The City of Onkaparinga’s newest dog park is officially open in Woodcroft after a celebration in Hurtle John Potter Reserve on Saturday The 4,300m2  fenced park – on the corner of Bains Road and Investigator Drive – offers playful pups a large area for ball and general play The project was made possible thanks to a $500,000 state government grant following an election commitment by Member for Hurtle Vale Nat Cook MP City of Onkaparinga Mayor said there has never been a better time to be a dog down south “Not only are 10 kilometres of our 31-kilometre coastline but we also now have our fourth dedicated dog park here at Woodcroft’s Hurtle John Potter Reserve,” she said “We know how important exercise and socialising is for dogs and people alike and it’s really pleasing to see these new facilities added to the already much-loved reserve and its skate park and playground “Judging from the excitement we’ve seen about the dog park and toilets from residents these past few months this place is going to a focal point for the community active and connected for many for years to come “A massive thank you to the Member for Hurtle Vale whose support and the state government funding has made the dog park and toilets possible “Another big thank you to everyone in the community who provided feedback during the community engagement process – your views were instrumental in shaping the park’s design and features.” Member for Hurtle Vale Nat Cook MP said she was “so proud that we’ve been able to deliver this fantastic new dog park for our community” “Dog parks are a wonderful way to facilitate people spending time outdoors and provides opportunities to build new relationships and connect with those in the local area,” she said “I’m sure we will see our community coming closer together as a result of this investment by the state government “I will certainly be there regularly with my beagle Community engagement on the draft concept plan was undertaken in 2023 The new community facilities add to this popular reserve which already features a skate park and playground Woodcroft Dog Park is the fourth dedicated off-leash dog park in the City of Onkaparinga joining Dinton Farm Reserve at Huntfield Heights More information on local dog parks is available on the City of Onkaparinga website Sign up for our monthly email newsletter to get stories about local issues Subscribe now We are excited to bring some festive cheer to the community of Woodcroft at the annual Festival and Carols In 2025 this event will once again combine the annual Woodcroft Festival with the Woodcroft Carols and feature a range of activities and entertainment for the whole family emergency services displays and Christmas performances.  Come and join us at this year’s event and grab some last minute stocking fillers whilst enjoying great company great food and a whole lot of fun for the whole family!  Events-Stallholder-application-Woodcroft-Festival-2025.pdf(PDF, 849KB) For more information or to get involved, contact Woodcroft Festival Committee member Mr Lucas Cayanan on 0430 824 440 or cayjun47@bigpond.net.au Fields marked as 'Required' must be completed Enter your email address or your friend's email addresses all separated by commas We acknowledge the Dharug people as the original custodians of the land on which Blacktown City is built We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship of this land We will work together for a united City that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.  bringing local produce and specialty coffee Images: Grazing in the Valley a brand-new café has quietly opened its doors in Woodcroft offering a unique spin on the typical grab-and-go coffee shop As they prepare for their official grand opening the spotlight is on their standout feature beautifully curated grazing tables!Grazing in the Valley has been around for the past few years catering grazing tables and boxes for events around the state owner Emma has decided to take the leap and open her very own cafe selling specialty grazing offerings in combination with your favourite cafe treats and local coffee “I’ve always been the person who’s catered for all of our friends’ events and a couple of years ago a friend asked me if I could cater one of their corporate events and I couldn’t do it as I wasn’t licensed or insured,” Emma shared “Another friend said to me ‘Why don’t you start a food business do something you love?’ so that’s what I did Emma jumped right in and started Grazing in the Valley about two years ago now “We’ve grown nonstop over the past few years We started from home and about six months into it we extended our kitchen and another six months later we outgrew that We then built a commercial kitchen in Lonsdale and a year later we’ve grown out of that so we thought why not do a cafe as well!” “We try and support local businesses we get as much local produce in as we can.” plus Emma’s signature grazing boards will be available to try at the Grand Opening event on Sunday so as long as there are no fires they’ll be bringing CFS trucks along we’ll have a grazing table for people to sample plus we’ll