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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