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Town of Gawler Infrastructure and Environmental

Services Meeting Agenda 9 February 2016

ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER

Item 7.1 – Gawler Bridge Renewal and Funding Programme (CC14/1208)

ATTACHMENT 1 Bridges Renewal Program Round Two, Program Criteria and Grant Submission

ATTACHMENT 2 Bridges Renewal Program – Round Two Offer of Funding – Letter from The Hon. Warren Truss MP

ATTACHMENT 3 Bridges Renewal Program – Cost Breakdown

Item 7.2 – Willaston Cemetery Conservation and Management Plan

ATTACHMENT 1 Community Consultation Responses

ATTACHMENT 2 Fee Structure

Item 7.1 – Gawler Bridge Renewal and Funding Programme (CC14/1208)

ATTACHMENT 1 Bridges Renewal Program Round Two, Program Criteria and Grant Submission

ATTACHMENT 2 Bridges Renewal Program – Round Two Offer of Funding – Letter from The Hon. Warren Truss MP

ATTACHMENT 3 Bridges Renewal Program – Cost Breakdown

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Town of Gawler Round 2 Submission BRP August 2015 Gawler Bridge: building a future for Gawler and the region

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Table of Contents Page

1. Eligibility 4

Details

Background

Detailed project description

Project location

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2. Assessment Data 14

3. Assessment Criteria 1 – Improved productivity and access

Improve access for the local community

Contribute to increased productivity for heavy vehicles

Consultation

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4. Assessment Criteria 2 – Quantified Benefits

Improve access for the local community

Increased productivity for heavy vehicles

Cost Benefit Assessment

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5. Assessment Criteria 3 – State Priority Ranking

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6. Criteria 4 – Construction Readiness

Timing

Approvals

Costs

Risks

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Project Costs

How costs were determined

Schedule

Funding profile

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7. Conflict of Interest 36

8. Attachments

Attachment 1 Gawler Bridge Inspection Report 2013

Attachment 2: Gawler Heritage Adviser letter of endorsement

Attachment 3: Gawler Bridge Location – satellite image



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Attachment 4: Gawler Bridge construction program and timeline

Attachment 5: Letters of support

Attachment 6: Gawler Bridge Traffic Volume May 2015

Attachment 7: Gawler Bridge Heavy Vehicle Traffic Volume May 2015

Attachment 8: Heavy Vehicle Detour Map

Attachment 9: Benefit Cost Ratio Calculation I

Attachment 10: Gawler Bridge Technical Specification

Attachment 11: Gawler Bridge Project Management Plan including risk assessment

Attachment 12: Gawler Bridge Risk Management Plan

Attachment 13: Gawler Bridge Cost Estimate

Attachment 14: Gawler Bridge Traffic Management Plan

Attachment 15: Development Approval

Attachment 16: Gawler Bridge Council Financial Commitment

Attachment 17: Gawler Council Commitment to Gawler Bridge Project ‐ Business and Financial Plan 2015/16

Attachment 18: Gawler Council Commitment to Gawler Bridge Project – Council Minutes August 2015.

Attachment 19: Gawler Bridge Town Centre Master Plan Brochure 2004

9. Supporting Documents Referenced

1. Econsearch (2005) Quantifying the Economic Contribution to Regional SA. Local Government

Association of South Australia, www.lga.sa.gov.au

2. Government of South Australia (2010) The 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide. A volume of the

South Australian Planning Strategy

3. South Australia Strategic Plan, www.saplan.org.au

4. SA Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan 2013, www.dpti.sa.gov.au

5. RDA Barossa Roadmap (2015), www.barossa.org.au

6. Gawler Community Plan, www.gawler.sa.gov.au

7. Gawler Cycling and Walking Strategy, www.gawler.sa.gov.au

8. Gawler Integrated Urban Design Framework, www.gawler.sa.gov.au

9. Gawler Transport and Traffic Management Plan, www.gawler.sa.gov.au

10. Regional Education, Skills and Jobs Plan, Barossa Region, 2012‐2014, www.barossa.org.au



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with key economic drivers being wine, fresh produce and residential construction. The Outer Adelaide region contributes over $2000 million of Gross Product to the South Australian economy, 4.3% of total Gross Product (Quantifying the Economic Contribution of Regional SA, LGASA 2005.)

Based on South Australian Government predictions in the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide, the population in the Barossa region will increase by more than 60% over the next 20 years (from 2006) and Gawler will double its population in the next 10‐15 years. This is over 2.5 times the population growth rate of South Australia. This significant growth will drive the demand on more services and improved infrastructure.

Gawler is a low socio demographic and disadvantaged community with a socio‐economic index (SIEFA 966) in the lowest 50th percentile nationally (ABS data, 2015). Gawler Council supports projects such as the Gawler Bridge project that will result in retaining strong trade, business and supply of goods in Gawler and will assist in addressing the town’s relative disadvantage. Improvements to existing road and transport networks are critical in securing Gawler’s future as the major service centre for the Regional District Centre and has been prioritised by both Gawler Council and the RDA Barossa.

The Gawler Bridge is significant and a critical infrastructure link for the region.

The population of Gawler is set to double and the efficiency of the existing road network relies heavily on existing infrastructure including the Gawler Bridge. The Gawler Bridge connects major transport routes within Gawler and the region and is the major arterial route to Adelaide for local business and the major industries of the Barossa and Lower Mid North regions including agricultural, viticulture and tourism.

The Gawler Bridge is the pivotal Southern entrance to Gawler’s main street (B19) and town centre and is the main access point for vehicle transport from Northern and Western Adelaide and most of Gawler’s suburbs. Many national franchise companies including Coles, Woolworths, Big W and Target rely on transport access via the Gawler Bridge from Adelaide and into Gawler’s Main Street for the last mile supply chain access route from their distribution hubs.

The Gawler Bridge provides direct access to the heavy vehicle bypass route in Gawler. All vehicle access to Gawler’s town centre and Main Street need to use the Gawler Bridge on a daily basis.



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The Gawler Bridge provides the only river flood proof crossing for the regional and local community to access Gawler’s central business district and main street from the south.

The Gawler Bridge provides vital emergency access between regional health services located in Gawler and the arterial road link to Adelaide’s ‘super’ hospital, the Lyell McEwin hospital, 20 kms away. The Gawler Bridge also provides access for Adelaide Metro – Adelaide’s public bus service, the local and regional school bus route and the tourism bus route within Gawler and to the Barossa region.

Gawler’s oldest surviving road bridge

The Gawler Bridge was built in 1907, opened in 1908 and has significant local heritage value. In 2004 ownership of the Bridge was transferred to the Gawler Council from the South Australian Government. The Gawler community have a strong connection and value Gawler’s unique heritage. There was strong support for Council to take ownership of the Gawler Bridge, despite now being fully responsible for the ongoing renewal of the Gawler Bridge.

The statement of Heritage Value in the 1998 Gawler Heritage Survey states that: this is Gawler’s oldest surviving road bridge and is a significant local construction which continues an important historic function.

The Gawler Bridge is a steel, concrete and iron truss road‐bridge supported on stone pillars across the South Para River. Cast iron pillars support lamp posts and carry the coat of arms of Governor Gawler. The Bridge is a 42m long concrete deck bridge with steel truss super structure and three spans. Its overall width including footpaths is 14 metres and kerb to kerb width is 10 metres.

The heritage significance of the Bridge restricts replacement and renewal works on the Bridge. Proposed works are very specialised and must be in line with SA Heritage requirements that will not compromise or adversely impact on the original fabric and design features of the original Bridge structure. The heritage specifications on the Gawler Bridge increase the cost of replacement and renewal works.

Gawler is important for the Australian Government

The Gawler Bridge project offers significant leveraging for the Australian Government. It supports the infrastructure projects outlined in the report, Building



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Australia’s Infrastructure and delivers on the objectives of the Bridges Renewal Program.