be selling drinks cakes and sweets We’ll also have a lady doing glitter tattoos and we’re running a competition to win a year’s worth of babyccinos “We’re just going to be here and have fun we’re all so excited,” Emma shares For those interested in the grazing boards and boxes Emma says they can be ordered in-store or online and while stocks last she’ll always try and have some mini boxes available to purchase on-site you’ll find a combination of local cold meats the Grazing in the Valley is sure to become a staple in Woodcroft Don’t miss their grand opening event on Sunday for a taste of their offerings and a fun-filled celebration Grazing in the Valley Grand OpeningWhere: 4/10 Sherebrooke Blvd, Woodcroft SA 5162When: Sunday, January 19th from 11amGrand Opening, find out more here. 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after Australian birds permafrost thaw and the positive feedback of soil microorganisms 4) Phylogenetic method development to find structure/symbiosis in microbial communities The Anaheim Ducks are casting a wide net for their coaching search The club interviewed Jay Woodcroft, met with David Carle, and contacted Mike Sullivan, TSN's Pierre LeBrun reported It was reported Saturday that the Ducks also interviewed Joel Quenneville Woodcroft was head coach of the Edmonton Oilers for parts of three seasons before being fired following a 3-9-1 start to the 2023-24 campaign His .643 career winning percentage is the eight-highest all time among coaches with at least 100 games Carle is the head coach at the University of Denver He's led the Pioneers to two national championships over the last four years The 35-year-old has also guided Team USA to back-to-back gold medals at the World Juniors in 2024 and 2025 Sullivan and the Pittsburgh Penguins parted ways Monday after a 10-year run which included back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 His 479 wins are the 32nd most in NHL history The Ducks fired Greg Cronin after the team failed to reach the playoffs for the second straight season They're mired in a seven-year postseason drought Anaheim is one of eight coaching vacancies across the league Rick Tocchet informed the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday that he will depart the organization after a successful two-and-a-half year stint that saw him accumulate the second best point percentage of any coach in franchise history while winning the Jack Adams for coach of the year in 2024 Replacing what Tocchet brought in Vancouver won’t be easy and Canucks management is very much in the early stages of a process to identify a new bench boss that the club sincerely believed wouldn’t be required this summer “We’ll do a shortlist,” said Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford on Tuesday afternoon “I’d expect our phones will ring on a regular basis from people who want this job We’ll narrow it down fairly quick and start the process from there As the process begins the Canucks will cast something of a wide net There are veteran coaches who have had significant success working with Rutherford who are free agents this hiring cycle There are also some talented young coaches appears to be relatively open to considering a variety of different profiles for Tocchet’s replacement “We have a situation here where we have some star players the coach has to be able to adjust to how you deal with them compared to the rest of the roster,” Rutherford said “They have to understand that playing in Vancouver can they manage the schedule … It’s a bit of a unique situation because of that you have to have a good structure and system that players can lean on when they’re not playing well.” Let’s spotlight nine names that would seem to fit the bill of what Vancouver is looking for Rutherford confirmed that Malhotra will be on the shortlist of the club’s head coach candidates It makes complete sense when you consider how successful Abbotsford has been this season Malhotra spearheaded the Abby Canucks to the fifth-best regular season record in the AHL despite seeing many of his key players shuttled up to Vancouver throughout the campaign as call-ups That included an incredible 13-game winning streak down the stretch when some of Malhotra’s top players were up with the big club Malhotra has also done an excellent job developing young players: defenceman Elias Pettersson and forwards Aatu Räty and Linus Karlsson all showed legitimate NHL promise down the stretch A big part of an AHL head coach’s responsibility is ensuring that players who get called up can hold their own at the NHL level who didn’t necessarily take the NHL by storm which is still considered a developmental success The 44-year-old former Canuck’s knowledge of the game dogged preparation and detail-oriented style are all impressive He’s a terrific communicator and is well-regarded as a leader going back to his playing days There’s a risk in rolling the dice on a candidate who doesn’t have previous NHL head coaching experience and had never been a head coach at any pro level But Malhotra has seven seasons of experience as an NHL assistant which included