City of Tea Tree Gully

The City of Tea Tree Gully is excited to announce the acquisition of Sfera’s Park Suites and Convention Centre, a well-established local business, along with the adjoining property at 171 Reservoir Road. The rare opportunity to take ownership of both properties will allow Council and the community to control the future and potential of these sites, which have been so important to the community through accommodation, functions and wedding services. Mayor Marijka Ryan expressed gratitude to the Sfera’s family, who have run the business for close to 40 years and added "the acquisition will see the services continue as normal in the medium term and the venues will be managed as standalone commercial entities. The expectation is that there will be no negative impacts on rates paid by the community and we will be able to provide valuable services to the community including accommodation for patients and visitors to Modbury Hospital.” For more details https://bit.ly/4iSToQP

A fresh new look for Dewer Reserve in Ridgehaven! We've been busy upgrading our playgrounds and reserves over 2024, and one more is now complete and ready for the community to enjoy. Upgrades at Dewer Reserve include: 👩👦 Refreshed the existing playground area with mulch and rubber soft-fall 🌼 Added nature play elements 🚶 Extended and upgraded the footpaths 🌱 Installed irrigated turf 🛠️ Provided a park shelter (picnic table coming soon!) 💧 Installed a water fountain with dog bowl 🍃 Added new trees and plantings ➕ And, inter-generational fitness equipment is coming in early 2025. We think our community will love this improved recreation space in the heart of our City.

Yesterday evening, we officially launched the Sister City Friendship Garden at Solandra Reserve, Modbury, as a symbolic representation of the ongoing relationship between the City of Tea Tree Gully and Asakuchi City, Japan. Alongside the beautification works, the Friendship Garden features a public art installation that pays homage to the original Japanese Friendship artwork installed in 2007, which was created by Modbury High School students. Fast forward to 2024, and Public Art Project Coordinator Carly Didcote collaborated with Modbury High School students once again to reinvigorate the space. Over 20 clay tiles have been created by local students, inspired by drawings from Asakuchi primary and high school students, showcasing Japanese floral and fauna designs. These clay tiles have been thoughtfully arranged into five totem poles, surrounding a central granite rock sculpture. The carving on the granite features intertwined cherry blossoms and the tea tree flower, symbolising the bond between the two cities as they grow and flourish together. Designed as an Australian interpretation of a Japanese garden, the minimalist landscaping sees a combination of Australian native and exotic drought tolerant species, including leptospermum (tea tree) and westringia (native rosemary) shrubs, existing native gum trees and exotic prunus species (flowering plum). Thank you to everyone who has participated in bringing our Sister City Friendship Garden to life: Green Adelaide for part-funding the project, Modbury High School, Clay's Cool, Rockstar Creations and Adelaide Innovative Landscaping. Learn more about the City of Tea Tree Gully’s Sister City program: https://bit.ly/49lrI2m

🏗️ Construction is progressing at Tea Tree Gully Gymsports! This $9.2 million project will deliver a purpose-built gymnastics facility to enable Tea Tree Gully Gymsports to train and host competition-level gymnastics tournaments. The development will include a spectator viewing area, improved amenities and increased gym floor space. Tea Tree Gully Gymsports has been operating at Banksia Park Sports Area for over 50 years and is the largest gymnastics club in South Australia. We thank the SA Government for their funding support for this project.

Transforming roundabouts: For a greener, more beautiful City of Tea Tree Gully 🌱 Roundabouts are essential for traffic flow, but they don’t always add to the beauty of our surroundings. That’s why our dedicated Horticulture City North team has been hard at work enhancing key roundabouts in the northern part of the City. Their recent efforts included installing irrigation systems, selecting appropriate plant species, planting with care, and applying fresh mulch. The results speak for themselves—these roundabouts now make driving through the City a more enjoyable experience. 🚗✨ We’re proud of the team's hard work and commitment to improving our community's landscape. Thank you for helping make the City of Tea Tree Gully a greener, more attractive place! 🌼

