SALISBURY AWARE FREE | edition 60 | summer 2019 CELEBRATING THE SALISBURY COMMUNITY HUB MAKING STRIDES AT ART TRANSFORMS GROWING FOR GOLD BRIDGESTONE RESERVE LOCAL SPACES MARKS MILESTONE City of Salisbury | PO Box 8 Salisbury SA 5108 | Phone 8406 8222 | TTY 8406 8596 | [email protected] salisbury.sa.gov.au @cityofsalisbury @cityofsalisbury @cityofsalisbury A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR The official opening of the Salisbury Breakfast and Salisbury Secret Garden. Keep Community Hub will take place over the an ear out for the upcoming announcement of weekend of 30 November and 1 December. our Secret Garden headline act! Save the dates in your calendar as there is something planned for everyone, This edition of Salisbury Aware touches including a food market, children’s activities, on some of the highlights on offer for our entertainment on the large outdoor screen community. Recently, school-aged children and the annual Christmas Parade. We look had the chance to try their hand at a variety forward to exploring the new Hub with you of sports as part of the 20th annual Growing and discovering the huge potential of its for Gold program. flexible spaces for all of our community from the young to seniors. The Para Hills Community Hub’s ukulele group is always open to members – as are a range Excitingly, work is underway to develop the of other groups and activities from bingo to Bridgestone Athletics Centre at Bridgestone table tennis. Reserve in Salisbury. The centre will include a 400 metre elite level athletics track to be If you’re still unsure on what services the available for all participants from local clubs Salisbury Community Hub will offer, these Mayor Gillian Aldridge OAM to Olympic training. The development will are detailed in this edition and will hopefully Summer is in full swing and our social provide a great addition to Salisbury and leave you with a feeling of anticipation for the calendars are filling fast, from barbeques will no doubt be well used by many within opening! with friends and family and festive parties to the community, especially with the growing trips to the swimming pool to cool off. But, popularity of athletics. I wish you a happy and healthy festive season if you’re still on the lookout for things to do and please ensure you look after yourselves with the family during the warmer months Other upcoming events include the Mawson and your families. we have you covered. Centre Christmas Markets, Australia Day CONTENTS 04 Elected Members SALISBURY 05 Create a place AWARE 06 Hub opening 11 08 Hub features Editor HELEN ATKINS & ERICA VISSER Feature Writers ERICA VISSER, 11 Jibba Jabba Youth Radio HEATHER KENNETT, JARRED COLLINS, 12 City plan NINA PARLETTA & GREG RATSCH Contributors JENNIFER SOTHMAN & 14 City Centre revitalisation MADDISON SCOTT-WINEN 15 St Kilda Centre makeover Graphic Design ICON GRAPHIC DESIGN Photography BLUE RAZOO PHOTOGRAPHY 17 Ukulele group and services Printing NEWSTYLE PRINTING 18 Investment supporting our community Distribution OVATO 20 Growing for gold 21 Fun offered in many forms HAVE YOUR SAY Please send story 26 ideas and photographs for publication 22 Making strides consideration to: Editor Salisbury Aware, City of Salisbury, Box 8 Salisbury 5108 or 24 Out and about email: [email protected] 26 Health and wellbeing: Outdoor gyms EXTRA PUBLICATION COPIES: Available from the Salisbury Council Office at 34 29 Kinnari connects through volunteering Church Street in Salisbury, local libraries and community centres, while stocks last. 30 City works 31 Conversations on social media 29 www.salisbury.sa.gov.au | SALISBURY AWARE | SUMMER 2019 | 3 YOUR COUNCIL WEST WARD NORTH WARD MAYOR Gillian Aldridge OAM 0411 703 706 [email protected] Cr Beau Brug JP Cr Lisa Braun Cr David Hood Cr Graham Reynolds [email protected] 0413 046 069 0432 799 931 0413 966 500 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CENTRAL WARD N Cr Chad Buchanan JP Cr Donna Proleta 0403 677 807 0433 750 832 [email protected] [email protected] PARA WARD Cr Sarah Ouk Cr Kylie Grenfell 0423 002 064 0433 703 691 [email protected] [email protected] EAST WARD Cr Maria Blackmore Cr Adam Duncan 0411 281 164 0429 662 933 [email protected] [email protected] SOUTH WARD HILLS WARD Cr Natasha Henningsen Cr Julie Woodman JP Cr Peter Jensen Cr Shiralee Reardon JP 0477 413 108 Deputy Mayor 0437 987 990 0427 095 566 [email protected] 0431 188 788 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 4 | SUMMER 2019 | SALISBURY AWARE | www.salisbury.sa.gov.au MY SALISBURY WORDS Maddison Scott-Winen CREATE A PLACE The three-year Create a Place public art program is tranforming key spaces across the City of Salisbury after kicking off earlier this year. The City of Salisbury is