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John and Colin
TURNING THE TIDE ON
PLASTICS IN OUR OCEANS
Adelaide artist Andrew Baines is known for his high impact,
surreal images. Members of the public took part in his latest art
piece and became part of a living art work with a message in
Largs Bay during May.
A series of photographs were taken which aimed to draw
attention to the devastating impact of micro-plastics in our
oceans.
Mayor Gary Johanson had pushed the project and was excited
about the opportunity to get people thinking about their natural
surroundings in new ways.
“We are working together to raise awareness of the impact of
plastics on marine environments and to encourage solutions to
plastic problems and marine litter along with the devastating
effects these have on our natural environment.”
“It is a chance to contemplate the ocean whilst creating a living
art work for onlookers to ponder over.”
Andrew said, "You're standing in the water for 15 to 20 minutes
and you're just looking out into the horizon and you sort of
become one with nature and it brings out your primeval sort of
instincts.”
Mayor Johanson said,“Protecting our environment forms a
significant part of our City of Port Adelaide Enfield City
Plan 2030.”
“As we move into the future we are looking at everything from
waste management planning through to how we can implement
programs, all with the goal of becoming more environmentally
sustainable and protecting our natural assets for ourselves and
for future generations.”
The event was a collaboration between United Nations
Association of Australia (SA),The City of Port Adelaide Enfield,
United Nations Information Centre and Surrealist Artist
Andrew Baines.
PAINTING THEWAY
John and Colin have spent the past 13 years working together
marking road lines right across the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
Although not all roads have lines on them, City of PAE is
responsible for 691km of local roads and our line-marking
teams work over a two year cycle meaning that every line gets
painted at least once every two years.
We have 250km of white lines and 93km of yellow lines on
our streets, but when you add onto that everything else such
as parking spaces, give way blocks (2645m2), stop markings
(556m2), white splay (5808m2), bike symbols (253) etc.That’s an
awful lot of paint!
If you see any road markings that need our attention please let
us know through our Online Services Portal at www.portenf.
sa.gov.auor give us a call on 8405 6600.
DRAFT ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY
Consultation on our Draft Environment Strategy 2022 was
held throughout March and April.Thank you to everybody
who participated in workshops, drop in sessions and provided
written submissions. Feedback on the Draft Strategy has been
very positive. Some of the suggested areas for change included
strengthening the Strategy’s focus on built heritage issues,
cultural landscapes, environmental education and behaviour
change, greening of the urban environment and having a clear
implementation plan.
This feedback is being used to update the Strategy before the
final draft is considered by Council in July.
JACKWATKINS DRY ZONE
After a successful 12 month trial period that expired on 31 May
2017, the State Government has approved JackWatkins Reserve
in Kilburn to become a permanent Dry Area effective
1 June 2017.