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THU 06 FEBRUARY 2020
Media Clippings 06 February
AM Radio (2 items)
Interview with City of Adelaide mayor Kris Hanna. Bevan asks if the public online ...
ABC Radio Adelaide, Adelaide, Mornings, David Bevan 05 Feb 2020 9:25 AM
Duration: 3 mins 40 secs • ASR AUD 2,683 • SA • Australia • COM Mentions - Radio & TV • ID: X00082002300
Interview with City of Adelaide mayor Kris Hanna. Bevan asks if the public online benchmarking system will save money.
Hanna says yes it will. He explains a revenue cap is more sensible than a rate cap because it would mean high growth councils
will be in a level playing field with lesser growth councils. Hanna says the Productivity Commission met with the Marion Council
to discuss benchmarking. He states the SA Government must consider benchmarking. He explains the Marion Council is
saving more money efficiently.
Audience
31,000 All, 15,000 MALE 16+, 16,000 FEMALE 16+
Interviewees
Kris Hanna, mayor, City of Adelaide
Continuing interview with Stephan Knoll, Local Government and Transport Minister on ...
5AA, Adelaide, Mornings, Leon Byner 05 Feb 2020 9:36 AM
Duration: 6 mins 56 secs • ASR AUD 4,810 • SA • Australia • COM Mentions - Radio & TV • ID: X00082001895
Continuing interview with Stephan Knoll, Local Government and Transport Minister on the Productivity Commission and the
Local Government Act. Knoll says the [State] Government's response to it is yet to come, however, noting that it's important for
public information. He states rate capping is a way to do it, adding the question is how they will help councils to be more
efficient and cost-effective, which the commission provides. Knoll adds the report shows three councils, which are Marion
Council, Charles Sturt Council and Port Adelaide Enfield Council, who worked together for a benchmarking exercise, could
save money. Byner reads a pre-sent text message from Karen Stanley who said the Expiation of Offences Act 1996 Sec 15
154A. Knoll says the fines are issued by the expiation branch.
Audience
30,000 All, 14,000 MALE 16+, 16,000 FEMALE 16+
Interviewees
Stephan Knoll, Local Government and Transport Minister
Mentions
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Also broadcast from the following 3 stations
5AU (Port Augusta), 5CS (Port Pirie), 5RM (Berri)
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Sporting club gets boot
CoastCity Weekly, Adelaide, General News, Caleb Bond 05 Feb 2020
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1230802014
A COMMUNITY board that was managing Edwardstown Oval has been booted out by Marion Council after it was found to
have been trading insolvent, with debts of more than $60,000.
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A COMMUNITY board that was managing Edwardstown Oval has been booted out by Marion Council after it was found to
have been trading insolvent.
The council late last month terminated the Edwardstown Soldiers' Memorial Community Club's lease over the oval also
known as the Edwardstown Soldiers' Memorial Recreation Ground - which is home to five sporting clubs.
Financial records show it was in more than $60,000 of debt.
Marion was due to take over control of the ground on Monday (February 3), after The Messenger deadline. The oval is used
by Edwardstown Bowling Club, Edwardstown Football Club, South Road Cricket Club, Meteors Triathlon Club, and South
Coast Cycling Inc.
The board of the club which was made up of the resident clubs and community members - was established only in January
last year.
Councillors last month received a confidential report outlining concerns over the group's solvency.
They gave the club 10 days to produce financial records, on the agreement that its lease would be immediately terminated if
it was found either unable to repay debts or documents were not provided. Marion general manager of city development Ilia
Houridis said a takeover of the ground was necessary to ensure its future.
"Sporting fixtures, training, venue hire and other activities can continue as normal," Mr Houridis said.
He said the council would look in to "future management options".
An $8.8 million upgrade of the ground was completed last year. It included a two-storey multi-purpose centre, a resurfaced
velodrome, new spectator mound, cricket nets and storage areas, improvements to the memorial grounds and carparking.
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permission of Isentia. For further information contact copyright@isentia.comTrolleys return to 'trash street'
CoastCity Weekly, Adelaide, General News, Caleb Bond 05 Feb 2020
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Press • ID: 1230808357
SHOPPING trolleys have again begun piling up in streets around Marion Shopping Centre, just months after the council
proposed a crackdown.
