Weekly Round Up 12 June 2020

When you hear the word art – what do you imagine? Do you think of the bright swirls of street art and murals, or maybe a classic sculpture that represents a historic character from a community? We want to know what art means to you – details inside!

Contents

Hey you --- yes you! ............................................................................................ 3

Coronavirus (COVID-19) .................................................................................. 3

Nominations for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards are now open . 4

Walkerville Oval Playground closed ............................................................. 4

Take a walk through Walkerville!.................................................................. 5

We are upgrading our phone system ............................................................ 6

Wesleyan Cemetery ......................................................................................... 8

Public art in the Town of Walkerville ............................................................ 8

Wellbeing strategy in the Town of Walkerville............................................ 9

Medindie Traffic Parking Plan update ........................................................... 9

Daily Moves ..................................................................................................... 10

Digital Walkerville ......................................................................................... 10

Walkerville Library and COVID-19 Step 2 ................................................... 11

Capital Works Update .................................................................................... 12

Street sweeping helps keep the Township clean ...................................... 13

Dog Registration Renewals and Microchipping records for 2020/2021 . 14

Council Meetings ............................................................................................ 15

Hey you --- yes you! What are you doing during the COVID-19 aftermath?

The Town of Walkerville wants to know what our businesses and residents are up to as we make our way through the recovery stage of COVID-19.

Have you been busy creating artwork with your children? Have you started walking your dogs more regularly around the area (we know we have!)? Has your business reopened and your staff are simply enjoying interaction with their customers? Send us your photos via Facebook or to walkerville@walkerville.sa.gov.au and we will promote within our community – we would love to share what you've been up to!

Don’t forget that all businesses, sports clubs and community groups need a COVID-Safe Plan onsite in case authorities ask to view it. The plan includes a declaration from the owner regarding venue capacity, social distancing, the one person per 4sq/m rule and a maximum of 20 members of the public per separate room or area.

Administration is continuing to promote businesses which are still trading, or reopening their doors during this time, to our community under the Shop Local campaign Still working in Walkerville. Please email us if would like to be included.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Please be advised that we are continuing to update our website with COVID-19 updates, including returning services and programs.

To find out more information about how we are responding to COVID-19, please visit https://www.walkerville.sa.gov.au/community/latest-news/covid-19.

Nominations for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards are now open The Australia Day Council need your help to ensure our nation’s best continue to receive the recognition they deserve.

Do you know someone who is great at what they do, contributes to Australian society and inspires those around them? They could be quiet achievers, community members, leaders in their field of work, household names or unknown heroes.

Reward their endeavours by nominating them for an Australian of the Year Award.

Your nominee(s) could be recognised in one of our four categories:

• Australian of the Year

• Senior Australian of the Year (65 years and over)

• Young Australian of the Year (16 to 30 years)

• Australia’s Local Hero.

Nominating someone is easy to do - visit australianoftheyear.org.au by Friday 31 July 2020.

Walkerville Oval Playground closed The playground off Albert St will be shut from 17-19 June 2020.

Please be patient while we install a new shade structure over the playground to cover the equipment and protect children from the sun.

Take a walk through Walkerville! The Town now has a walking map – available from the Civic and Community Centre.

Wesleyan Cemetery Improved Landscaping and Maintenance Program

As part of the 2019/2020 ‘Wesleyan Cemetery Improved Landscaping and Maintenance Program’ Council will be undertaking the following improvements within the Cemetery over the coming weeks:

• The removal of a failing tree; • The replant of 14 new trees in various locations; • The installation of additional bench seating; • The installation of lawn areas; and • General garden bed renewal.

We are upgrading our phone system The Civic and Community Centre phone system is being upgraded to ensure reliable services for the community into the future. Whilst we upgrade our business phone system there is bound to be some technical issues. We ask that you bear with us during this time of transition and we thank you for your understanding.

Hamilton Reserve upgrade

What do you think of the below plan for Hamilton Reserve?

