August 2018
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You have until next Friday to enrol
for this year's local election
If you are a resident of the Adelaide Hills Council district and you're enrolled on the House of Assembly (State) Roll, then you are all set - you will automatically receive your voting pack in the mail.
But did you know that there's a whole group of people eligible to vote in local government elections who aren't necessarily residents of the district? Maybe you fall into one of the following categories:
> You are NOT an Australian citizen, but you have been a resident at a Hills' address for at least one month;
> You are the landlord for a rateable property in the district;
> You are an organisation/business owner or occupier of a rateable property in the district;
> You are part of a group of owners or occupiers of a rateable property in the district.
If so, you have equal rights to have your say on who represents you as the Adelaide Hills Council, but you must register on the Council Supplementary Roll before 5pm on Friday 10 August. (This Roll is purged on 1 January every year, so even if you have registered before, you will need to register again.)
Click here for all the information about enrolling for the upcoming election, including access to downloadable forms to register on the Council Supplementary Roll.
The Santos Tour Down Under shakes up its schedule in 2019
Followers of the annual Santos Tour Down Under can now pore over the details for 2019, and there are some surprises in store for the Adelaide Hills!
We are officially hosting Stage 3, on Thursday 17 January, which will take off from the township of Lobethal, and finish with multiple laps into Uraidla. Our district will also feature in stages 1, 2 and 4, and will include the fan-favourite hill climb of Corkscrew Road, Montacute, however in what may shock many fans, stalwart host town Stirling will be getting a breather.
Click here to visit our Santos Tour Down Under webpage for all the current details, and remember to check back as the year progresses to keep up-to-date with all our plans.
South Australia's Living Arts Festival fills the Hills with colour and texture this August
August is the month for art in South Australia, and the Hills will be alive with pop-up venues and established exhibition spaces in honour of the annual SALA Festival.
Don't miss our featured exhibitions at the old Onkaparinga Woollen Mill (open Friday 3 August), and the Summit Community Centre (open 17 August), and make sure you check out the full program and visit some hideaway exhibitions in shops and cafes all around the district.
Click here to learn more about the SALA exhibitions we are supporting, or click here to download the official SALA program (TIP: Adelaide Hills venues start on page 40).
Engage with our last Community Forum for 2018
Community Forums are a great place to meet with your local community, hear about what's happening in your area, and have a chat with our Council Members and senior staff.
Our last Community Forum for 2018 will be held on Tuesday 7 August at the Montacute Institute from 6:30pm (refreshments from 6:00pm) and we would love to see you there. If you can't make it in person but still want to get involved, we encourage you to jump onto our engagement website and take a look at the draft agenda, then submit any questions for us to include in our post-event summary.
Click here to be taken to our Community Forum engagement webpage.
Talk new novels at our author events in Stirling
People who love a good story, or enjoy hearing about an author's writing process, should definitely be registering for our upcoming author talks at Coventry Library, Stirling.
This Friday 3 August, we welcome Trish Morey to talk about her latest novel The Trouble with Choices, which is based in the Adelaide Hills.
Then on Monday 6 August we're in conversation with Jill Baker about her compelling book The Horns.
Spaces are limited so please remember to register and let us know to expect you!
Let us help your community group get the best results
Our Community Development Team has been hard at work pulling together a schedule of workshops for the second half of 2018 that will help to up-skill and build confidence in community group members and community leaders.
Click here to be redirected to our resources page, created specifically for our hard-working volunteers and those community members who make living in the Hills so wonderful.
Keep up your amazing work!
Confused about the new dog and cat laws?
The new Dogs and Cats Online (DACO) system is in place for registrations and microchip details and because of different rules with different councils, it's understandable that there could be a bit of confusion out there!
Adelaide Hills Council requires dogs to be registered as per usual, with the only change being that they're registered through DACO instead of directly with us. Dog registrations are due now.
We also require the details of microchipped cats to be registered on DACO (note that microchipping is now compulsory for cats by 12 weeks of age). No fee is charged for cat registration.
For more details check out our dogs webpage and/or cats webpage, or you can give us a call on 08 8408 0400.
What else is on:
10 Aug | Election enrolment closes
10 Aug | Gumeracha Main Street project workshop
12 Aug | Dirty Days Mountain Bike Series - Event 2
16 Aug | Traffic Control Marshal training
18 Aug | Fermentation workshop
19 Aug | Frogs of the Adelaide Hills
22 Aug | Handy women in the Green Shed, Gumeracha
See more events at the Adelaide Hills Council website.
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