three years in Vancouver with Travis Green there are teams having success right now with bench bosses who didn’t have a previous NHL head coaching resume Louis in Montreal and Kris Knoblauch in Edmonton are three notable recent examples This management group will have a really deep understanding of how Malhotra operates and whether he’s ready for the next step Malhotra already has relationships with many of the organization’s key prospects The structure and playing style he committed to in Abbotsford doesn’t stray far from what Tocchet and the Canucks were doing which aligns with how this management group wants the team to play who arrived in Vancouver as an assistant coach with Tocchet in January 2023 has successfully run the defence over the past two and a half seasons the dominance of the Hughes pairing with Filip Hronek the development of younger defenders like Elias Pettersson and the two-way bounce back of Tyler Myers A hard-nosed defender who won multiple Stanley Cups and Olympic Gold with Team Canada in 2002 as a player Foote has serious weight as a leader and hockey mind And his Canucks future is murky in the extreme in the wake of Tuesday’s news He’s widely expected to join Tocchet’s staff at his next stop Rutherford suggested Tuesday that the club will have to “tread lightly” in navigating the future of their remaining assistant coaches “I would say that the organization respects the other guys and they will be guys that we will want to keep,” Rutherford said they might want to bring in one or two of their guys.” It’s a route that might appeal to Canucks players Foote has developed a close working relationship with Hughes and would have the added benefit of maintaining some sense of continuity in the wake of Tocchet’s departure While Foote has shown his mettle as a top NHL assistant he’d be an inexperienced candidate for an NHL head coaching job Foote has never served as a head coach at the professional level and his performance in one season as a WHL head coach with the Kelowna Rockets in 2019-20 was largely unsuccessful If experience is what the Canucks are looking for they won’t find anyone more qualified than Laviolette The 60-year-old has over 20 years of experience as an NHL head coach and has the seventh-most wins in league history He’s won a championship and has been to the Stanley Cup Final twice more Laviolette’s last two stops in the NHL have been a mixed bag He had quality regular seasons but couldn’t get an aging Capitals team past the first round in 2020-21 and 2021-22 before being fired for missing the playoffs in 2022-23 His first year with the Rangers was a dream as the club won the Presidents’ Trophy and made it to the Eastern Conference final He unlocked the breakout version of Alexis Lafrenière had the Rangers defending better and was pushing many of the right buttons playing like a disjointed bunch rather than a team the Rangers were one of the worst defensive teams in the NHL Former Chicago head coach Jeremy Colliton would be an interesting candidate if the Canucks were open to repatriating the New Jersey Devils assistant coach who left the organization just last summer is a young bench boss with a ton of experience relative to his listed age Colliton has enjoyed significant AHL success across stints in Rockford and Abbotsford and served as the Blackhawks’ head coach for nearly three seasons from 2018-2021 while being put in the unenviable position of replacing Joel Quenneville following his dismissal in November 2018 Not only is Colliton familiar with the organization but he’s coming off an impressive season running the Devils’ power play under Sheldon Keefe Though it ran cold in New Jersey’s first-round series loss to the Carolina Hurricanes are also the league’s best penalty killing team the Devils managed the third best conversion rate with the man advantage this season — and impressively held up as a dangerous power-play side even after star centre Jack Hughes’ sustained a season-ending shoulder injury Canucks management hired Yeo in the summer of 2022 to join Bruce Boudreau’s staff as an assistant It’s telling that the club held onto him even when Boudreau was replaced with Tocchet Yeo oversaw a dramatic improvement in the Canucks’ penalty kill which was a significant reason why the club beat Nashville in Round 1 and pushed Edmonton to seven games in Round 2 Vancouver offered Yeo an extension last summer but he opted to instead join Travis Green’s staff in Ottawa as an assistant for 2024-25 The Senators made the playoffs for the first time in eight years The 51-year-old is highly regarded and has had two non-interim coaching stints He’s also got a long-standing relationship with Patrik Allvin dating back to their shared time in the Penguins organization Louis — he was fired during the 2018-19 season with Craig Berube replacing him and leading the Blues to the Stanley Cup that year — is what will immediately come to mind for many fans what’s often forgotten is that he had a genuinely solid three-year run as Minnesota’s bench boss Yeo is the only coach who’s steered the Wild to a playoff series win over the last 20 years