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Welcome to the site for the Colonel Light Gardens Historical Society.
Here you can access many documents to help you understand Colonel Light Gardens history and the plans which will guide its future, as well as the news relating to Colonel Light Gardens.
If you have comments or suggestions as to what you would like to see on the site, please send an email to the Secretary |
SA History Week
SA History Week is held in May and there are a number of local events held in Mitcham. For more details, including the guided walk on Sunday 18 May around Colonel Light Gardens, see the City of Mitcham web site here |
| Conservation Management Plan-implementation
Residents may have noticed that there has been little work undertaken to implement the Colonel Light Gardens Conservation Management Plan. In the March Agenda papers for the Engineering and Environmental Services Committee, the staff explained that due to the drought, all tree planting had been deferred. At the Council meeting on 25 March 2008, further investigations were to be made into the design and costings for the ornamental pillar lights and the street name plates, and that the unspent money allocated for 2007-8 be carried forward as necessary. |
| Naming of Colonel Light Gardens
Some notes on the naming of Colonel Light Gardens have been made available. See the Background Notes panel to the right for the link. |
| Court Case-Use of a property
In March/April 2008, there was publicity regarding the Environment, Resources and Development Court Judgment regarding the illegal use of a residential property in Colonel Light Gardens as a 'junk yard'
The Judgment is available to read and print here |
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Important book on SA Town Planning has been republished
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On 7 November 2007, the second edition of the book With Conscious Purpose: a history of town planning in South Australia was launched. The book first published in 1986 has been updated with postscripts to the original chapters as well as a new chapter to cover the period 1986 to 2007.
The book gives the reader an understanding of the town planning of South Australia, and includes a chapter on Charles Reade (the designer of Colonel Light Gardens) as well as a section on Colonel Light Gardens.
The book is published by the Planning Institute of Australia and more details are here |
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First textbook on Australian Town Planning now available as an ebook
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The first Australian textbook on town planning, John Sulman's 1921 Introduction to the Study of Town Planning in Australia is now available as an ebook on a CD for only $12 AUD including postage. The book is in PDF format and is an image of the original book, with all the text now fully electronic searchable.
For more details and to purchase the book use this link. |
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National Heritage List? - consideration of a nomination
The Society has approached Mitcham Council and requested a meeting be convened to discuss the possible nomination of Colonel Light Gardens for the National Heritage List. Any nomination would need to be preceeded by a full public consulatation process. It is considered that all of the existing controls on the suburb are more than sufficient to protect the values the suburb would be nominated for.
More details on the National Heritage list are here.
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Mitcham Army Camp map in Google Earth
The 1917 map of the Mitcham Army Camp, is now available on Google Earth. The (385 kb) map file is available from here, and you will need to have Google Earth installed.
If you need to get Google Earth it is from here. The map was prepared to allow the Government Town Planner, Charles Reade, to prepare plans for the model garden suburb, Colonel Light Gardens. It shows the camp layout, the trenches dug for training purposes and the trees which were found on the Grange Farm site. By using Google Earth, it allows for the Camp layout to be viewed with the current aerial images of the suburb.
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Colonel Light Gardens book again available
 Dr Christine Garnaut's popular book on Colonel Light Gardens is again in print. The book has a new Introduction which updates developments in the suburb since 1999.
The book is highly recommended to all residents interested in Colonel Light Gardens.
More details of the book and where it can be purchased are available here. |
West Parkway/Salisbury Cres roundabout
The improved lighting at this intersection using poles and light fittings consistent with the CLG Conservation Management Plan was expected to commence in November 2007. Contractor costings for this project have now greatly exceeded the budget allocation. It is unsure whether this work will now proceed.
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Mitcham Heritage Subsidy Policy
Property owners in Colonel Light Gardens are entitled to make application for assistance under the City of Mitcham Heritage Subsidy Policy. Use this link and go to Policy 3.15 on page 26 to see the conditions.
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new work by homeowners- Since May 2000 approval is needed for:
- fences,
- carports,
- garages,
- roller doors,
- pay TV dishes,
- roller shutters,
- new roofing,
- air-conditioning,
- window replacement, and
- planting vegetation on the nature strip.
The links in the plans and guides section will help guide you to the requirements or call or visit Mitcham Council for advice before commencing work. Paper copies of these documents are available from Mitcham Council. |
Google view of Colonel Light Gardens
The suburb boundary is when viewed in satellite view. Use navigation buttons to zoom in, or View Larger Map
