Meetings

General meetings, which feature an address from a guest speaker, are free and are held at the Burnside Community Centre at 7.30pm on the third Monday of each month. Members of the public are welcome to attend any of the general meetings.

View the full record of past meetings, including details of the talk and how to access recordings.

Upcoming Meetings

7:30 pm Monday 17 February 2020

Presented by Dr Bruce Munday

Dry stone walls and structures are very much part of the South Australian cultural landscape. Although resistant to fire, termites and even earthquakes, many have been lost to development pressures. This presentation will explore some of Burnside’s dry stone assets and what they tell us of our history. It will also show that there is something of aresurgence in what might have been thought of as a dying craft.

Bruce Munday began his career with a research background in physics, but he quickly found that a penchant for esoteric research cut him off from many of his friends. In response he moved to teaching (where he had a captive audience) and with his wife Kristin moved to the Adelaide Hills. There they raised sheep, cattle and three children. Bruce later established his own business as a communications consultant in natural resource management. His well-received book Those Dry Stone Walls was followed by the award-winning Those Wild Rabbits.*

*Both books will be available for purchase on the evening.

All welcome. No charge. Refreshments provided.

Location

Coralie Soward Hall, Burnside Community Centre (adjacent Burnside Library)

401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore SA 5065

Enter car park from Fisher Street, off Portrush Road

7:30 pm Monday 16 March 2020

Presented by Melissa Ballantyne and Dr Darren Peacock

Like many councils, Burnside has in its current Development Plan a listing of contributory items, buildings which collectively add to a historic area’s character. A new Planning and Design Code is proposed to take effect from 1 July 2020 and there is a high level of community concern about whether historic conservation zones and contributory items will retain their current level of protection.
Melissa Ballantyne works for both the Environmental Defender’s Office and the National Trust and has a keen interest in the preservation of our natural and built heritage through law and legal policy reform. She has been closely following the planning reform process and is an active commentator on the issues that are arising. Darren Peacock is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Trust of South Australia, a role he has held since 2015. 

Melissa Ballantyne works for both the Environmental Defender’s Office and the National Trust and has a keen interest in the preservation of our natural and built heritage through law and legal policy reform. She has been closely following the planning reform process and is an active commentator on the issues that are arising. Darren Peacock is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Trust of South Australia, a role he has held since 2015. 

All welcome. No charge. Refreshments provided.

Location

Coralie Soward Hall, Burnside Community Centre (adjacent Burnside Library)

401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore SA 5065

Enter car park from Fisher Street, off Portrush Road