Status quo for council festive celebrations

Glenelg Shire Council has listened to community feedback earlier this month and decided to shelve its planned changes to its Christmas and New Year celebrations. As a result, the festive season activities organised by council will be similar to last year. This will include council organising lighting of the Norfolk Island pine Christmas Tree on Bentinck St and also closing part of Bentinck St to traffic on New Year’s Eve to permit alcohol consumption. Glenelg Shire Mayor Scott Martin said council had listened to residents after soliciting the feedbkac to proposed winding back of festive events.

“We’ve heard the feedback from the Community Satisfaction Survey which says we need to listen to our community better, and this shows we’re doing that,” Cr Martin said. “We hear you, and we have listened.” More details of what this year’s festivities will look like will be released in coming weeks. Cr Martin said council consistently reviewed costings throughout its operations, which included Christmas and New Year’s events. Any proposed future changes would be put out for community consultation before any decisions were made.