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Narcoorte Town Hall makeover plans to be unveiled

The Naracoorte Town Centre Rejuvenation Plan will be launched at a community briefing in the Naracoorte Town Hall at 7pm on Tuesday, July 13.

The Naracoorte Town Centre Rejuvenation Plan outlines a 10year program for the rejuvenation of the town centre and presents a significant opportunity to transition the town from a service centre to a thriving economic and community hub for people that live in and visit the local area.

Development of the plan beganlate last year as identified in Naracoorte Lucindale Council’s 2016-2026 Strategic Plan and it was endorsed last month following extensive community and stakeholder engagement.

In Octoberlast year, Holmes Dyer, of Adelaide, was awarded the contract to develop and deliver the Naracoorte Town Centre Rejuvenation Plan.

The managing director of Holmes Dyer, Helen Dyer, will summarise the main aspects of the Rejuvenation Plan at the upcoming community briefing.

Initial stages of the plan include:

• Establishing a Naracoorte Town Centre Rejuvenation Working Group to involve key stakeholders in an implementation leadership role.

• Introducing a 40 km/h slow speed zone across the town centre.

• Activating the Town Squares to provide more facilities, features, uses and shade.

• Reconfiguring the traffic flow in the town centre to increase parking, including formalising long-vehicle parking.

• Redeveloping Ormerod Street as a shared environment to provide a ‘pedestrian prioritised environment’.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, registrations are encouraged for the community briefing by emailing council@nlc.sa.gov.au

You can read through the Naracoorte Town Centre Rejuvenation Plan on Council’s Your Say website at www. yoursay.naracoortelucindale. sa.gov.au

The Mount Gambier & Glossop High School exchange remains in modified format for second successive year

For the second successive year, the annual Mount GambierGlossop High School Exchange, which was first held in 1947, and is the longest running public school exchange in Australia, was held in a modified format at the end of last month

In its 76th year , the two schools competed for the Debating Shield and Sporting Cup, meeting at Bordertown for the modified exchange.

Glossop High successfully retained the Deabting Shield after successfully arguing the affirmative on the topic COVID 19 is the worst disease to be seen by humanity.

The sports contested over the competition included Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Basketball, Division A and B Girls Netball, and Boys Football.

The girls soccer match, for a second year in a row, went into a penalty shootout, with Glossop High School being victorious, and the boys’ basketball also was a nailbiter with Mount Gambier hjigh victorious.

In the end, an overall scoreline of 5-2 saw Mount Gambier High School retain the Sporting Trophy for a third successive year, pleasing special sports coordinator Abbey Dunca.

“Competitive sport offers students a range of skills and throughout the exchange, modified or not, we see students taking real pride in being a representative for their school and thriving in the competitive environment,” Miss Duncan said. “I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the Glossop Exchange when I attended Mount Gambier High School as a student and now being involved as a staff member it makes that experience even more special. “All staff and students involved have a common purpose, to play in their respective sports in the hopes of being successful, and ultimately to come home with the cup.

“However, the lifelong friendships and connections that you are able to create through this exchange is what I believe is one of the biggest assets that this experience offers.

“The modified exchange was a high success yet gain, and we thank the Bordertown community for allowing us to use their facilities and help with the organisation process.

“We are hopeful of recommencing the annual exchange in its pre-COVID format next year, with our students billeted into the homes of these students and their families.”

Next year see a new chapter begin for the time honoured exhange with Glossop High School to be rebranded Berri Regional Secondary College.

THREE IN A ROW: (Above right) Mount Gambier High School Sporting Captains Mark Arthurson and Sarah Dally proudly accept the Glossop Exchange Sporting Cup!

SOCCER NAILBITER: (Left) Mount Gambier High School’s, Chelsea Frost lines up the ball in the Girls Soccer match.