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State government's 30 year plan will have a big impact on the district A submission on the State government's 30 year plan has been drafted for the Nairne and District Residents Assoc (NDRA) according to conversations at recent NDRA meetings. Links below are to the main draft document and the supporting maps. The maps have a large file size, so if you don't want to download them they will be available for viewing in the glass cabinet by the Post Office. Please advise any comments or suggested changes as soon as possible as the document needs to be submitted by 30 September 2009. Please feel free to forward the draft document to other Nairne residents. You can also make a personal submission - you just need to make sure your own details are entered on the coversheet and then write in your own words a summary of what matters the most to you. Here are the links to the documents
Nairne Heritage Mural project  Anzac mural on the side of the CFS
building in the Main St
The Nairne Heritage Mural project sets out to display, in highly visual form, the history of the town and its early residents. It is plannned to create around 25 murals distributed along the Main Street each of which will depict, in the main, an activity which occurred at the mural location in the early days. Examples are blacksmith, school, postal office and the like. The project was formally launched on Founders Day 2008 by the mayor of Mt. Barker, Anne Ferguson. It is anticipated that there will be 6 murals completed by then with another 6 by the end of 2009. So far the project has been funded by the District Council of Mt. Barker but sponsorships are being sought. The NDRA/NACC is now able to receive donations which are tax deductible. Completion of the project is expected to be around the end of 2009 by which time Nairne's rich history will be vividly displayed to residents and visitors alike. The NDRA/NACC believes that this will be the only mural collection of its kind and size on mainland Australia and will attract visitors from around the country. Sponsors are sought for future murals and they will be acknowledged at the relevant mural site. Donations can be individuals or corporate and can include a full mural sponsorship of approximately $600. Watch this space for future news on sponsorship opportunities and the project's progress. Australia Post stamps and Postcards of Nairne Specially printed postcards and postage stamps will be available for sale on Founders Day. The quality postcards are made up of scenes from earlier events and the postage stamps will feature local individuals in period costume. Stamped cards will be on sale with a specially made Nairne Founders Day postmark. The stamps will be a limited edition and are expected to be in demand by collectors. The Founders Day postmark will be available at the Post office after Founders Day for 30 days so any unfranked cards will need to franked at the Post Office before 7th April 2008 if the special Nairne postmark is required. After that they will be franked with the standard Nairne Post Office postmark. Additionally a limited number of caps and stubby holders with the Nairne logo will be on sale. These are attractive items in the Nairne colours of maroon and white. Be early to be sure of getting what you want. Bythorne Park opens The new park on Woodside Road is finished. It has numerous features including a lake, a rotunda, play areas, an ampitheatre with a stage and more. The District Council of Mount Barker developed the park with input from Nairne residents. Download the plan for dialup internet users, file size 420kb. View the plan. Download the plan for broadband internet users, file size 1.4mb. View the plan. |
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