The Vision picture is a visual expression of our communities’ hopes for the City of Onkaparinga in 10 years’ time. The visual elements are evident throughout the Community Vision 2034 document.

We used the picture initially to spark conversation amongst the community, elected members and staff, and it has evolved based on what the community told us through each of the engagement phases.

View the evolution of the vision picture.

  • Onkaparinga River

    The Onkaparinga River features in The Journey illustration as well as in the vision picture.

    The traditional Aboriginal place name is Ngankiparingga , meaning “women’s river place”.

  • Where the river runs

    That’s the Punchbowl Lookout over Onkaparinga Gorge. The Gorge is within the Onkaparinga River National Park.

    This park protects pockets of remnant vegetation. You can hike or ride amongst native wildlife such as birds, koalas, kangaroos, possums and echidnas.

  • Aboriginal cultural stories

    The vision picture includes some elements celebrating local traditional and contemporary Aboriginal culture, including:

    • Glossy Ibis. A key element of the Tjilbruke story and the logo of Neporendi Aboriginal Forum Incorporated
    • A cultural marker relating the Tjilbruke Dreaming Track and story. There are many similar markers along the southern coastline as part of the story. The markers stretch from the Marion region, through the Onkaparinga region and into the Yankalilla region
    • A yarning circle.

  • What birds are these?

    These are the Glossy Black Cockatoo.

    This endangered bird is included on the vision picture as a story of sustainability and biodiversity.

    Until the 1970s this cockatoo was common across the entire Mount Lofty Ranges. Now there is only a small colony that lives on Kangaroo Island.

  • Jetty piles at Port Willunga

    These piles are the remains of a jetty used to export slate and grain from one of the busiest ports in South Australia. It was built in 1866 after the first jetty proved inadequate and achieved a minimum depth of 3m at medium low water.

    By 1900, shipping from Port Willunga had declined and the jetty fell into disuse until it was destroyed by a storm in 1915.

    The stumps of the first jetty, built in 1853, can sometimes be seen some 400m to the north, when sand levels are low.