the Wild were one of the stingiest defensive teams in the NHL which is something the club will presumably be looking for in its next coach Nelson is easily the most accomplished head coach in North America who has yet to be given a real opportunity to coach an NHL team for a full season whose only stint as an NHL head coach came with the Oilers in relief of Dallas Eakins during the 2014-15 campaign has a ridiculous track record of success both as an NHL assistant and at the AHL level across two stops and separated by a four-year stint as an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars Nelson’s teams have won three of the last four Calder Cup playoff trophies in the AHL seasons that he has worked It’s frankly preposterous given Nelson’s track record that he’s never been handed the keys and permitted to try his hand driving an NHL team Edmonton was teetering on the edge of disaster when Woodcroft took over in the middle of the 2021-22 season The Oilers lost the qualifying play-in round of the 2020 bubble playoffs to an aging mediocre Blackhawks team coached by Colliton They were swept in the first round by the Winnipeg Jets in 2021 They were outside of a playoff spot with a 23-18-3 record when Dave Tippett was fired on Feb Woodcroft instantly took the Oilers from mediocrity to Cup contender status Edmonton went on a 26-9-3 tear once Woodcroft took over which saved the franchise from an embarrassing playoff miss but he guided the Oilers to the Western Conference final That marked the first playoff series win the Oilers had celebrated since 2017 when Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were 20-year-olds Edmonton continued that momentum into the 2022-23 season finishing second in the Western Conference with 109 points The Oilers lost a hard-fought second-round series in the 2023 playoffs to the Vegas Golden Knights but there was no shame in falling short to the eventual Stanley Cup winners Woodcraft changed Edmonton’s neutral zone defensive formation to a 1-1-3 structure He also switched the club from playing man-to-man defence to a zone style similar to what Vegas ran when it won the Cup Woodcroft believed those changes would set the Oilers up for better defensive success in the playoffs the adjustments backfired spectacularly: Edmonton got off to a horrific 3-9-1 start restabilized the team and took the Oilers to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final While Woodcroft unquestionably bears responsibility for the failed system change last season The Oilers weren’t getting any saves (.889 save percentage) were getting zero bounces offensively (31st-ranked 6.5 percent shooting clip) not to mention that McDavid and Mattias Ekholm were struggling because they were playing at less than 100 percent health has a ton of experience in NHL front offices as well He worked as an assistant general manager and director of hockey operations and was a high-quality AHL head coach with the Charlotte Checkers and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins He’s also been a mainstay on the coaching staff in Pittsburgh since Rutherford hired him in 2019 Vellucci is a quality coach at the AHL level with a ton of hockey experience but no NHL head coaching experience to speak of and has done very well when given command of the bench at lower levels Ducharme’s rapid rise and fall is one of the most unique recent stories in the NHL Ducharme took over as Montreal’s head coach in the middle of the abbreviated 2020-21 season He led the underdog Canadiens to a Cinderella run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final Ducharme didn’t have much elite offensive firepower on his roster boasted an elite penalty kill and relied on top-notch goaltending from Carey Price That’s an intriguing story considering some of the similar ingredients the Canucks are trying to win with The Canadiens face-planted to a league-worst 8-30-7 record when Ducharme was let go Shea Weber never played again after the 2021 Cup run Montreal lost other key players in free agency that summer and had to contend with a brutally short offseason Ducharme has spent the last two seasons as an assistant in Vegas (Photo of Manny Malhotra: Andy Abeyta / The Desert Sun / USA Today via Imagn Images) Pro Hockey Rumors May 1, 2025 at 2:14 pm CDT | by 6 Comments LeBrun added that the trio of heavy-hitters aren’t the only names on Anaheim’s list Kesler retired and Perry left after the subsequent season Those departures thrust the Ducks into a rebuild that Verbeek hopes to end with a return to the playoffs in 2026 Anaheim will have some dazzling coaching candidates to choose from Leading the pack is the coach with the second-most wins in NHL history Quenneville hasn’t been deemed as a clear front-runner for the vacancy but a second interview is a mighty bode of confidence for a man who was barred from coaching from 2021 to 2024 due to his involvement in assault allegations from the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs There was only one coaching vacancy by the time Quenneville was reinstated late last summer and he reportedly wasn’t considered for