facilitating partnerships between organisations and artists who have a passion for expressing the local identity and history of the area through vibrant artworks. So far, three spaces have been revamped under the program – the Salisbury Recreation Precinct, Salisbury North Skate Park public amenities block and the laneway between James Lane and John Street in Salisbury’s city centre. Mayor Gillian Aldridge OAM said the artwork had been well received by the community. The artwork intends on tapping into Salisbury’s civic pride by symbolising that “The Create a Place public art program while we all have differing backgrounds, we will assist in revitalising our community all come together at one meeting place. spaces while offering exciting, colourful and thought-provoking artwork for both the local Scott has also completed a second artwork community and visitors to explore,” said in the Salisbury Recreation Precinct under the Mayor Aldridge OAM. Create a Place banner. This colourful work encourages the community to truly value its “We welcome the completion of the first rich diversity. artworks, which capture the soul of the Salisbury community, and look forward to Meanwhile, artist Shane Mankitya Cook has watching on as more of our public spaces are transformed a public amenities block at the transformed under this program.” Salisbury North Skate Park – for the second time. The first artwork was completed by Aboriginal artist Scott Rathman in late August. Located Interestingly, Shane helped to paint the in the laneway between James Street and site a decade ago as a teenager through James Lane, the vibrant piece has rejuvenated his involvement with the Twelve25 Youth the space. Enterprise Centre. “The Salisbury City Centre is a focal point that Supported by the Salisbury Youth Council people journey to; it is a place where people as part of a domestic violence and family gather to share stories, to learn, to work, to violence project, the piece acknowledges the be entertained and to collect the necessities importance of standing up and speaking out of modern life,” Scott said. against violence in our community. www.salisbury.sa.gov.auwww.salisbury.sa.gov.au | SALISBURY| SALISBURY AWARE AWARE | SUMMER| WINTER 20192018 | 5 COVER STORY WORDS Erica Visser HUB OPENING A weekend of activities, food and fun for the whole family has been planned to mark the official opening of the Salisbury Community Hub. The Hub, located at 34 Church Street, will transform the social heart of the Salisbury City Centre and offer a place to socialise, learn and celebrate. The weekend will encompass a range of events – including the Salisbury Community Christmas Parade and Christmas Markets which are run by the Salisbury Business Association – as well as a Santa’s Cave, roving entertainment and a range of food options. Salisbury Mayor Gillian Aldridge OAM said she looked forward to celebrating the fruition of the innovative new community facility, which features a range of flexible meeting rooms, a café, large terrace area, entertainment, library and features such as an adult changing room, artwork portraying the history of Salisbury, a range of phone and laptop charging points and free WiFi. “It is so exciting to be able to come together as a community to celebrate and revel in what the Hub has to offer all of us,” Mayor Aldridge said. “We hope to see many members of the community come along to celebrate with us at what is such a special time of the year.” The weekend has plenty to offer – from entertainment on the big screen, live performances, children’s activities, a traditional Your smoking ceremony, tours showcasing what the Kid’s Activities Hub has to offer and more. Cartoons on the large outdoor screen The festivities will be spread out across a number Santa’s Cave of indoor and outdoor spaces in the Hub and surrounding Salisbury Civic Plaza/Inparrinthi Christmas Parade Kumangka. Scientific Bubble Show Be sure to check Discover Salisbury for your Mayor’s Story Session opening weekend map and full schedule of activities. Lego freeplay 6 | SUMMER 2019 | SALISBURY AWARE | www.salisbury.sa.gov.au Your Entertainment CHRISTMAS The Three Amigos will provide an COMES TO SALISBURY entire mariachi experience! Can you hear the faint sound of sleigh bells preparing to descend into Salisbury? Performance by up and coming country music sensation Michaela Jenke The festive season has landed again and, to celebrate, the Traditional smoking ceremony Salisbury Community Christmas Parade is back for its 29th and dance performance year with more participants, floats and entertainment. Family movie screening: The parade will be held at 10am on Saturday 30 November, as ‘The Greatest Showman’ part of the Salisbury Community Hub’s weekend of opening events.