The Town of Gawler won significant funding support in 2014 from the National Stronger Regions Fund to redevelop the historic Town Hall and Institute Building in Gawler’s Main Street into an economic cultural and business hub. The construction phase of this project alone will see heavy vehicle traffic into the Main Street increase substantially over the next two years. This iconic redevelopment is estimated to increase community access into the Main Street by more than 50 000 people each year (Gawler Connect Cost Benefit Analysis, 2014). Through funding the Gawler Bridge project, the Australian Government will significantly leverage off the community, business and digital hub development, increasing productivity, economic activity and access of the Gawler Bridge and strengthening the economic growth of Gawler.

Gawler is important for the South Australian Government

The Gawler Bridge project aligns with South Australia’s Strategic Plan, the SA Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan 2013 and the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide which documents significant population growth into Adelaide’s northern suburbs and Gawler, which will grow as the Outer Adelaide District Service Centre.

The South Australian Government has recently funded Gawler Council to support Main Street development including a Town Centre Precinct Planning project and the establishment of a regional Farmer’s Market in the town centre.

The SA Government funding of these projects provides leveraging and greater benefits from the Gawler Bridge project. Additional vehicle and pedestrian traffic resulting from resurgence of Main Street activities and will increase productivity of the Gawler Bridge through better heavy and normal vehicle access as well as community access into Gawler’s Main Street and town centre.

Gawler is important for the region

The Regional Development Australia – Barossa (RDA Barossa Roadmap 2015) lists ‘transport of both goods and people’ as major priorities for the region and includes maintaining connecting routes and ‘last mile’ access. The Gawler Bridge is a major connector for Gawler and the Barossa region’s transport network. It provides last mile access for over 150 local businesses



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vehicle routes (Julian Tce), all central to and connecting this network of arterial roads is a functioning and safe Gawler Bridge.

The Gawler Bridge project will improve the state’s road networks capacity to service a significant and growing regional community. It will bolster productivity to better serve communities and drive greater efficiencies in road freight, traffic and people movement.

Project Outcomes

The proposed replacement, remediation and renewal program for the Gawler Bridge will:

Enable the bridge to be safe, functional and

support the existing and growing road freight

and traffic movement into Gawler and the

region

Support increases in the volume and type of

road freight and traffic movement resulting

from significant main street and town centre

development

Increase productivity of the Gawler Bridge,

local business and regional transport

companies through increases in product

dispatch and delivery and by reducing Bridge

closures for maintenance

Increase community access through improved

disabled, cycle and pram access on and off the

Bridge with links to the extensive walking and

cycle network in Gawler and throughout the

Barossa region.

Increase safety of the Gawler Bridge with

installation of a safety fence over the South

Para River

Maintain the cultural and historical integrity

of Gawler’s oldest surviving road bridge

The Gawler Bridge project is investment ready. Council has the required matched financial contribution and all necessary planning, development and approvals are completed. There is strong support from the community and industry to undertake this project and construction/remediation can commence in June 2016.

Gawler Bridge Priority Works

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inspection on the bridge in conjunction with the SA Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) in 2013, Gawler Council is facing significant pressure the undertake urgent structural remediation, and renewal work under this project – see Attachment 1 for report.

To maintain the bridges structural integrity and functionality, priority replacement, renewal and remediation work is recommended for immediate action and includes:

Structural remediation work on concrete and steel bridge components: deck, pillars, abutments and steel truss

Renew deck expansion joints and edge joints and water proofing

Profiling and resurfacing bridge surface which is needed after joint repairs

Improve storm water drainage on the bridge to protect bridge super structure

Pressure cleaning and painting of bridge steel truss structure

Install feral bird proof netting underside of the bridge

Fill bottom chords and oval holes in box girders of the bridge steel truss with form inserts

Manage safety risks, river environment and traffic during the project

Install pedestrian safety fence each side along kerb line on the bridge to minimise safety hazards to bridge users (identified by Council Engineers after completion of the 2013 Inspection Report, Attachment 2)

Council’s Heritage Adviser has reviewed Attachment x and supports the above works to be carried out on the Gawler Bridge – see Attachment 2.

Project Benefits

Benefits of the Gawler Bridge project to the community and local business are:

1. Improved access and increased volume of

goods and services for the local and regional

community ‐ through the continued

functionality to the Gawler Bridge to access

the Main Street, town business centre and the

heavy vehicle route

2. Increased productivity of the Gawler bridge –

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business centre developments and a growing

population

3. Increased productivity of local and regional

business, strengthening the local economy

and addressing disadvantage – through

increased use of the Bridge for increased

goods and services relating to town centre

business developments and a growing

population

4. Integration with key freight networks –

through maintaining continued links to

existing regional road and freight networks

5. Capacity for greater freight efficiency and

reduced operating costs – by minimising the

need to re‐route traffic away from the Main

Street and town business centre and ensuring

‘last mile’ freight access of many national

retailers and franchises in the Gawler town

centre

6. Maintain the most direct link from regional

health services to a major Adelaide hospital

and emergency department

7. Improve safety for the bridge users – through

installation of safety fences and ramps for

disability access, prams and cyclists

8. Maintain the only public and private transport

access (bus route) into the main street as well

as essential school bus services and tourism

services to the Barossa Valley wine region

9. Improve the ride‐ability on the bridge ‐

through safety ramps and connections to the

network of shared pathways in Gawler and

the region

10. Maintain bridge structural integrity

11. Contribute regional economic development

and reduce the level of disadvantage for

Gawler and the region

12. Supporting the preservation and upgrade of an iconic heritage‐listed Gawler landmark

Additional benefits of the Gawler Bridge project include the significant leveraging that all levels of Government will experience as a result of this project. See Overview, page 8 for further details.



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Connect, a recently established Gawler Regional Farmers Market in the town centre as well as many other cultural and social events that are planned in the newly activated Main Street.

The Gawler Bridge project will enable increased traffic and pedestrian access to the growing district service centre that Gawler is becoming.

2. Increased access to local and regional business and

industry

The Gawler Bridge connects the business and commercial areas within the Town of Gawler region. Continued functionality of the Gawler Bridge will assure community access to essential goods and services ‐ many of Gawler’s largest franchise retailers are situated in the Main Street and Central Business District. The improved structural integrity of the Gawler Bridge will enable continued last mile chain access from distribution hubs in Western and Northern Adelaide to retail outlets in Gawler’s town centre.

The Gawler Bridge also connects major transport routes and the heavy vehicle bypass within Gawler and the region. It is the major arterial route to Adelaide for local business and the major industries of the Barossa Valley and Lower Mid North regions including agricultural, viticulture and tourism.

3. Better access for emergency services

Gawler is a regional health service centre that links to smaller rural health services and nearby smaller communities. A proposed new Day Surgery in the town centre is proposed to be operational within the next 12 months. The Gawler Bridge is the most direct access between Gawler’s Regional Health Service and a ‘super’ hospital and emergency department located in Adelaide’s northern suburbs (Lyell McEwin Hospital).

If the Gawler Bridge wasn’t accessible for ambulance services, re‐routing through Gawler’s side streets would add considerable minutes to travel times to Adelaide’s emergency departments.

All other emergency services need continued access over the Gawler Bridge and through the Main Street as a major access route ‐ it is the most efficient and serviceable route to move from the north to the south of Gawler.

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the Gawler Bridge is that it is the only flood proof access into the Main Street and town centre, linking Gawler’s South residential and business communities to Gawler’s Central Business District.

4. Public Bus and School Bus Service

Adelaide Metro utilises the Main Street and town centre for many of its bus services – it is the only public transport access to the main street. This enables equal access of all members of the community, especially disadvantage members of the community and young people to the growing number of services and facilities in the town centre and Main Street.

With the replacement and renewal works planned as part of the Gawler Bridge project the continuation of the public and school bus services through the Main Street and town centre will be at risk.

5. Tourism and visitor centre

The Gawler Visitor Information Centre is located within the Central Business District and more than 30 000 people access the Centre for information on local events and activities (Gawler Visitor Centre annual statistics, 2014/15). The majority of these visitors (92%) to Gawler are from Adelaide and their access to the Visitors Information Centre is via the Gawler Bridge for local and regional information.

