Community Update - September

As committed to at our Dark Sky Information Session on Monday 5 June 2023, Council’s Assets Team have reviewed the traffic data to determine safety requirements, this has resulted in the ability to turn off some street lights off, noting that we acknowledge that in the balancing act of safety vs. required lighting, that the selection of lights to turn off and leave on, did not satisfy all. We have also trialled tilt brackets and visors to reduce light over spill into properties. We are still waiting for SA Power Networks to finish installing some Tilt Brackets and believe they’ll have this done soon. We have also performed Lux measurements at property boundaries to gather light data to further understand light spill issues and lighting comfort levels around the street lights. We will continue to use this as one of baseline measures and to assist with future Clayton Bay development lighting standards/guidelines.

Council have ordered Smart Lighting elements from SA Power Networks and have been advised of a December 2023 Installation, where we will then be able to adjust the Street lights On/Off times and light output (Brightness). Once the Smart Lighting has been installed and commissioned, we will commence a series of Light Setting Trials to determine effective timings and light outputs for specific streets and areas. During this set-up we will ask for your feedback.

An example of the Smart Lighting settings would be a Street light turns on at Dusk and at 70% of current light output (a duller light) and turn off at 10 PM in Winter. Some lights may be fitted with Motion Sensors that turn on when someone walks or drives into a street during OFF times. In this instance we envisage the light output would be a lower than normal setting such as 60%. It is important to note that street lights on Alexandrina Road may be set at a greater output than those on side roads due to the quantity of vehicles normally using this road.

We will continue to work with the community in providing a better overall lighting solution and will keep you updated.

Please save the date for the upcoming Village Conversation on Thursday 7 December 2023, where the Assets team will be present to provide an update and answer further questions. Further details to follow.