The Adelaide Plains Ratepayers Association Incorporated was originally formed John Lush and his committee of seven volunteers to keep the Adelaide Plains Council Staff and Councillors  accountable to the community as to where the use of their rate money would be best utilized to move forward into the future.

John and his committee saw there was a need and made his decision to take on this challenge as The Adelaide Plains Ratepayers & Residents Association to hear his member’s concerns and become a conduit to present those concerns to the Adelaide Plains Council.   John is now a Councillor on the Adelaide Plains Council.

The 358 members and committee of nine are still meeting regularly to continue John’s work for our future. The challenge has not been particularly easy and we will continue to attempt to put a halt to deception and the false promises as we see them arise.  

Yes, it has appeared that we have been negative toward APC at times while seeking the transparency and truth that we all deserve as a community.   We have a right to decide where our rate payments are spent and to voice our concerns when money is wasted by inaccurate decisions and poor staff management and incorrect budgeting.      We are a small community with a huge debt that must continue to be monitored.

The CEO and the Mayor have begun to listen to our concerns and agreed to have regular forums with APRRA to discuss and bring ideas and requests under review to assist their ratepayers.   Discussions have been fruitful on planning, over staffing, use of outside resources to save excessive staff wages. Recently APRRA has had positive inputs to public consultation on the Council 2020/2021 budget, the Two Wells Main Street Development, and a review of the Coastal Adaptation Study. A number of other issues are in progress including

• Concerns re high staff turnover in APC
• Council Legal costs
• Vegetation control on roadsides and rail corridors
• Two Wells Pump Track 
• Webb Beach Road condition

APRRA and Council can work together and will certainly do so into the future for all concerned.     This is our aim as a group to represent our community and their needs and issues.  Together we will succeed.        

Meetings are every fourth Tuesday of the month excluding Dec & Jan -  Enquiries:  08 8529 2504

Authorised by A Jenkin, Secretary APRRA, 78 The Esplanade, Port Parham SA 5501