It was unanimous! My motion for a Code Amendment to protect the character of The Parade was passed with the support of all councillors. Let’s hope the State Government agrees! And thanks to heritage expert Sandy Wilkinson for the interview. To read the full motion, go to Item 10.1 of the 5 Sept agenda.

Watch my interview with Sandy Wilkinson, heritage and planning consultant and local resident on my Facebook page.

At Monday night’s Council meeting on 5 Sept 2022, I will be moving a motion to call for a report on a Code Amendment to preserve the character of The Parade. Why? Have a look at my interview with Sandy Wilkinson and read my motion > Notice of Motion from Cr Christel L Mex: Built Heritage Strategy  <

Let my council colleagues and the Minister for Planning know your views!

Can our politics be more compasionate? Hope you enjoy my book review! Thanks Adelaide East Herald for the opportunity and you can get your copy at libraries, newsagents and some Foodlands.

Grab a cuppa, hide your phone, and have a read! Thanks again to the Adelaide East Herald for the opportunity.

Is our country being captured by private interests? Find out how in my article on page 5 – thank you, Adelaide East Herald!

113 years ago today the first electric tram to run in Adelaide made its debut on 9 March 1909. According to Professional Historians Australia (SA), the General Manager of the Municipal Tramways Trust William Goodman, accompanied by the wife of the Premier Mrs Tom Price, took the controls of the flower-bedecked tram for the official inauguration of the route between Adelaide and Kensington. The report said that ‘the car looked symmetrical and handsome’ and the test was successful.

The electric cars replaced the horse trams which had operated on these routes since 1878. Trams were phased out of service in the 1950s, and only the Glenelg tram has remained. You can see the original rings that held the tram horses to trees in Borthwick Park today. My co-councillor Paul Wormald gave me this original poster for my 60th – hanging proudly in my Kensington home!

Hugh Mackay’s new book, The Kindness Revolution, can be purchased through his website – I highly recommend it! https://sites.google.com/view/hughmackay/books?authuser=0 Thanks Adelaide East Herald for publishing my article.

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