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Come and check out the pump track at Penfold Park, Magill. It is there until 25 October. Bring your scooter, skate board, bike or roller skates.

The track is open from sunrise to sunset every day. Remember to ride to your ability, and always wear a helmet.

Mayor of Burnside Anne Monceaux with the 'Burnside Highlights' from our 24 August Council meeting.

You never know what you will find under the floorboards of an old home!

A resident in Kensington Gardens was completing renovation works last year and uncovered a pile of postcards and photographs from a previous owner, dating from 1921 to the 1940s. The resident donated these items to the Burnside Local History Collection.

Pictured is one of the postcards found, which features artwork by Mabel Lucie Attwell and was in circulation in 1944.

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