The Town of Walkerville is planning an upgrade of Hamilton Reserve in Vale Park and is seeking feedback to inform our plans. Hamilton Reserve is a valuable community resource and we have an opportunity to create a public open space that meets the needs of all current and future users.

We thank you your ideas in our first round of consultation about the upgrade of the park and now we want your feedback on the concept design.

Please complete the online survey to have your say: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LM76Q8Z.

Consultation concludes Sunday, 14 June 2020, at 5pm.

Wesleyan Cemetery Don’t leave it too late – have your say on the future of the historic Walkerville cemetery. The Wesleyan Cemetery has historical significance as the resting place of many of the district’s pioneers and respected citizens, and is recognised by McDougall & Vines (Conservation and Heritage Consultants) as having “high aesthetic and memorial value as a representative example of an early village cemetery of the 1840s and 1850s”. Council is therefore committed to maintaining the historic nature and appeal of the Wesleyan Cemetery to ensure its longevity.

The Town of Walkerville is seeking to obtain the community's feedback about the Cemetery as it currently stands and to gauge the community's views regarding the future operation and use of the site. Please have your say by completing the following survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wesleyan-cemetery-survey

To provide written feedback, please email walkerville@walkerville.sa.gov.au with the subject line "Wesleyan Cemetery consultation". Responses can also be posted to Chief Executive Officer, PO Box 55, Walkerville, SA, 5081.

Consultation concludes Friday, 26 June 2020, at 5pm.

Public art in the Town of Walkerville When you hear the word art – what do you imagine? The Town of Walkerville is consulting on its draft Public Art Strategy and we want to know what art means to you.

Click here to view the draft Public Art Strategy. Hard copies are also available at the Civic and Community Centre.

Have your say on public art in the Town of Walkerville by filling out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tow-draft-public-art-strategy.

To provide written feedback, please email walkerville@walkerville.sa.gov.au with the subject line "Draft Public Art Strategy". Responses can also be posted to Chief Executive Officer, PO Box 55, Walkerville, SA, 5081.

Consultation concludes Friday, 19 June 2020, at 5pm.

Wellbeing strategy in the Town of Walkerville Council’s DRAFT 2020-2024 Living in Walkerville: wellbeing for every age and stage is a strategy that integrates planning for wellbeing across all life stages.

Administration is asking you whether the aspirations and strategies included in the plan accurately reflect the community’s priorities or whether there is something that we have missed.

A copy of the draft plan is available here. Hard copies are available from the Civic and Community Centre.

To provide your feedback, please complete an online survey here. As well as the survey, you are welcome to send a response in writing.

Email walkerville@walkerville.sa.gov.au with the subject line “Draft wellbeing plan”. Responses can also be posted to Chief Executive Officer, PO Box 55, Walkerville, SA, 5081.

Consultation concludes Friday, 19 June 2020, at 5pm.

Medindie Traffic Parking Plan update A limited number of residential parking permit bays will be introduced along Briar Avenue, Medindie.

Last month, at the Ordinary Council meeting on 20 April 2020, Council resolved to reconfigure the parking controls in Briar Avenue, Medindie, to enable unrestricted parking on the north side with some permit parking and No Stopping on the south side (school days only). The provision of a limited number of residential parking permit bays along the northern side of Briar Avenue (eastern end) was approved with appropriate locations for a maximum number of six parking permit bays along Briar Avenue east to be determined, at a subsequent Council meeting.

On 18 May 2020, Council resolved to introduce six residential parking permit bays on the northern side of Briar Avenue, Medindie, eastern end. The bays will be in consecutive sequence set back from the Hawkers Road intersection.

The parking permits will initially be issued for a maximum of 12 months, expiring on the 30/06/2021 in line with our Residential Parking Permit Policy. Council will monitor the new parking controls and evaluate their effectiveness over the next 12 months.

Briar Avenue residents who wish to apply for a residential parking permit will need to complete our application form, either using our NEW Online Residential Parking Permit Application form, or by printing a hardcopy click HERE.

Line-marking and new permit zones will be installed during Term two School holidays.

