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WELCOME.

This is our media hub of all things Burnside.

A hub for local news about people, businesses and happenings in our community.

You will see some beautiful photos of Wyfield Reserve, one of Burnside's biodiversity sites, at the top right of this page.



WELCOME.

This is our media hub of all things Burnside.

A hub for local news about people, businesses and happenings in our community.

You will see some beautiful photos of Wyfield Reserve, one of Burnside's biodiversity sites, at the top right of this page.


  • Windback Wednesday - Penfolds Magill Estate

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    With French grapevine cuttings in hand, Dr Christopher and Mary Penfold journeyed to Australia from England in 1844. The Penfolds purchased land in Makgill (now Magill) and lived in a small stone cottage known as the "Grange". Christopher planted the vines, initially using the wine to treat his medical patients. While her husband was working, Mary tended the vineyards.

    The business grew in popularity and after Christopher’s death in 1870, Mary assumed total responsibility of the vineyards. Mary passed away in 1896, but her grandsons were determined to continue the company. Penfolds went on to become a leading Australian winery.

    The Grange vineyard in Magill is smaller today, but the cottage, buildings and some of the vines remain as a reminder of its early history.

    Photograph: Penfolds Estate 1908, Burnside Library Local History Collection

  • Celebrating Environment Day 2023

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    On Friday 3 March we celebrated Environment Day at Kensington Gardens Reserve, where we recognised our local environment champions who are driving positive change in the City of Burnside.

    Following a Welcome to Country from Senior Kaurna man Mickey Kumatpi Marrutya O'Brien, we acknowledged the following award winners:

    Inspiring Garden - Ian and Rebecca Peters

    Ian and Rebecca Peters of Mount Osmond have undertaken extensive work to revegetate their property, planting local native plants and providing support to promote wildlife sustainability. This includes possum boxes in nearby trees to provide safe shelter for local possum populations. Ian and Rebecca also work hard to care for unowned cats and rehome them where possible.

    Young Environmentalist - St Peter's Girls' School Environment Club

    The St Peter's Girls' Environment Club has undertaken major work in habitat management, focusing in and around Ferguson Conservation Park in partnership with Friends of Ferguson Conservation Park. The group has also established several new recycling initiatives within the school. In addition, the group maintains a fresh produce garden which supplies food for the school canteen.

    Environmental Action Champion - Friends of Cleland National Park

    The Friends of Cleland National Park is a dedicated and well organised group of volunteers whose main efforts are directed to conserving and regenerating flora and fauna within Cleland National Park. Their work includes weed removal, planting of indigenous species and monitoring local native wildlife such as the Southern Brown Bandicoot.

    Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who nominated for our 2023 Environment Awards. Maintaining the environment is a priority for the City of Burnside and Council is glad to see so many people are passionate about caring for their local surroundings.

  • Burnside Highlights 1 March 2023

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    Mayor Anne Monceaux brings you the latest news from across the City of Burnside, including:

    ✅ Environment Awards at Kensington Wama/Kensington Gardens Reserve near the adventure playground on West Terrace this Friday 3 March
    ✅ New edition of Focus arriving at residences this week
    ✅ Your Neighbourhood Budget open now for applications
    ✅ City-wide 40 km/h engagement opens on Monday 6 March
    ✅ Library in the Park at Tusmore Park on Friday 10 March.

    Find out more about what's going on in the City of Burnside at engage.burnside.sa.gov.au

  • Fringe in Burnside

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    The City of Burnside is hosting a range of shows as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Check these out: adelaidefringe.com.au/fringe-lists/city-of-burnside

    Burnside Ballroom

    Telegraph Road - Glenn Skuthorpe presents Dire Straits

    Friday 3 March 7.30 pm – 8.45 pm Immerse yourself in some true classics with this music that transcends time. Tickets $21 - $28.

    A Class of Brass – Just Add Water

    Sunday 5 March 2 pm – 4.30 pm Campbelltown City Band. Sit back, relax with a cuppa and enjoy as we take you on a musical journey through a multitude of musical genres and styles.

