Proper planning, better vibes: What we want for Murray Bridge’s future
A council road show asking about the future of the Murray Bridge district has visited the east side.
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We want bigger events, better kerbing and street lights, and controlled population growth.
Some of us want more walking paths, or childcare services, or more support for small businesses.
But everyone has positive ideas about Murray Bridge’s future – that was one of the takeaways from a public meeting at the RSL last Tuesday night.
The city’s council has been consulting locals about its strategic direction for the next four years, and what people think will help their communities thrive.
Long Flat resident Hamish Dawson hoped for looser planning rules so he could subdivide his 48-acre property.
“My dream would be five-acre blocks,” he said.
“Quality living would be my aim.”
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Caterer Tracey Finocchio hoped to see more life along the riverfront, which in turn might help local business.
“I’m very much focused on businesses within the community and how to help them thrive, how we get people together more,” she said.
“If I look out there (towards the riverfront) on the weekend, I want to see people around, people coming out and doing things.
“It’s such an opportunity, such a beautiful space.”
New dad Leo Enter just hoped for a bit of common sense, like better access across the old Murray Bridge for people with prams or bikes.
Not many east side-specific ideas came up on the night, though one resident said they would like the speed limit raised to 60 kilometres per hour on Mitchell Avenue, and another suggested a jetty be built at Thiele Reserve.
Mayor Wayne Thorley suggested the council would go to work on some of the ideas raised; others would be filed away for future reference.
Either way, he thanked people for contributing to the process.
“Your council is you,” he said.
“It reacts to what you want it to do.
“If it doesn’t get input from you, it does what it wants to do, and that’s not right.”
A final consultation session will be held at the Station, in Murray Bridge, from 6pm this Thursday, August 31.
An online consultation will also close on the same date.
- Register for the Station workshop: www.eventbrite.com.au.
- More information, have your say: letstalk.murraybridge.sa.gov.au/murray-bridge-structure-plan.
Correction: The meeting was on Tuesday, not Wednesday.
