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Published: 3 February 2026 Citizen of the Year: Dr Jennifer Foreman Dr Jennifer Foreman works tirelessly to promote a better world for women and girls through her leadership, advocacy, and service with Zonta International. Passionate, driven and inspiring, Jennifer is a respected mentor whose enthusiasm and commitment are deeply valued by those she supports. Jennifer currently serves as Zonta Area 2 Director for South Australia and, in July 2026, will take on the role of Lieutenant Governor of ...

Published: 28 January 2026. Mayor Anne Monceaux brings you all the latest details from the first council meeting of 2026, including the adoption of the Open Space Plan. We also reflect back on our Australia Day event and catch up with Pippa who runs our Building Conservation Advisory Service (BCAS). Find out more about the BCAS at https://www.burnside.sa.gov.au/Planning-Business/Heritage/Building-Conservation-Advisory-Service(External link)

Published: 28 January 2026 Did you know Norwood International High School was located in Norwood for only five years, and has been located within the City of Burnside since 1915? Officially opened at Osmond Terrace, Norwood on 25 January 1910, Norwood District High School moved to a new site on Lossie Street, Kensington Park in 1915, when enrolment numbers outgrew the original school building. Enrolment numbers increased again following the post-WW2 population boom and, seeking further space, N...

Published: 20 January 2026. For many small businesses in Burnside, the year can feel like a rollercoaster. One season you’re working late and struggling to keep up, the next, you’re watching the phone a little too closely and wondering what changed. Seasonal fluctuations are a normal part of doing business, where demand is shaped by school terms, summer events, holidays and community rhythms. But without a plan, those ups and downs can quickly turn into stress, rushed decisions, or cash-flow pr...

Published: 21 January 2026. St Patrick's Special School was originally established in 1944 next to St Patrick's Church on Grote Street. The school was founded as part of Father Russell's desire to facilitate the schooling of children who struggled with the standardised curriculum, providing a specialised education which allowed individual children to learn at their own pace. The campus was moved to a prefabricated building on West Terrace from 1951 until 1969, when it moved to i...

Published: 14 January 2026. Did you know St Peter's Girls' School was originally established on Kermode Street, North Adelaide in 1894? In 1947, the Community of the Sisters of the Church, which ran the school, agreed to sell the school's property to the adjoining Adelaide Children's Hospital. However the sale could not be completed until a replacement school was constructed. In 1949 the Sisters purchased Chiverton House and the surrounding nine acres of land, which had bee...