North is Up Autumn 2012 - City of Playford - SA.Gov.au

Playford’s Community Newsletter 

Autumn 2012 

People with a passion - 

Page 11 

Also inside: 

Safety in the community 

Australia Day award winners 

A growing demand for healthy food choices

MEET YOUR 

ELECTED 

MEMBERS 

1. The suburbs of Andrews 

Farm, Angle Vale, Buckland Park, 

MacDonald Park, Munno Para Downs, 

Munno Para West, Penfield, Penfield 

Gardens, Smithfield Plains, Virginia 

and Waterloo Corner. 

4. The suburbs of Davoren Park, 

Elizabeth Downs (south of Midway 

Road), Elizabeth East (north and northwest 

of Midway Road), Elizabeth North, 

Elizabeth Park and Edinburgh North. 

5. The suburbs of Elizabeth, 

Elizabeth Grove, Elizabeth South 

and Elizabeth Vale. 

GLENN DOCHERTY 

MAYOR 8256 0121 

mayordocherty@playford.sa.gov.au 

2. The suburbs of Blakeview, Craigmore 

(west of Adams Road), Elizabeth 

Downs (north of Midway Road), Munno 

Para and Smithfield. 

VIRGINIA 

1 

ANGLE 

VALE 

City of Playford 

Ward Map 

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3. The suburbs of Bibaringa, 

Craigmore (east of Adams Road and 

north of Yorktown Road), Evanston 

Park, Gould Creek, Humbug Scrub, 

One Tree Hill, Sampson Flat, Uleybury 

and Yattalunga. 

2 

4 

ELIZABETH 

CITY CENTRE 

6 

6. The suburbs of Craigmore (south 

of Yorktown Road), Elizabeth East 

(south and south-east of Midway 

Road) and Hillbank. 

3 

ONE 

TREE 

HILL 

WARD 

1 

WARD 6 

CR. GEOFF BOUNDY 

0417 016 146 

crgboundy@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR. DINO MUSOLINO 

0417 016 168 

crdmusolino@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR. JULIE NORRIS 

0417 016 017 

crjnorris@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR. DUNCAN MACMILLAN 

(DEPUTY MAYOR) 0438 830 475 

crdmacmillan@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR. NIK SKROB 

0410 423 810 

crnskrob@playford.sa.gov.au 

WARD 2 

WARD 

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CR. NICK CAVA 

0417 016 156 

crncava@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR. ADAM SHERWOOD 

0412 089 614 

crasherwood@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR. GAY SMALLWOOD-SMITH 

0417 016 163 

gaysmasmith@internode.on.net 

CR. MARILYN BAKER 

0418 836 685 

crmbaker@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR. MICHAEL JOY 

0412 090 329 

crmjoy@playford.sa.gov.au 

WARD 3 

WARD 4 

CR. ANDREW CRAIG 

0417 016 160 

CR. JOE FEDERICO 

0417 016 164 

crjfederico@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR. CORAL GOOLEY 

0417 016 158 

crcgooley@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR.DENIS DAVEY 

0412 090 725 

crddavey@playford.sa.gov.au 

CR. MAX O’RIELLY 

0417 016 166 

crmorielly@playford.sa.gov.au 

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2 C i t y o f P l a y f o r d C u s t o m e r S e r v i c e i s t h e r e f o r y o u P h : 8 2 5 6 0 3 3 3

CONTENTS 

MESSAGE 

FROM YOUR 

MAYOR 

PAGE 5 A growing demand for 

healthy food choices 

PAGE 9 Australia Day award 

winners 

*Location Details 

Page 7 When it comes to 

safety Council is listening 

PAGE 11 People with a 

passion 

YOUR COUNCIL MEETING TIMES 

Meeting Time Day *Location 

Corporate Governance Committee 4:30pm First Tuesday of Month 

Civic Events Committee 4:00pm First Wednesday of Month 

Chief Executive Officer 

Performance Review 

Community and Environment 

Committee 

Economic and Corporate 

Committee 

District Bushfire Prevention 

Committee 

Council Development Assessment 

Panel 

5:30pm 

7:00pm 

7:00pm 

7:30pm 

6:00pm 

Second Monday of Month 

(as business needs arise) 

Second Tuesday of Month 

Second Tuesday of Month 

Second Thursday of 

Month 

(as business needs arise) 

Third Monday of Month 

Governance Review Committee 5:00pm Third Tuesday of Month 

Strategic Planning Committee 

(Presentations by outside 

organisations, and informal 

discussions as required) 

7:00pm 

Third Tuesday of Month 

Ordinary Council 7:00pm Fourth Tuesday of Month 

Special Council TBC As business needs arise 

Informal Gatherings TBC As business needs arise 

Committee and Council meeting times may be amended. For the current meeting times please visit 

www.playford.sa.gov.au 

Council Chambers – Playford Civic Centre, 10 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth 

Committee Room – Playford Civic Centre, 10 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth 

Holden Room – Playford Operations Centre, 12 Bishopstone Rd, Davoren Park 

For further information contact the Community Engagement Team. Phone 8256 0333 or 

email governance@playford.sa.gov.au or visit www.playford.sa.gov.au 

Committee Room, 

Civic Centre 


Civic Centre 

Holden Room, 

Playford Operations 

Centre 

Alternate Meeting 

Rooms, Civic Centre 

Alternate Meeting 

Rooms, Civic Centre 

Council Chambers, 

Civic Centre 


Civic Centre 


Civic Centre 


Civic Centre 


Civic Centre 


Civic Centre 


Civic Centre 

We are into 2012 with many initiatives underway 

that bring together our plan to provide the best 

value service for you as a ratepayer, along with our 

vision to build a better future for our children and 

grandchildren. 

Currently we have over 79,000 people living in 

Playford and we continue to experience increased 

activity and investment in our region, however this 

growth affects our environment, our infrastructure, 

our community needs and our planning. 

So we are putting in place the necessary strategies 

and master plans that will not only manage the 

increased demands of our community, but also take 

advantage of the opportunities that growth presents 

to us. 

The Playford Plan is also being further developed 

to ensure we have an integrated approach to our 

overall development as part of the 30 Year State 

Government Strategic Plan. This means we have 

designs and costings for major initiatives already 

in place, so we can be frontrunners in attracting 

long-term funding from government and business to 

deliver these projects. 

Council has now endorsed the Lyell McEwen 

Hospital Precinct Masterplan. This significant project 

maintains our focus on our health and wellbeing 

now and into the future. We are currently working 

with the State Government, health providers and 

businesses to attract the necessary medical and 

health services, facilities and jobs. 

