This article contains background information on Allottment 13 off Holton Court, Joslin which is known as the Transport SA Car Park and is owned by the Commissioner of Highways. The primary source of information are the minutes of meetings of the Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Council. For two decades the council have requested multiple times that the car park is included in the River Torrens Linear Park.

The position of SPRA as outlined in the Old Transport SA Car Park GARP Response is consistent with the Council's request to have the car park included within the River Torrens Linear Park.

It has been suggested that SPRA should enter a local tree in the 2024 SA Tree of the Year Contest.

The organisers of the competition, 20 Metre Trees (facebook), will open nominations soon.

Do you know of a local tree that should be entered? If so, please contact Evonne Moore info@stpeters.asn.au and tell her why this tree is important to you. A story and photo will help in the application process. SPRA can assist with this.

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!

As part of the response to the Greatuer Adelaide Regional Plan (GARP) Discussion Paper, SPRA raised concerns about the car park located at the end of Holton Court, St Peters, being inclued in the areas to be investigated for possible Neighbourhood/Centre Infill.

On 23rd of March 2024, a by-election for the seat of Dunstan will be held. It's about the future of our community and our place!
SPRA has organised a meet the candidates forum at 7pm on Wednesday 20th of March at the St Peters Banquet Hall. Ask your questions of candidates on issues of concern such as loss of amenity, high rise development and urban infill. All candidates will be attending.

This newsletter contains the following items:

• St Peters Heroes Memorial WW2 Plaque Grant Application
• Proposed 40km/h Speed limit in residential streets of Marden, Royston Park, Joslin, St Peters, College Park and Hackney
• Report from Councillor Kester Moorhouse
• Inquiry into Adelaide's Urban Forest
• Greater Adelaide Regional Plan Discussion Paper
• Stolen Egrets from Linde Reserve
• Volunteer Opportunity - Cultural Heritage Centre

In April this year the Committee wrote to Council following the observation that the beautifully artistic sculpture “The Egrets” was missing from their usual position in Linde Reserve, Stepney.

One of the great features of Linde Reserve is the collection of public art sculptures by metal artists Will Kuiper and Meliesa Judge.

We appreciate that household formation rate, as well as population growth, impacts on demand for new housing. However, community concern over population growth cannot forever be swept under the carpet. The forecasted need for an extra 300,000 dwellings in the Greater Adelaide region over the next 30 years demonstrates a need for a major increase in our current housing stock. Extra housing will be traded off against residential amenity, the natural environment, open space, agricultural land and the tourism attractions of this State.

The St Peters Residents Association makes this submission in relation to the 40km/h speed limit proposal.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed 40km/h speed limit in the residential streets of Hackney, College Park, St Peters and Joslin.

We offer the following comments in support of the proposal: -

A discussion paper was put out by the State Planning Commission to canvas options on where land could be provided to accommodate an estimated 300,000 new dwellings in Greater Adelaide over the next 30 years.
The estimate for new housing needed is based on a population growth projection of 670,000 by 2051.
The paper suggests that new dwellings should be built in existing suburbs with some residential development on greenfield sites on the urban fringes and some in satellite cities (such as Victor Harbor and Murray Bridge).