Semaphore Mainstreet Association

SMA members are urged to consider looking at how the North West Business Development Centre can help their business grow.

The aims of the centre are to:

• Provide a positive business environment to ensure business start-ups are supported and grow
• Work with a diverse range of businesses to increase their productivity
• Stimulate job creation through business growth
• Conduct coaching, training and networking events in response to the identified needs of the business community
• Gain local business and community support for the work that we do
• Develop and maintain appropriate alliances with government, investors and corporate sponsors to benefit the business community.

For more information visit the North West Business Development Centre website.

SMA has received the following update from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

The Council drainage works are generally completed between Montpelier and Military Roads.

Additional drainage works are still required at the Causeway Road intersection, the Military Road intersection and a further extension of the drainage will be carried out in Swan Terrace in 2008/09.

At present ETSA are still working on undergrounding the power lines, connecting the new power system to each property and installing footpath lighting.

They advise that the undergrounding of power along the street is about 75 per cent complete and by the end of May they expect to have about 50 per cent of affected properties supplied from the underground power lines to the meter boxes. The remaining properties are to be progressively changed over during June.

Removal of the redundant overhead wires and stobie poles is expected to begin in late June with a completion target completion of July.

Associated with the ETSA work, Telstra and Optus are undergrounding their communication cables which were attached to the old ETSA poles and according to their report all should be completed by the end of July.

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Steven von der Borch was re-elected as Chairman by a margin of only one vote during the election of the SMA Committee on Wednesday, February 27.

Gio Musolino nominated for the position and a secret ballot was held for the first time in SMA elections.

Following the election SMA Projects Co-ordinator Tricia Flowers gave a special presentation on the SMA Marketing Plan for 2008.

The AGM was held in the superb Ballroom at the Semaphore Palais and after the meeting members and guests enjoyed drinks and nibbles.

The new Committee and Office Bearers are:

Chairperson: Steven von der Borch, Brock Harcourts
Treasurer: (position to be filled)
Secretary: Susan Lodge, Resident
Vice Chair: Adam Freeman, Semaphore Garden Shop

New Committee Members:
Joanne Hemmings, SOS Shoes on Semaphore
Abby Wegener, The Corner Shop
Nadine Hardwicke, Three Bears Shoes

Re-elected Committee members
Andrea Murray, Semaphore House
Gio Musolino, Phore Seasons Restaurant
John Williams, Resident

A special invitation has been extended to the residents of Stage One of Newport Quays to meet the locals at the Semaphore Mainstreet Association AGM on Wednesday February 27.

Our photo shows resident volunteers Eamonn Brennan and Jing Yuan delivering the invitations to their new neighbours.

Come along to the AGM and meet some of the Newport Quays residents in the Palais Ballroom at 6pm.

Highlights of the night will include an Indigenous Welcome by Aunty Josie Agius, Marketing Plan 2008 by SMA Projects Co-ordinator Tricia Flowers and a presentation on website news and advertising on semaphoresa.com

Those wishing to vote in Committee Elections must be paid up members and nomination forms will be available for anyone wanting to serve on the Committee.

All SMA resident and trader members are urged to come along and join in the campaign to sell Semaphore as the best visitor location in South Australia.

The Semaphore Mainstreet Association Annual General Meeting will be held in the Ballroom at the Semaphore Palais on Wednesday, February 27, at 6pm.

All SMA members are urged to attend this meeting and lend their support to the committee in the continuing work to:

• Make Semaphore a better place for the whole community
• Promote Semaphore as Adelaide’s best family beach location
• Attract more visitors by promoting the unique shops, restaurants, cafes, hotels, services and historical landmarks on Semaphore Road and the Fireshore
• Promote a variety of public events on Semaphore Road and the Foreshore and beach that will be entertaining for local residents and visitors

Members wishing to nominate for the committee can be residents or traders who have time to not only attend meetings, but be active in the staging of various activities.

We particularly need people who have administrative skills.

With the upcoming major works on Semaphore Road including road, median strip and pavement changes, lighting and public art, we face challenging times for traders and residents.