Close to this area we are looking to establish a 

dedicated Playford Sports Precinct, so we can 

offer quality facilities to develop elite players in our 

community. This will complement the Angle Vale 

Sports Precincts that will be open in June this year. 

We have also set up two areas for business 

development and local job creation, with Edinburgh 

North already headquarters for over 100 businesses 

and 1,550 hectares set aside at Greater Edinburgh 

Parks, and launched the Invest Northern Adelaide 

website. 

An Open Space Strategy has been developed to 

ensure that our parks, reserves and open spaces 

become more usable, friendly and exciting. 

In order to deliver these major projects, we continue 

to strive for more efficiency and effectiveness in our 

daily operations, as we work towards improving our 

city presentation, and making our neighbourhoods 

safer and more attractive. 

Our goal is to reduce operating costs by 9% by 

2015/16, as we deliver $75.6 million of ongoing 

services and $25.9 million of capital projects this 

financial year, so Playford can continue to be a great 

place to live, work, play. 

Please enjoy this issue of North is Up, and feel free 

to contact me if I can be of assistance to you. 

Mayor Glenn Docherty 

City of Playford 

N o r t h i s U p 

w w w. p l a y f o r d . s a . g o v. a u 

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NEWS 

IN BRIEF 

IMAGINE... Your 

Playford 

Council is about to commence 

the review of the Playford 

Community Plan, a long term 

vision that paints a picture of 

where you see Playford in 30 

years – what it will look like and 

feel like to experience life here. 

The plan will identify those key 

things that Council and others 

will focus on and work towards 

to achieve the vision. It will 

also include a set of community 

indicators which will help Council 

and others to measure how we are 

all progressing. 

To develop the plan, Council 

needs you to get on board and be 

involved in developing the long 

term vision for Playford. You, your 

family, friends and neighbours 

will be the ones experiencing the 

future and should help shape the 

vision of what you want Playford 

to be. 

There will be many different ways 

to get involved from late March 

through to May. All you need to 

do at this stage is register your 

interest by calling us on 8256 0333 

or email us at 

playford@playford.sa.gov.au 

Remember, it’s Your Future; it’s 

Your Playford. 

Lost dog? 

Council’s website now includes 

an up to date register of dogs 

that have been impounded in the 

City in the last 7-10 days. The 

register includes information on the 

breed, colour and sex of the dog and 

a photograph. 

Dogs found wandering and not 

under effective control of its owner 

are impounded both for the benefit of 

the dog and the safety of the general 

public. They are held at Council for 

a maximum of 72 hours and then 

transferred to the Animal Welfare 

League Shelter. 

If you have lost your dog, 

please check the impounded 

dog register at www.playford.sa.gov. 

au and then call the City of Playford 

on 8256 0333 (24 hours) or the 

Animal Welfare League on 

8252 1999. 

Did you know that the City of 

Playford bylaw limits the ownership 

of dogs to two? Therefore if you own 

more than this number you need to 

contact Council to obtain the relevant 

permits. 

Further information on this and other 

dog and cat management advice can 

also be found on Council’s website. 

Monitoring our 

carbon footprint 

Council is committed to 

operating in an environmentally 

responsible and sound manner 

and for the first time it’s 2010/11 

Annual Report included a section on 

greenhouse gas emissions. This is 

the start of a process that will allow 

us to track our progress towards 

minimising environmental impacts 

and becoming more energy and 

resource efficient. 

Under the National Greenhouse and 

Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme 

our annual emission for 2010/11 was 

2,845.42 tonnes of carbon dioxide 

equivalents, which translates to an 

average of 36kg per resident. The 

scheme reports on Scope 1 and 

Scope 2 emissions – the release 

of greenhouse gases into the 

atmosphere as a direct result of an 

activity at a facility (Scope 1) and the 

release of gases as a direct result 

of activities that generate electricity, 

heating or cooling that is consumed 

by, but does not form part of, the 

facility (Scope 2). 

There has been an increase in 

energy consumption over the 

last four years; however this is 

consistent with the corresponding 

increase in population growth 

within the City. For further updates 

on Council’s environmental 

performance please visit 

www.playford.sa.gov.au 

Efficiency and 

Effectiveness 

Update 

The City of Playford is a progressive 

and forward thinking Council, 

with an ongoing commitment to 

deliver the best value and outcomes 

to benefit the Playford community. 

To this end, we continually review 

how we can improve our key 

services, streamline our service 

delivery, provide new initiatives and 

become more efficient and effective 

as an organisation. 

Following the high level review of 

our operations, and testing of the 

cost reduction assumptions put 

forward in the 2010/11 Long Term 

Financial Plan, we have identified 

some opportunities to enable 

Council to deliver future services to 

the community in the best possible 

way. 

A five year strategy, plan and 

timeframe has been developed 

that will enable us to achieve an 

operating cost reduction of 9% by 

2015/16. 

An organisational restructure 

is currently taking place, and 

will provide the platform for our 

Efficiency and Effectiveness 

program, enabling better work 

flows and delivery of services. All 

General Manager and the Chief 

Financial Officer roles have now 

been filled, and Manager’s positions 

and departments are being realigned 

to transition to the new structure 

in preparation for the new financial 

year. 

A key element of the strategy is 

improving procedures and systems 

for better responses to community 

issues. The ‘Draft Customer 

Experience Charter: Our Promise 

to You’ has been developed with 

our community in mind, and in 

March focus groups and invitations 

for feedback will be conducted 

through the media and on the 

website. 

Furthermore, the software 

systems for Council’s financial and 

operational information are being 

integrated to enable additional 

functionality and better control 

of asset management, staff 

resourcing, customer request workflow 

and materials supply and costs. 

This ongoing Efficiency and 

Effectiveness program will provide 

real savings and efficiencies that 

will benefit the Playford community 

through the introduction of new or 

enhanced services, holding down 

rate increases and reducing our 

debt. 


A growing 

demand for 

healthy 

food 

choices 

For mother of two Julie-Anne 

Locke, having her children 

suddenly become keen vegetable 

gardeners has been a pleasant 

surprise and has resulted in more 

cooking being done at home. 

“I’m having to learn to cook all 

sorts of new dishes.” she admits 

with a laugh 

Josh, who’s just started primary 

school, and his older sister Alana 

so far have managed to grow 

lettuces, strawberries and spring 

onions in the OPAL and Playford 

Council-supplied raised garden box 

– along with soil, mulch and garden 

tools - in their front yard. But basil, 

tomatoes and capsicum are on the 

way and Josh and Alana battle 

over whose turn it is with the 

watering can. 

