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Minton Farm is a not for profit charity which for the past 28 years has provided a free community service to assist injured and orphaned native animals and birds. Throughout the recent wave of bushfires Minton Farm has received vast numbers of heat stressed and burnt animals. These have been admitted to our intensive care unit for medications, wound treatments and therapy to recover.
Read MoreWith so much of Australia impacted by fires, then storms and flooding in some locations, it seems like a lot has happened since the last Cherry Chatter went out. Our thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods. There has been an enormous impact on communities, wildlife and the environment. All group activities are cancelled until further notice due to the current COVID-19 restrictions.
Read MoreYou Are Invited To A Community Church Service 15 March 2020, 9.30am Cherry Gardens Church 87 Hicks Hill Road, Cherry Gardens. Where I grew up, in the South-East, I knew my neighbours and most of the people in my country town and many of them went to the local church service. Church was where we shared, fellowshipped and cared for one another. It was the core of the community where help was given when needed.
Read MoreOn Sun 9th Feb the Footy, Cricket & Netball clubs came together to host the Cracker’s Cup at the Recreation Ground. Held in honour of club legend Dave ‘Cracker’ Pole, the day held extra meaning this year given the recent bushfires, with funds raised being donated to the two local CFS brigades of which Crack had a large involvement. A huge crowd was in attendance along with many CFS members and fire trucks from both Brigades.
Read MoreWe were advised early last year that we were unsuccessful but it has come to light that our application scored 94/100 which was the highest score in SA that was not funded and the 5th highest in Australia that was not funded. Very disappointing for all our players.
Read MoreWe have had a great Summer season with many teams playing in the social competition. It’s been great to see so many players and spectators at the club each Thursday afternoon/night and staying to enjoy meals + Net Set Go junior program + Winter Netball Competition
Read MoreWe were disappointed to hear about the Sports Rorts affair and the fact that our clubs missed out of getting some new change room facilities. When the Advertiser asked to take some photos a bunch of our players turned up to support us and they took a club photo. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 all winter football is cancelled till further notice.
Read MoreThe People's Climate Assembly is a coalition of activist groups and supporters who are ready to make a stand to our government to demand that they stand up and do something to help fix this problem we now face. Rebekha Sharkey spoke at the People's Climate Assembly organised outside Federal Parliament and she ran into Anna Medlin from Aldgate and Pam White from Emu Bay on KI and Sally Cornish and Lynn Wood from Willunga.
Read MoreClick to read the letter from Steve Murray to Cherry Gardens residents. Feb 2020, as well as a response from the government of South Australia re: supporting a mobile infrastructure upgrade.
Read MoreCouncillor update on: Community Grants / Recent Local Events / Thalassa Park Storybook Walk Public Art Launch / 2020 – 2021 Budget / City of Onkaparinga Clubs Forum.
Read MoreI headed over to Kangaroo island (KI) early in the New Year looking for a week or so of reading a book, doing some walks, bike rides and generally having a relax. Instead what I experienced was 2½weeks of volunteering at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park and Aquarium run by Sam and Dana Mitchell after the bushfires in January 2020.
Read MoreRainfall for December 2019: 29.4 mm
Average rainfall for December: 40.3 mm
Rainfall for January 2020: 51.4 mm
Average rainfall for January: 27.8 mm
Rainfall for February 2020: 60.0 mm
Average rainfall for February: 29.4 mm
Rainfall for January 2020: 51.4 mm
Average rainfall for January: 27.8 mm
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We 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 MoreFollowing the strong interest of more than 80 people shown in the informal petition for Cherry Gardens and surrounding suburbs to leave Onkaparinga and join the Adelaide Hills Council, it has been decided to hold a Community Meeting at the Hall on Wednesday 12 FEBRUARY 2020 , 7 for a 7:30pm start.
Read MoreThe Fridges have arrived...a big thank you to the City of Onkaparinga. You will recall that the Hall was successful this year in winning a grant to replace our aging 1000L refrigerator with 2 new 420L refrigerators. This means that for most functions we will only require having one smaller fridge turned on, a significant power saving.
Read MoreHappy New Year from your Cherry Gardens CFS Brigade! After a relatively quiet period during the second half of 2019 the brigade had an eventful November and December. In addition to the usual traffic incidents and wayward burn-offs the fire season started with an unseasonable “Catastrophic” fire danger day in November.
Read MoreEvery speaker we have seems to surpass the last in some way. At our last meeting, Kris Messenger and James of “Bugs and Slugs” taught us about the vital role, albeit an increasingly precarious presence, of beneficial, predatory insects in our gardens and environment and most usefully, about the formation of their habitat + George's gardening suggestions for January.
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