Gawler’s tourism industry will be severely negatively impacted if visitors from Adelaide cannot access the Main Street and Visitor Information Centre via the Gawler Bridge. An additional 10 kms return trip and additional lost time to navigate an alternative route to the town centre and Visitor Centre would be required. Any reduction in visitor numbers due to inadequate local road and bridge infrastructure would be expected to negatively impact on the tourism economy, valued at $8.5M in Gawler and $153 million in the Barossa Valley region.

6. Pedestrians and cyclists

Remediation and renewal works to the Gawler Bridge will improve access for cyclists, people with impaired mobility, wheelchairs and prams through ramp access onto and off the bridge and safety fencing. The ramps will also link to the adjacent shared footpath providing seamless connection to the extensive network of walking and cycle paths in Gawler, Adelaide via the Stuart O’Grady Pathway and the Jack Bobridge Track in



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Enhance sustainable economic development through diversifying regional economies,

Improve market competitiveness through strategic infrastructure provision, and

Build upon regional strengths to improve a region’s comparative advantages and competitiveness.

The Gawler Bridge project also meets the Town of Gawler Community Plan Objective of Sustainable Growth Management by investing in planning related to growth and an effective transport system (www.gawler.sa.gov.au)

In complying with the relevant safety regulations, every four years Gawler Council contracts for an independent bridge structural inspection report. In complying with safety standards, priority remediation and renewal actions detailed in the Bridge Structural Inspection Report 2013 (Attachment 1) need to be undertaken. This is to maintain the structural integrity of the bridge, providing for uninterrupted transport passage to present and future Gawler Bridge users.

Integration with key freight networks

The Gawler Bridge is a key link in the region’s heavy freight network and leads to an industrial precinct in Gawler, contributing to improving the operating costs of ‘last mile’ freight logistics for local and regional business. It is a strategic link to Gawler’s main street and town centre businesses as well as the heavy vehicle bypass to the other regional towns. Continued confidence in accessing new and industrial precincts in Gawler via the heavy vehicle route by existing freight transport companies can increase economic investment in the town and region, resulting in increased employment and reducing the level of disadvantage.

The Gawler Bridge is the critical infrastructure link to the Adelaide Road which is the main route from and to, Adelaide and Gawler’s suburbs. Major freight from distribution centres in Western and Northern Adelaide into Gawler and the Outer Adelaide, Barossa Valley and Lower Mid North regions are reliant on a structurally sound Gawler Bridge to maintain efficient and productive freight links.

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Currently, around 800 heavy vehicles and trucks use the Gawler Bridge daily for dispatch and delivery of goods and services to 300 local and regional businesses. This is expected to grow as major developments occur in the immediate future (Main Street Upgrade, Gawler Connect and Springwood Residential Development in 2016) as well as the longer term.

Increased productivity of local and regional business will strengthen the local economy and reduce disadvantage. Increased use of the Bridge and productivity gains are expected with increased demand on goods and services relating to town centre developments and a growing population (Cost Benefit Analysis, Gawler Connect 2014, SA Centre for Economic Studies, University of Adelaide).

Increase productivity for last mile freight logistics and whole of journey freight

Productivity gains are expected through this project. With the assured functionality of the Gawler Bridge, community access to essential goods and services will be consolidated ‐ many of Gawler’s largest franchise retailers are situated in the Main Street and town centre.

Through the Gawler Bridge project, capacity for greater freight efficiency and reduced operating costs will be realised by minimising the need for re‐routing traffic away from the Main Street and town centre and ensuring ‘last mile’ freight access of many national retailers and franchises in the Gawler town centre.

The improved structural integrity of the Gawler Bridge will enable last mile supply chain access from distribution hubs in Western and Northern Adelaide to retail outlets in Gawler’s town centre. Major infrastructure developments within Gawler and the region as well as an exponential increase in population will contribute to demand for goods, resulting in increased productivity. Currently, there is no load limit for heavy vehicle use over the Gawler Bridge. If the Bridge does not undergo replacement and renewal works, it is likely that Council would impose load limits on the bridge which would adversely affect the productivity for heavy vehicles.

The Gawler Bridge also connects major transport routes and the heavy vehicle bypass within Gawler and the region. The Bridge sits on the major arterial route (B19) to Adelaide for local business and the major industries of the Barossa Valley region including agricultural, viticulture and tourism. For this reason, the structural replacement and renewal works proposed for the



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accommodate safer access for people with reduced mobility, wheelchairs, prams and cyclists.

Extensive community consultation occurred in 2004 on whether the ownership of the Bridge should be taken on by the Town of Gawler. There was strong support for the ownership to be local and since this time, there has been a strong community expectation to maintain the 108 year old local heritage bridge for community use.

The Gawler Business Development Group who represent Gawler businesses strongly support the renewal and remediation of the Gawler Bridge. The Bridge’s continued functioning will increase productivity of local business and access for the community.

Companies that deliver goods to Gawler have been engaged in the development of this submission. Many companies use the bridge as their main transport route into Gawler several times a day. Without this access, the productivity of their business is at risk

RDA Barossa and local MPs have also been engaged in the development of this submission. There is overwhelming support that a partnership with the Australian Government for the renewal and replacement of the Gawler Bridge is essential for the ongoing strategic economic development and growth of the region.

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be significantly affected if the Gawler Bridge renewal project did not occur.

Gawler Bridge Renewal Links with Main Street Upgrade

The Gawler Bridge renewal project strategically links and supports Gawler Council’s commitment to significantly upgrade and revitalise the Main Street, activating the road and pedestrian areas for greater commercial and recreational use.

In the next 12 months, a greater number of residents, pedestrians, cyclists and road users, including heavy transport traffic will enter Gawler’s Main Street via the Gawler Bridge over and above the usual day to day traffic.

As mentioned earlier, Gawler is growing as its population will increase 2 fold in the next 10 years. Services and facilities need to bear this substantial population growth.

The Gawler Bridge remediation and renewal project completes Council’s commitment to revitalise the Main Street and strategically links with a significant Main Street upgrade of $4 million dollars that will be completed in 2016.

Gawler’s Main Street upgrade will be completed next year resulting in the Main Street being transformed into an activated space for a growing number of community and cultural events. Activities planned in the Main Street for 2016 include:

SALA Art Trail

ANZAC Day March and Breakfast

ANZAC Dawn Service and ANZAC Vigil

Rotary Fair and Christmas Light Opening

Movie nights in Apex Park (six movies scheduled throughout summer months)

Youth Festival activities in Apex Park

Fringe Festival events including pop up laneway

Pop up Laneway Entertainment and Bar

It is estimated that an additional 30 000 people (Town of Gawler participation statistics 2014) and their vehicles will access these events next year in the Main Street with the majority accessing the Main Street via the Gawler Bridge.

In addition, there are two significant Main Street developments planned for 2016 – a weekly Gawler Farmer’s Market and Gawler Connect: the



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Attachment 12.

All major projects completed by Gawler Council adhere to established policies and procedures including Council’s risk management policy (Policy 4.3). No risks or impediments to conduct this project have been identified to date.

The attached risk management plan will be reviewed along with the project scope and construction program when partnership funding from the Australian Government has been secured. This will include risk identification, prioritisation, a risk mitigation plan and persons responsible to manage each identified risk.



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CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Each council will be required to declare as part of their proposal that to the best of their knowledge there are no actual or perceived conflicts of interest that would impact on or prevent the proposal from proceeding if funding were approved under the BRP.

A conflict of interest may exist, for example, if the council or any of its personnel:

has a relationship (whether professional, commercial or personal) with a person who is able to influence the project appraisal process, such as a departmental officer;

has a relationship with, or interest in, an organisation, which is likely to interfere with or restrict the council in carrying out the proposed activities fairly and independently; or

has a relationship with, or interest in, an organisation from which they will receive personal gain as a result of the provision of funding under the BRP.

Should a council subsequently identify an actual, perceived or potential conflict of interest, they must inform the Department in writing immediately.

Does the council or any of its personnel have an actual, perceived or potential conflict of interest? (If yes, please provide details separately with the proposal.)

