City of Burnside

Barry’s range of responsibilities is more hands-on. He is responsible for two portfolios which essentially en- compass every urban project in the City of Burnside. These include engi- neering services, operation services, property, open space and recreation. Anything from the delivery of waste management services to capital pro- jects goes through his team. Further- more, he is also responsible for engi- neering and infrastructure upgrades as well as maintenance and renewal of Council assets. The Glenunga Hub – A centre of community activity “Glenunga Hub is a landmark project for the City of Burnside, having been in the making for many years prior to its actual completion,” says Barry. “A lot of the initial planning with such projects is concerned with community inter- actions which involves consultations from the area’s residents. The Hub underwent a rigorous planning phase with several designs before they finally landed on the current one.” The process of finding the right loca- tion was similarly rigorous. Barry and his team had identified a selection of buildings which had reached the end of their useful life. They understood that the ageing infrastructure meant that they had to come up with a new way of making use of those assets. There, they saw an opportunity to re- build them into something new, and better. “At the time, there were a few sporting clubs, a toy library, and other small services scattered into several locations. As such, it was decided that the project would follow a multi-pur- pose, multi-use approach which would result in better facilities for more of