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Tom Morrison
Feb 12 min read
Cost Shifting & Red Tape on Councils
In my opinion, State Government red tape on Councils is adding little to no value to your life but certainly adding to your Council...
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Tom Morrison
Dec 1, 20242 min read
Mitcham Community News - December 2025
Environmental Health Team Did you know that the City of Mitcham has a dedicated Environmental Health Team? This team is required to...
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Tom Morrison
Oct 1, 20242 min read
State & Federal Election Priorities
I have recently had the fantastic opportunity to visit the Canadian Arctic. Travelling is always a great opportunity to learn new things...
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Tom Morrison
Jul 29, 20243 min read
The Good, The Bad and the Mixed from the 24/25 Budget
After months of work and numerous debates, Council has finally set the 24/25 budget. Like last year, I wanted to wait until a decision...
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Tom Morrison
Jul 25, 20241 min read
25/07/2024 - State & Federal Election Priority Project
View Mitcham's list of State & Federal election priorities here: https://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/Our-city-and-council/Policies,-plan...
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Tom Morrison
Jun 3, 20242 min read
Car Parking Troubles - Letter to the Editor for the Blackwood Times
The article below is a response to an article published in May 2024. Car parking in Blackwood is a complex issue. Given the number of...
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Tom Morrison
Jun 2, 20242 min read
A Focus on Footpaths #2 & Tree Law Changes
The article below was my Mitcham Community News Segment for June 2024 My April article focused on footpaths and generated a number of...
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Tom Morrison
Apr 2, 20242 min read
A Focus on Footpaths #1
The article below was my Mitcham Community News Segment for April 2024 Footpaths are the most commonly raised topic with me during...
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Tom Morrison
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Mitcham Council Home Support Changes
The article below was my Mitcham Community News Segment for February 2024 CHSP, DoHAC, MAC, HCP, SA HACC do these acronyms mean anything...
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Tom Morrison
Jan 23, 20241 min read
23/01/2024 - Motion for Webpage
At Council's meeting on 23 January 2024, I moved a motion that Administration include on Mitcham Council's website a dedicated webpage...
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Tom Morrison
Dec 1, 20232 min read
Reflections on Year One
The article below was my Mitcham Community News Segment for December 2023 Remarkably, it is just over one year since the residents of The...
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Tom Morrison
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Blackwood Centre Strategic Projects
This month will see the official opening of Tiwu Kumangka to the public. The opening of Tiwu represents a multi-year if not multi-decade...
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Tom Morrison
Sep 7, 20231 min read
07/09/23 - Indicative Costs for Sealing
Back at our April meeting of Council, Cr Karen Hockley successfully brought a motion to Council requesting a memo on Grevillea Way. On...
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Tom Morrison
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Budget Bonanza
For those who are regular readers of these Councillor columns, you are most likely sick of reading about the budget. I’ve held off...
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Tom Morrison
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Mitcham Community News - June
I wanted to provide some additional comments around my Co-Councillor’s article in the previous community news, which focussed on the...
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Tom Morrison
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Mitcham Community News - April
When was the last time you paid a bill without confirming that what you were paying for had been received or used? If you are like me,...
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Tom Morrison
Feb 17, 20233 min read
Grevillea Way - Fact and Fiction
The unsealed section of Grevillea Way was one of the most commonly raised topics during my door knocking. It was clear, there is a lot of...
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Tom Morrison
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Mitcham Community News - February
This article can also be found in the Mitcham Community News. It is a wonderful privilege to be a newly elected member for The Park Ward....
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