Special Council Meeting - City of Burnside

LionsTime Capsule
150 Year Event | Civic Centre Atrium | 20 August 2006
Overview:
At the 125th Celebrations of the City of Burnside,
the Lions Club of Burnside held a fund raising
project, which resulted in a Time Capsule being
sealed and scheduled for opening in August 2006.
Council supported the Lion’s Club event by holding
the opening of the time capsule in the Civic
Centre’s Atrium on Sunday 20 August, contacting
the participants, and providing afternoon tea. The
event was open to the public and was attended by
approximately 60 people.
Speech by Mayor Wendy Greiner
Rob Royal, President of the Lions Club of Burnside;
Vickie Chapman, Member for Bragg; Vini Ciccarello,
Member for Norwood; David Pisoni, Member for
Unley; My Council Colleagues; and distinguished
guests.
As Mayor of Burnside, it gives me great pleasure
to welcome you to the opening of the Lions Club of
Burnside time capsule as part of the City’s 150-year
celebrations.
It is very rare to be given the chance to be able to
go back in time and visit life, as we knew it. This
cylinder contains a snapshot of life from a different
era, and I am pleased to be able to join you today in
revealing these secrets from 25 years ago.
As children, the biggest thing we knew was the
school oval and the most important thing may have
been what was in our lunchbox for the day. Events
such as a dropped ice cream were a monumental
disaster and worthy of a few shed tears.
As we grow into adults, our perceptions and
priorities change. We see a bigger picture and
recognize the importance of things we didn’t know
existed. We become more aware of our family, the
people around us, and our surroundings, and the
role they play in shaping our life and our world.
What makes our community truly unique is our
strength as a group. This comes from a community
based on trust, tolerance and co-operation. This is
not an innovation of our time, nor the generation
before that. It has its beginnings at the very
inception of our city 150 years ago.
It has developed to become the cornerstone of the
truly civil society we presently enjoy-a society of
trust, reciprocity and kindness, where people care
for each other’s interests.
So today I would especially like to thank the Lions
Club of Burnside, specifi cally for organising this
event 25 years ago, but also for the important work
they have done and continue to do since that time
within our community.
Service clubs make a major contribution to our
sense of community and civic spirit. Our wonderful
army of volunteers work tirelessly to make this
Surprises revealed within the Time Capsule
String Quartet at the Time Capsule opening
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