A good crowd attended a meeting at O’Halloran Hill Anglican Church on Saturday19 July. I spoke about the history of Glenthorne, including efforts to keep the land free from urban development seven years ago. Peter Smythermann, Chairperson of Friends of Glenthorne, spoke about the need to retain open space.
Associate Professor David Paton from the University of Adelaide outlined the overall vision of restoring native vegetation to the Mount Lofty Ranges, including 100 hectares of Glenthorne, provided they get the money to do it.  He indicated that the total project requires $100 million.
From a survey I distributed, 80% of respondents opposed housing even if it meant jeopardising the project of revegetating Glenthorne proposed by the University.  
The Deed to which the University and the State Government are signatories prohibits urban development. It would require a political decision by the Labor leadership to change this provision.

 Click on image to enlarge map of Glenthorne Farm.