Clare Valley Podcast - Council monthly update; The unveiling of the Monica McInerney sculpture; The Hill Shed Community Garden; Clare Valley Community Kitchen; Riverton's Jingles Garden

Welcome to the Clare Valley Podcast. This episode features cooking, gardening and celebrating one of the region's literary talents.

The CEO of the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council Dr Helen Macdonald discusses:

The induction of the new CouncilCostly maintenance of damaged roads due to continuous wet weatherProposal to streamline future Citizen of the Year AwardsCouncil assists Riverland constituents to construct river levee bank to prevent floodingUpdate on Planning Code reviewYAC plans for a "Build Up Skateboarding Program"

The unveiling of the Monica McInerney sculpture
A new sculpture was unveiled recently on the Riesling Trail honouring the best-selling author Monica McInerney. Monica hails from Clare and grew up in the Station Masters house adjacent to where the sculpture is unveiled, a sculpture depicting her as a 10 year old girl, sitting on the roof of her house, lost in a book.  Monica has written 14 published books with many featuring elements of the Clare Valley.
The project was driven by the Riesling Trail Management Committee and funded by the Waterloo Wind Farm, Clare and District Lions Club, the Middle Pub Clubs Bingo nights, the Augeys and other financial supporters.
The creative genius behind the sculpture is local Clare Valley Artisan Paul Leditschke. Paul specialises in creating bespoke pieces – on off designs – so if you want something different or quirky created, he’s your guy.
This story features: Monica McInerney, Sue Wurst and Paul Leditschke

The Hill Shed Community Garden,  Clare Valley Community Kitchen, Jingles Garden
 There are moves to open up the trade shed and community garden in Clare. 
The large trade shed  was a successful community initiative for 9 years before it was shut down in 2019 when grant funding wasn’t renewed. It was a big loss to the community and to the youth of Clare as it was accessed by a lot high school students who were keen to learn a trade. So members of the Clare Community are making moves to open the shed and  garden again and rebranding it as the The Hill Shed Community Garden. 

In the past, the Clare District Lions Club play an integral part in the Shed, where members have been mentors for the high school students. They’ve now been asked by the Hill Shed Community Garden to undertake a new project which will give people in need, access to a hot shower.

From the garden to the plate,  in September Julie Grover started the Clare Valley Community Kitchen, providing people with a space to meet and socialise while offering  home cooked lunches every fortnight. Through generous support from Council, local businesses and community volunteers, the kitchen is growing success.  She has big plans to expand the community kitchen to include local schools and restaurants. We'll also head to Riverton to check out another community garden, Jingles Garden.

This story features: 

Rae Bartholomeaus, The Hill Shed Community Garden; Christina Underdown, Lions Member  and the Youth Development of Officer with Youth Advisory Committee;  Julie Grover, coordinator of the Clare Valley Community Kitchen, Leon Schwarz, coordinator of the Riverton Community Garden ( Jingles Garden)

Contact details:
Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
https://www.claregilbertvalleys.sa.gov.au/
Jingles Garden
https://riverton.sa.au/community/community-groups/
Clare Valley Community Kitchen INC -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1436592343502618/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF