City of Burnside

AT A GLANCE WHO: City of Burnside WHAT: Local government area of more than 44,000 residents bordering Adelaide WHERE: Civic Centre, 401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore SA 5065 WEBSITE: burnside.sa.gov.au all that, the Council is heavily invested in providing services for their commu- nity. One of the ways to prioritise the projects was actually established after a major natural disaster. Back then, the Council realised the need to track everything, including damages, po- tential fixes, safe spots, and hazards. Now, they have established an internal way of keeping detailed records and a very pragmatic assessment process. “We try to have a very planned ap- proach to the work that we do so that we can target those areas which are in most need of refresh, renewal, or maintenance”, says Louise. “We have detailed plans and commissioned as- sessments and can actually work through, stage by stage, what needs to be done in the right order”. Louise is responsible for the custom- er-facing side of operations, cover- ing community services including the community centre, library, swimming pool, planning and development, poli- cy planning, and a range of other en- deavours such as animal control and customer service. Being responsible for public health and economic devel- opment, she also manages several im- portant facilities for the Council includ- ing the Glenunga Community Hub and the George Bolton Swimming Centre Burnside.