From the Mayor

Welcome to the first edition of the Playford News Magazine for the year and the first for your newly elected Council of 2022-2026. Your new Council was sworn in with a ceremony last November. Congratulations to those elected as Councillors.

I also send my congratulations to another Playford institution, the grand Grenville Hub, which is celebrating 40 years of service this May. The Grenville first opened its doors in 1983 and thanks to a band of dedicated staff and volunteers, continues to be a hub of activity for our older generations to enjoy and connect daily.

The celebrations continue in this edition of Playford News as we chat to homegrown football star, Craig Goodwin, who achieved success at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. We also hear from local musician, Elsy

Wameyo whose journey towards musical stardom started at Playford’s creative youth hub, Northern Sound System (NSS). We also celebrate one of our many incredible citizens, Joe Kielnerowski, who was named our 2023 Citizen of the Year at Council’s Australia Day event in January. Joe and his team have created a Garden of Eden in Elizabeth, and give their time, knowledge and backyard to the community to educate and inspire others to get into gardening.

I hope to see many of you at our ANZAC commemoration services at the Smithfield Memorial Gardens. The commemorations commence with an overnight vigil at the Cross of Remembrance, followed by a Dawn Service where we can reflect on the sacrifices made by all who fought to protect our country.

Mayor Glenn Docherty