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Glenn Docherty
Glenn Brian Docherty (born 1983) is the third Mayor of the City of Playford in South Australia. He became mayor following the 2010 mayoral election. Docherty is, to date, the youngest mayor of Playford. Docherty unsuccessfully contested the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Newland for the Liberal Party at the 2014 state election. Council At the age of 19, Glenn Docherty was first elected to Playford Council in 2003 as one of two councillors for Ward Six. He was re-elected for a second term in 2006, and became deputy mayor, a position he held until nominating for the 2010 mayoral election. During his time as a Deputy Mayor/Councillor he had been a champion of a number of causes, the most notable being the creation of the Playford Health Precinct around the Lyell McEwin Hospital. During the mayoral election campaign, Docherty focussed on city presentation, building a health precinct and building better infrastructure for the community. In the months following his el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Worship
Worship is an honorific prefix for mayors, Justice of the Peace, justices of the peace and magistrates in present or former Commonwealth realms. In spoken address, these officials are addressed as Your Worship or referred to as His Worship, Her Worship, or Their Worship. In Australia, all states now use His Honour, Your Honour as the form of address for magistrates (the same as has always been used for Judge, judges in higher courts). Etymology The term ''worship'' implies that citizens give or attribute special worth or esteem ''(worthship)'' to their first-citizen or mayor. The Right Worshipful The Right Worshipful (The Rt Wpful., Rt. W or RW) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style of address for all Lord mayor, lord mayors and mayors of specific city status in the United Kingdom, cities including the original Cinque Ports (Sandwich, Kent, Sandwich, Hythe, Kent, Hythe, Dover, New Romney, Romney and Hastings). Some historic boroughs, such as Shrewsbury and Atcham in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bunyip
''The Bunyip'' is a weekly newspaper, first printed on 5 September 1863, and originally published and printed in Gawler, South Australia. Its distribution area includes the Gawler, Barossa, Light, Playford, and Adelaide Plains areas. Along with ''The Murray Pioneer'', '' The River News'', and '' The Loxton News,'' ''The Bunyip'' was now owned (since 2003) by the Taylor Group of Newspapers and printed in Renmark. On 1 April 2020, ''The Bunyip'' announced that it would cease publication "indefinitely" as a result of losses due to the coronavirus crisis. However, due to public support, the newspaper was able to return shortly afterwards. In August–October 2020, with the temporary closure of ''The Border Watch'', ''The Bunyip'' briefly became South Australia's oldest rural newspaper still in print. History Originally a monthly publication, the first issue of ''The Bunyip'', subtitled "''Gawler Humbug Society's Chronicle''" was issued on 5 September 1863, consisted of eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of South Australia Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Births
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Mayors Of Places In South Australia
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AdelaideNow
''The Advertiser'' is a daily tabloid format newspaper based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. First published as a broadsheet named ''The South Australian Advertiser'' on 12 July 1858,''The South Australian Advertiser'', published 1858–1889 National Library of Australia, digital newspaper library. it is currently a tabloid printed from Monday to Saturday. ''The Advertiser'' came under the ownership of in the 1950s, and the full ownership of in 1987. It is a publication of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Mail (SA)
The ''Sunday Mail'' (originally titled ''The Mail'') is an Adelaide newspaper first published on 4 May 1912 by Clarence Moody. Through much of the 20th century, '' The Advertiser'' was Adelaide's morning broadsheet, '' The News'' the afternoon tabloid, ''The Sunday Mail'' a vehicle for covering weekend sport, and ''Messenger Newspapers'' covering community news. "Sunday Mail" is a business name of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd, a private company that is part of News Corp Australia, which since 2004 has been a component of the U.S. multinational mass media company, News Corp. History ''Mail'' In 1912, Clarence Moody initially set up three newspapers – the ''Sporting Mail'' (1912-1914), ''Saturday Mail'' (1912-1917), and the ''Mail''. The first two titles lasted only a few years, and the ''Mail'' itself went into liquidation in late 1914. Ownership passed briefly to George Annells and Frank Stone, and then to Herbert Syme. In May 1923 News Limited purchased the ''Mail'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball South Australia
Netball South Australia is the governing body for netball in South Australia. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing the Netball South Australia Premier League as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams. It is also responsible for organizing and managing two elite level representatives teams, Adelaide Thunderbirds, who compete in the Suncorp Super Netball, and Southern Force who compete in the Australian Netball League. Its headquarters are based at Netball SA Stadium. History Netball South Australia was formed in 1928 and was originally known as the South Australia Women's Basketball Association (SAWBA). It later became the South Australian Netball Association (SANA). Teams Representative teams Premier League clubs The 2020 Netball South Australia Premier League featured eight clubs, entering teams in two divisions – the Premier Division and Reserves Division. Competitions * Netball South Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District Football Club
Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the South Australian National Football League. Based at Elizabeth in the City of Playford about 25 km to the north of Adelaide, South Australia the club's development zones include the outer Adelaide northern suburbs of Salisbury, Elizabeth, Golden Grove, Greenwith, Township of Gawler, One Tree Hill and Barossa Valley Districts. Origins and background Football clubs had been first established in the outer northern areas beyond metropolitan Adelaide at Salisbury (1880), Kapunda (1866) and Gawler (1868) who fielded a team for 4 seasons (1887–1890) in the early years of the South Australian Football Association(1877–1906) what would eventually become South Australian National Football League. Gawler finished bottom of ladder for the 1890 SAFA season with 2 draws from its 14 games and was withdrew at the end of the season and formed its own local competition, the predecessor of the cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SA Local Government Association
Local government in the Australian state of South Australia describes the organisations and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by section 64A of ''Constitution Act 1934 (SA)''. LGAs sorted by region The organisations, often called local government areas (LGAs) are constituted and managed in accordance with the ''Local Government Act 1999'' (South Australia). They are grouped below by region, as defined by the Local Government Association of South Australia. Maralinga Tjarutja and Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara aboriginal councils both located in the remote north of the state are by far the largest South Australian LGAs, both exceeding 100,000 km2. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Coorong District Council and Loxton Waikerie are the next largest LGAs. The smallest LGAs are Walkerville and then Prospect, both occupying less than 10 km2 each. The area with the largest population growth was P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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