“They both really enjoy growing 

the veggies,” says Julie-Anne, 

“and it’s been so easy to do. 

The lettuces really took off and 

it seemed we were almost 

guaranteed to succeed. It was our 

first attempt at growing anything 

other than weeds. 

“I’d really encourage other parents 

to do the same and to get their 

kids involved. It makes them much 

more aware of what they’re eating 

– mine now keep asking ‘is that 

healthy food’?” 

Julie-Anne’s is one of 40 

participants that are now growing 

their own vegetables in the project 

being run by OPAL and the Street 

Wise Project in Davoren Park, 

Smithfield Plains and Munno Para. 

The initiative provides families with 

information and resources to set 

up a vegetable garden in their own 

backyards, with participants invited 

to join in sessions covering topics 

such as basic gardening, water 

wise tips, composting and cooking 

their produce. 

”This is a great new initiative of 

OPAL to support families to eat 

well,” says City of Playford Mayor, 

Glenn Docherty. “There has been 

an impressive response from the 

community and we are excited to 

provide children in our community 

with an opportunity to experience 

growing their own produce.” 

It may not be a path that every 

parent is able to take, but there 

is an alternative route to healthy 

food and it’s one that’s been taken 

by the IGA store at Davoren Park, 

supported again by Council’s OPAL 

program. 

The IGA store was taken over by 

new managers about 12 months 

ago who were keen to make some 

changes. Previously, healthy food 

options at the store were limited. 

Meat choices were limited to 

mostly sausages and mince. Fruit 

and vegetables were restricted to 

a single table in the middle of an 

aisle. 

Now, new refrigeration units have 

been installed. A selection of 

healthy meat (chicken breasts, lean 

cuts of beef, etc) and an array of 

fresh and well-presented fruit and 

vegetable choices are on show in 

new display units. 

“We have made many changes 

in store to ensure that we have 

a better range of food choices 

available to the community,” says 

store manager Patrick Ryan. “It 

has been great to have OPAL 

supporting us in making these 

changes.” 

The changes have paid off in 

increased turnover, proving there 

is a great untapped demand for 

healthy food choices. Meat sales 

IGA store manager Patrick Ryan showing off an array of healthy food options 

available at the Davoren Park store. 

that staggered along at around 

$400 a week have soared to 

$3,000 a week with the new, 

healthier cuts. 

With the greater range and more 

appealing fresh produce, fruit and 

veg sales have gone from $500 a 

week to $2,200, while water sales 

have gone from zero to 20 cartons 

of water per month – helping to 

replace unhealthy sugary fizzy 

drinks. 

Patrick says the next stage will 

see in-supermarket cooking 

demonstrations and tastings, 

recipe cards and food packs made 

up by the Playford Food Co-op. 

The changes link closely with the 

promotion of OPAL’s third theme, 

‘Make it a Fresh snack’ which 

encourages children, families 

and young people to make fresh, 

unpackaged snack food choices 

like fresh fruit, vegetables, lean 

meat, wholegrain breads and 

cereals and reduced fat dairy 

products. 

“This is a great example of OPAL 

and the City of Playford working in 

partnership with local businesses 

to improve access to quality and 

affordable food choices for our 

community,” says Mayor Docherty. 

The OPAL program is a joint 

initiative between the City of 

Playford and the State and Federal 

Governments to encourage 

children and families to eat well 

and be active. The City of Playford 

has recently been successful in 

obtaining additional funding to 

expand the reach of the OPAL 

catchment to cover the suburbs 

of Elizabeth, Elizabeth Downs, 

Elizabeth Park, Elizabeth East, 

Elizabeth South, Elizabeth Grove 

and Elizabeth Vale - and an 

additional 26,000 residents. 

OPAL has recently commenced 

its new theme, ‘Think Feet 

First. Step, Cycle, Scoot to 

school’. The theme will focus 

on encouraging children, young 

people and parents to consider 

not using the car for all or part 

of the journey to school. For 

more information about this 

theme and the OPAL program 

visit www.playford.sa.gov.au. 



5

WHAT DO I 

GET FOR MY 

RATES? 

The City of Playford provides over 200 services to the Playford 

community. Given this huge number, there are many services 

provided that do not come to mind for residents. Here, in our 

regular series, we focus on the Asset Management Plan (AMP) 

for Council-owned buildings. Key service areas will be profiled in 

future editions to highlight how rates income is allocated across 

the services provided by Council. 

Service in 

focus: Asset 

Management 

Plans – keeping 

things shipshape 

costs big dollars 

Keeping all of the City of 

Playford’s assets looking 

shipshape and in good working 

order requires a huge amount of 

maintenance each year. 

These assets include everything 

from the city’s public buildings 

and sporting club houses to park 

furniture and irrigation equipment 

– about 50,000 items altogether, 

with expected life spans ranging 

from five to 120 years and an 

annual maintenance and renewal 

cost to Council of around 

$25 million. 

Council spends significant money 

on the development, upgrade 

and refurbishment of community 

facilities such as the Angle Vale 

Sports Facility and John McVeity 

Centre, but significant funds and 

time are spent on the maintenance 

of a total of 193 Council-owned 

buildings through its Asset 

Management Plan (AMP) for 

buildings. 

The plan outlines what money is 

required to operate, maintain and 

ultimately replace each asset and 

in what year that money will be 

required. 

Each type of building asset is 

broken down into categories, for 

example, categorised according 

to structure, fit-out, electrical, 

plumbing, air conditioning, roof and 

so on, with each category having 

a different expected life span. 

Maintenance strategies focus 

on preventative maintenance to 

achieve the longest possible life of 

the asset and keep it in the best 

possible condition. 

In the past two years capital 

works expenditure just for 

Council’s community facilities 

totalled more than $2.6 million, of 

The newly renovated Playford Patriots club rooms, Ramsay Park. 

which around $560,000 came from 

Commonwealth funding. 

“Through our customer surveys 

we have recognised gaps between 

what we’ve been able to provide 

and what our ratepayers expect,” 

says Group Manager Asset 

Strategy Peter Oye. “Through the 

AMP process we are able to bridge 

much of that gap. 

“There is still more work to 

be done in clearly defining an 

agreed and sustainable service 

level provision for our community 

assets, but by combining Council 

with Federal funding opportunities 

we have been able to bring 

forward several years worth of 

AMP refurbishment work during 

the last few years.” 