For further information please contact Council on 8342 7100 or email walkerville@walkerville.sa.gov.au.

Daily Moves The Daily Moves program has some exciting webinars coming up for seniors.

Topics include habit creation, examining your mindset, emerging UniSA research about ageing well, and more. Head here for more details:

https://www.unley.sa.gov.au/Events-programs-facilities/Events-programs-activities/For-seniors.

Daily Moves is a free supportive physical activity program for adults aged 65 years and above.

Digital Walkerville Did you know that we are continuing to share our programs and events with you online?

As our in-person events were cancelled because of COVID-19 and we are still unsure when these services will be able to resume – we are continuing to support the people and businesses which had programs scheduled at the Council by turning these into virtual sessions. We believe this is an important way to keep offering these programs to our residents who were planning on attending. If you have not had a chance to view any, please visit the Town of Walkerville Facebook page or our Digital Walkerville page on Council website.

Nutrition with Nourish Adelaide

Rebecca Greco is the director of Nourish Adelaide and is an accredited practising dietitian. Every Thursday, she is sharing videos, informative posts and recipes with the Town of Walkerville community to help our residents keep healthy during this winter season through good food and nutrition.

Rest assured that each post is backed by credible, evidence based science and this is a professional obligation as Rebecca is a member of the Dietitian’s Association of Australia. She also has clinical experience within SA Health at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Royal Darwin Hospital.

Meditation and yoga

We have taken the age old practice of yoga online to help you calm the mind, and ease away stress and tension to improve both physical and mental wellbeing. Every Tuesday evening, let us help you release the strain from the day and relax the mind for

the rest of the week. Our meditation and yoga gurus take you through a variety of exercises and poses from the comfort of your own home – some of our videos even include yoga fun for the whole family!

Walkerville Library and COVID-19 Step 2 SA’s Commissioner of Police issued a new Directive outlining Step 2 easing of restrictions, effective 1 June 2020, now allowing up to 20 people in the library at one time.

You will notice when you visit the library we are asking for your contact details. As part of Step 2, the State Government have asked that we maintain attendance records for all persons entering the library just in case they are required by authorities for contact tracing.

Existing restrictions from Step 1 remain in place. For a full list of precautions, please visit: https://www.walkerville.sa.gov.au/library.

Remember our libraries have many fantastic services available online, which you can access at https://www.walkerville.sa.gov.au/library.

Capital Works Update Drainage Works at corner of Devonshire Street and Lansdowne Terrace.

Works commenced on Tuesday 9 June 2020 to improve drainage at this intersection.

Works include new side entry pits, a kerb protuberance and new drainage lines. Devonshire Street drainage has caused minor flooding issues across Lansdowne Terrace, particularly in autumn due to leaf litter blocking pits. This work will ensure stormwater is collected before it enters Lansdowne Terrace.

Nearby residents have been notified.

Ilford Street Bus stop DDA compliance work.

The existing bus stop No 14, in Ilford Street Vale Park is currently not DDA compliant.

Works commenced on Tuesday 9 June 2020 to rectify the non-compliance.

The bus stop concrete pads will be renewed, with correct tactiles and levels. The kerb will be re-laid on the inbound side to allow gradients to be made compliant across the bus stop.

Footpath in the immediate area will be renewed as part of the footpath program. This area is very flat and water can pool on footpaths. We are installing permeable paving in this area to assist with local drainage.

The shelter will be turned 180 degrees so patrons using it will be able to look out for approaching busses. This is also part of the DDA compliance requirements.

Nearby residents have been notified.

Herbert Street Reconstruction

Reconstruction of Herbert Street, Medindie, continues. Work involves reconstruction of all footpaths, all driveways and the complete road, to match the recently reconstructed work in The Avenue. Traffic controls, including road closure for through traffic, are in place.

Temporary 2-hour parking controls are now incorporated in Hawkers Road to allow for school drop-off and pick-up during the works. Work will start at 7am and finish by 5pm. Works are expected to be completed mid-June 2020. Reused bluestone is being used on the northern kerb, with new bluestone on the southern side.

