Council Update from the Mayor

Council Update from the Mayor

The weather may be cooling down in the Red Centre, but that certainly doesn’t mean things are slowing down anytime soon.

May continues to be a busy period at the Alice Springs Town Council, highlighted by some big and exciting events on our schedule. Perhaps the biggest, and one of the most exciting upcoming events in May is the annual Pets on Parade.

Council Officers have been working hard to organise a fantastic event, and I can’t wait to head down on Sunday May 30 to see what fun costumes our residents come up with in line with this year’s theme, Monsters v Aliens.

We’ve also hosted some major events across the past month, one being the Harmony Day Citizenship Ceremony.

Citizenship Ceremonies are always among my favourite days of the year, getting to share in the joy or Australia’s newest residents. It gives all of us a chance to reflect on how lucky we are as Australians when we see the smiles on the faces of our new residents, beaming with pride.

The next Citizenship Ceremony will be hosted on Territory Day, July 1. That’s a little way away yet but I’m already excited.

Speaking of July 1, that also happens to mark the 50th anniversary of the Alice Springs Town Council. Gee that’s come around quick! For 50 years ASTC have been serving Central Australia and that certainly remains the case today.

Behind the scenes, elected members have been hard at work on many projects including the budget for 2021/22. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our Elected Members for their dedication in this regard. It’s not always the most fun part of a Council’s job, but it is certainly one of our most important.

Of course, there are so many other exciting things happening in Council as your elected members continue to serve the public. Just last month, Council were delighted to award $63,000 in community grants to local organisations. This money will go towards a range of different projects, helping make Alice Springs a fun and vibrant place for all.

This just helps to show that Council has been, and continues to be committed to community events in Alice Springs. If you have an event you’d like to talk to us about, or just wanted to have a chat I’d love for you to get in contact with me.

Thanks, Damien.