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Item 7.2 – Willaston Cemetery Conservation and Management Plan (CC10/2457)

ATTACHMENT 1 Community Consultation Responses

ATTACHMENT 2 Fee Structure



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To: Scott Reid Team Leader Engineering Services From: Patricia Dent OAM – Bereaved Parent and Co‐ Founder of Precious Souls Memorial Ali Chapman ‐ Bereaved Parent and Co‐Founder of Precious Souls Memorial 10 December 2015 WILLASTON CEMETERY CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT PLAN Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the abovementioned plan. Re: Precious Souls Memorial Willaston Cemetery Babies Memorial Garden

1. Signage

Placement of directional signage near the entrance of Cemetery towards the Precious Souls Memorial and Babies Memorial Garden

Movement of moss rock with ‘Precious Souls Memorial’ dedication plaque from southern entrance to western entrance to differentiate the Precious Souls Memorial from the Babies Memorial Garden

2. Garden Maintenance

Replacement of the Mulga tree in the Garden near Leonard Cooper’s marker in line with the original garden plan of 2007– Grant Hemmerling has procured a tree

Review of the species of ground covers growing within the garden, giving consideration to replacing some with the pig face and other succulents which are a tidier and colourful ground covers

Consideration of planting another Crab Apple tree within the garden to add symmetry

Consideration of planting a Jacaranda tree in the place of the eucalypt that was diseased to provide shade and colour in the summer months

3. Policy and Pricing

Implement a Policy for the Willaston Cemetery Babies Memorial Garden and the Precious Souls Memorial in consultation with the instigators of the PSM, Patricia Dent and Ali Chapman

Application for Memorial Plaque ‐ amend wording on application to provide a more succinct explanation of the purpose of the Precious Souls Memorial – see Attachment



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Implement a pricing policy to reflect the founders intent that placement of a memorial marker be affordable for all those bereaved through pregnancy loss, stillbirth and infant death

4. Promotion and Marketing of the Precious Souls Memorial & Babies Memorial Garden

In 2007, The Town of Gawler developed a beautiful monument, the Willaston Cemetery Babies Memorial Garden to acknowledge the 190 babies buried without recognition or ceremony from 1877 – 1986 within the Cemetery. Further to that, in 2010 the Precious Souls Memorial was created in partnership with council and the community, with $20k being donated to fund the development and construction of a space for reflection and movement towards healing following the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth, and in infancy. Gawler Council can be very proud of this achievement and our community needs to know that it exists as a place to acknowledge, reflect and remember a baby who has died. Therefore, we request that funds be allocated to facilitate the production of a You Tube video that communicates the inception, development and purpose of the Precious Souls Memorial and Babies Memorial Garden. We would be very happy to be involved with this project. Other cemeteries have done this, for example Holdfast Bay Council – refer to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYh7ywzo1X8

5. General Comment

On visiting the Cemetery, and hearing of people’s frustration when searching for ancestor’s graves, we have noticed that there is no numbering of gravesites or row numbers. As there is a Cemetery map, it would be helpful for those looking to find an ancestral family member’s resting place, especially the unmarked graves, if numbering of the sites was implemented.

Thank you once again for the opportunity to contribute to the Conservation and Management Plan for the Willaston Cemetery. We would be very happy to meet with you to discuss our proposal at a mutually convenient time. Kind regards

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TOWN of GAWLER Customer Service | (08) 8522 9267 PO Box 130 Gawler SA 5118 Fax: (08) 8522 9292 [email protected] | www.gawler.sa.gov.au

Application for Memorial Plaque - Precious Souls Memorial Willaston Cemetery Babies Memorial Garden I, the undersigned, hereby authorise the management of Willaston Cemetery to place a standard memorial plaque on the Wall in the Precious Souls Memorial

Inscribed as follows

Given Name(s)

Surname

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Baby of/Son of/Daughter of (Optional)

Please Note:

The placing of non-approved memorials, artificial flowers, plants, containers or tokens within this cemetery is prohibited.

Signature Date

Name

Address

Town Postcode

Phone Relationship to deceased Permit Holder if not the same as above

Signature Date

Name

Address

Town Postcode Office Use Only Date Ordered Received

Placed Notified

Permit Number



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WILLASTON CEMETERY

The Willaston Cemetery includes and provides a babies memorial to recognise past, present and future baby and infant deaths. In July 2007, the Willaston Cemetery Babies Memorial Garden was established as a memorial for the 190 babies buried without recognition and ceremony within the Cemetery from 1877 – 1986. In 2009, a section of the Babies Memorial Garden was re-designed to incorporate a place on which to place a marker to acknowledge the babies who died during pregnancy, at birth and in infancy, and who are not buried in the Willaston Cemetery. Named the Precious Souls Memorial, this part of the Garden offers a place to sit, reflect and remember a family member who has died. Memorial Markers, with the exception of the inscription, will be a leaf (copies available for viewing on application), and will be placed on the face of the kerb style wall within the Precious Souls Memorial only. Memorials will not be placed at other locations or on other infrastructure within the Willaston Cemetery Babies Memorial Garden. No other type or style of plaque, marker, monument or structure will be allowed within the Precious Souls Memorial. Inscriptions will be limited to four lines including Names and Dates. Application for a permit to place a Memorial Marker in the Precious Souls Memorial will be via a form prescribed by Council. The cost of application and Memorial placement will be indicated in Councils Fees and Charges. Only Council will be responsible for installation of Memorials. In an effort to be inclusive, no application will be necessarily refused - Council is not prescriptive regarding eligibility to place a marker, as it is not a matter of defining when a baby is a baby or otherwise, but rather that a person, persons or family wishes to display a memorial for a child who has died, whether stillborn or otherwise in years past or present day Any unusual applications will be referred to Council for consideration. Permits will provided for a 50 year period.



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Meagan Jarmyn

From: Peter Watton <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, 04 December 2015 10:50 AMTo: Council (E-mail)Subject: Willaston Cemetery Conservation and Management Plan consultationAttachments: Willaston Cemetery Conservation & Management Plan_TFL comments.pdf

Hi Scott, On behalf of Trees For Life, I have attached comments on the Willaston Cemetery Conservation and Management Plan August 2015, which is out for community consultation. Most of the suggestions are relatively minor, although I have highlighted that in several parts of the plan the management of the remnant native vegetation and horticultural landscaping components of the cemetery tend to be treated as one or interchangeable. These require quite separate knowledge and expertise and also require quite different management approaches. Thanks for the opportunity to comment. Cheers, Peter

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From: Helen < >Sent: Friday, 04 December 2015 02:57 PMTo: Council (E-mail)Subject: Submission for the Willaston Conservation and Management Plan

After consideration of the Willaston Conservation and Management Plan, I wish to submit the following points for consideration by Council: The report is overall a good piece of work with some gaps. It is of concern that there has been such a significant time gap since the original report was commissioned but Council is to be congratulated in bringing this important item back to the table and for putting the report out for wider community consultation. The Willaston Cemetery does hold as unique position in being both a State and Local Heritage listed area and a working cemetery for the 21st century. It is vital that the heritage is preserved both to honour those who are interned but also because the artefacts it holds (gravestones, unmarked gravesites, vegetation, lay out) are a source of, as yet, unresearched history of our town, the region and State of South Australia. Council has to find a way forward to both preserve what is already in place and continue to offer the community a place for future burials. Not an easy task. My concern is that the Council report that accompanies the report focuses too strongly on the ongoing burials and does not give sufficient weight to the principals of heritage. This seems particularly odd given the inclusion of the Burra Charter as an appendix to the Plan. It points to a lack of understanding (or perhaps knowledge) of Council’s responsibility in managing such an asset. Any recycling of gravesites should be very mindful of not destroying the history that has gone before. Nor should it, in any way, destroy the 19th century layout of the cemetery. This has been achieved in other historic cemeteries and can be repeated, albeit adapted to suit our community’s wishes, here in Gawler. Of particular concern is the inclusion of a fairly arbitrary list of significant graves located in the Cemetery. An assumption is made in the Executive Summary that this list somehow represents all the “State Heritage listed significant graves” in the cemetery – it is not! To my understanding no such list exists yet. While those sites listed are interesting, they are by no means complete and in some instances incorrect. Such names as Ayling, Barnett, Busbridge, Causby, Cheek, Congdon and Duffield (and that’s only the start of the alpha listing) are missing. The entry for Ephraim Coombe is incorrect – and badly confuses EH Coombe with his father both of whom are buried in the cemetery. A lot more work needs to be done to ensure that this list is corrected. My suggestion is that Council take the opportunity to harness the community’s interest and pride in this asset and engage people who are willing to contribute. There are several areas this can take place – research, publicity, maintenance, preservation - all listed in 6.0 Conservation Policies & Implementation section of the Plan. A Friends of the Willaston Cemetery is in the process of being established and could be a good conduit for this cooperation. Such collaboration would also be looked upon favourably for grant funding applications. The Gawler community is blessed with a richness of people with the skills, experience, qualifications and time to supplement Council’s budget limitations. Now would be a good time to make good use of them. Helen Hennessy



