July-August 2016 Oceania Edition

Business View Australia - July - August 2016 51 estimated 65,000 visitors annually, an impressive number considering the community’s population. “It’s a broad community centre, it’s not just about events of a mainstream type. We are trying to engage with the community as they are coming in and using the facility. We’ve been able to engage in all sorts of cultural events and also been able to use the gallery to attract different groups of people and explore other cultures. We’ve also been able to have a range of forums that deal with mental health, road safety initiatives, life education, cyber safety. We’ve made sure it’s not just a community but also an information centre that provides something to all of the community”, suggests Kingsley. As the team explains it, the Tatiara Civic Centre has basically become a community and cultural centre since its completion last year. Furthermore, Bordertown is quite proud to be the birthplace of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke and have made several efforts to honor his contributions to Australia. The shining example is, of course, the Bob Hawke Gallery which is housed in the Civic Centre. The facility was designed as both a tourism destination and as a place of education and historical interest so the council wants to keep exhibits going at all times. Planned initiatives include partnerships with the Bob Hawke Ministerial Museum and the University of South Australia in order to rotate the collection of exhibits in the Gallery and possibly host events there too. The community’s work has received recognition on a state level as well. The Country Arts South Australia initiative has acknowledged Tatiara’s flourishing art community and the Minister for Arts recently announced that the District Council and the Country Arts program would be entering into a 3-year relationship that aims to support the arts in the south east of South Australia. The council still has a lot of projects to complete, plans to draft, and things to accomplish. The team aspires to continue the region’s growth by venturing into the next stage in the industrial phase and supporting other types of business in the area to help sustain that growth. The residents of Tatiara will continue to benefit from the council’s many programs and hopefully the community will strengthen as a result too. Supporting Partners Tatiara Trench Diggers ttd2@bigpond.com Topcoat Asphalt topcoat.com.au APC Integration apci.com.au Telfer Engineering Phone: (08) 87521902