Port Adelaide Enfield Council and the Port Adelaide Visitor Information Centre are giving Semaphore strong support in helping us to achieve our goals.

Only with similar local support from SMA trader and resident members can we make it all happen.

SOS — Shoes on Semaphore — might be the first retail business for Jo Hemmings, but she knows an enormous amount about shoes.

Wholesaler SA Footwear has been a family business for 27 years and the Albert Park mother has learnt a lot.

She has opened shop 2 at 13 Semaphore Road in the premises formerly occupied by Bright Kids.

“I love the community feel about Semaphore, Jo said.

“My three kids call the Semaphore beach playground the backyard. It’s a great thrill to work in the suburb that you’ve grown up to love.

“We’ve already had lots of local customers who very enthusiastic and supportive.

“Also a lot of the people we’ve seen have travelled from the Northern suburbs and we’ll see a lot more when the new Port River bridge opens.”

Former Messenger, Rural Press and Australian Vigneron journalist Nadine Hardwicke has opened a new children’s shoe shop — Three Bears Shoes — next to Furniture by the Sea on Semaphore Road.

Nadine who has lived in the western suburbs all her life, also worked with Boylen Publishing on advertising for the AFL at AAMI Stadium, SANFL, Adelaide Crows and Port Power.

SMA welcomes Nadine to Semaphore Road and wishes her well in her first retail venture.

Semaphore Road traders and SMA members gave an excellent range of prizes for the Street Fair Bike Races:

Macgowan’s Coffee Lounge Café, $100 lunch voucher, Phore Seasons Restaurant, Six bottles of fine wines, Flying Knife Restaurant, Magnum of Champagne, Semaphore Pantry Gourmet, Takeaway for two, Richardsons Jewellers, Jewelled earrings, Style on Semaphore, Contemporary yellow bag, J & C Manufacturing Jewellers, Jewelled watch, Xanadu, Ornamental Buddha, Swish, Super size red goblet, Birks Chemist, Women’s Fragrance, Nail Wisdom, Nail makeover, Gidgets, Smart contemporary bag, Sarah’s Sisters, $50 lunch for two, Kafe Dom, $50 lunch for two, Mt V Music, DVD or CD, Café Sem4, Lunch for two

A random survey of traders following the Street Fair got these results:

Xanadu

I did a head count last year and we got 600 people through the store. This year there was over 1000.

Everyone who worked on putting it on should be congratulated because it just keeps getting bigger and better each year.

Kafe Dom

We had record takings this year because we cooked Russian food on the pavement and did 250 servings. We’d like a Street Fair every week.

Bob Armstrong said he was thinking about doing the pavement cooking on each Sunday.

Semaphore Pantry

We did as well as last year which put us on the map. The best thing about this year was they were mostly new people.

Birks Chemist

We did a half price sale and did very well from our pavement stall.

Gypsy Rose

We did really well this year. I’ve got no complaints but a customer asked why no Father Christmas or clowns.

SMA promised to raise that for discussion.

Variety Store

We did well again and the crowds seemed about the same as last year.

Phore Seasons

The cooking demonstrations, wine and cheese tastings and business generally went very well.

Thanks to all at SMA for staging a very good Street Fair which just gets better.

Richardsons Jewellers

We had a really good day with lots of new people coming through.

Red Rock Noodles

We did a lot better than last year and more people know we are here now.

Swish

We had to bring in four staff, when normally we have only one or two, and we had a really good day.

Zillas

We did fantastic.

Sumadi

It was fantastic because we did really well from our roadway sales. Over 350 items on the day

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Through Xanadu at Semaphore, Unley and Glenelg on Street Fair day $1570 was raised for the Overseas Specialist Surgery Association of Australia.

As part of the Street Fair, Psychic Readings were done in a marquee outside the Xanadu store. The Readers who provided their services at Xanadu on Street Fair day were Lorraine, Pauline, Lisa Marie, Lisa and Marie.

Xanadu has raised several thousand dollars for the OSSA with a series of Psychic Readings.

The money raised during the Street Fair will assist in funding continuing OSSAA work in East Timor and Flores.

All Psychic Readers donate their time and donations for Readings go directly to OSSAA.