A SOUTH HOBART NEWSLETTER NEXT SHPA MEETING The next General Meeting of the Association will be held on Wednesday 13 th June, commencing at 7:30 pm at the South Hobart Community Hall, 42 D’Arcy Street, South Hobart. All residents, especially those new to the Suburb, are welcome. [Please note that we will no longer be meeting at the South Hobart Living Arts Centre.] SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE South Hobart Bushcare will be having its next Work Bee on Sunday, 17 th June, 2018, starting at 10:00 am ‘til 12:30 pm, meeting at the bottom Car park, Cascade Gardens, McRobies Gully Road, to do primary removal of broom around the historic Cascade Gardens Sign. All equipment provided. Enquiries to Janet on 6223 8132. PRESIDENT’S REPORT Not surprisingly as you walk around South Hobart conversations inevitably turn to the downpour and subsequent flooding that subsequently hit our suburb on Thursday & Friday 10-11 May. What a frightening and catastrophic night it was! It is hard to find anyone or any home that was not affected by, what will hopefully be, a once-in a life-time, event. For those of us who had to deal with leaking roofs, gardens washed away, or water under the house, let’s not forget those who really suffered. The sheer heartbreak of watching the damage caused by half a metre of water going through your own home cannot be underestimated. It will take months, if not years, for lives and property to fully recover. On behalf of the Association and the broader community, our deepest sympathies to those that have found themselves in this situation. The Association would also like to place on the public record our appreciation for the magnificent response to the crisis from the Hobart City Council. From the aldermen, standing in all the debris the next day, helping and consoling those most affected, to the council staff working hard - often after hours - to try and lessen the impact on people’s lives and Council infrastructure. Nothing was more impressive than hundreds of community members turning up to Dr. Jane Mitchell Dr. Holly Donohoo Veterinary Surgeons 330 Macquarie Street 6224 4877 help clear rubbish from the Hobart Rivulet. Organised by HCC Bushcare, over 240 people managed to pick up half a tonne of rubbish and recyclable material. Congratulations - it should be an annual event. The Rivulet, and associated walking track, has, predictably, sustained a significant amount of damage, and a damage assessment has been completed by the Council and a works programme developed and prioritised. The Association will continue to push to have the much- loved and used Rivulet Park repaired as soon as possible. The Association has also pressed the Council to look at additional flood mitigation measures for McRobie’s Gully given the amount of damage caused by the runoff. Although there are no simple solutions, given the quantum of rainfall that fell and the topography of the area, the possibility is being investigated. We will keep a watching brief on this matter: in the age of climate change the timeframe for once-in-a-life-time events may become considerably shorter. For those that may be interested, the Insurance Council of Australia is holding an Insurance Claim Guidance Forum on 14 th June. Designed to help those who want to better understand the rights of policy holders and obligations of the insurance companies, it is necessary to register by noon Wednesday 13 th June. To register, and receive venue details, go to www.disasters.org.au/ forums or call 1800 734 621. NOT THIS TIME Cascade Gardens Damage Besides being saturated in the recent storm, Cascade Gardens escaped serious damage, thanks to maintenance works carried out by the HCC parks staff on the “Trash Rack” shortly before the rains. 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A SOUTH HOBART NEWSLETTER
NEXT SHPA MEETING
The next General Meeting of the
Association will be held on
Wednesday 13th June, commencing
at 7:30 pm at the South Hobart Community Hall, 42 D’Arcy Street,
South Hobart. All residents, especially
those new to the Suburb, are welcome.
[Please note that we will no longer be meeting at the South Hobart Living
Arts Centre.]
SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE South Hobart Bushcare will be having
its next Work Bee on Sunday, 17th
June, 2018, starting at 10:00 am ‘til
12:30 pm, meeting at the bottom Car park, Cascade Gardens, McRobies
Gully Road, to do primary removal of
broom around the historic Cascade
Gardens Sign. All equipment provided. Enquiries to Janet on 6223
8132.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT Not surprisingly as you walk around
South Hobart conversations inevitably
turn to the downpour and subsequent
flooding that subsequently hit our suburb on Thursday & Friday 10-11
May. What a frightening and
catastrophic night it was! It is hard to
find anyone or any home that was not affected by, what will hopefully be, a
once-in a life-time, event. For those of
us who had to deal with leaking roofs,
gardens washed away, or water under the house, let’s not forget those who
really suffered. The sheer heartbreak
of watching the damage caused by half
a metre of water going through your own home cannot be underestimated.
It will take months, if not years, for
lives and property to fully recover. On
behalf of the Association and the broader community, our deepest
sympathies to those that have found
themselves in this situation.
The Association would also like to place on the public record our
appreciation for the magnificent
response to the crisis from the Hobart
City Council. From the aldermen, standing in all the debris the next day,
helping and consoling those most
affected, to the council staff working
hard - often after hours - to try and lessen the impact on people’s lives and
Council infrastructure. Nothing was
more impressive than hundreds of community members turning up to
Dr. Jane Mitchell
Dr. Holly Donohoo Veterinary Surgeons
330 Macquarie Street
6224 4877
help clear rubbish from the Hobart
Rivulet. Organised by HCC
Bushcare, over 240 people managed
to pick up half a tonne of rubbish and recyclable material. Congratulations
- it should be an annual event. The
Rivulet, and associated walking track,
has, predictably, sustained a significant amount of damage, and a
damage assessment has been
completed by the Council and a
works programme developed and prioritised. The Association will
continue to push to have the much-
loved and used Rivulet Park repaired
as soon as possible. The Association has also pressed the Council to look
at additional flood mitigation
measures for McRobie’s Gully given
the amount of damage caused by the runoff. Although there are no simple
solutions, given the quantum of
rainfall that fell and the topography
of the area, the possibility is being investigated. We will keep a
watching brief on this matter: in the
age of climate change the timeframe for once-in-a-life-time events may
become considerably shorter. For
those that may be interested, the
Insurance Council of Australia is holding an Insurance Claim
Guidance Forum on 14th June.
Designed to help those who want to
better understand the rights of policy holders and obligations of the
insurance companies, it is necessary
to register by noon Wednesday 13th
June. To register, and receive venue details, go to www.disasters.org.au/
forums or call 1800 734 621.
NOT THIS TIME Cascade Gardens Damage
Besides being saturated in the recent
storm, Cascade Gardens escaped
ser ious da ma ge , t ha nks to maintenance works carried out by the
HCC parks staff on the “Trash Rack”
shortly before the rains. This was not
the case in December 1923, when Hobart was subjected to one of its