The Disability Information and Resource Centre

Be a part of Adelaide City Council’s Disability Access Committee

Would you like to advocate for residents with a disability living, working or visiting in the Adelaide City Council area (CBD and North Adelaide)?

Adelaide City Council currently has a vacancy for a community member to join its Access Committee.

If you have a disability yourself or you have special knowledge or interest in disability issues and are able to commit to attending six meetings in the CBD per year, Council would love to hear from you.

They are especially keen to hear from people who have special interest in those issues facing younger people with disability.

To apply for the Access Committee vacancy, please contact Council’s Community Planner, Pauline Zanet, on 8203 7779 or by email p.zanet@adelaidecitycouncil.com.

The Adelaide City Council’s Picture Adelaide Program is an opportunity to share your views about the City where you live, shop, work and play.

You can have your say through the Picture Adelaide website, reply paid postcards or the new iPhone app.

The app can be used to share your ideas by taking photos of places and things around Adelaide, sharing them with friends and commenting on them.

Download the app.

Harmony Day is celebrated around Australia on 21 March each year. It’s a day where all Australians celebrate our cultural diversity. The day is also the United Nation’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

The following activities will be taking place on Harmony Day in the Adelaide CBD:

Library Tours

North Terrace, Grote Street, Hutt Street and Tynte Street.

11am, 1pm and 4pm.

Participants will be able to become a library member, take a guided tour of the services the libraries offer and get a library bag full of goodies.

Book with the Library on 8203 7990.

Box Factory Community Centre

59 Regent Street South

5.30 – 6.30pm
Filipino cooking class with Julieta Navarro

6.30 – 7.30pm
Bollywood dance class with Francesca McMillan

7.30 – 9pm
Spice Kitchen cooking class with Ragini Dey

Book with Karen or Sophie on 8203 7749.

North Adelaide Community Centre

176 Tynte Street

Shared Meal from 12 noon. Bring a plate of food to share. 2 – 3pm African dance class with Ibina.

10am – 12pm
Bangladeshi Embroidery with Masuma.
(1st of a 5 week program, small fee applies).

Book with Kate 8267 6813.

South West Community Centre

171 Sturt Street

Shared meal from 12 noon. Bring a plate of food to share.

Book with Marjon 8212 3533.

For planning/catering purposes please book by 14 March 2011. All events are free.

For more information on Harmony Day visit www.harmony.gov.au.

On 16 January 2011, the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Public Transport Services (PTS) and service providers will be making a number of changes to Adelaide Metro public transport services in the metropolitan area. These changes have been made to better meet the changing travel requirements for the majority of residents in these areas.

As part of the changes, PTS will conduct a public awareness campaign closer to the implementation date. This will include media advertising, information from the Adelaide Metro website at www.adelaidemetro.com.au, flyers to all householders in affected areas and the roll out of detailed customer information through timetables and kerbside information.

In addition to the website at www.adelaidemetro.com.au, information will also be available via the Adelaide Metro InfoLine 1300 311 108 and the Adelaide Metro InfoCentre at the corner of Currie and King William Streets open 7 days a week.

Do you live in the City and have the following attributes?:

1. A broad appreciation of issues associated with living with disability and of access issues within the City of Adelaide
2. A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and ethically with others
3. Experience of disability personally or indirectly through family members

The Adelaide City Council is seeking City residents with disability to become members of their Access Planning Group which monitors the Access Action Plan 2010-2012 as well as advising on access priorities and issues.

The group will meet quarterly during office hours at Council. The Council is particularly interested in making contact with residents living with hearing loss and deafness.

If this sounds like you please contact:

Felicity Schievenin
Community Planner
City Community

T. (08) 8203 7385
E. f.schievenin@adelaidecitycouncil.com

On the 11th of April 2010 Deaf CanDo will be presenting the Amazing Race Around Adelaide.

The race will be an exciting one day foot race around Adelaide for teams of two or families of four.

For more information and to register please see www.theamazingrace.com.au.