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Meagan Jarmyn

From: Scott ReidSent: Thursday, 04 February 2016 10:02 AMTo: Meagan JarmynSubject: FW: submission relating to Willaston Cemetery Management PlanAttachments: St Georges Anglican Cemetery Gawler Est 1861 Cemetery Rules 2015.doc

Scott Reid | Team Leader Engineering Services Town of Gawler l PO Box 130 Gawler SA 5118 Ph 8522 9242 l Fax 8522 9212 l Mobile 0439 626 062 www.gawler.sa.gov.au

From: Brian Thom [mailto: ] Sent: Sunday, 15 November 2015 20:16 To: Scott Reid; Henry Inat Subject: submission relating to Willaston Cemetery Management Plan Submission relating to Town of Gawler’s Willaston Cemetery Management Plan That the Management Plan incorporate the establishment of a set of rules to be complied with when one is taking up a Grant of Interment Right [aka Lease]. The existence of such rules would establish a significant “communication” between the Council and the Lease‐holder. They form a template relating to such expectations as the completion of appropriate memorialisation of the plot in a timely manner, quite apart from assisting in the resolution of any future legal matters; like who the Curator deals with ‐ when family disputes can subsequently occur e.g. what wording is to be placed on the memorial and which family member is responsible for subsequent maintenance/restitution should vandalism, deterioration or subsidence occur. Such Rules apply to “St Georges Anglican Cemetery Gawler Est 1861” and a copy is attached for perusal. These Rules have been formulated and refined a number of times since the year 2000 following the:

1. gathering of Rules applying to many Adelaide cemeteries; 2. picking out the most worthwhile paragraphs from each; 3. adding relevant sections which we considered deficient within those gathered; 4. the subsequent receipt of legal advice; and 5. once agreed upon, obtaining the endorsement of the appropriate Anglican Church authorities.

To extract just 2 of the benefits of having such Rules [that the lease‐holder must sign as to their agreement to abide by]: [a] When there is a plot where there is [1] no monument or visible evidence of burial and [2] the 99 year old lease has expired, an appropriate newspaper advertisement will indicate an intention to

re‐lease the plot to another person. Once the new lease is arranged, after any subsequent burial the future memorial must include an additional and separate small memorial to indicate who

was previously buried there. This enhances the “history” of the place. [b] Within the Rules is the provision that once an interment has taken place, there must be memorialisation [the design and substance approved by the Curator prior to it being done] within 2 years

of such interment. To ensure that this provision in the Rules is adhered to, a “Sealing of the Grave Fee” of $750 + GST is secured at the time of the interment. This money is then held in Trust

and paid direct to the Monumental Mason once the approved memorialisation is completed within the required 2 years. This strategy has achieved 100% compliance since the year 2000. Brian Thom



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SCHEDULE 3

THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF GAWLER

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF INTERMENT RIGHT

within

ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CEMETERY GAWLER; est 1861

I/We …………………………………….. …………………………………….. of Address (home)………………………………………(postal)………………………………

hereby apply for a Grant of Interment Right in the St George’s Anglican Cemetery Gawler; est 1861,

in the Hundred of Barossa, Cheek Avenue, Gawler East, South Australia, for the term of: (delete one and initial/s please) FIFTY [50] years / NINETYNINE [99] years

from this date; being a piece of land or interment ground designated in the Register of the St George’s Anglican Cemetery Gawler; est 1861, as being PLOT NUMBER/S…………………………….. and I/we agree (for myself/ourselves, my/our heirs and/or descendants, my/our executors, administrators and assigns) to comply with all terms, rules and regulations, from time to time, made for the general management of the Cemetery. (I/We acknowledge receipt of the current rules applicable to this Cemetery, prior to signing). SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT…………………………………………………DATE…………………. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT…………………………………………………DATE…………………. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

GRANT OF INTERMENT RIGHT

I,…………………………………..., Curator of the St George’s Anglican Cemetery Gawler; est 1861, hereby grant an interment right to the above-named Applicant/s over the piece of land or interment ground described above, for the term of:

(delete one and initial please) FIFTY [50] years NINETYNINE [99] years,

to be used for the interment of human remains of the Applicant/s and/or such person or persons as the Applicant or Applicants, their heirs, descendants, executors, administrators and assigns or any of them may nominate at some future time; subject to the Cemetery’s rules and regulations current at the time of their use of the Right. This Grant of Interment Right: (a) may be renewed by the Applicant/s or the heir/s, descendants, executor/s, administrators, assigns, or other legal representative/s of the Applicant prior to the expiry date of the Grant and on payment of the “Grant of Interment Right” Fee applicable at that time; (b) may be transferred as per Rule B11; or (c) may be cancelled as per Rule B10.

SIGNATURE OF CURATOR…………………………………… REGISTERED on this ……….day of…………………..,20…………………………………. Cemrules28082004



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PAGE 1 OF 5 PAGES OF RULES PERTAINING TO “ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CEMETERY GAWLER; est 1861” as at 2015

[D] DEFINITIONS [D1] The piece of land or interment ground referred to in a Grant of Interment Right

shall be referred to as the “plot” [D2] The Grant of Interment Right shall be referred to as the “Grant” [D3] The owner of the Grant shall be referred to as the “owner”

(or “joint owner” if the plot is owned jointly).

[A] OVERALL ADMINISTRATION [A1] The Cemetery be called “St George’s Anglican Cemetery Gawler; est 1861”. [A2] The Cemetery Authority within the meaning of the Regulations to Part XXX of

the Local Government Act shall be the Curator, who shall be the Rector for the time being of the Anglican Parish of Gawler, or, in the absence of a Rector, some other person appointed by the Gawler Anglican Parish Wardens and Council; named in the attached schedule 1.

[A3] The Assistant Curator shall be the person named in the attached schedule 1. [A4] Decisions regarding all aspects of the management and operation of the Cemetery

will be made by the Curator or in his absence by the Assistant Curator (following consultation with and direction from the Cemetery Committee, should time permit.)

[A5] The “Cemetery Committee”, hereinafter called the “Committee”, shall comprise of the Curator, Assistant Curator and 5 members of the Anglican Parish of Gawler, elected on to the Committee by a duly constituted Vestry meeting of the Anglican Parish of Gawler.

[A6] The term of elected Committee members shall be for 3 years. [A7] Four persons present create a quorum at any Committee meeting that has been called

with at least 3 days written notice in the Parish news-sheet or such other notice deemed sufficient by such a meeting.

[A8] Committee meetings will be held quarterly on the 4th Thursday of February, May, August and November when possible, commencing at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall; or at some other time and/or place nominated by the Curator, Assistant Curator or at least 2 other Committee Members.

[A9] Committee minutes will be kept and circulated to each Committee member. [A10] The Cemetery records are the responsibility of the Curator. [A11] The registration of interred Ashes within the Coombs Grave area are to be designated

in the Cemetery records as CA000, CA001 etc, as applicable; unless they are ashes scattered as a bulk arrangement with an Undertaker, in which case they will be designated CB000 etc.

[A12] The original “Lease book” shall be used to record all appropriate future Grants as well as details being recorded within the Cemetery computerized records.

[A13] The original “Burial Register” shall be used to record all future interments as well as details being recorded within the Cemetery computerized records.

[A14] An application for a Grant of Interment Right and the Grant shall be in the form set forth in Schedule 3.

