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Kirsten Alexander for Mayor!

Mass Rally on the 31st October

Hi everyone – please spread the word to your networks, facebook groups etc; there will be a mass rally where east meets west at Victoria Square on 31st October at 1pm to protest against the rampant destruction of our farmlands and open space by this Labor government. The western contingent will meet at the Governor [...]

Council Elections – Candidates

Dear Members – a quick update on progress with our campaign to get independence restored to the Charles Sturt Council; in addition to myself running for Mayor, I am pleased to report that we have some excellent candidates running for Council in the local government elections. They include: Rina Russo and Max Galanti – Hindmarsh [...]

Muso’s Band Together to Save St Clair!

Local musicians and performers will be donating their talents to help save the St Clair Recreation Park in a fundraising event at the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel this Sunday 10th October 2010. The event will also be the launch of a mayoral and council election campaign by members of the Save St Clair Committee. Artists include [...]

Kirsten Alexander for Mayor!

Kirsten Alexander, Chair of the St Clair Reserve Ratepayers Association has been a driving force behind efforts to counter the unjust development at St Clair Reserve in Woodville.  Kirsten will stand for the position of Mayor in the upcoming Council Elections.  More information will follow.

SCRRA Members Meeting and Council Information Session

Members Meeting Our campaign to attract new independent candidates to Council is going well and we have some excellent candidates showing interest. We will discuss this at the next members meeting on Monday 6th September and confirm what support we are able to provide. We would also like to discuss who the SCRRA should support as a mayoral [...]

Rally!!

Hi Everyone – below is a copy of an invitation to attend a rally at St Clair Oval on this Saturday 7th August. We have extended this invitation to all of the other groups that we are aware of that share our concern over the loss of open space amid the rampant development focus of the current [...]

Protest At Council Meeting Tonight!!!

Hi Everyone – just a reminder that we will be attending the Charles Sturt Council meeting tonight, Monday 26th July 2010, to protest against the Council using ratepayers funds to take legal action against the Ombudsman over the Inquiry into the St Clair land swap. What possible reason could there be for this? If they [...]

Tribal Wisdom

I’ve recently been blessed through reading a wonderful book called “Tribal Wisdom” – Copyright Axiom Publishing, 1997 – Author Peter Dunn. The book is about our interconnection with all things and has many wondrous passages about how we really should be looking after this world for the sake of our children.  On reading the book [...]

Report on “Visioning Workshop” about “Woodville Village” on St Clair Reserve

I attended the above workshop arranged by Council at the West Torrens Football Clubrooms on Wednesday 21st April 2010.  There were around 80 people in attendance, with each of the 9 tables of around 8 people having 2 Council staff, plus a number of other Council staff & members, including the Mayor Harold Anderson and the [...]