New facilities 

will boost 

community 

sport and 

social 

activities 

The long awaited $7 million 

redevelopment of the John 

McVeity Centre will start later 

this year, enabling it to expand its 

role in providing state-of-the-art 

recreation, fitness and community 

programs that will provide a boost 

to the area’s health and wellbeing. 

Located on the corner of Peachey 

and Davoren Roads in Smithfield 

Plains, directly opposite the new 

B-7 John Hartley School, the 

current centre has a single sports 

court and a number of outdated 

meeting rooms. 

The redeveloped centre will 

include a 200sqm gymnasium and 

construction of new community 

meeting spaces, plus either a new 

500sqm activity hall or a full size 

sports court depending on whether 

an extra $1.6 million funding is 

granted from the federal Regional 

Development Australia Fund. So 

far Council is contributing 

$5.65 million to the cost with a 

further $1.25 million coming from 

the Playford Alive Initiatives Fund. 

A new café with outdoor area, 

crèche, extra storage space and 

landscaping will provide residents 

with a modern facility capable of 

meeting the sport, recreation and 

social needs of a rapidly growing 

community. 

Meanwhile, an interim 

management agreement for the 

newly constructed Angle Vale 

Community Sports Facility on 

Fradd Road will see the Angle Vale 

Angle Vale Community Sports Facility. 

Sports and Community Association 

take over day to day responsibility 

for all of its operations for the next 

30 months. At the start there will 

be a six month handover period 

during which Council will manage 

hire and use of the facilities while 

the association sorts out policies 

for its longer term management. 

The two irrigated playing fields, 

cricket pitch, multi-function club 

rooms and car park will provide an 

enormous boost to sporting and 

community facilities available in 

the Angle Vale community. While 

principally a facility for the local 

football, soccer and cricket clubs, 

it is intended as a multi-use facility 

and available for hire and use by 

other local community groups. 


When it 

comes to 

safety 

Council is 

listening 

very resident has a 

“E right to feel safe in their 

community,” says City of Playford 

Mayor Glenn Docherty. “It’s one 

of the basic fundamentals of local 

government and it’s a principle 

that goes to the heart of many of 

Council’s actions.” 

It can range from having safer 

footpaths or pedestrian crossings 

in the right places to making sure 

new communities are designed 

with resident safety in mind, with 

adequate street lighting and safe 

public transport. 

But that also throws an obligation 

back onto the community – to 

make sure their Council knows 

community concerns about public 

safety and works in partnership 

with Council to find the best 

solutions. 

“The key to it is having a Council 

that listens to its community,” 

says Mayor Docherty, “and that’s 

something we try very hard to 

facilitate.” 

One practical example is the 

Community Safety Audits that 

Council has held in parts of the 

city which provide residents with 

an opportunity to identify all the 

factors that have either a negative 

or positive impact on their feelings 

of safety. 

Participants are given basic 

training in the principles of Crime 

Prevention Through Environmental 

Design (CPTED), which is 

based on the idea that people’s 

behaviour within the physical 

environment, particularly in terms 

of the possibility of offending, is 

influenced by the design of that 

environment. 

“It is recognised that poor 

urban design and management 

contribute to fear of crime in a 

community,” Mayor Docherty 

says. “However, the people best 

placed to determine the factors 

that contribute to fear of crime are 

often the residents who live, work 

or recreate in that community.” 

“So when we invite members 

of the community to take part in 

a Safety Audit, we really mean 

it – we want to hear how they 

feel about their area. In this way 

they can help us to identify factors 

that increase the actual and 

perceived vulnerability of a site 

and any potential problems, they 

can help guide future planning and 

building development, and they 

can help development a sense 

of community ownership and 

responsibility.” 

A more traditional way for a 

community to make its feelings 

known is by presenting a petition 

to Council. That’s how Munno 

Para residents went about alerting 

the Council to their concerns 

regarding traffic issues, including 

the strategic positioning of 

roundabouts, chicanes and other 

traffic calming measures on 

several of Munno Para’s main 

streets. 

Council responded initially by 

undertaking a traffic study in 

Munno Para to look at current 

road conditions and identify local 

road network issues from site 

observations, traffic data and 

community questionnaire surveys. 

The resulting report went on to 

recommend a number of solutions 

that would make life safer for 

residents and more effectively 

manage driver behaviour on the 

local road network. 

These included the installation of 

parking lanes, pedestrian refuges 

to assist pedestrians crossing the 

road, speed cushions, modifying 

the layout of some junctions and 

additional street lighting where 

needed by the traffic calming 

devices. Residents were advised 

of the proposed measures and that 

their designs were available on 

Council’s website. 

Work on installing these measures 

has already begun with lines on 

roads, to be followed by raised 

concrete islands and upgraded 

street lighting at some locations 

together with additional traffic 

calming measures. The project is 

due to be completed around the 

middle of the year at a total capital 

cost of $600,000. 

Many other safety-related 

programs are undertaken as a 

matter of normal Council business, 

including the rapid removal of 

graffiti, which has been increased 

due to the centralisation of the 

graffiti removal service and 

employment of a dedicated graffiti 

removal worker. “We continue to 

foster relationships with sporting 

clubs and community groups 

regarding graffiti management 

strategies,” adds Mayor Docherty. 

“A partial indicator of success in 

the future will be the appearance 

of legal aerosol art on privately 

owned facilities.” 

Council is also working with 

Boystown and the Department 

of Correctional Services on 

graffiti removal programs, as well 

as providing kits to residents 

to remove any graffiti on their 

property. 

In another initiative Council is 

involved in North on Target (NOT), 

a 12 week program aimed at giving 

students a better understanding of 

community values and providing 

information about how to keep 

healthy by avoiding substances 

such as alcohol and drugs. 

Facilitated in partnership with 

SAPOL’s Drug Action Team, the 

Department of Education and 

Children Development (formally 

A range of safety measures that Council 

has implemented across the City. 

Department of Education and 

Children’s Services) and Northern 

Area Community and Youth 

Services (NACYS), the program 

also has a focus on leadership 

development encouraging 

participants to act as peers to 

classmates. 

Funding from the National 

Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction 

Program for Operation Bounce 

Back (OBB) allowed for vehicle 

crime awareness and educational 

presentations by SAPOL at 

local shopping and community 

centres. This program also saw car 

immobilisers provided and installed 

free of charge for residents. 