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PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES OF RULES PERTAINING TO ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CEMETERY GAWLER; est 1861 as at 2015 [B] SPECIFIC ISSUES [B1] Both a 50-year and 99 year Grant of Interment Right be offered and a Grant may be

renewed on application and payment of the fee applicable at the time of renewal to an original Grant.

[B2] Cemetery fees will be reviewed by the Committee from time to time. [B3] The following persons have the right to conduct a funeral in the Cemetery:

(1) a minister of religion; or (2) a lay member of any faith who holds the sufficient licence of their

Church to conduct a funeral; or (3) any person who is deemed by the Curator as being suitable to conduct

a funeral. [B4] A plot may be used for the interment of a body - but no more than 3 bodies - and the

owner/s shall determine who shall be buried there. [B5] A plot may be used for the interment of cremated remains and the owner/s shall

determine who shall be interred there. [B6] Interments can take place 9 am to 3 pm weekdays but not on Saturdays, Sundays and

Public Holidays unless by special arrangement with the Curator’s permission. [B7] All future interment of cremated remains shall be placed: [a] within an existing plot of an owner; or [b] within the Coombs Grave area, where sites are not pegged out;

(1) remains shall be placed without container; (2) remains cannot be retrieved; and (3) a memorial plaque shall be affixed to the concrete verge surrounding this

area and will simply indicate the placement of interred ashes as being in the general area of the plaque.

[B8] In the case of a Grant not being renewed by 5 years after its expiry date and if there be no permanent memorial on the plot, a new Grant may be granted.

[B9] Any intention of the Curator to issue a new Grant (following from B8 above) will be advertised once in the Public Notices section of the Adelaide Advertiser and the Gawler Bunyip newspapers.

[B10] Except where the plot contains a body or cremated remains, the Grant may be cancelled and forfeited by the owner to the Cemetery Authority; such forfeit shall be without any refund unless exceptional circumstances are accepted by the Committee as warranting either a full or partial refund.

[B11] The owner may transfer the ownership of the Grant to another or others, provided; (a) a written request is made to the Curator; (b) the request is accepted by the Committee; (c) a transfer in the form prescribed in Schedule 4 is duly completed and delivered to the Curator; and (d) the transfer is accompanied by the prescribed fee.

[B12] Upon the loss of legal capacity of the owner, the right granted to the owner may be exercised by any of the following persons in descending order of entitlement: (a) the attorney under an Enduring Power of Attorney; (b) the guardian of the owner; (c) the spouse of the owner; (d) the eldest legally capable child of the owner; (e) the eldest legally capable grand-child of the owner; (f) the eldest legally capable sibling of the owner; or (g) another legally capable blood relative of the owner.

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PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES OF RULES PERTAINING TO ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CEMETERY GAWLER; est 1861 as at 2015 [B13] Upon the death of the owner, the rights granted to the owner may be exercised by the

following persons in descending order of entitlement; (a) the joint owner, (b) the executor/s or administrator/s of the owner’s estate, (c) the spouse of the owner, (d) the eldest legally capable child of the owner; (e) the eldest legally capable grand-child of the owner; (f) the eldest legally capable sibling of the owner; or (g) another legally capable blood relative of the owner.

[B14] In relation to B12 and B13 above, the Curator may determine the criteria necessary to demonstrate the relationship and entitlement of a person claiming a substituted right and the Curator retains unfettered discretion to determine which person will be entitled to exercise the substituted rights in the event of a dispute between two or more persons.

[B15] The Curator, Assistant Curator or a person authorized by the Curator, must check the name plate on the coffin. The plate must show the name and the date of death of the deceased, as per information supplied by the Funeral Director. When the Funeral Director books in the funeral, he shall supply the deceased’s full name and age. [B16] The Funeral Director must book the time of the funeral or interment of ashes with the

Curator, Assistant Curator, or by another person authorized by either. (At the time of providing details of the Grant, the deceased’s details shall be entered in the

Cemetery records). [B17] A permanent and solid Memorial (not containing wood or other substances that can

deteriorate over time) is to be placed on each new burial plot within 2 years after the interment of a body or the interment of ashes; but no permanent structure, plaque or memorial is permitted unless first approved by the Committee after having received at least 7 days notice of such request and upon payment of the memorialisation fee.

[B18] Memorialisation instruction and requests will only be accepted in writing from the owner, a surviving joint owner, or ALL executors of the deceased owner’s estate, or ALL beneficiaries of the deceased owner’s estate.

[B19] No person [other than an employee or agent of the Committee] shall cultivate any portion of the soil of the Cemetery either by planting lawns, flowers, trees or shrubs, or in any other matter whatsoever.

[B20] Ownership of a memorial shall rest with the owner or the owner’s next of kin or executor/s or administator/s, as the case may be.

[B21] The owner or the owner’s next of kin or executor/s or administrator/s shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and removal of damaged or deteriorated memorial work, and agree that the Committee is not responsible for repair should vandalism take place. Full repair of any damage is encouraged and upon submission of a repair proposal to the Committee, the Committee will forego any memorialisation fee.

[B22] In the event that a memorial becomes a danger to the public and can be made safe by repair during the period of the Grant, the owner or the owner’s next of kin or executor shall be notified of the need and requested to repair or remove and replace the memorial. If repair or removal is not undertaken in a period of time to the satisfaction of the Committee, the Committee has the power to have the necessary work performed and to recover the cost from the owner, or the owner’s next of kin or executor/s.

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PAGE 4 OF 5 PAGES OF RULES PERTAINING TO ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CEMETERY GAWLER; est 1861 as at 2015 [B23] No person shall construct or build in the Cemetery a grave or vault of stone, brick,

concrete or other substance, unless it is so constructed or built that it will be and remain air and water tight to the requirements and satisfaction of the Committee.

[B24] No Vaults or Mausoleums shall be constructed within rows A to U inclusive. [B25] In the event of the surface of any grave in the cemetery sinking below the natural

surface of the ground, the Curator may cause such grave to be filled up to the level of the natural surface of the ground.

[B26] At the time of the interment of a body or the interment of ashes, a “Sealing of Grave” Fee will be charged by the Funeral Director and passed to the Committee to be held in trust by the Committee for up to 2 years. When, during those 2 years, the family representative who is responsible for the affairs of the deceased arranges an approved slab and/or memorial and/or headstone over the grave, the “Sealing of Grave” Fee (without accrued interest) will be paid by the Committee towards the account of the Monumental Mason for the services carried out.

[B27] The Executors or Family of the deceased expect to be contacted by any Member of the Committee if no slab and/or headstone and/or memorial has

been erected over the grave by 2 years after the date of any interment. If, however, after the expiration of 2 years of interment, it becomes

obvious to the Committee that no approved works are intended to be carried out by the family representative, the Committee will use the “Sealing of Grave” Fee (held in trust) towards the construction of an appropriate concrete

slab with or without a nameplate being affixed upon it. [B28] The removal of and/or alteration to an existing slab and/or monumentation must be

undertaken by the owner’s monumental mason only. All alterations shall be approved by the Committee and the Cemetery will not be liable should any damage be incurred in such process of removal and/or alteration.

[B29] Only vessels constructed with materials other than glass shall be used for containers of flower arrangements and shall be of sufficient weight so as not to be displaced by wind.

[B30] The Committee will endeavor to accede to differing types of memorialisation requests but would prefer that in the northern half of the Cemetery, the memorial stones be white in colour to compliment the existing white pioneer headstones.

[B31] Should Domestos or a similar cleaning product be used to clean headstones/memorials, appropriate protective gloves and safety glasses are to be worn.

[B32] The backfilling of any plot after a burial shall only be performed by those Contractors engaged by the Committee.

[B33] When the original owners’ grant has expired and the Committee has transferred ownership, to enhance the historical character of the Cemetery, subsequent memorialisation shall incorporate details of those previously interred in the plot. (It is preferable that a small plaque similar in size and detail of that applicable to plot U27 be used.) Such a plaque shall be installed at the owner’s expense.

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[B34] Owners have the responsibility of advising the Curator of any change of residential and/or postal address.

