Click to read the letter from Steve Murray to Cherry Gardens residents. Dec 2019.
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As Cherry Gardens was settled very early in the life of South Australia we thought it would be interesting to see what significant trees there might be in the district. The first one we can bring to your attention is actually a pair of very old Olive Trees.
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May 2020 is History Month. The Clarendon Historic Hall & Museum is already planning ahead for History Month next May the theme of which is ‘change’. We are looking for community input and hopefully involvement with this event.+ The Sad Tale of Edward Mitchell, the First Publican of the Royal Oak Hotel.
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By the end of October the Cherry Gardens Ironbank Little Free Library will be opened at the Recreation Ground. We hope the community will use it freely! This Library is an initiative of the Cherry Chatter and is part of the LITTLE FREE LIBRARY Network, a worldwide group founded to spark creativity and inspire and encourage reading.
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The Clarendon Branch of the Agricultural Bureau met on Thursday 19/09/19. The guest speakers were two Police Officers from the South Australian Police Communications Centre. They provided background information on becoming Police Officers and then on to their current roles as police communications officers.
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The Home for Incurables Group. One summer’s day in about 1960, a cousin, Ray Lewis, and I went to the Adelaide Oval and watched a day’s cricket of a test match between England and Australia. As a school boy about 30 years before, Ray had polio, and was restricted to a wheelchair with little or no use of his legs and arms.
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This July saw millions of people get involved in Plastic Free July. Plastic Free July is a global movement that encourages people to be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Together, we can contribute to the improved understanding of the types, amounts and sources of debris that arrives on Australia’s coastline. And reducing the amount of plastic we use is a good way to start!
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The old Cherry Gang 1960’s. The Cherry Gardens monthly dances which were popular and were held on the last Saturday of each month at the Memorial Hall, and people of all ages came from many surrounding districts and also Adelaide.
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The Clarendon Branch the Agricultural Bureau July 2019 meeting speaker was Dene Cordes who formally worked for the various Government Departments that were responsible for managing the South Australian parks and wildlife reserves.
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What a day! This celebration culminated in weeks of preparation, organising, cajoling, forecasting (!!) and plain hard work by Gavin and Brad. Thank you on behalf of the Clarendon Community for ensuring this celebration was such a success.
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Centre Alliance Federal Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie and State Liberal Member for Davenport Steve Murray met with community representative Don Watton this week to discuss a proposal to install 4GX infrastructure on the NBN tower recently built at the Blackwood Golf Course.
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Going to Sunday School. The district of Cherry Gardens became established in the 1840’s. The Methodist church was an essential part of the community, and Sunday School attendance for the children was a regular part of growing up.
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Large concentrations of koalas in the Adelaide Hills are causing damage to some areas of woodland and threatening the animals’ long-term welfare. Natural Resources Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges has responded by starting a fertility control program to reduce breeding over time and preserve the koalas’ habitat.
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The Clarendon Branch of the Agricultural Bureau welcomed speaker, David Trueman to the June meeting. David provided insight into the Clarendon Water Tunnel.
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WANTED:
House cleaner
Horse Groom
Recently the Cherry Chatter committee applied for a grant from the Onkaparinga Council to help us print next years editions of the Cherry Chatter. Unfortunately we were not successful as you can see from the letter here.
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Natives 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.
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The 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.
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