Improved community safety has 

led to Council allocating $350,000 

this year for the installation of 

new footpaths – particularly in 

areas where there are missing 

sections of footpath. Residents are 

encouraged to report a broken or 

damaged footpath by contacting 

Customer Service (08) 8256 0333, 

by email to Playford@playford. 

sa.gov.au or by logging a request 

online via e-pathway. 

Other safety projects include 

installation of kerb ramps to 

make it easier for disabled and 

pram access, upgrading school 

crossings, traffic management 

and road safety reviews, and 

remedying tripping hazards on 

footpaths. 



7

BUSINESS 

GROWTH 

Edinburgh 

North 

is the name of 

the game 

What a difference a name 

makes, especially when 

it’s all about improving overseas 

recognition of Playford businesses 

involved in international trade. 

City of Playford Mayor Glenn 

Docherty says changing the name 

of Elizabeth West to Edinburgh 

North is all about international 

and national trade and business 

development. 

“Many businesses in the area are 

involved in export, particularly in 

the defence sector, so when the 

name Edinburgh is mentioned to 

overseas companies they know 

of Edinburgh Airbase. There is 

instant recognition and they know 

exactly where it is, without further 

explanation.” 

Already headquarters for more 

than 100 businesses, Edinburgh 

North is positioning itself as an 

eco industrial centre for the state 

and a leader in environmental 

sustainability. 

The name change was originally 

suggested in 2009, when 

Council established the Elizabeth 

West Business Forum with 

businesses in the Elizabeth 

West Precinct. Among its first 

objectives was a suburb boundary 

realignment and name change 

from Elizabeth West to Edinburgh 

North. 

The Business Forum has also 

been renamed Edinburgh North 

Business Forum and is becoming 

increasingly recognised within 

the state and local government 

spheres as a key stakeholder in the 

region’s development. 

“Northern Adelaide is a vibrant 

economic area growing faster than 

the rest of the State. Edinburgh 

North also links with the major 

rezoning of Greater Edinburgh 

Parks, which is made up of 1,500 ha 

of industrial land to the west that 

is about to be rezoned and will 

provide up to 38,000 jobs over 

the next 20 to 30 years,” Mayor 

Docherty said. 

Council is currently working 

with the new Department of 

Manufacturing, Innovation, 

Trade and Resources (DMITR) 

to investigate the eco-innovation 

potential of the precinct. 

Edinburgh North Business Forum 

President and CFO of the Weeks 

Group, Joe Tassone, said he was 

pleased with what the forum had 

been able to achieve in a short 

time: “We can now focus on the 

aesthetics of the area and identify 

some environmental initiatives 

which can be implemented for a 

sustainable future.” 

Edinburgh 

North 

Master Plan 

The City of Playford in 

conjunction with the Elizabeth 

North Business Forum has 

commissioned the preparation of 

a Master Plan for the newly named 

Edinburgh North industrial area. 

The businesses in Edinburgh 

North have a vision for the area 

‘as one of the most innovative 

advanced manufacturing 

precincts... it will employ world’s 

best practice in the application 

of ecologically responsible, 

hi-tech and knowledge based 

economies.’ 

Experienced consultants Jensen 

Planning and Design have been 

appointed to undertake preparation 

of the Edinburgh North Master 

Plan. The plan will help to deliver 

the vision for the area by preparing 

urban design concepts and through 

recommending landscape, 

planning, environmental and 

traffic improvements. A 

marketing strategy is also being 

developed with the Business 

Forum to look how to best 

promote the name change 

and a final report including a 

recommended action plan will be 

made available early this year. 

New Energy 

Study 

The City of Playford is working 

with new Department of 

Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade 

Resources and Energy (DMITRE) 

to investigate the potential of 

companies in Edinburgh North 

to reduce waste and develop 

sustainable business practices. 

In particular, under the State’s 

Eco Innovation Program, the 

Government is seeking to 

undertake a detailed energy study 

with the businesses. The study will 

work with participating companies 

to develop new ways to promote 

energy efficiency. This new energy 

initiative has been endorsed by the 

Edinburgh North Business Forum 

(see Page 8 for further details). 

Youth Week 

SLAM 

Free Youth Event 

(Skate, Launch, Art, Music) 

Drop into the Bowl, launch 

yourself into dance workshops, 

create live aerosol art and listen 

to awesome local music. 

Mega Skate Comp (Scooters/ 

Skateboard and BMX), Aerosol 

Art Competition, Youth Service 

Stalls, BBQ, DJ’s, Workshops and 

demonstrations. 

• Free 

• All ages 

• Drug and Alcohol Free event 

• Saturday 14th April 

• 12:00pm 

Launch Pad Skate Park 73 

Elizabeth Way Elizabeth 

For more information contact 

Georgina Pearce on 8255 5560 

The City of Playford 

Youth Advisory 

Committee is currently 

looking for new 

members. If you are 

a young person aged 

between 15-25 who 

would like to get involved 

with volunteering in your 

local area please contact 

the City of Playford Youth 

Development Officer 

Georgina Pearce on 

8255 5560 or gpearce@ 

playford.sa.gov.au 


Australia Day 

award 

winners 

The City of Playford’s 

Australia Day celebrations 

included its annual 

Australia Day Awards in 

recognition of those that 

have made an outstanding 

contribution to the 

community. The winners 

of six categories were 

announced at a ceremony 

in Fremont Park. 

The awards were presented 

by City of Playford Mayor 

Glenn Docherty and Australia Day 

Ambassador Mrs Mandy Macky 

AO. The 2012 City of Playford 

Citizen of the Year Award went 

to Dennis Ryan, a long-serving 

former City of Playford Councillor. 

Dennis has actively contributed 

to the community through his 

involvement with the Elizabeth 

Grove Neighbourhood Watch 

scheme, the Playford Meals on 

Wheels Committee and as a 

volunteer member of the City Of 

Playford graffiti team. He is also 

a Justice of the Peace, a board 

member of St Augustine’s Church 

and a Life Member of Central 

Districts Football Club. 

The Older Citizen of the Year 

Award went to Sheila Kennedy Hall 

AM for her tireless work spanning 

almost 50 years in the areas of 

counselling, health and welfare 

in the City. Sheila continues to 

be involved in local community 

projects with voluntary work 

through the Playford Rotary Club. 

Two inspirational role models 

shared the Young Citizen of the 

Year award. Beau Brug was 

recognised for his efforts in 

numerous fundraising activities 

and his contribution to the Playford 

Youth Advisory Committee, the 

Australian Youth Climate Council 

and the South Australian Youth 

Parliament. 

