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City of Port Adelaide Enfield Councillors share their favourite spots in their Wards
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us.Wewould love to see where your own favourite location is in the City.
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SEMAPHORE WARD
My favourite places in the SemaphoreWard are the beaches. I love
the serenity and I enjoy walking with my grandchildren at all times
of the year. I particularly love the continuous walking path from
Outer Harbor to Semaphore South, with a raised portion from
Taperoo to Largs Bay, which helps to protect our amazing dunes.
This path is well used by families and sporting enthusiasts, either
running, walking or biking.
I have also chosen the beach at the Largs Bay Sailing Club because
they are hosting 2 major Youth Regattas – the first from 2-9 January
for Optimist's followed by the International Cadet Australian
Championship Regatta from 11-19 January 2017.This will showcase
this fantastic area and surrounding suburbs.
Largs Bay beach, along with Semaphore, are where our newly
trialled beach access mats will be positioned next summer.
These mats will enable everyone from people with disabilities, to
the young or old to access the sand and water if they choose to.
The council is also undergoing community consultation in relation
to new accessible adult changing room facilities for people with
disabilities, to be placed in close proximity to the beach access
mats.This is very exciting news for our residents and our
coastal tourism.
I also must mention the Port River with its abundance of
marine life, especially our magical dolphins that seem to
appear everywhere.
Cr HelenWright
The SemaphoreWard has the huge advantage of having two wide
main street boulevards, in Semaphore Road and Jetty Road. One
of my favourite places, along with many locals and visitors, is the
Semaphore grassed median strip, as in summer it fills up with
families eating fish and chips.While Jetty Road is more low key, it
is undergoing a quiet redevelopment, with a range of quirky shops
alongside the grand Largs Pier Hotel.
I have always loved the bargain movies at our old-time Odeon
Star Semaphore Cinema, but a recent favourite spot is one of
the newer businesses, the nearby Sweet Amber bar. My pick from
their great range is their chocolate stout - a health food! We have
been fortunate to hold on to many old character buildings and I
want to make sure that any future development is sympathetic to
maintaining the character of the street.
The beautiful jetties and wide beaches of Semaphore and Largs will
always be a drawcard for the whole Council area. Although the
recent storms damaged a lot of the sand dune system and coastal
plantings, especially in the Semaphore South area, the Council has
been active in climate change mitigation and coastal protection
programs, and I will continue to work to strengthen these
programs.
Cr Michelle Hogan