[B35] The Committee reserves the right to create a site where memorials to deceased pets may be displayed, but no deceased pet shall be interred or have its ashes interred in the Cemetery.

[B36] These Rules and The Grant of Interment Rights are subject to the provisions of Part XXX of the Local Government Act and Regulations thereunder or such other legislation as may from time to time replace that legislation.

I/We ………………………………………………… …………………………………… have read these rules, have no questions or objections to them, and have retained a copy. SIGNATURE OF LESSEE……………………………………………………… / /20 . SIGNATURE OF LESSEE……………………………………………………… / /20 .

SCHEDULE 1

The Curator is Brian Thom, 17 Daly Street, Gawler East SA 5118 Phone/Fax 08 85 222 823 Mobile 0412 015 990 Email [email protected] The Assistant Curator in Gerald Dimmock, 20 King Street, Gawler SA 5118 Phone 08 85 223 884 Mobile 0407 719 713 Email [email protected] Cemrules28082004



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SCHEDULE 2 ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CEMETERY GAWLER; est 1861 SCHEDULE OF FEES [inclusive of GST] as at 2015

GRANT FEE (to be paid at the time of “Grant of Interment Right”.) [A] INTERMENT OF BODY 50 year Grant $660 99 year Grant $1320 [B] INTERMENT OF ASHES (1) 99 year Grant within Coombs Grave area $660 (2) within grave- see Grant fees above

ADMINISTRATION FEES (separate from Grant Fee)

INTERMENT OF BODY [1] Overseeing # reopen of existing grave for

additional interment $100 [2] Overseeing # new interment- irrespective of who conducts the service $100

INTERMENT OF ASHES [1] Overseeing # the interment of ashes

in Coombs Grave area $100 [Metal Plaque,

maximum 14cm horizontal 10cm vertical, to be arranged by the family at their cost, but wording must be approved by the Committee.]

[2] Overseeing # the interment of ashes in existing/new grave $100

# denotes overseeing by Curator or his nominee TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF PLOT FEE $100 MEMORIAL FEE (charged to the Monumental Mason) $155 (Memorials to be arranged by deceased’s family at their

cost, but see Rule B17 re approval requirements) SEARCH OF RECORDS FEE (paid direct to searcher) $50

SEALING OF GRAVE FEE $825 (applicable at the time of:

[1] first use interment of a body; or [2] first * interment of ashes in a plot

–other than Coombs Grave; or [3] second * use interment of a body; or [4] third * use interment of a body.

*where no existing approved permanent slab/memorial already exists- see Rules B26 and B27.

All cheques made payable to “St George’s Anglican Cemetery” except the Funeral Director’s cheque to the Cemetery for the “Sealing of the Grave” fee shall be made out to “St George’s Anglican Cemetery Trust Account”

All works associated with the digging of new graves, removal of existing slabs and monumentation, and insertion of ashes will be undertaken by either the Town of Gawler council workmen, the Funeral Director, or the family’s Monumental Mason, and separate charges to the above will apply. Authorized by the Curator- Brian Thom / /2015 Cemrules28082004



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SCHEDULE 4 FORM OF TRANSFER OF A GRANT OF INTERMENT RIGHT [ RULE B11 ] I/WE…………………………………… and ………………………………………… ( full name/s of TRANSFEROR ) of ………………………………………………………………………………………. ( residential and postal addresses ) being …………………………………………………………………………………… ( capacity to transfer – Rule B11/B12/ B13 )

and having provided proof of my/our identity and capacity to the Curator of the St George’s Anglican Cemetery Gawler; est 1861, DO HEREBY TRANSFER all the right, title and interest in the Grant of Interment Right over Plot number/s………………………..in the Cemetery to …………………………………………. and …………………………………………. ( full name/s of TRANFEREE ) of ………………………………………………………………………………………...

( residential and postal addresses )

and I/we, the said Tranferee/s hereby accept the said transfer and agree (for myself/ourselves, my/our heirs and/or descendants, my/our executors, administrators and assigns) to comply with all terms, rules and regulations, from time to time, made for the general management of the Cemetery. SIGNED BY THE TRANSFEROR/S ………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………. IN THE PRESENCE OF WITNESS …………………………………………………………. ( name) …………………………………………………………. ( signature ) SIGNED BY THE TRANSFEREE/S ………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………. IN THE PRESENCE OF WITNESS …………………………………………………………. ( name) …………………………………………………………. ( signature ) Cemrules28082004



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From: GEHA <[email protected]>Sent: Friday, 04 December 2015 01:25 PMTo: Henry Inat; Council (E-mail)Subject: Willaston Cemetery draft management planAttachments: Willaston Cemetery Draft Management Plan.docx

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As you can see from these list in Appendix 2 there has been a significant loss of vegetation from the

cemetery area over the years. This has occurred for a range of reasons – clearance of vegetation

that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s, weed impacts and also the effect of some shrub species

expanding and shading or competing‐out ground cover species. Most of the missing species are still

in existence in the wider region. GEHA is able to propagate most of the missing species and has

planned in recent years to propose planting some of these missing species either in the cemetery or

on the verge of the By‐pass or the road south of the cemetery. This proposal could also be

considered as part of the Biodiversity Plan that Council is considering for 2016/17.

Fencing and signs have greatly assisted in reducing the dumping of material associated with the

cemetery or otherwise amongst the remnant vegetation but undertaking a check for rubbish could

be built into the Plan.

GEHA would be very concerned about any proposal that reduced the area of remnant native

vegetation but given the provisions of the Native Vegetation Act and the Heritage Places Act it would

not be likely that any further clearance would be allowed.

We would also propose that any additional plantings for amenity purposes be relevant native

species such as native pines and the sort of species used for the still‐born memorial unless there are

clear heritage reasons to use exotic species. The Sugar Gum species that were previously planted

are impacting on the viability of the native vegetation – in the longer term these trees should be

considered for removal as they age.

Active management of the remnant native vegetation is needed to remove weeds and to maintain a

relatively open structure for the vegetation. Thinning of a species such as Alyxia is appropriate to

provide space for understorey species. This would require a management plan approved by the

Native Vegetation Council – GEHA would be happy to assist with such a process.

Protection of historic grave areas.

In addition to the proposals contained in the Draft Management Plan GEHA would like to see the

main areas of historic graves better protected through some more stringent guidelines. There are a

few grave structures erected in older areas in the last 30 years that are clearly out of character.

There may be reasons why additional burials might be allowed in these historic areas but if that is to

occur then strict guidelines should cover the materials and style of any structures.

Does Council have a set of guidelines for the maintenance and historic importance of the cemetery

for use by Staff working at the cemetery? No doubt some guidelines could be obtained related to

West Terrace or other heritage cemeteries. GEHA would be happy to assist with developing

appropriate guidelines.

At the recent Cemetery site visit Brian Thom outlined the requirements for the Cheek Avenue

Cemetery. These guidelines may also be useful for a number of matters.

Recorded significant graves

It is apparent that a number of significant graves have been omitted form the list set out in the Draft

Plan. Having such information in the Plan is useful but needs to be more comprehensive.

Regarding grave maintenance, however, GEHA would favour a different approach where the Council

has a Fund which would be available for anyone with an interest in an old grave to apply to for

assistance. This would avoid some difficulties but clearly this would also need to have appropriate

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Fees for plots and works

GEHA supports significantly higher fees than present. Willaston Cemetery is an iconic place and

should have fees to reflect this. That is also clearly a way in which additional funds can be raised to

assist with the works proposed in the Plan and the restoration of historic graves/grants.

Cemetery management

GEHA supports the proposal to have a “Friends of Willaston Cemetery” or similar established which

could greatly assist with cemetery management. We would also support Council having a Council

manager designated as Cemetery Manager or similar. Having a clearer management arrangement is

likely to assist with public relations, dealing with a Friends group and ensuring that good policies and

guidelines are developed and implemented.

Natural burial.

GEHA would be supportive of an area for natural burial. There appears to be limited space for this to

occur without clearing a native vegetation but it could be an opportunity to replant some currently

cleared areas with appropriate native species. It may be that other areas could also be considered

for natural burial – including perhaps a part of the Barkley Crescent reserve which is connected to

Willaston Cemetery.

