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Peter Charles who lives on Hicks Hill Rd received the disconnection notice (below) giving just 60 days to find another ISP provider. PLEASE respond to this post if you have also received a similar notice. We need to find out how many ISP’s will be doing this. TPG owns Internode and Adam Internet.
Read MoreIn a recent workshop at the Hall, participants learned to make fabulous felted footwear. Remember to visit the Hall Facebook page and you will be kept updated on functions and other happenings at the Hall.
Read MoreA Defensive Fire Training Course was recently held at the Cherry Gardens station on June 1&2 2019. Pictured is a training scenario on a venting gas bottle, which is under the control of qualified instructors. Carrying out training such as this helps keep us prepared for such events.
Read MoreIn July a few of our volunteers will be attending the Firebombing Load Supervisor & Airbase Manager training at Brukunga and then on November 3rd we will be doing our Region 1 Airbase Operator Skills Maintenance refresher training at the Cherry Gardens Air Strip.
Read MoreGardening suggestions for July 2019 + our May speaker was well-travelled, well known, great gardener, entertainer and The President of The Garden Clubs of Australia, Mr. George Hoad.
Read MoreYay, some rain at last. Hopefully there will be some more to follow. For some of you, feed will have been running low and becoming more expensive. Without the follow up rains, farmers will not be able to get their crops growing and that will impact on us further down the line this year.
Read MoreFor those of you who attend the local ANZAC Day service you may remember the story of Percy Scroop. a Major from the Australian Embassy in Baghdad contacted us after doing a google search looking for information about Percy. He is doing some research on Australian and New Zealand soldiers buried in the Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery and found the headstone for Percy Scroop.
Read MoreI have noticed quite a number of dying Messmate Stringybark (Eucalyptus obliqua) in the Mount Lofty Ranges, including in Scott Creek CP. There have also been a few deaths of quite old Silver Banksia (Banksia marginata), which is the only locally indigenous species of banksia we have in the Adelaide Hills. It is possible that other factors are also at play, in particular the root-rot disease Phytophthora cinnamomi (Pc).
Read MoreMinton Farm volunteers have been busy rehabilitating several birds of prey, namely Boobook owl, barn owl and peregrine falcon. Some have come in, in advanced stages of disease, eye damage and wing injuries.
Read MoreCherry Church is now 170 years old; it has kept the Christian Faith in worship, service and teaching, and God willing it will continue this for at least another 170. The church comes under State heritage so its structure and the headstones in the grounds cannot be touched except with the approval of the Heritage Adviser of Onkaparinga City (Andrew Stevens).
Read MoreRecently we had a “CLUBS DAY” on one of the home games for football and netball. All the clubs worked together to raise some funds for the Recreation Ground and to just share time together and enjoy all the sports.
Read MoreWell we are halfway through the footy season already which is hard to believe. The senior teams have been going well but the juniors have been a mixed bag.
Read MoreAll teams have played five games or more so far this season. Results have been mixed, with half of our senior teams in the top 4 of their respective ladder. B1 gold team is top of their grade and C1 gold is second.
Read MoreNatives Orchids of the Cherry Gardens District. There are over 100 species of native orchids which have been found in the Adelaide Hills and the Cherry Gardens area is rich in the number of varieties which have been discovered.
Read MoreThe Clarendon Branch of the Agricultural Bureau May 2019 meeting guest speaker was Jeff Edwards from the Department for the Environment and Water. Jeff explained the likely changes that were going to occur and the proposed changes to the agency which will be renamed Landscape SA.
Read MoreRecently many people across the world stopped and stared as extreme headlines announced that one eighth of the world’s species – more than a million – are threatened with extinction. What solutions do we have? Despite this grim inventory, it’s not all bad news. Australia actually has a long history of effectively managing invasive species.
Read MoreUpdate Council Boundary Changes
Fortnightly Green Bin Collection
Rate Increase
Speed Limit Change Ackland Hill/Ironbank Roads
+ Burning in the open
The 100 year Clarendon bridge celebration is on Sunday 21st July 2019, a day when the whole community is invited to come together to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the building of Clarendon second bridge. It will be a day of fun, food and entertainment for the whole family.
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