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 - Meet the busiest man in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys; Wheels in Motion

March 12, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 38

This is the first episode of 2025.

In this episode, Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council Interim CEO Andrew Aitken discusses:

CEO appointment update
Councils view on reducing dust on roads during dry times
Discovery Caravan Park seeking approval for park improvements
Representation Review final report
Off street parking request by Model Engineers for Phoenix Ave, Clare
Successful applicants for Community Asset grants

Water carting in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys

It’s no surprise to anyone in SA, it’s so incredibly dry, to the point people have been repeatedly carting water to fill up their tanks. In the Adelaide Hills we’ve heard there’s a 2-month waiting list to get water delivered, with SA Water opening a few potable stations to allow more access to water.

In the Clare and Gilbert Valleys region, local water carter, Grant Fidge has been flat out delivering up to an average 80 thousand litres to residents across the Clare and Gilbert Valley region.

He says there is a 3 week wait for water.

Grant Fidge, Fidges Water Carting

Desperate calls for more volunteer mentors for Wheels in Motion

To get your provisional drivers licence you need to rack up 75 hours of driving time.

For most young people, that’s a challenge.

But there are many in the community that are struggling to get their P’s because they don’t have anyone at home to help supervise their driving.

That’s where Wheels in Motion comes in, a program that started in February last year providing volunteer mentors to help young people get their driving hours up.

Unfortunately, one year on, demand is outstripping supply with a waiting list of young people but not enough mentors. In Clare Valley alone, there are currently 12 participants and 10 mentors with 6 more participants on the waiting list.

Christina Underdown, Program coordinator; Bron Willis, mentor; Gareth Herron, mentor

Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council - https://www.claregilbertvalleys.sa.gov.au/

Wheels in Motion Clare - https://www.wheelsinmotion.au/