The scourge returned to Glamis Ave, Seacombe Gardens - directly opposite the shopping centre and dubbed "trolley trash
street" by locals - around Christmas.
One resident, who asked not to be named, said some trolleys had been in her street since December 24.
Despite pleas to Marion Council for something to be done, she said she had been continually told the trolley owners had
been told to remove them - to no avail.
"Up until Christmas it seemed to be OK but I think e with the parking over Christn mas, people were parking in - the street
and leaving their r trolleys there," the resident - said.
"People see a trolley in the o street and they think they can - do it. Then people start pute ting rubbish in them and the d
council isn't doing anything s about it.
"If I left rubbish dumped in d the street I would receive a e letter telling me if I don't get t rid of it I'd be fined and it would be
removed at my exn pense." e Marion Council in Novemn ber went to public consuly tation on a plan to penalise - shoppers and
supermarkets for dumped trolleys.
t If passed, it would make Mak rion the first council in South - Australia to institute such a n bylaw.
r It would allow the council t to fine shoppers $187.50 if they do not return trolleys to e shopping centres after being n
instructed to do so by a coun- cil officer. The same penalty e would apply to retailers who g do not collect an abandoned trolley
within 48 hours of n being notified.
a Council officers would also t have the ability to issue a t warning if they saw fit.
- It would also require shops to install a trolley contain- ment system - such as wheel - locks or coin deposits - and e erect
signs at the exits warning s people not to take trolleys any further.
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CoastCity Weekly, Adelaide, General News 05 Feb 2020
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Press • ID: 1230808358
Jane Esman and Sonny Ferdousian are part of Move it Marion.
PICTURE: AAP/KERYN STEVENS OLDER residents are being encouraged to join a fitness session as part of Marion
Council's new Move it Marion program.
The new, low-cost classes include soccer, aqua fitness and outdoor tai chi for people over the age of 65. Program
ambassador Jane Esman says the sessions aim to help residents get fit at their own pace, while improving mobility, blood
pressure and sleep.
"We've been told if we keep fit and healthy, we live longer in our own homes and, if we include a bit of fitness in our daily
routines, our memory lasts a lot longer and we become stronger," Ms Esman says.
The classes are delivered by professional instructors who can tailor the activities to help participants progress at their own
pace. Later in the year, outdoor bowls, beach activities and a 5km Parkrun track will be added.
Move it Marion is a $280,000 initiative funded by the Federal Government.
For more information, phone 7420 6494.
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CoastCity Weekly, Adelaide, General News 05 Feb 2020
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Press • ID: 1230811272
ADVERTISEMENT
A volunteer who has helped train hundreds of dogs and their owners for more than 40 years has been named Marion
Council's Citizen of the Year.
Mayor Kris Hanna presented the City of Marion Australia Day Awards at a special ceremony at Marion RSL on Sunday, 26
January.
The City of Marion Australia Day Award winners are: Year - 25th Anniversary of Emmaus Christian College and Ernabella
APY School cultural exchange In front of about 250 family members and guests, Mayor Hanna congratulated the winners for
their outstanding service to the community.
John Turner was described as a pivotal member of the Dover Gardens Kennel and Obedience Club, which he has served
since 1975.
He has promoted responsible dog ownership to generations of local residents, and supported club members in times of
need.
Jessica Musson, who has recently graduated from Seaview High School, was recognised as a "shining example to young
people." Her contribution to school life has included music sport, and leading Reconciliation Week activities. Jessica is also a
netball coach and umpire.
The 25th Anniversary of the Emmaus Christian College and Ernabella APY School cultural exchange partnership was
awarded for being "a fitting celebration of an outstanding program." More than 600 Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students have
learnt unique lessons from visiting each other's schools and communities.
Council thanks all nominees for their contribution to the community.
TALENT CONTEST OPENS Marion residents can enter the latest round of Council's online talent contest for a chance to
win a $100 gift voucher.
People, groups and businesses can showcase their skills by submitting a 30 second video or collection of photographs to
City of Marion's Facebook page.
Entries could include people demonstrating a sporting, artistic or musical skill, cooking or other hobby.
The contest is part of Celebrating Marion, a Council campaign to recognise the people and places that make the city unique.