    Burnside Library

    Rhapsody in Chicago Blues

    Sunday 12 March 3 pm Pianist Tim Barton

    Pepper Street Arts Centre

    Where the Wild Things Are Exhibition

    Tuesday to Saturday until 17 March The breadth of works includes stained glass, textile and mixed media sculpture, mosaics, painting, photography and more.

    The Regal Theatre Adelaide Fringe Events

    Ticket prices vary – concessions available - bookings at bit.ly/CoBRegal

    The Carpenters Songbook

    Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 March 2 pm Experience all the hits from the world’s most successful brother and sister duo in this poignant and uplifting trip through the career of The Carpenters.

    Sounds of Simon: Simon & Garfunkel & Beyond

    Sunday 5 March 7.30 pm From his years as the visionary in Simon & Garfunkel through to his many solo hits, journey through one of the greatest back catalogues of all time.

    Ashes to Ashes – Tribute to David Bowie

    Saturday 11 March 2 pm and 7.30 pm A rare opportunity for Adelaidians to see Ashes To Ashes before they hit the eastern states to cement their status as Australia’s best and most authentic tribute to Bowie and his incredible and eclectic musical legacy!

    Flaming Sambucas present Abba Gold

    Friday 17 March 8 pm Celebrate all the greatest hits of the Swedish super group. This show is presented in an original story-telling way, and is guaranteed to touch your emotions and leave you with your spirits high.

    The Creedence Revival

    Saturday 18 March 7 pm Watch, dance and listen to a world class band belt out the Creedence Clearwater Revival songs we know and love.

    Read more stories in Burnside Focus newsletter, out this week.

  • Environmental Sustainability Scorecard 2021/22

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    Did you know that Council provided over 20,000 plants for public and private planting last year? And we’ve made great progress on reducing the organisation’s carbon footprint. Want to find out more? The information is included in Council’s annual Environmental Sustainability Scorecard.

    Important topics, such as tree planting, waste management and carbon footprint are all included. For each topic, baselines have been established. The baselines are a starting point, established in previous years, for comparison to the achievements in the last year. The Scorecard also includes other important achievements, like the Council being recognised as a Tree City of the World.

    For further information, a detailed Environmental Sustainability Report is published annually and is available at: bit.ly/CoBScorecard

    Read more stories in Burnside Focus newsletter, out this week.


    Environmental Sustainability Scorecard 2021/22. A high-level overview of City of Burnside achievements in key areas.

  • We’re too soft on soft plastics

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    Soft plastics include plastic shopping bags, bread bags and pasta bags. There are no longer collection points for soft plastics in Burnside. Previously, soft plastics were collected by the REDcycle program in Coles and Woolworths stores. Some Foodland stores also offered a collection service. But these services have been cancelled. Why? Because there was not enough demand for the recycled plastic – there was nowhere for it to go.

    While soft plastic recycling had some good outcomes, there were also concerns about the recycling systems.

    On average, the soft plastic recycling programs dealt with less than one percent of the plastic consumed by Australians each year.

    We use too much plastic, especially packaging. Soft plastic recycling allowed manufacturers to promote their packaging as ‘recyclable’, making consumers feel better about buying their products. But most of that plastic was not recycled and there was never the capacity to recycle it all.

    Soft plastic was sometimes added to asphalt or concrete. While these uses did give the plastic an extra life, it was downcycling, which means some value of the material was lost. Recycling systems should try to maintain the value of materials, like recycling glass back into glass, allowing the process to be ongoing. Downcycling loses value and degrades materials, limiting their future usage.

    The removal of soft plastic recycling will concentrate efforts on reducing plastic waste, rather than pretending we can deal with the waste. We can all play a part. Buy products with less packaging (eg buy in bulk), or products with compostable packaging. Many supermarkets now have compostable bags for fruit and vegetables.

    We can advocate for manufacturers, state and federal governments to reduce the use of unnecessary plastic. The South Australian government has banned some soft plastics (see www.replacethewaste.sa.gov.au). The federal government could legislate that all soft plastic packaging must include some recycled materials, creating an instant market for the soft plastic in circulation. The UK Government took another approach, introducing a tax on plastic packaging with included less than 30 per cent recycled materials.