the role That makes attention from Anaheim particularly notable marking Quenneville’s first chance to prove himself after not coaching a full He won three Stanley Cups with the dynasty-era Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 Woodcroft doesn’t have the multiple years of championship pedigree of Quenneville and Carle though he did lead the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors to a Calder Cup in the shortened 2020-21 campaign He was promoted to the NHL partway through the following season and led the Oilers to a pair of playoff berths before being axed after a 3-9-1 start to the 2023-24 season He is another young head coaching candidate with 20 years of experience behind pro benches That could serve him well as Anaheim looks to strike a balance between winning now and building for their future Whomever gets the job he is going to need to address special teams it doesn’t matter as long as he’s successful I’d be suprised if Carle took any NHL job right now he’s gotta be at least a little interested unless he just went to Anaheim so he could go to Disneyland I can’t believe a young team like this one would not be looking at Turk Gallant Verbeek knows what kind of player he was and he should have sources to tell him is still a good coach. Log in Register Pro Hockey Rumors is not affiliated with National Hockey League Register The Anaheim Ducks are ramping up their coaching search for a successor to Greg Cronin TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports former Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft and Denver's David Carle have been interviewed and contact has been made with ex-Pittsburgh Penguins bench boss Mike Sullivan Hearing Ducks have interviewed Jay Woodcroft Also hear Ducks GM Pat Verbeek recently met with David Carle Believe Anaheim has also made contact with Mike Sullivan Joel Quenneville will soon get a second interview Former Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville is set for a second interview Cronin was fired last week after two seasons on the job in which the Ducks missed out on the playoffs was a midseason hire by the Oilers in 2022 promoted from the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors upon the firing of Dave Tippett He amassed a 79-41-13 over parts of three seasons reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2022 Carle, 35, has been behind the bench of the Pioneers since 2018. He's led the team to National Championships in 2022 and 2024. The Anchorage, AK native also coached the United States to back-to-back gold medals at the 2024 and 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships. Carle had been attached to the Chicago Blackhawks' vacancy parted ways with the Pens earlier this week after 10 seasons on the job He became the first American-born head coach to win multiple Stanley Cups when he led the Pens to back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017 Quenneville, 66, has been out of hockey since the fall of 2021 when he resigned from the Florida Panthers in the wake of the investigation of the Blackhawks' handling of allegations of sexual assault against video coach Brad Aldrich during the team's 2010 Stanley Cup run After previously claiming to have no knowledge of the allegations multiple witnesses during the investigation claimed that Quenneville was present for a meeting ahead of the Stanley Cup Finals in which the matter was discussed Quenneville was officially reinstated by the NHL last summer Quenneville's 1,090 regular-season victories behind the bench of the Panthers, Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues are second all-time behind only Scotty Bowman's 1,467 native won three Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks in 2010 After a rough 2024-25 campaign where they missed the playoffs, the Anaheim Ducks decided to fire Greg Cronin and began their search for a new bench boss As they continue to look for a new head coach Pierre Lebrun provided an update on their wide search who is the former head coach of the Edmonton Oilers He had an impressive 79-41-13 record before he was relieved of his duties and replaced by Kris Knoblauch He served as an assistant coach for Team Canada at the World Championship last season and is looking to get another opportunity Related: Grading the Anaheim Ducks’ Young Players’ 2024-25 Seasons has been the head coach of the University of Denver in the NCAA since the 2018-19 season He has also served as the head coach of Team USA at the U20 World Junior Championship for the past two seasons and it’s no surprise that teams are interested in bringing him in who was recently fired by the Pittsburgh Penguins after almost a decade as their head coach has been heavily connected to the New York Rangers since being let go he has a 479-311-127 record and has won two Stanley Cups Bringing him into the Ducks’ organization could help guide them back into contention sooner rather than later Joel Quenneville, who is 66 years old, has faced controversy for his involvement with the Chicago Blackhawks in the early 2010s and was only recently granted permission