrew Congregation Inc., Belljo Pty Ltd & Flemington Street Pty Ltd have commenced consultation on the ‘Flemington Street Code Amendment’.

This Code Amendment is being undertaken by a private proponent (the landowners of the site) who are proposing an amendment to zoning under the Planning and Design Code for land located at 13 Flemington Street, Glenside. This proposal affects land comprising both an existing synagogue and a former primary school (Massada College).

While this is not a City of Burnside driven Code Amendment, Council is providing details of this proposal to the wider community to ensure that those who wish to provide feedback can do so.

In summary, the Code Amendment proposes to:

• Rezone land at 13 Flemington Street, Glenside from the Community Facilities Zone to the Housing Diversity Neighbourhood Zone to enable the development of the land for medium density residential development;
• Include policy which seeks to limit new buildings to a maximum height of 2-storeys.
• Remove the State Heritage Overlay currently effecting the property. This has been proposed as its application over the property is an error which has arisen in the transition of the former City of Burnside Development Plan to the Planning and Design Code.

Consultation on this proposal is open Wednesday, 27 October 2021 until 5.00pm Wednesday, 8 December 2021.

Council encourages the community to provide their feedback on the Code Amendment via the various options provided by the Proponent.

The following Fact Sheet provides a brief summary of the intended rezoning proposal:

https://plan.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/917399/Flemington_Street_Code_Amendment_-_Fact_Sheet.pdf

More information on the Code Amendment, including mapping, the proposed policy changes, background investigations and where to submit your feedback are available on the State Government Planning Portal via https://plan.sa.gov.au/have_your_say/general_consultations

The hills surrounding First Creek were once covered with open woodland vegetation including eucalypts, casuarinas and native grasses. After colonisation, the land around the gully was used for timber cutting and sheep grazing. By the 1850s, the waterfalls were a popular spot for walks and picnics. By 1906, the area was widely referred to as ‘Waterfall Gully’.

If you are interested in exploring the history of Waterfall Gully, download the self-guided historic walk from our website.

The walkway down from the first falls towards the kiosk at Waterfall Gully in 1936. Photograph courtesy of Mrs M Oliver.

Self-guided historic walk

Volunteer English tutor Brenda Barnett writes about a trip to the SA Art Gallery with students for the English as a Second Language courses.

“Fourteen students studying English at the Burnside Community Centre spent a glorious October Friday afternoon with their Volunteer Teachers (Barbara, Sue and I) at the South Australian Art Gallery soaking up Indigenous Art at the Tarnanthi Exhibition*.

A tour was conducted by the Art Gallery especially for our students. The tour started with selected pieces from the permanent collection in the Elder Wing of the Gallery on North Terrace followed by the main event – Tarnanthi - downstairs in the Atrium. Here we were lucky enough to meet a sculptor from the WA/SA/NT border who talked to us about her unique pieces - decorated miniature cars made out of old car oil sumps and pram wheels. This is the first year the exhibiting artists were invited to attend Tarnanthi and you couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces.

With our heads full of wonderful impressions and fascinating stories it was a welcome relief to relax over lunch on the Art Gallery lawns and de-brief in the sunshine. Just as well, as it was soon time for us to exercise our creativity in the Tarnanthi Studio.

The theme of the Studio was the work of John Prince Siddon, who uses Boab Tree Nuts in the Kimberly as his canvass. Prince would have been proud of our paper cut-out Boab Nuts adorned with our favourite animals and favourite natural spaces. Some of us even tried our hand at dot painting, mistakenly thinking “it can’t be that hard”. It was…. but it was also therapeutic for the happy fourteen, but by this time, gallery-weary students!”

*Tarnanthi (tar-nan-dee) from the language of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains means “to appear, to rise, to spring up, to emerge”. It signifies “new beginnings”. The Tarnanthi Exhibition is a festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art held annually in Adelaide which showcases Indigenous Australian culture and history. Tarnanthi 2021 will be showing until 31 January 2022.