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H i l l s V o i c e - y o u r c o m m u n i t y n e w s p a p e r , y o u r v o i c e i n t h e H i l l s
Success at Seniors’ Open Day at
The Summit Community Centre
An Update on the Adelaide
Hills Trail Network Strategy
and Action Plan
‘Thinkers of the Hills’:
an exciting new lecture
series at The Summit
Community Centre
Support for Carers
The Seniors’ Open Day held at The Summit
Community Centre on April 22 was a big success.
The event offered organisations and groups the
opportunity to showcase programs and services, or
mount a display. It was held in partnership with COTA.
The event gave Adelaide Hills seniors a great day with
trading tables and plenty of demonstrations including
plant potting, art, craft, china painting, weaving, cake
decorating, Wii Fit and more. There were workshops
on Beyond Maturity Blues, Quality Use of Medicine,
Aged Care Alternatives and Home and Community
Care Services.
If you would like more information, contact The
Summit Community Centre on 8390 0457 or drop
in to 1 Crescent Drive Norton Summit.
The Summit Community Centre has a
new program called “Thinkers of The
Hills”: a lecture series that celebrates
many of the extraordinary residents of
the Adelaide Hills, many of whom are
great thinkers with talent and passion.
These lectures are held on the first
Thursday of the month from 6:30 to
7:30pm at The Summit Community
Centre. After each lecture a limited
number of people may be able to join
the speaker for dinner at The Scenic
Hotel. The cost of attending the lecture
is $5 per person, with secondary school
students admitted free of charge.
The program begins on May 2 with a
talk by Dr Geoffrey Bishop called “Early
Wines with Altitude - The first century of
Adelaide Hills Winemaking 1839 - 1939”.
Dr Bishop is a horticulturist and
environmental consultant with an interest
in history. He has studied the history of
the Adelaide Hills extensively, including
its earliest wine industry.
Future lectures include June 6 with
Jeff Mincham, AM, on the Masters of
Australian Craft; July 4 with Julia Haska
on Fungi of South Australia and August 1
with Graeme Hopkins on Living
Architecture.
For more information phone 8390 0457.
(Above): Bronze of Sir Thomas
Playford at the Playford Centenary
Garden, Norton Summit.
Do you know anyone who is caring for someone over 65 years old (or
50 if Aboriginal) or is employed or in training to develop skills to help
them gain employment or voluntary work? Or perhaps finding it difficult
to balance employment and caring roles?
They may be eligible for short term or emergency support that will assist
them to continue in both roles.
For more information call the Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre on 1800 052 222;
it’s a free call from landline phones.
Based on points raised in Council’s Open Space Strategy (2002) and the 2009 -
2019 Sports and Recreation Strategy, Council has developed a concept plan
for a network of trails connecting townships and existing trails such as the
Heysen Trail, the Mawson Trail, the Kidman Trail, the Tom Roberts Trail, the
Pioneer Women’s Trail, the Yurrebilla Trail and many smaller local loop trails.
Council undertands that the development of a family-friendly network of more
local trails off the main ones would have positive effects for health, recreation,
tourism, economic development and ecological sustainability.
A draft map document was offered for consultation from January to mid-March
2013. Overall, respondents agreed that increased linkages between townships
and existing trails were a great idea. However, in both written and workshop
feedback, a number of concerns were expressed.
All of the feedback has now been amalgamated and will form the basis for trail
development in the Adelaide Hills Council area. Before Council begins any work
on trails, there will be more consultation with residents and local groups.
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