As a Cadet Sergeant with the 

Playford division of St John’s 

Ambulance Lloyd Dohnt has 

contributed over 100 hours duty at 

events in the community over the 

last two years and his dedication 

extends to mentoring new 

members and assisting with the 

training of junior members. 

The Community Group of the Year 

honours went to the Andrews 

Farm Junior Soccer Club. Starting 

out with less than 16 players in 

2009 the club now boasts 150 

players and as well as promoting 

a healthy home and school life, 

club members also undertake 

light gardening duties for elderly 

members of the community. 

The Soccer Club had further 

reason to celebrate with Tony 

O’Reilly, Club President, being 

awarded the Sports Club Member 

of the Year. Tony also contributes 

to the club as a coach, referee 

and committee member working 

towards promoting and building the 

club further. 

The Elizabeth Riders Committee 

- City of Playford/Anglicare SA 

were the worthy winners of the 

Community Project/Event of the 

Year Award for their annual SLAM 

Youth Week Skate competition 

which saw some 750 young people 

in attendance. 

The Civic Events Committee 

applauds all winners and nominees 

for the awards with Mayor Glenn 

Docherty, a member of the Awards 

judging panel, commenting that 

it was inspiring to see the impact 

that community-minded individuals 

have made on our community. 

The City of Playford wishes to thank all 

sponsors, volunteers, service groups and 

staff who contributed to the success of 

the day. 

Pictured clockwise from top left: City of Playford Mayor Glenn Docherty with Dennis 

Ryan, Tony O’Reilly, Andrews Farms Junior Soccer Club members, Elizabeth Riders Club 

members, Lloyd Dohnt, Beau Brug and Sheila Kennedy Hall. 

Anzac Day 

City of Playford remembers the Fallen on 

Anzac Day, Wednesday 25 April, with 

a dawn service commencing at 6am at the 

Cross of Remembrance Memorial, Smithfield 

Gardens, Anderson Walk, Smithfield. 

Individuals and organisations are welcome to lay a wreath at 

the service. 

For more information please contact Suzanne McHale on 

8256 0164 or smchale@playford.sa.gov.au. 

Giving the 

city a short 

back and 

sides 

Perhaps it’s a bit like having a 

regular hair cut to look nice and 

tidy, but there’s no doubt that giving 

Playford’s street verges a regular 

mow makes a big difference to the 

way everyone appreciates our city. 

That’s made clear by Playford 

Council’s customer satisfaction 

research, which consistently 

shows that the appearance of the 

city is of great importance to its 

residents. 

As a result, one of the key priorities 

of the 2011/12 Council Plan is to 

continue to improve the appearance 

of the city and funds have been 

allocated for increased road and 

footpath maintenance and additional 

verge mowing, as well as for 

graffiti removal and litter prevention 

programs. 

Playford’s urban verges will be cut 

an additional two times per year, 

taking it to at least five cuts in total. 

“We’ve already made a difference 

to the look of the city,” says 

Greg Wegund, Team Manager 

Open Space. His team has been 

expanded with a new crew and plant 

equipment to be received within the 

coming months for implementation 

of the new mowing program. 

“The guys are keen and 

enthusiastic, really motivated to 

improve the look of the city,” Greg 

says. “Having a whole extra crew 

will definitely make a difference.” 

Residents can also make a 

difference by upgrading their 

verge area, including planting new 

vegetation – but before doing so 

they must seek Council approval. 

The verge area might look simple 

enough but there are things like 

water, sewer and gas mains, 

underground cables and drainage to 

consider. 

Verge landscaping application 

forms are available from Council, 

along with guidelines that include 

the most appropriate trees and 

shrubs. Note also that residents are 

then responsible for the ongoing 

maintenance of the verge. 



9

Waterproofing 


Water runs 

purple in 


The success of any system 

is measured by its outputs 

and for Council’s $19.2 million 

Waterproofing Playford Stage 2 

Project, the output is water that 

replaces precious mains water. 

Stage 2 will collect, treat and store 

up to 1.0 gigalitres (GL) by 2015, 

adding to the 860ML capacity of 

Stage 1. This is interesting on its 

own, but would be useless unless 

it can create community value. This 

is where reticulation mains, better 

known as purple pipes, come in. 

Over 18 kilometres of additional 

purple pipe will be installed across 

the City in Stage 2 to distribute 

treated stormwater to where it is 

needed and these reticulation mains 

make it possible to use the system. 

As with all aspects of 

Waterproofing Playford, a 

combination of natural and 

engineering solutions have come 

together, as City of Playford’s 

reticulation project manager Rocco 

Ventra explains. 

“When you are talking about 1.0GL 

across 35km and water pressure 

around five times that of an average 

car tyre you need to make decisions 

that move water efficiently but 

to also ensure correct pressure 

and flow is provided to satisfy 

delivery to the irrigation system in 

question,” he said. 

“We have used the natural rise 

and fall across the City to assist in 

maintaining pressure throughout 

the network. This has a further 

benefit as it reduces the amount 

of pumping required and thus the 

associated energy required to 

power them. 

“A lot of planning and hydraulic 

modelling has gone in to the 

network - it is not just a matter 

of digging holes and making 

connections. We have strategically 

installed valves throughout the 

system so that the network can 

remain operational whilst being 

maintained. This will assist in 

minimising disruption during times 

of supply. In terms of construction 

method, Council has requested 

a mix of trench digging on easy 

to access Council reserves and 

directional drilling under roads 

minimising traffic and community 

disruption,” Rocco said. 

The network aims to connect 21 

Council reserves and 15 schools 

with treated stormwater for 

irrigation. Some of the reserves 

include Argana Park, Ridley 

Reserve and Dauntsey Reserve. 

Once all customers are connected 

to the scheme a total of 1.0GL 

of mains water will be displaced. 

This $19.2 million latest stage 

of Waterproofing Playford also 

includes: 

• the $4.9 million, 2.6 hectare 

Curtis Wetlands, which includes 

landscaped and grassed 

areas with walking paths for 

community use; 

• community bore projects 

that play an important role in 

maintaining water quality and 

delivery; 

• a capture basin adjacent to the 

Northern Expressway which will 

capture and store stormwater; 

and 

• sophisticated ASR (aquifer 

storage and recovery) technology 

that transfers water above and 

below ground. 

These projects are scheduled for 

completion in mid 2013 and build 

on Waterproofing Playford Stage 1 

projects such as Stebonheath Park 

Wetlands. 