🥳 Celebrating innovation and excellence in libraries 📚 Benjamin Wheal, Team Leader Collections and Access, was recently recognised for his innovation at the South Australian Library & Information Awards.   Benjamin was nominated for the excellence award as the driving force behind conceiving and implementing Project Wonderland at the City of Tea Tree Gully Library.   The project revolutionised the library customer experience by improving collection accessibility.   Benjamin’s vision was to “Create a space where people could feel a sense of wonder, here customers could immerse themselves, to browse and wander and discover…”.   Approximately 1.5 kilometres of old library shelving was replaced and 25,000 adult non-fiction titles were genrefied – collected by story genre instead of the century-old Dewey decimal system – to make the customer experience more like a bookshop.   Project Wonderland is regularly highlighted as best practice with regards to collection presentation through genrefication across the state of South Australia. Benjamin Wheal, Team Leader Collections and Access, was recognised for his innovation at the South Australian Library & Information Awards, last week.   Benjamin was nominated for the excellence award as the driving force behind conceiving and implementing Project Wonderland at the City of Tea Tree Gully Library.   The project revolutionised the library customer experience by improving collection accessibility.   Benjamin’s vision was to “Create a space where people could feel a sense of wonder, here customers could immerse themselves, to browse and wander and discover…”.   Approximately 1.5 kilometres of old library shelving was replaced and 25,000 adult non-fiction titles were genrefied – collected by story genre instead of the century-old Dewey decimal system – to make the customer experience more like a bookshop.   Project Wonderland is regularly highlighted as best practice with regards to collection presentation through genrefication across the state of South Australia. #LibraryInnovation #ProjectWonderland #Genrefication #LibraryExcellence #SAwards #Leadership #CustomerExperience #Libraries

Since 1 November, participants of the Billion Steps Challenge have walked 767,899,396 steps 🌏🏃♂️ If you haven't logged your steps there's still time to help Preventive Health SA and the 10,000 Steps team achieve their goal of walking one billion steps 🏃♂️ Here's how to track your steps: 👣 Download the app and sync it with your fitness tracker 👣Log your steps throughout November and help us hit one billion steps Let’s make South Australia healthier, one step at a time! For more information, visit:https://bit.ly/3YXCoQa #SABillionSteps #EveryStepCounts #10000Steps

🚧 Construction is progressing at Tea Tree Gully Tennis Club! We're pleased to announce that building works are on track at Tea Tree Gully Tennis Club in Banksia Park. The $5.5 million project will deliver a new clubroom with a cafe, function room and spectator viewing areas, along with car park and landscaping improvements. The new building will expand the existing building's footprint and cater for an increased membership base, enabling future growth. The new facility will allow the clubs who utilise the space to host competitions and events, improving spectator outlook and experience with connections to the surrounding playing courts. We thank the State government for their funding support of $2.75m for this project.

What's your 'strawberry'? 🍓 A fantastic message and initiative from our Waste Education team! They've joined forces with End Food Waste Australia and Banksia Park International High School to reinvigorate our 'Shape Your City' education program, which will see more than 180 Year 7 students work in groups to develop practical solutions to solve the issue of food waste in our City. The eight week program kicked off in late October with an intensive workshop - led by Waste Education Officer, Sam Tubb - where the students learned all about research, the design thinking process, the issue of food waste and the concept of behaviour change. By the end of November, the top groups will pitch their ideas to Council staff and End Food Waste Australia!

The City of Tea Tree Gully are joining the billion steps challenge this November, and so can you. Preventative Health SA and the 10,000 Steps Program are teaming up to unite South Australians in reaching a goal of one billion steps! Sign up for free, track your steps, and help us make every step count! 👣 How to Join: 👉 Become a 10,000 Steps member via the link below and enter your daily steps manually, log other physical activities, or sync your activity tracker. 👉 Step solo, or get your workplace or community involved by registering as a coordinator and starting a team tournament! Let’s make South Australia healthier, one step at a time! For more information, and to sign up, visit: https://bit.ly/4fnbAPY/ #SABillionSteps #EveryStepCounts #10000Steps