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UGB Humour for the Holiday Season

Lets hope Minister Holloway doesn’t approve any UGB expansion while everyone’s in holiday mode and the results of the Barossa Regional Spatial Framework are not yet known. Meanwhile, some light relief. Click to get full view:

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Local Press Roundup

The Barossa and Light Herald is reporting today that Barossa Council is concerned about lack of consultation and time to respond to the State Government’s proposal to extend urban boundaries. Also in the paper’s classified’s section: p 45 FOR SALE Prime Rural Land at Concordia, with plenty of potential – will consider swap for new suburb. Apply: Minister for Urban Development without Planning and p 46 LOST AND FOUND Lost 1 URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY. Last seen at Gawler East heading towards Barossa. Reward: Apply State Government.

The Bunyip Editorial says that with so little detail provided by the State Government, ‘it’s hard for the community not to be wary, and even distrustful, of the strategy, and even more difficult to provide constructive feedback on the proposal’. The editorial also details some classifieds. In the In Memorium section: 15th August 2017. ‘Best of Town and Country’. Finally, succumbed after long struggle against out-of-control growth. No flowers please. Send cards to Minister for Urban Development without Planning. Positions Vacant section: Wanted: Spin doctors (more than one position) to explain how Gawler can be quietly converted to new look suburbs without residents noticing. Apply State Government.