Waterproofing Playford Stage 2 

is jointly funded by the Australian 

Government’s Water for the Future 

initiative through the National 

Urban Water and Desalination 

Plan; the Government of South 

Australia through its Water 

for Good initiative; the Land 

Management Corporation; the 

Department of Planning, Transport 

and Infrastructure and the City of 

Playford. 

Drilling in 

the right 

direction for 

Indigenous 

talent 

Major projects such as 

Waterproofing Playford 

provide many new work training 

opportunities, with one company, 

SADB Directional Drilling, deciding 

to work with the City of Playford 

and the Marni Waiendi centre to 

offer a training opportunity for 

Aboriginal youth. 

Five young candidates will 

undertake a five-day work 

placement working with a 

different crew each day as 

SADB undertakes its directional 

drilling program which will enable 

reticulation pipes to be laid. 

SADB General Manager Peter 

Clemente said part of his 

company’s charter included 

corporate social responsibility, as 

a result of which an Indigenous 

awareness program had recently 

been completed. 

The City of Playford is providing 

support to SADB as an employer 

by selecting the right candidates, 

providing initial off-site training 

in areas such as occupational 

health and safety, and providing 

appropriate work gear. This is 

the first time such a program has 

focused on Playford contractors. 

SADB, which has been providing 

directional drilling, trenching and 

civil services for more than 

15 years, will provide the practical 

skills and training, and the 

possibility of future traineeships. 

The project overall is coordinated 

by Alan Jones from Marni Waiendi 

Indigenous Transition Pathways 

Centre, which aims to provide 

young people with learning 

programs that will promote social 

inclusion and cultural participation, 

while improving employment 

prospects. 

The City of Playford, which 

established the national awardwinning 

Marni Waiendi centre in 

2005, has received funding over 

36 months to deliver the 

Community Support Service to 

Potential training candidates get to see SADB in action installing purple pipes around the City. 

improve Indigenous access to 

mainstream services in Adelaide’s 

Northern Suburbs. 

The centre has achieved great 

success in providing skills training 

to Aboriginal students living in 

Adelaide’s northern suburbs, with 

more than 170 young people in 

the region so far using its learning 

pathways program. Many of the 

participants are seen as potential 

Indigenous leaders of the future. 


People 

with a 

passion 

Colleen 

pushes 

all the 

right 

buttons 

Colleen Kirby has spent more 

than 60 years pressing the 

right buttons to make people get 

up and dance. 

When she was a teenager her 

mother took her to a concert in 

Adelaide that featured an accordion 

player: “I thought, how does he 

know how to put his fingers on the 

right buttons?” Colleen recalls. 

Within months she’d saved 

hard enough to buy her own first 

accordion. Nine months later she 

abandoned her accordion lessons 

– no doubt having learnt where 

all the buttons were, and she 

was off on a self-taught musical 

journey that continues today at the 

Grenville Centre with folk bands 

Filigree and Shenanigans – and the 

wonderfully named Ukulele Ladies 

and Company which meets in her 

rumpus room at home. 

“Music is my life now,” says 

77-year-old Colleen, who has lived 

in the Elizabeth area since she was 

12 months old. Born in Minlaton 

where her father was a butcher, 

Colleen says she grew up as a 

“real tomboy” with foxing and 

rabbiting high on the list of fun 

things to do. 

By the time she was in her early 

20s she was playing the accordion 

for Irish dancing. Little wonder that 

her three children all grew up to be 

State champions at the art. And for 

30 years or so Colleen specialised 

in designing costumes for Irish 

dancing – she now has around 

1,000 different designs. 

“People would ask me how did I 

do it,” she says, “but I was always 

good at what I never actually 

learnt. I was no good at school, 

always bottom of the class.” 

Colleen is now absolutely at the 

top of the class, recently winning 

the Grenville Centre ‘Living Life to 

the Fullest’ Award. 

Folk group Shenanigans got 

its start nearly six years ago 

when Colleen (Hohner 120 bass 

accordion and occasional banjo, tin 

whistle, mandolin and keyboards) 

and her friend Janet Norris (tin 

whistle and recorder) came home 

after a visit to the Celtic Music 

Group at the Irish Club in Adelaide 

and Janet said: “Wouldn’t it be 

nice to have something like that in 

Elizabeth.” And so it came to pass. 

Sister group Filigree, which has 

become well known playing at 

events and especially at nursing 

homes around the city, also 

includes Colleen’s husband Patrick 

– who was the “and Company” 

part of the ladies’ ukulele band 

Colleen started in her home 

21 years ago. There was Jean, 

Doreen, Sylvia, Joy and Maureen, 

with Colleen on accordion, who 

were booked out two years in 

advance. 

“We were fantastic,” Colleen says 

of the band that has now given up 

public performances. “We have 

a sense of humour – we called 

ourselves the ‘group with 

a droop’.” 

Now Colleen’s greatest joy are 

the three groups of musicians with 

disabilities she teaches as part of 

Council’s social inclusion program. 

She has developed unique ways of 

showing her keen students when 

it’s the right moment for them to 

strum their pre-tuned ukuleles or 

whack their bells and drums. The 

result can be a rather different 

form of shenanigans but for 

Colleen it’s the best reward of all… 

“This is what I really enjoy the 

most,” she says. “And what’s 

more, I get lots of hugs and 

kisses.” 

Helping 

students 

on their 

chosen 

pathway 

In some communities they 

would call on the village elders 

to provide advice to the young as 

they found their way in a grown-up 

world, but these days that’s rarely 

possible. 

Instead the Playford Pathways 

mentoring program has taken on 

this traditional role, using the skills 

and experience of older people 

in the community to help support 

Year 11 and Year 12 students at a 

critical period in their lives. 

“It’s about how the wider 

community can support improved 

school-based learning outcomes 

and create more constructive post 

school pathways for students who 

often do not have home based 

support,” says Playford internal 

consultant and mentor Rachael 

Siddall. “Our view is that students 

who are mentored will have the 

opportunity to potentially improve 

their SACE points and have a 

greater sense of where they want 

to go after they leave school.” 

Currently 10 Year 11 students 

from Fremont Elizabeth City 

High School are in the mentoring 

program, with mentors coming 

from both within the City of 

Playford and the private sector. 

One on one mentoring sessions 

lasting up to 40 minutes are held 

fortnightly, during which possible 

career paths and job options are 

discussed. 

Playford Pathways is a City of 

Playford initiative that connects 

community, schools, governments, 

agencies, training bodies, and 

industry to work together and 

create learning opportunities 

that will lead to jobs for young 

people. It especially focuses on 

helping students to achieve their 

full potential by supporting their 

school based education into their 

chosen post school learning to 

employment pathway. 

