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Quick Response Grants are intended to be a fast approval form of the Community Grants, capped at $500 per application focusing on positive ageing, youth, environment, sport and small equipment purchases.

Adelaide Marlins Little League Baseball Team

Theoh McWhinnie-Wong played in the team at the Australian Little League Championships in Lismore, NSW in June. The Marlins finished fourth, the highest result for the Team. A grant of $500 paid for Theoh’s uniform and contributed to his registration fees.

Community Grants of up to $5,000 were awarded to eligible community groups and organisations for the 2021/22 financial year.

SA Mosaics received a grant for their Mosaic Art exhibition to be held at Pepper Street, from September 3 to 24, incorporating a full day at Glenunga Hub, which will include talks, a Q & A with a panel, and demonstration of tools, materials and techniques. Kristin Wohlers said the grant has helped tremendously as it covered the hire fee for Glenunga Hub and Pepper Street Arts Centre. “It allows people to come together and share ideas and information.”

L – R: Doon Hayman, Helen Blackman, Kristin Wohlers

Community Grants of up to $5,000 were awarded to eligible community groups and organisations for the 2021/22 financial year.

Medieval Martial Arts & Craft Centre SA

Eastway Vikings Project will enable weekly meetings and demonstrations for members of the community interested in the 'Viking Age' (period of 9th-10th century). President Alex Foster says the grant means a lot to the group. “We want to bring like-minded people together to learn and have fun and this grant will help us to keep doing that,” Alex says. “Everyone is here to learn and develop their skills through old crafts, and we have members with a wealth of knowledge in areas such as jewellery making, woodworking and leatherworking.” Alex says the group performs at festivals and fairs across SA and interstate. “One day we would love to attend international events in Europe too. We really appreciate the support from the City of Burnside and we would love for more people to join us and get involved.”

If you are interested in joining, call Susan at Eastwood Community Centre on 8373 2225.

Council is committed to reducing the amount of waste we send to landfill by encouraging re-use, repair and sharing.

As part of our commitment to recycling and buying recycled materials, Council has recently installed an innovative playground at W H Holmes Reserve.

The playground contains many recycled materials, including panels made from recycled plastic and rubber softfall made from used truck tyres. The materials used in the playground can also be recycled at the end of their useful life.

The rubber softfall underneath uses a lot of recycled product. This thick impact layer is 100 per cent recycled rubber predominantly made up of recycled truck tyres. The thinner top coloured layer is made up from 20 per cent black recycled tyre rubber also, with some non-recycled colour granules that will ensure the product keeps its vibrancy and looks good long-term.

Circular Procurement

Rose Park Primary School alumni – what memories do you have of school?

Rose Park Primary opened on Monday 30 January 1893, with 250 students enrolled and space for 600. The School was built due to overcrowding at Norwood. The original building comprised seven classrooms.

The first head teacher, Carl August Wittber, was known for being musical and would visit classrooms to play ‘jolly tunes’ on the violin as a diversion for tired pupils.

Photograph: Rose Park School circa 1895. Burnside Local History Collection

Mayor of the City of Burnside Anne Monceaux with the 'Burnside Highlights' from our 10 August Council meeting.

Have you hiked the Toll Gate Circuit in Glen Osmond?

This one hour walk includes beautiful views of Adelaide city and provides a glimpse into the mining history of Glen Osmond. On the hillside is the chimney stack of the Glen Osmond Smelting Works. The chimney was constructed in 1849 and is the oldest surviving smelter chimney in South Australia. It was built to smelt ore from nearby mines, but was hardly used.

The stack was later painted white and served as a guide for ships in the Gulf for many years. Mine Chimney reserve was established in 1976 when a resident transferred land to the City of Burnside.

For information on how to access this walking trail visit the link below.

Pictured: Glen Osmond Smelting Works Chimney, 2021

Toll Gate Circuit

The Combined Probus Club of Burnside was delighted to welcome Her Worship the Mayor of Burnside, Anne Monceaux, recently to its 12^th Birthday celebrations. After the traditional cutting of the Birthday cake by the Mayor (within COVID restrictions, of course!), members and guests were entertained by a 22-strong Cornish Choir, offering an excellent and very enjoyable range of music from great movie themes to Australiana.

The Club, with around 90 male and female members, provides an exceptional selection of interests promoting friendship and fellowship. Among these are a Book Club, Bridge Club, day tours, coffee mornings and guest speakers.

Guest speakers in past months have included journalist Lainie Anderson telling of the 1919 race from England to Australia by Sir Keith and Ross Smith in the Vimy Vickers aircraft; a speaker who told of the history of the Cameleers in Central Australia; a lady from the Koala Sanctuary who brought along one of her koala charges to meet members; a specialist in antiques; and many others.

Day tours have included bus trips to The Cube at d’Arenberg Wines, to Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens, to Dunluce Castle at Brighton, to the Aviation Museum at Port Adelaide, to St Francis Xavier Cathedral followed by a wine and cheese tasting at Tomich Wines; to the David Roche Museum; and shortly a Dolphin Cruise and a trip to Victor Harbor and the Cockle Train – all with lunch to follow at suitable venues.

The Club meets normally on the second Monday of the month (the third Monday if a Public Holiday intervenes!) at the Beaumont Bowling Club, Devereux Road, Linden Park, from 10 am to 12 noon. Visitors are most welcome. The Club’s Secretary, Dawn Thorp, can be contacted on 0400 886 483 to arrange a visit.

Contact for further information - (Mrs) Dawn Lamont, President, Combined Probus Club of Burnside Inc. Mobile: 0409 797 615

Over the weekend of July 31 graffiti damage was caused to several public and Council assets, including cars and the community bus. Our incredible Volunteer Graffiti Removal Team got to work quickly and removed the graffiti from these assets.

Council CEO Chris Cowley said he was disappointed to see graffiti damage caused to public and Council property.

“This senseless vandalism of public and Council property is very disappointing. This matter has been reported to the police as it is a criminal act, with the aim that these perpetrators will be caught and punished,” Mr Cowley said.

“On behalf of Council and the City of Burnside community I would like to thank our amazing group of Graffiti removal volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure that any graffiti in the City of Burnside is removed a swiftly as possible.”

Please remember that graffiti is a criminal act, and if you see it please report it to the police and to Council at Action Burnside online: https://action.burnside.sa.gov.au/

This circa 1970s view of Glenside was taken looking along Fullarton Road, with the Glenside Hospital complex on the left.

The distinctive gothic buildings of Glenside Hospital were designed by architect Robert George Thomas and built with Glen Osmond stone by contractor Charles Farr. The Hospital opened in 1870, and was known at the time as the Parkside Lunatic Asylum.

Many believe that the fencing around the complex was built to keep people in, but there is another version to the story. When the asylum opened, there were no fences, except in sections that housed people who were considered difficult cases. The asylum was self-sustaining; residents tended livestock, tailored clothes and grew olives, vines, mulberries, and almonds. It is thought that, in fact, fences were added to prevent outside people from stealing produce. This was particularly an issue during the 1930s depression, when the cost to protect the plantings began to outweigh the benefits, so the garden was reduced to olives and mulberry trees.

In the 1970s, due to falling patient numbers and improved health services, the Glenside Hospital became superfluous. The property was divided for State Government use for Arts SA, SA Health, and PIRSA.