REMINDER AGM SUNDAY 14th SEPTEMBER & OTHER NEWS
ABRA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING REMINDER
All newsletter subscribers are invited to the ABRA AGM on Sunday September 14th, 1.30 for 2pm at Aldinga Library. Afternoon tea provided. All current ABRA financial members have been sent an invitation and agenda.
Welcome to our new members! If you are not a member, please consider joining. You can apply at the AGM or apply on the website at abra.org.au. Enquiries to membership@abra.org.au.
Thanks to everyone for supporting ABRA. Please tell your friends and neighbours. The greater our membership the better we can represent you.
OTHER NEWS
SELLICKS BEACH The Sellicks Beach Growth Area Joint Amendment, led by the Department for Housing and Urban Development (DHUD) supersedes the previous proposed Code Amendment and proposes to rezone 130 hectares currently zoned ‘Rural' and ‘Deferred Urban’ for the purposes of housing.
Consultation is open until 16 October 2025. See <https://yoursay.sa.gov.au/sellicks-beach-growth>. The size of the rezoned area and the number of proposed dwellings is greater than previously anticipated by the community.
To inform the process, monitoring of dust levels arising from the Adbri Quarry, commenced in 2023, will continue over the next several months and into 2026. The most recent report of interim findings was released on 4 August 2025. Search PlanSA for ‘Sellicks-beach-growth-area-air-quality-assessment-interim-summary-findings-and-recommendations-4014.pdf’.
For background information on past community consultation, see the City of Onkaparinga website at <https://yoursay.onkaparinga.sa.gov.au/sellicks-beach-structure-plan> .
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION information sessions will be held on
Thursday 18th September 10am -11am (online), and/or
Thursday 18th September 5pm-7pm at Sellicks Beach Hall.
You can book at the above link.
You can also check out Sellicks Woodlands and Wetlands Action Network (SWWAN) for an alternative view for Sellicks, ie a green corridor for native habitat and recreation, stretching from Myponga to Port Noarlunga, and providing a natural buffer to the quarry at Sellicks. See <https://sellickswoodlands.au/> and on facebook.
There’s no doubt the code amendment will mean huge changes ahead for our area, so please take the time to be informed and have your say before 16 October 2025.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. On a lighter note, St Ann’s Anglican Church at Aldinga is turning 165 and residents are invited to attend a church service at 10.30 on Sunday 5th October 2025 and/or lunch afterwards. Contact for more information: Anne at machit5@bigpond.com and 8556 5078 or Julianne on 0422 817 169. RSVP by 19 September 2025.
AQUATIC CENTRE CAMPAIGN. The Planning Study Report from the Minister has landed. More info in October-November Coastal Views and on facebook at Aquatic Centre Aldinga Bay Action Group or email aquaticcentrealdinga@gmail.com.
See you on Sunday
Warm regards
The ABRA Committee
Contact: secretary@abra.org.au
PS Please note Coastal Views publication closing dates are 15th September for the October-November edition, and 15th November for the December -January edition. Enquiries to the Editor at coastalviews@abra.org.au.