‘We have young people from all 

sorts of backgrounds,” Rachael 

says, “but the key thing is they 

all want to make something of 

their lives. Having this sort of 

additional support can make all the 

difference.” 



11

CALENDAR OF 

EVENTS 

There’s plenty going on in Playford over the next few months – why not 

check out the Easter Extravaganza at Munno Para Shopping City or brush up 

your IT skills at the Grenville Community Connections Hub? Details for these 

events plus lots more are listed below. 

To submit an event notification for the next edition of 

North is Up please email details to: northisup@playford.sa.gov.au 

by Tuesday 10 April 2012. 

MARCH 

Wednesday 14 and Friday 23 March – 1.30pm 

“Ka nesksh’n” (Connection) Fringe Shows at 

the Hub at Grenville Community Connections 

Hub. Cost $20 regular, $15 concession. Ages: 

parental guidance. 

Thursday 15 March – 10.45am 

St Patrick’s Day celebrations at Grenville 

Community Connections Hub. 

Friday 16 March – 7.30pm 

Irish Night at Grenville Community Connections 

Hub. Cost: $12 – bookings essential. 

Monday 19 March – 2-3pm 

Ancestry and FindmyPast: Online Genealogy 

at Playford Civic Centre Library. 

Monday 19 March – 8pm-11pm 

Gawler Charity Band at Grenville Community 

Connections Hub. Cost: $7, bring a plate of 

food to share. 

APRIL 

Monday 2 April – Saturday 7 April 

Easter Extravaganza at Munno Para Shopping 

City. Old MacDonald’s Farm Chick Incubator: 

Monday – Thursday, 11.30am-4.30pm. Easter 

Bunny in-centre with FREE chocolate eggs for 

kids: Thursday and Saturday, 1.30-4.30pm. 

* All activities subject to change. 

Tuesday 3 April – 7.30-10pm 

Shenanigans Folk Music Night at Grenville 

Community Connections Hub. Cost: $2 

Tuesday 10 April – Friday 20 April 

Be Active these school holidays at Munno 

Para Shopping City. Be Active with OPAL: 

Wednesday 11– Friday 13 (check website for 

timings). 

Twisted Balloons: Tuesday 10 – Friday 13, 

11.30am-2.30pm. Get Sporty with Splodge 

Craft: Monday 16 – Friday 20, 11am-2pm. 

*All activities subject to change. 

Venue and contact information 

Activities are free unless indicated otherwise. 

Grenville Community Connections Hub, Playford 

Boulevard, Elizabeth. Tel: 8256 0377 

Playford Civic Centre Library, Playford Civic Centre, 

10 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth. Tel: 8256 0334 

Saturday 14 April – from 12.00pm 

SLAM – free youth event at Launch Pad 

Skate Park, Northern Sound System. 

Tuesday 17 April – 7-9pm 

Finding your way around the English and 

Welsh Census – find out how to access the 

material without the need for a researcher 

at the Playford Civic Centre Library. 

Thursday 19 April – 10-11am 

Come and Try Belly Dancing at Playford 

Civic Centre Meeting Rooms. Ages: 18+ 

Tuesday 24 April – 10.30-11.30am 

ANZAC Day Tribute with the Grenville 

Players at Grenville Community 

Connections Hub. 

Wednesday 25 April – 6am 

Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Cross 

of Remembrance Memorial, Smithfield 

Gardens, Anderson Walk, Smithfield. 

Sunday 29 April – 1pm 

Line Dancing Social Fundraiser at the 

Grenville Community Connections Hub. 

Cost: $7 

MAY 

Tuesday 1 May – 7.30-10pm 

Shenanigans Folk Music Night at Grenville 


Thursday 3 May – 3.30-5.30pm 

National Seniors Meeting at the Grenville 


Sunday 6 May – 10.30am 

Mothers Day Luncheon at the Grenville 


Wednesday 9 May – 10am-2pm 

Uleybury Open Day at Uleybury School 

Museum, One Tree Hill. Explore how life was 

for students and teachers in the late 1800s. 

Munno Para Library, Shop 51, Munno Para 

Shopping City, 600 Main North Road, Smithfield. 

Tel: 8254 4600 

Munno Para Shopping City, 300 Main North Road, 

Smithfield. Tel: 8254 5777 or visit www.munno.com.au 

Elizabeth Shopping City, 50 Elizabeth Way, Elizabeth. 

Tel: 8255 3411 or visit www.elizabethshopping.com.au 

Northern Sound System, 73 Elizabeth Way, Elizabeth. 

Tel: 8255 5560 

Thursday 10 May – 7-9pm 

Ghosts of Teachers Past at Uleybury School 

Museum, One Tree Hill. Discover untold 

stories of teachers who taught at the school 

over the past 100 years. 

Friday 18 May – 7pm-11.30pm 

Munno Para Caledonian Society Dance at 

Grenville Community Connections Hub. 

Cost: $10 

Saturday 19 May – 8pm-11pm 

Gawler Charity Band at Grenville 

Community Connections Hub. Cost: $7, 

bring a plate of food to share. 

Friday 25 May – 3-8pm 

Grenville Sunset Market at Grenville 


ONGOING EVENTS 

NORTHERN SOUND SYSTEM 

Every Monday – 4.30-6pm 

Check 1 2 – learn how to make hip hop and 

share you style. Ages: 16-20 years. 

Cost: $5 per week/$40 per term. 

Every Tuesday – 4.30-6pm 

‘GLEE Club’ – join voices with like-minded 

pop music fans. Ages: 13-20 years. 


Every Tuesday – 4.30-6pm 

Sing: Record: Perform – artist development 

group to improve your singing and write 

and record music. Ages: 13-30 years. 


Every Tuesday – 10am-1pm 

Delta & Motions Hip Hop School – write and 

record original music. Ages: 14-18 years. 

Cost: $550 per term. 

Every third Tuesday – 5.30-6.30pm 

Recording Club for those who want to 

evolve their love of sound recording. 

Previous experience preferred. 

Ages: 18-24 years. 

Every Thursday – 4-5.30pm 

SHOOT! Media Club – explore your 

imagination and create photos, text and 

video. Ages: 14-18 years. Cost: $50 per 

week/$40 per term. 

Ongoing – various session times 

ETI: Education through Inspiration Music 

Tuition. Learn drums, vocals, guitar, bass 

and more. Cost: $30 per half hour session 

with discounts for term bookings. 

Contact: Peter on 0401 476 796 or visit 

www.etilive.net/home/Form/

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