Organisations, department names and acronyms

Organisations, department names and acronyms

Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement AdaptWest (West Torrens, Port Adelaide Enfield and Charles Sturt Councils) Anglicare SA Anti-Poverty Network South Australia Association of Citizens Against Telecommunications Towers (ACATT) Athol Park Energy Friends Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) Automated external defibrillator (AED) Baju/H2O – development near Henley Square Bicycle Users Group (BUG) Carers SA Charles Sturt Council Churches of Christ City of Charles Sturt City of Marion Coastal Ecology Protection Group (CEPG) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Community Alliance SA Community Library Action Group (CLAG) Conservation Council SA Council Assessment Panel (CAP), City of Charles Sturt Council on the Ageing (now known simply as COTA) Defibrillator Action Group (DAG) Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) (previously DPTI, the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure) Development Assessment Panel (DAP), City of Charles Sturt Discretionary Ward Allowance (DWA) DOME (Don’t Overlook Mature Expertise) Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) Court Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) Friends of Gulf St Vincent (FoGSV) Henley and Grange Arts Society Incorporated (HAGAS) Henley and Grange Council Henley Community Garden (HCG) Henley Unemployment Group (HUG)

International Association for Public Participation (IAPP) Jet ski/personal watercraft (PWC) Lutheran Care Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board Office of Youth Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act (SA) Port Adelaide Unemployed Action Primary Industries and Regions SA Public Health, Flinders University Residential Conservation Zone (RCZ) Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) Salvation Army Sandpiper Place Group (SPG) South Australian Council of Social Services (SACOSS) South Australian Federation of Residents and Ratepayers Associations South Australian Government (SA Government) South Australian Living Artists (SALA) St Vincent de Paul State Commission Assessment Panel (SCAP) Statewide Energy Coalition (SWEC) Technical and Further Education (TAFE) South Australia (SA) Tennyson Dunes Group (TDG) Tennyson Heights Group (THG) United Nations (UN) UnitingCare Wesley Western Adelaide Coastal Residents’ Association Incorporated (WACRA) Western Region Energy Action Group (WREAG) Wild Endangered Dunes Group (WEDGE)

A residents’ association that has not only endured but also thrived for 50 years is an impressive feat. How has the Western Adelaide Coastal Residents’ Association (WACRA) achieved it? This compilation of stories reveals the passion behind ‘building healthy communities’ through commitment and generosity, skills and actions, advocacy and friendship. It’s about ensuring that the people who live in this place – Adelaide’s western suburbs – have a voice. The spirit of this community is unbeatable. May this book inspire you to make connections in your own community and beyond.