Clare Valley Podcast

Do you want to be up-to-date with the latest news in your council area? This monthly podcast brings you the latest news, upcoming projects and issues facing the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council area. You’ll also hear about events and meet people who do a lot their community. The Clare Valley Podcast aims to be informative, relevant and entertaining, by interviewing not just Council representatives but members of the entire community. The podcast is hosted and produced by Annabelle Homer, a former ABC broadcast journalist and a Clare Valley local. The theme music has been produced by Solo Practice and local rural GP, Gerry Considine.

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Clare Valley Podcast - Further stage upgrades to Clare Town Hall; Christmas donations needed; Home stay families wanted for Bizen delegation; Call out for more students to visit Japan

December 03, 2024 • Season 1 • Episode 36

This podcast is brought to you by the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council.

This podcast provides the most up-to-date news from the CGVC council meeting in November.

Points of interest:

Sealed road update - Mystery road funding
Clare Town Hall update - more work on stage
Grant opportunity Update - Riverton Community Hall refurbishment
Community Project Grant opportunities - SA Youth Week and Age Friendly grants
Successful applicants for Community Asset Grants
Deputy Mayor Appointment - Malcolm Bartholomeaus

Also in this episode we’ll find out about the Clare Valley’s unique sister city relationship with the Japanese city of Bizen; an exchange relationship that was formed 34 years ago. Most recently, there hasn’t been the interest from Clare Valley students to visit Japan as part of this delegation and the Bizen/Yoshinaga Friendship Group is also calling out for more home stay families to host Japanese students in 2025.

Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council minutes:
https://www.claregilbertvalleys.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0033/1718736/20-November-2024-PUBLIC-Ordinary-Council-Meeting-Minutes.pdf

Bizen and Clare & Gilbert Valleys Sister City relationship:
https://www.jlgc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NL180.pdf