Street sweeping helps keep the Township clean Additional autumn leaf collections have commenced within the township.

The street sweeper will be focusing on streets where there is significant fallen organic leaf matter. Officers are inspecting streets and adding to the list as required, this list changes week to week subject to the amount of leaf litter present.

This not only keeps our streets looking clean and tidy, it also helps protect our environment by removing leaf litter and debris before they enter the stormwater system. It also reduces the chance of flooding in the event of heavy rain and importantly clean streets ensuring our roads are safe for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

Our sweeper has to stop to spread materials that have been placed into piles. While we appreciate the efforts of residents to pile leaf litter, our street sweepers cannot pick up these piles. Leaving the leaf litter spread in the gutter helps keep our sweepers moving.

Our street sweeping programs are seasonally adjusted to effectively manage the level of risk in streets where issues are present generally relating to street tree litter.

Vale Park Main Roads Gilberton/Medindie Walkerville

17/6/2020 24/6/2020 1/7/2020 9/7/2020

15/7/2020 22/7/2020 29/7/2020 6/8/2020

12/8/2020 19/8/2020 26/8/2020 3/9/2020

9/9/2020 16/9/2020 23/9/2020 1/10/2020

7/10/2020 14/10/2020 21/10/2020 29/10/2020

4/11/2020 11/11/2020 18/11/2020 26/11/2020

2/2/2020 9/12/2020 16/12/2020 29/12/2020*

*The above dates are indicative only. Please note that your actual street sweep date will be within 1 or 2 days of the prescribed date.

While we make every effort to keep our streets clean year-round, you can help out by doing the following:

• Avoid sweeping leaves or clippings onto the road;

• Do not park caravans, trailers or boats on the road for extended periods.

Dog Registration Renewals and Microchipping records for 2020/2021 Have you recorded you pet’s details in DACO? Dogs and Cats Online (DACO) is a statewide database for registering dogs and cats, and recording their microchipping and desexing details, and for registering breeders, in accordance with the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995.

South Australian law requires www.dogsandcatsonline.com.au to be updated within 14 days, if ownership of a dog or cat has been transferred.

As we are fast approaching Dog registration renewals for 2020/21, and in preparation for receiving your renewal notices, please ensure that:

• if you have moved house in the last 12 months or changed your contact details to login to www.dogsandcatsonline.com.au and update your details.

• if you didn’t receive your renewal notice last year you may wish to update how you receive the notice, you can select from post, email or SMS.

• If your dog or cat has passed away to update your animals status.

• If your dog or cat has been desexed and or microchipped to upload these details

Do you have a Cat or Kitten with a microchip? Town of Walkerville do not currently have cat registrations, however it is a requirement of the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995 that all cats be microchipped and that their microchip details are recorded in Dogs and Cats Online. Microchipping is a safe and permanent way to identify your cat and ensures Council Officers are able to reunite you with your cat if they ever become lost or is impounded.

How to register a dog or cat as a new owner or transfer a registered dog or a cat to a new owner The Dog and Cat Management Board have created a range of easy reference guides available for the public on how to complete a microchip record, how to transfer a dog or how to register a new dog or cat to name a few. These guides can be found on their website dog and cat management board or contact our Customer Experience Team for assistance on 8342 7100.

Council Meetings The next Ordinary Meeting of Council will be held at 7.00pm on Monday 15 June 2020.

All Council and Committee meetings will be temporarily held online until further notice. The Council Chambers will not be open to the public during this time, however, meetings will be live streamed via YouTube using the link provided below:

Council meetings live stream.

Matters that will be considered by Council at this include:

• Revocation of Community Land Classification • Delegations under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.

Questions for public question time may be submitted to the Council Secretariat by 5pm on Monday 15 June 2020.

Questions may be emailed to vdavidson@walkerville.sa.gov.au, posted to Council Secretariat, PO Box 55 Walkerville SA 5081 or hand delivered to the Community and Civic Centre.