A statement was made at the start of the candidates forum for St Peters Ward.

A common misconception is that rate rises are driven by increases in property value. This is not true. In simplistic terms the council determines a budget, the total value of all properties is divided by the budget to determine a rate in the dollar. Rates are rising because the council is spending more.

SPRA will not be endorsing a candidate, but we do suggest that when you consider your choice that you look for a strong, independent candidate who listens to residents and understands the issues facing council. These issues include the risks to financial sustainability, governance and amenity of our area.

The St Peters Residents Association has organised a meet the candidates forum at 7pm on Tuesday 26th of August at the St Peters Banquet Hall, St Peters Street, St Peters for the supplementary election in the St Peters ward. The South Australian Electoral Commission has more details on the Supplementary Election for Councillor for St Peters Ward.

An invitation is extended to those who appear on the ballot paper.

The St Peters Residents Association has organised a meet the candidates forum at 7pm on Wednesday 12th of March at the St Peters Banquet Hall, St Peters Street, St Peters for the voters in the seat of Sturt.

An invitation has been extended to those who have announced their candidacy. The following candidates have confirmed their attendance. The candidates will speak in a randomly allocated order.

• Dr Verity Cooper, Independent
• Claire Clutterham, Labor
• Katie McCusker, Greens
• Chris Schmidt, Independent
• James Stephens, Liberal

Each candidate will have to address issues of local concern such as loss of amenity, high rise development and urban infill.

Please share the facebook event.

St Peters Residents Association 2025 Annual General Meeting

To be held at 6:15pm Wednesday 12 March
St Peters Banquet Hall
St Peters Street, St Peters

The 2025 SPRA Annual General Meeting will be held prior to the Town Hall Candidates Forum.

It will be very short!

All residents are invited to attend the SPRA General Meeting.
7pm on Wednesday October 16th
in the St Peters Banquet Hall, St Peters Street.

Come along and hear presentations by Council’s Arborist, Matthew Cole
and Manager, Development & Regulatory Services, Geoff Parsons.
Mathew and Geoff will also answer your questions.

Please share the Facebook Event.

This is the October 2024 newsletter for the St Peters Residents Association, representing the Residents of St Peters, College Park, Hackney, Stepney, Maylands, Evandale & Joslin.

Contents

Items that we hope you will find of interest include: -

• General Meeting – Trees and Greening - 16 October 2024
• Remembrance Day Second World War Plaque Unveiling
• Rate Increases 2024-25 Council Budget
• 2024-25 Council Budget
• Citizen of the Year
• 40km/h Speed Zones
• Greater Adelaide Regional Plan
• 'Granny Flat' Code Amendment
• Facebook Page

The submission can be downloaded as a pdf.

Submissions close on 16 August 2024 and can be made on the Community Consultation page.

Firstly, SPRA would like to congratulate the council on improving public access to development application documents which are now consolidated into folders at the Town Hall.

In respect of the draft processes for improving access to meetings and documents SPRA would like to make the following comments about confidentiality provisions, council briefings, freedom of information, council meetings and budget information.

This is the June 2024 newsletter for the St Peters Residents Association, representing the Residents of St Peters, College Park, Hackney, Stepney, Maylands, Evandale & Joslin.

Items that we hope you will find of interest include: -

• Town Hall Candidate Forum – Dunstan By-Election
• SPRA Annual General Meeting
• St Peters Heroes Memorial WW2 Plaque Grant Application
• 2024-25 Council Budget
• Consultation: On-Street Parking Policy
• St Peters Billabong - Deputation to Council
• Urban Greening Strategy
• Former Transport SA Carpark
• Facebook Page

The March 2024 newsletter contains the following items:

• Town Hall Candidate Forum – Dunstan By-Election
• SPRA Annual General Meeting
• St Peters Heroes Memorial WW2 Plaque Grant Application
• Marden & Royston Park Traffic Management Plan
• Dunstan Adventure Playground
• Former Transport SA Carpark
• SA Tree Of The Year Competition 2024
• Proposed 40km/h Speed Limit in Residential Streets
• Stolen Waterbird Sculpture - Linde Reserve
• Council Tree Incentive Program
• Power Outages Due to Bats

St Peters Residents Association 2024 Annual General Meeting

To be held at 6:30pm Wednesday 20 March
St Peters Banquet Hall
St Peters Street, St Peters

The 2024 SPRA Annual General Meeting will be held prior to the Town Hall Candidates Forum.

It will be very short!