More information and Ts and Cs marion.sa.gov.au/ celebrating-marion
Caption Text:
City of Marion Young Citizen of the Year Jessica Musson and City of Marion Citizen of the Year John Turner.
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Adelaide Advertiser, Adelaide, General News, Daniel Wills 05 Feb 2020
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- Press • ID: 1231343488
EXPOSING council spending online and letting ratepayers compare it with neighbouring areas would help drive hippocket
savings, a major State Government review finds.
An independent report from the new state-based Productivity Commission finds that rates rose by, on average, 4.2 per cent
a year over the past decade, twice the rate of inflation. It recommends the introduction of a new public online benchmarking
system.
CONTINUED PAGE 6 Fresh push to open councils FROM PAGE 1 That would throw open councils' books, helping
ratepayers better understand how efficiently their money is being spent and bringing pressure to end waste.
It allows comparisons of how much is spent on similar goods and services, and has the backing from councils that fear more
heavy-handed approaches to limit bill rises.
State Parliament sits today for the first time in 2020, after Premier Steven Marshall issued a procedural reset that allows the
Government to rerun fights it has previously lost. They in clude more shopping hours, allow ing genetical ly-modified crops and
rate-capping.
The Opposition joined key crossbenchers to shoot down rate-capping last year, after putting forward its own proposed
council reforms that included more budget scrutiny.
Charles Sturt, Marion and Port Adelaide Enfield already share and benchmark information. The report says that trial has
helped "inform each council on what to focus on to improve", delivering cost savings or "capacity improvements" of between 11
per cent and 22 per cent.
Local Government Minister Stephan Knoll said the report showed "there is a way forward to reduce council rates for SA
households and businesses".
"If ratepayers can compare and understand how different councils are ... delivering key services and keeping their costs
down, they can effectively engage with their councils on their most important decisions," he said.
The report makes nine recommendations, to which the Government is yet to formally respond. Councils have vehemently
opposed rate-capping, calling it a blunt tool. However, Local Government Association of SA president Sam Telfer, pictured,
said last night benchmarking could work.
"The sector has been supportive, for a long time, of a performance-measurement and reporting framework," he said. "It
needs to be something that is led by local government.
"There is great opportunity for us to really drive some of the changes we are waking to make.
"We collaborate pretty well with 68 different councils but there's always areas which if we were more aware of some of the
opportunities, we could instigate change and make savings." The Productivity Commission finds complex financial pressures
on councils, including "cost-shifting" by other levels of government that force them to perform certain functions.
More than half their spending is on transport, recreation, environment and waste management. "Access to online
comparative information on all councils will improve transparency and accountability," the Productivity Commission report says.
"The purpose of this comparative information is to highlight performance gaps." Councils raised with investigators concerns
about additional cost from benchmarking. Mr Knoll said a new council reform package would be introduced to Parliament this
year. He has said that plan would also reduce red tape and crack down on bad behaviour.
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Edwardstown Oval clubs continue as normal as Marion Council takes over the ground
West Beaches Messenger by Caleb Bond 03 Feb 2020 1:15 PM
401 words • ASR N/A • COM Mentions - Online • ID: 1230806662
West & Beaches
Edwardstown Oval clubs continue as normal as Marion Council takes over the ground
Marion Council is taking control of Edwardstown Oval from an insolvent management group, but the clubs that use the ground
say they will continue without a...
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Your views: on planning, city council, Centrelink and bushfires
In Daily by Friday January 31, 2020 Photo: Tony Lewis/InDaily 31 Jan 2020 12:16 PM
1172 words • ASR AUD 3,684 • COM Mentions - Online • ID: 1229813378
Advertisement Today, readers comment on a new electronic planning system, council misconduct, income reporting and
bushfire research and management.
Commenting on the story: Govt flags delaying reforms after e-Planning guru quits
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Ratepayers set for more spending transparency, as councils and minister back plans that major
review says can deliver savings
Adelaide Now by Daniel Wills 04 Feb 2020 9:33 PM
561 words • ASR AUD 188 • COM Local Government issues - Online • ID: 1231344734
SA News
Ratepayers set for more spending transparency, as councils and minister back plans that major review says can deliver
savings
Council rates have risen at twice the rate of inflation for a decade, but a new independent report suggests a system...
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