Tourism

A cemetery with such historic significance as Willaston Cemetery can be a major drawcard for

visitors to Gawler. Some promotion of the cemetery, including signage, and placement of additional

seats in the cemetery would assist in this.

Please contact me via email or 85221385 for additional information.

Yours faithfully

David Ferguson, GEHA Convenor



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Appendix 1Native plants recorded in recent years at Willaston Cemetery with National, State and

Local Region Conservation Ratings

Botanical name Common Name Aus SA SLofty

Acacia acinacea Wreath Wattle

Acacia ligulata Umbrella Bush K

Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle

Allocasuarinaverticillata Drooping Sheoak

Alyxiabuxifolia Sea Box R

Arthropodium fimbriatum Nodding Vanilla‐lily

Arthropodiumstrictum Common Vanilla‐lily

Atriplexsemibaccata Berry Saltbush

Atriplexsuberecta Lagoon Saltbush

Austrodanthoniacaespitosa Common Wallaby‐grass

Austrodanthoniasetacea var. setacea Small‐flower Wallaby‐grass

Austrostipablackii Crested Spear‐grass

Austrostipacurticoma Short‐crest Spear‐grass U

Austrostipadrummondii Cottony Spear‐grass

Austrostipaelegantissima Feather Spear‐grass U

Austrostipaeremophila Rusty Spear‐grass U

Austrostipaexilis Heath Spear‐grass T

Austrostipaflavescens Coast Spear‐grass

Austrostipagibbosa Swollen Spear‐grass R R

Austrostipanodosa Tall Spear‐grass

Austrostipaplatychaeta Flat‐awn Spear‐grass T

Boerhaviadominii Tar‐vine

Bulbinebulbosa Bulbine‐lily

Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria

Callitrisgracilis Southern Cypress Pine U

Calostemma purpureum Pink Garland‐lily

Cassiniaarcuata Drooping Cassinia V

Chloris truncata Windmill Grass

Clematis microphylla Old Man's Beard

Comespermavolubile Love Creeper

Convolvulus remotus Grassy Bindweed

Dianella revoluta var. revoluta Black‐anther Flax‐lily

Dodonaeaviscosa ssp. spatulata Sticky Hop‐bush

Einadianutans ssp. nutans Climbing Saltbush

Enchylaenatomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby Saltbush

Enneapogonnigricans Black‐head Grass

Enteropogonacicularis Umbrella Grass Q

Eremophiladeserti Turkey‐bush E

Eucalyptus dumosa White Mallee V

Eucalyptus odorata Peppermint Box

Eucalyptus phenax White Mallee

Eucalyptus porosa Mallee Box U

Botanical name Common Name Aus SA SLofty

Eucalyptus socialis Beaked Red Mallee U



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Euphorbia drummondii Caustic Weed

Gahnialanigera Black Grass Saw‐sedge R

Lomandradensiflora Scented Mat‐rush

Lomandraeffusa Scented Mat‐rush R

Lomandramicranthasspmicrantha Small‐flower Mat‐rush

Lomandra multiflora ssp. dura Hard Mat‐rush

Maireanabrevifolia Short‐leaf Bluebush

Maireanaenchylaenoides Wingless Fissure‐plant U

Melaleuca lanceolata ssp. lanceolata Dryland Tea‐tree U

Oxalis perennans Native Sorrel

Pimeleaserpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia Thyme Riceflower

Pittosporum phylliraeoides var. microcarpa Native Apricot R

Rhagodiaparabolica Mealy Saltbush V

Salsola tragus Buckbush

Santalumacuminatum Quandong V

Senna artemisioidesnothossp. coriacea Broad‐leaf Desert Senna

Senna artemisioides ssp. petiolaris Flat‐stalk Senna

Sidacorrugata var. angustifolia Grassland Sida R

Themedatriandra Kangaroo Grass

Vittadiniacervicularis var. cervicularis Waisted New Holland Daisy

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Appendix 2 Native plants recorded in Willaston Cemetery historically but unable to be located in

recent years with National, State and Local Region Conservation Ratings

Botanical name Common Name Aus SA S Lofty

Austrostipamultispiculis Spear‐grass R R

Austrostipanitida Balcarra Spear‐grass

Beyerialechenaultii Pale Turpentine Bush

Caesiacalliantha Blue Grass‐lily

Chrysocephalumapiculatum Common Everlasting

Cotulaaustralis Common Cotula

Crassulacolorata var. acuminata Dense Crassula

Crassulatetragona subsp. robusta Crassula

Daucusglochidiatus Native Carrot

Eremophilalongifolia Weeping Emubush V

Exocarpossparteus Slender Cherry R

Goodenia pinnatifida Cut‐leaf Goodenia U

Hypoxis glabella var. glabella Tiny Star

Leptorhynchoselongatus Lanky Buttons R E

Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy‐bush

Panicumeffusum var. effusum Hairy Panic K

Pimeleacurviflora var. sericea Curved Riceflower R

Pomaderrispaniculosa ssp. paniculosa Mallee Pomaderris U

Pterostylisbiseta Two‐bristle Greenhood K

Pterostylisrobusta Large Shell‐orchid

Rhagodiacandolleana ssp. Candolleana Sea‐berry Saltbush

Sclerolaenadiacantha Grey Bindyi R

Senecioglossanthus Annual Groundsel

Setariaconstrictum Knotty‐butt Paspalidium R

Stackhousiamonogyna Creamy Candles

Teucriumracemosum Grey Germander T

Thysanotusbaueri Mallee Fringe‐lily E

Vittadiniablackii Narrow‐leaf New Holland Daisy R

Wurmbeadioica ssp. brevifolia Early Nancy

Native plants recorded in “Gawler pine forest” historicallyby Ferdinand Mueller and Hermann Behr

1845‐1850 but not recorded since with National, State and Local Region Conservation Ratings

Botanical name Common Name Aus SA S Lofty

Chrysocephalumsemipapposum Clustered Everlasting R

Grevillea huegelii Comb Grevillea E

Grevillea ilicifolia var. ilicifolia Holly‐leaf Grevillea K

Hypericumgramineum Small St John's Wort

Olearia cilliata Fringed Daisy‐bush

Prasophyllum pallidum Pale Leek‐orchid V R V

Rhodanthecorymbiflora Paper Everlasting K

Trachymenepilosa Dwarf Trachymene



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Meagan Jarmyn

From: Meagan JarmynSent: Thursday, 05 November 2015 10:20 AMTo: Veronica ParkerSubject: FW: Willaston Cemetery Management Plan submission

FYI Regards, Meagan Jarmyn l Executive Assistant Town of Gawler l PO Box 130 Gawler SA 5118 Ph 8522 9248 l Fax 8522 9212 www.gawler.sa.gov.au

From: Scott Reid Sent: Thursday, 05 November 2015 10:19 AM To: Barry Rolton <[email protected]> Cc: Linda Weiss <[email protected]>; Donna Aldridge <[email protected]>; Steven Harrison <[email protected]>; Meagan Jarmyn <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Willaston Cemetery Management Plan submission Barry, Please note Brian Thon’s comments in regards to the Cemetery Management Plan. I have already forwarded a response to Brian. Regards, Scott Reid | Team Leader Engineering Services Town of Gawler l PO Box 130 Gawler SA 5118 Ph 8522 9242 l Fax 8522 9212 l Mobile 0439 626 062 www.gawler.sa.gov.au

From: Brian Thom [mailto: ] Sent: Thursday, 05 November 2015 10:14 To: Scott Reid Subject: Willaston Cemetery Management Plan submission Submissions relating to the Willaston Cemetery Management Plan

1. Given that past Gawler resident Dr John Stephenson of Gymea N.S.W. has presented to Town of Gawler Council 500 foolscap pages of comprehensive research into those interred within Willaston Cemetery, the Management Plan incorporate Council’s serious intention and actions to effectively display such history: [a] so that anyone can access it; and [b] ensure that future interment information is similarly recorded.

2. That Dr Stephenson be formally thanked for the extraordinary passion and effort that he has displayed to

create such detailed historical material for Town of Gawler’s permanent benefit. Brian Thom



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