Aldinga Beach resident appeals Onkaparinga Council clean-up notice
A disabled Aldinga Beach man who has a bus and derelict cars on his property has appealed an order from Onkaparinga Council to clean up his home.
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A disabled man has been ordered by Onkaparinga Council to clean up his Aldinga Beach property, which is littered with an old bus, derelict cars and steel cages.
The council has issued a Section 84 notice on Les Warner, giving him until March 16 to remove the rubbish from the front and back of his Berry St home.
Mr Warner has appealed the notice in the Environment, Resources and Development Court, saying because of his disability he needed more time to do the clean up.
In its submission to the court, the council, which inspected the property in May 2018, described it as “unsightly and classed as a junkyard”.
It said the yard contained tyres, prams, trolleys, wash tubs, wheelbarrows, lawnmowers and overgrown vegetation.
The council had already given Mr Warner two extensions to complete the clean up.
Mr Warner said in his statement to the court he had one arm in a sling after undergoing shoulder surgery in September and was on a disability pension.
“The decreasing use of my left arm as well as my other physical limitations has contributed to my lack of progress on the yard,” the statement said.
“I am still however able to do work in the yard one handed and will continue to do so in order to still make progress.”
A letter from Rhylyn Medical Services in Aldinga Beach said Mr Warner needed “significant additional time” to clean up his property.
It stated Mr Warner had suffered from health issues – including chronic back and leg pain – since a motorbike accident in 1979 and a work-related back injury in 1995.
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“He takes strong pain-relieving medication on a daily basis which helps him manage, but never totally relieves his pain,” the letter said.
Rhylyn argued Mr Warner’s recent shoulder surgery “left him temporarily even more incapacitated than usual” and it was “impossible to comply” with the council’s request.
Warner and the council will meet for a conference hearing in the ERD Court on February 24.
An Onkaparinga Council spokesman said the situation was “longstanding”.
“We have previously offered support and services to the resident and we are meeting with him again next week for further discussions,” the spokesman said.
“We can’t provide any further specific comment on the matter at this time as it’s still under mediation.”