Further to our last post, Melanie Carter from the newly-formed Rosewater Loop Group writes:

“Thanks for promoting the Rosewater Loop residents meeting on your PortBUG Website. The Greening Rosewater Loop Group has now launched a website, and we have an email address.

Attached is a poster with more information and links [Ed; see below]. The meeting on Saturday 18th January at 10am [Ottoway Community Hall, Cnr Jenkins St & Grand Junction Rd] will focus on community input. PortBUG has long supported the development of the Rosewater Loop and we would appreciate input from your members. 

Many thanks, Melanie Carter, Greening Rosewater Loop Group”

PortBUG congratulates the Greening Rosewater Loop on these great initiatives. The ‘Loop’ has potential to provide much needed ‘green space’ for Rosewater & neighbouring Ottoway – suburbs that have both become quite ‘hemmed in’ & isolated by heavy vehicle traffic (on Grand Junction Road) & the much-neglected Gillman rail reserve. Both suburbs are much in need of community-space generally.

Construction of the Loop (& associated pathways on the Gillman Reserve) will ensure that residents of Rosewater & Ottoway have substantially improved green-space as well as secure pedestrian & bicycle access through to the Port CBD’s shops & services & further afield. The ‘Loop’ will also ensure that residents can connect to the Outer Harbor Greenway – a secure bike route travelling all the way into the Adelaide CBD – as well as train transport at both Alberton & the new Port Dock rail stations.

PortBUG encourages all those interested in development of the Rosewater Loop to check out the Group’s new website, attend the meeting at 10am on Saturday 18th January &/or sign up via email to be kept ‘In the Loop’!