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In the last couple of months there has been a lot going on in Cherry Gardens so a good chance to pen a catch up. In the midst of a Cherry Gardens winter in the middle of our third lockdown for COVID19 what better way to spend a couple of hours but reflect on our district.
Read MoreWe have mentioned in recent issues our intention to write a history of CFS Region1 Air Operations Brigade at the Cherry Gardens airstrip. We will publish it by instalments in future issues of Cherry Chatter in the hope that readers: will find it interesting and will respond with any information or recollections that might help us to fill in the gaps.
Read MoreLast Sunday, (April 25th 2021) we were invited to attend a small memorial service at Cherry Gardens to remember the landing at Anzac Cove and our Anzac soldiers at Gallipoli. We would like to commend the Committee on conducting a moving and reflective ceremony that encompassed all of the Anzac Story and extended to include all Service Personnel who have given their lives in action.
Read MoreThe 2021 football season kicked off on April 10th with a home game for our club. It was our inaugural Indigenous Round, and we made a day of it with the full program of games and before the A Grade game, Jack Buckskin did a welcome to country and smoking ceremony which was great.
Read MoreThe Cherry Chatter committee made a decision at our last meeting to not proceed with the ANZAC Day breakfast at the Memorial Hall due to the COVID restrictions.
Read MoreThe Australia Day long weekend this year will go down as a time we were tested - as individuals, as a Brigade and as a community. What the CFS subsequently referred to as the “Cherry Gardens fire” started for us with this page at 4:15 PM Sunday 24 Jan. Read more.
Read MoreAfter a year with lots of disruption and challenges, here we are in 2021! Let’s hope this year settles down to be completely standard and routine. Please be mindful that we are well into in the fire danger season and please exercise caution with outdoor activities.
With summer approaching we are looking to document some history of the Air Support activities that originated in Cherry Gardens. Cherry Gardens was at the forefront in development of the Air Support equipment and activities as the advent of aircraft to support the ground crews started in South Australia.
Read MoreMid-August this year we had the opportunity to fly to Darwin for four days. As it is such an unusual year with the COVID issues, it was suggested that this experience should be recorded for the Cherry Chatter!
Read MoreThanks must go to Courtney Greatrex and Take5 Magazine for allowing us to reproduce this article. Read Bev’s inspiring story: “At my weakest point, I found my true calling”.
Read MoreSo how are you coping with the COVID-19 crisis? How did you celebrate ANZAC Day in 2020? Did you stand at the end of your driveway at dawn like we did? + some very good news about the Rec Ground.
Read MoreThis is a combined edition with content from the March and April editions. When we met back in early March, we had held back on the March edition due to the rapidly changing situation that was taking place due to the Corona Virus or COVID-19 as we now refer to it.
Read MoreOur CFS brigade, including the Air Support crew have been actively involved in all the major fires this season. Apart from the big fires we had 3 local fires in one week + It has been interesting to see Cherry Gardens in the news quite a lot this year. The Recreation Ground found themselves in the limelight as a player in the Sports Rorts affair, Community meeting about the boundary and petition to keep using the siren.
Read MoreWe have been advised by the Onkaparinga Council regarding the newly released “ALERT SA” App. A new smart phone app designed to help keep South Australians safe and informed during risky bushfire conditions is now available.
Read MoreIf the new mobile phone base station does get installed then, for those of us that are unable to connect to the NBN we may have an alternative by using the mobile service plans. As news comes to hand the Cherry Chatter will keep you updated + Take a few minutes to prepare your Bushfire Plan.
Read MoreReminiscences of lronbank and its people of long ago, as remembered and written by Mr. Edward Palmrose, a descendant of Elizabeth Coat and Victor Palmrose.
Read MoreMany will have read in the Advertiser recently regarding the potential boundary changes being discussed amongst City of Holdfast Bay and Marion Council. Why would we as a community want to move from Onkaparinga to say Adelaide Hills?
Read MoreThere is an organisation called “Little Free Library” which has about 90,000 book exchange locations around the world.So, we thought it might be a good idea to introduce a Book Exchange in our local area. We will be locating our Book Exchange at the Recreational Ground at the end of Cherry Gardens Road, between the Netball/Tennis clubrooms and the main clubroom.
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