    The issues with soft plastics can all be solved by working together for positive outcomes.

    We can still put rigid plastics in the yellow bin. Rigid plastics include things like margarine and strawberry punnets. They are recycled and turned back into containers and other plastic products. If you need assistance identifying materials for recycling, call the Which Bin helpline, 1300 137 118, or visit the website: www.whichbin.sa.gov.au

  • Safer Streets in Burnside

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    Have Your say on 40 km/h

    engage.burnside

    Read more stories in Burnside Focus newsletter, out this week.

  • Old and Young Combine

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    The Shed participants (all 65 years or older) are working on relacquering small wooden chairs for a local child care centre.

    Karen Bray is Team Leader of the Wattle Room for babies and toddlers at the Conyngham Street Community Children’s Centre. The small wooden chairs the children use are cleaned often and the lacquer was starting to wear away. “The little ones often spill food on the chairs and the worst culprit is wet Weet-Bix!” she says. “We have to scrub it hard and that wears away the lacquer. I drive past The Shed every day and started thinking maybe they could help.” Karen approached Shed Coordinator Evan Reay and he readily agreed to help.

    Evan visits the Centre every Friday and collects two or three chairs and takes them back to The Shed then returns the following week to swap them over. “The group love it,” says Evan. “They are sanding back and re-varnishing the tiny wooden chairs for the children.”

    The project has been so successful it will expand to include a few other similar chairs and tables in the rooms for older children.

    The Shed volunteer Keith Karp says he thoroughly enjoyed doing the job for the children. He is a retired locksmith and used to “working with very small things”. The wooden chairs were polished and varnished and “came up really well”, according to Keith.

    Pic: Two-year-olds Mabel and Frans with Shed volunteers Peter, Pat and Keith, Child Care Director Tessa and Educator Lucy.

    Read more stories in Burnside Focus newsletter, out this week.

  • Conyngham Street Dog Park Update

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    The Conyngham Street Dog Park is the only dog park within the City of Burnside and caters to dogs of all sizes and their humans. Following a number of requests made over the years by members of the community seeking improvements at this site, community consultation was undertaken in late 2021 to gain feedback on the future of the dog park.

    This initial consultation received 445 valid responses, of which 70 per cent of the respondents requested the dog park be split into two sections; one for small dogs and one for all dogs. Other suggested improvements were additional drinking fountains, seating, shelters, bins and landscaping. The small dog area will allow for owners of smaller and older dogs to enjoy a calmer environment to visit.

    Based on the feedback received, a concept design was prepared and consultation on the concept design was undertaken in mid-2022. We received 197 responses of which 83 per cent were in support of the proposed plans. In line with Council’s resolution on this matter, these works will now be progressed. It is anticipated that on-ground works will commence around May/June 2023.

    Please visit https://engage.burnside.sa.gov.au/conyngham-street-dog-park-concept-plan

    Read more stories in Burnside Focus newsletter.


  • Art Group Celebrates 100th birthday!

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    A local Sketch Club is celebrating their 100th anniversary with an exhibition at Pepper Streets Arts Centre in March and April. The Sketch Club – Life Drawing group meets every Thursday night at Hubbe Court, Burnside. Drawing from the unclad life model began at the Royal South Australian Society of Arts in August 1923 and the Sketch Club have been practicing their drawing skills at Burnside for over 35 of their 100 years. Current convenor Sandra Earle-Russo says they are always looking for new members and models. “We have members ranging in age from their 20s to 90s and we have an equal balance of men and women,” Sandra says.

    One of the earlier members of the club was well known local artist Dorrit Black, after whom the Pepper Street Arts Centre café is named. One of Dorrit’s original pieces is one of more than 70 artworks as part of the exhibition. The club is also holding a larger exhibition at the Royal South Australian Society of Arts gallery in October.

    Anyone interested in joining the group as an artist or a model can call Sandra on 0405 139 377.

    Read more stories in Burnside Focus newsletter, out this week.

Page last updated: 27 Mar 2024, 03:20 PM