New playground in Hazelwood Park - City of Burnside - SA.Gov.au

Council initiativeprovides homesfor possumsNesting boxes for possums will beinstalled in the City of Burnside'surban reserves under a new initiativeby the Council in a bid to reduce thethreat of endangerment.Around 50 boxes have been built sofar by participants of BurnsideCouncil's Men's Shed Program, with anumber also being donated to localenvironmental protection group FaunaCare and Rescue.The ringtail and brush tail possumsare found in the Adelaide Hills as wellas many of Burnside’s bush land,parks and backyards.Boxes have already been installed atfour locations with high biodiversity inWaterfall Gully, Stonyfell, Auldana andKensington Gardens.Council’s Conservation and Land Management Team with a possum nesting boxJapanese Dolls come to South Australia75 traditional handcrafted Japanesedolls were on display at the BurnsideCivic Centre during July as part of theDolls of Japan Exhibition.The collection of dolls, drawn fromacross the world, represent a part ofeveryday life in Japan since ancienttimes.It was the first time South Australiawas included in the national touringexhibition, which encourages arts andcultural exchange between Australiaand Japan.The Library also hosted a Japanesecultural day to coincide with theexhibition which featured music,dance and entertainment.Visitors also enjoyed browsing theLibrary's Japanese collection, which isthe largest in South Australia. Theonline catalogue, which can beaccessed by anyone in the state, isvery user friendly by being in bothEnglish and Japanese languages.To find out more about the Library’slanguages collection, call 8366 4280.Temporary facilities for GlenungaThe Glenunga Sports and Social Clubwill have new temporary change roomsand toilets to use in November 2010.A Council decision to demolish theexisting Progress Association Hall,change rooms and public toilets built in1930, and replace with new facilities,comes after an audit found the originalbuildings to be in poor condition.Later in the year, Council will also beconsulting with the community onpotential options for the upgrade andimprovement of all facilities at thereserve as part of the GlenungaCommunity Hub Project.Football, soccer and cricket teams andthe little athletics squad will benefitfrom the new facilities at the busyGlenunga Reserve, with demolitionwork set to start in October.If you would like further informationplease call the Council’s TeamLeader of Properties, ColinBrackenridge on 8366 4209.4