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

regular deluges. In 1923, the

Gardens were operated as ornamental

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President: Phillip Hoysted (Incorporating Cascades Progress Association) Hon. Secretary: David Halse Rogers

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Dave Fleming Joinery

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gardens and a plant nursery by Mr. A. Sayers. Along with an associated Tea

Room, it was a very popular

recreational area for the people of

Hobart. In the storm, huge logs and boulders banked up on a nearby

bridge over the Rivulet, causing low

lying areas to be flooded. Several

thousand asters, carnations, pansies, Iceland poppies, and delphiniums

were swept away. Foundations from

Cascade Road were also washed into

the Garden. The loss was estimated at about £600 - a lot of money at the

time. [Ref: The Mercury 6 Dec 1923.]

THOUGHT BUBBLE

PLANNING The South Hobart Progress

Association is strongly opposed to any changes to traffic arrangements

which significantly increase the

number of vehicles using the

residential streets of the suburb. Despite our lobbying efforts, our

suburb has become a parking lot for

Hobart commuters, the landing strip

for the thousands of cars associated with the “pie-in-the-sky” cable car,

and now we have the State

Government’s latest ‘thought bubble’

pushing more traffic into our streets and shopping areas. The Government

has released a consultant’s report

aimed at dealing with traffic

congestion on the Southern Outlet. Vehicles wanting to get into South

Hobart will no longer be able to use

the slip lane between Davey and

Macquarie Streets but will be re-directed to Elboden Street: a change

that has major implications not only

for the residents in Elboden Street but

also for local traders in the shopping precinct. The Association has been

reassured that it is early days, and that

community consultation on the

Southern Outlet Proposal will begin in earnest shortly. This is to be

welcomed: community consultation

and more information are very good

things. The Association will invite a Government representative to our

General Meeting on either the 13th

June or 11th July to present the

options. In the mean time, Mike Dutta from Macquarie Street Foodstore has

organised a meeting to hear from the

Department of State Growth and gauge public opinion. Please go

along on 13th June at 5.30pm to the

Macquarie Street Foodstore, 356

Macquarie Street. Contact: Mike Dutta on 6224 6862.

SOIL TESTING OF

RIVULET Independent scientific soil testing of

several homes in McRobies Road

and Degraves Street, which was instigated by the Hobart City

C o u n c i l f o l l o w i n g t h e

unprecedented rains in mid May,

confirmed that there were no issues of concern. An HCC spokesman

added that: ...”as a matter of course,

we advise all residents to wash their

hands before eating after contact with soil. However, this advice

would be provided for any

gardeners throughout the City”.

PLEA TO SHOP LOCALLY As a resident of South Hobart since

the late eighties, I have always been

active and passionate about shopping locally: hence my support

of our wonderful variety of local

shops. Recently, I have heard

disturbing rumblings that some of our shops are 'doing it hard'. To lose

any one of these shops would be a

great shame and lessen the vitality

of the Village. One shopkeeper said to me that the difference between

succeeding, financially, is as few as

ten extra customers each day. Please be one of those 10. It is easier to

shop conveniently (I know, I do it!)

but if we do not spread our dollars

to all our local businesses, we will lose some and I, for one, will be

saddened by that loss. Please, walk

the extra few paces to buy from our

local shops so they, too, can pay their bills and staff and we, the local

community, can reap the benefits of

supporting our unique and diverse

local shops. Jan Edmitson.

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Fireplace & retaining wall

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Your friendly

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mechanical business

Operators: Steve & Nicky

Services and Tune-ups

Brake and Clutch Repairs

Engine Reconditioning

Diesel Servicing & Repairs

Registration Inspections

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South Hobart

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Anne 0418 125 370

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