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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • SPRING 2018 PAGE
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
The City of PAE has recently been awarded major accolades for
our commitment to improving our services and connection to
the community.
Animal Management
Our Senior Community Safety Officer,Troy Martin won the
Animal Management Officer of the Year Award at the recent
Authorised Persons Association Conference.
This award recognises outstanding dedication, commitment, and
initiatives of an individual who strives to improve the provision
of services and overall safety of their community in relation to
Animal Management.
Troy is a dedicated, passionate and driven Animal Management
Officer, and a pivotal part of the Community Safety Team. Over
the past 18 months he has made a major impact on efficiency and
effectiveness in the team, and taken his knowledge, understanding
and skills to a new level.
Team Leader Brenton Thomass, who nominated Troy for the
award, said that it was fitting for Troy to be recognised for his
leadership and the combined work of the whole team, to make
our community a safer place.
Troy is actively mentoring new Community Safety Officers and
enabling the City of PAE to move into the future and benchmark
new processes and systems in Community Safety.
He will represent South Australia in the National Awards in
this category at the Australian Institute of Animal Management
Conference later this year.
Walk of Awareness
The City of PAE recently won a High Commendation at
the National Awards for Local Government for theWalk of
Awareness event. The event is a unique way for the local
community to acknowledge the Aboriginal Stolen Generation and
commemorate the Australian National Apology.
Over 250 people gathered in Port Adelaide for this year's event
to reflect and share stories as they walked across the Birkenhead
Bridge to Hart's Mill, where they participated in a Kaurna
Smoking Ceremony, shared personal stories of being part of
the Stolen Generation, and acknowledged the hurts caused as a
result of past government policies.
This year's event attracted eighteen local organisations, including
business groups, schools and our own Grannies Group work
together to organise the event, host a shared luncheon, and
deliver entertainment. With a growing impact on not only the
local Aboriginal community, but also the wider region, the 2018
Walk of Awareness attracted Elders and other participants from
the north, south and East of Adelaide.
FUTURE ELECTED MEMBERS
We recently welcomed 65 eager students aged from nine to 17
years from leadership groups at Ocean View and Roma Mitchell
Colleges.This vibrant group came to the Town Hall to hear about
our operations and programs, and how important it is for the
community to play a part in Council’s decision making. One key
objective of the day was to educate and empower these young
people to put forward their ideas and have a say in matters
important to them.
Students were involved in a mock Council meeting in the
Council Chamber, giving them some hands-on experience and
understanding about how Council meetings run.
The young people also had the chance to complete our
Community Perceptions survey, which is another one of the key
ways we receive feedback from the community each year. Having
feedback from young people will help us better understand the
perspectives of local youth and ensure that we can increase the
profile of young people in our community.The feedback we have
gathered will help us plan for our City into the future, making
sure we retain and build upon all that is unique and special
in PAE.
LEADERSHIP
A City confident in its leaders
Troy Martin with Bowie
In 2017/18 we provided bus services
for more than 40,100 passengers
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