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THE LONG AND SHORT
OF COMMUNITY SAFETY
There is no job too big or small for Kara and Tom, two of our
Community Safety Officers here at the City of PAE!
The Community Safety Team’s work covers a huge range of
areas that impact day to day life aross the City.They assist
with concerns regarding dogs, cats and nuisance animals.They
look after public safety matters such as inflammable growth,
environmental issues such as noise, smoke, and other local
nuisances.They also respond to calls related to issues on our
streets, including abandoned vehicles, trees overhanging public
places, bins being left out, illegal camping, school and beach
patrols.
For matters that require immediate attention, we have
Community Safety Officers on rapid response each day between
7am and 10pm for wandering dogs, dog attacks, illegal parking,
backyard burning and other emergency tasks.
If you need assistance from our Community Safety Team please
give us a call on 8405 6600.
LIBRARY AMNESTY IS NOW ON
Customers with a library bill for damaged or lost books can have
their debt waived as part of the City of PAE Libraries’ Amnesty,
running from now until the end of January 2018.
Libraries have an important role to play in the literacy rates
and lifelong learning of our community.We would love to see
members back, taking advantage of all the library has to offer
from borrowing books and movies to accessing computers and
training courses.
To be involved, visit one of the Council’s four libraries – Port
Adelaide, Semaphore, Greenacres or Enfield and let staff know
that you want to take advantage of the amnesty. Customers will
be asked a question or two, which will help to improve library
services, and then their account will be cleared.The library is also
encouraging the return of any long-lost or overdue books during
this period.
If you have any questions, please call one of the libraries directly
or visit
FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
TO KEEP SERVING YOU RIGHT
Food safety is paramount for food businesses operating in the
City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
So we have a team of Environmental Health Officers (EHO) out
in the community making sure that businesses meet food safety
and health requirements under the Food Act and Food Safety
Standards determined by SA Health, to provide safe and suitable
food to our community.
They carry out approximately 500 inspections of local food
businesses annually and they have a food safety rating that
ensures they can review and educate businesses on food safety
and take further action if required.
Whist providing businesses with the right information and
training, the EHO team work extensively with the owners to
improve compliance with the food safety standards.
When these efforts are unsuccessful, prosecution proceedings
are then commenced for severe and continued offences. The
process of enforcement takes significant time, particularly in
cases of prosecution due to the court process. However during
the court process our EHO’s continue to regularly inspect
businesses to monitor the food safety standards and keep our
community safe.
Once a prosecution happens our EHO team continue to closely
monitor the food handling practices at the business through
regular inspections and continued education.
If you are concerned about food safety within any premises
in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, please give us a call on
8405 6600.
Kara and Tom serving our community