to seek employment in the NHL again His involvement in their coaching search has received backlash from fans but his success previously could entice the Ducks to look past the fans and bring him in There is no clear indicator of who the “frontrunner” for the job is but it would be safe to assume Woodcroft and Quenneville are the most likely candidates Carle has stated previously that he would need the perfect situation and a great offer to be pulled away from the NCAA while Sullivan is expected to sign with a team fairly quickly which could eliminate the Ducks from having a chance to bring him in Lebrun indicates other names out there have a chance at becoming the Ducks’ next head coach I would assume one of them will end up getting the position The Ducks will have to weigh the positives and negatives of hiring Quenneville if they decide to go in that direction considering they could lose season ticket sales from fans who don’t approve of hiring him Woodcroft’s record indicates he could be a huge help to the Ducks as they look to try and get back into contention and if the Ducks choose to move away from Quenneville because of the fans’ outrage online It seems like they’re going to take their time going through the process of choosing their next bench boss so it will still be a while before anything becomes official be sure to continue following The Hockey Writers as your source for news from around the NHL and the hockey world The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey commentary and features from hundreds writers worldwide our articles are read millions of times every month The City of Onkaparinga has officially opened its fourth dedicated dog park at Hurtle John Potter Reserve in Woodcroft and it’s everything the community and their furry friends have been waiting for is designed to give locals and their pups a spacious Located on the corner of Bains Road and Investigator Drive the new Woodcroft Dog Park spans 4300 square metres and features a range of amenities designed with community input There’s a large open area for ball chasing and general play so the park is both convenient and comfortable “Not only are 10 kilometres of our 31-kilometre coastline but we also now have our fourth dedicated dog park here at Woodcroft’s Hurtle John Potter Reserve,” City of Onkaparinga Mayor Moira Were said “We know how important exercise and socialising is for dogs and people alike and it’s really pleasing to see these new facilities added to the already much-loved reserve and its skate park and playground “Judging from the excitement we’ve seen about the dog park and toilets from residents these past few months active and connected for many for years to come.” The park was made possible by a $500,000 state government grant part of an election promise from Nat Cook MP (Member for Hurtle Vale) It’s development followed community feedback gathered in 2023 to make sure it met local needs and preferences The new dog park joins other popular spots including Dinton Farm Reserve at Huntfield Heights and is sure to be yet another popular addition to the area What: New Woodcroft Dog ParkWhere: Hurtle John Potter Reserve on the corner of Bains Road and Investigator DriveWhen: Now openFor more information on the park, click here. have sniffed out something good – the City of Onkaparinga’s newest dog park at Woodcroft The dogs were treated to a sneak peek of the $565,000 park ahead of its opening in spring and if their wagging tails were anything to go by Located at Hurtle John Potter Reserve on the corner of Bains Road and Investigator Drive the 4,300m2  fenced park will have playful pups eager to burn some energy with an agility area featuring weave poles The park also includes a drinking fountain with a dog bowl A toilet block is scheduled to open at the end of September said the park is going to be a wonderful place for residents to exercise and socialise their canine companions “We’re excited for the Woodcroft dog park to open which gives dogs a safe space to run and play with each other,” Ruth said “The layout is excellent with a large area for ball play and lots of areas for dog owners to sit and chat “Arlo and I will be regular visitors to the park when it opens.” The project was made possible thanks to a $500,000 state government election commitment by Member for Hurtle Vale Nat Cook MP Community engagement on the draft concept plan was undertaken in 2023 The new community facilities add to this popular reserve which already features a skate park and playground Woodcroft Dog Park is the fourth dedicated off-leash dog park in the City of Onkaparinga More information on local dog parks is available on the City of Onkaparinga website The countdown is on for the grand opening of the brand-new $565k Woodcroft Dog Park set to launch this spring Image credit: City of Onkaparinga The countdown is on for the grand opening of the brand-new Woodcroft Dog Park this September – a $565,000 project set to improve community amenities for dog owners and their furry companions in the City of Onkaparinga on the corner of Bains Road and Investigator Drive the dog park covers 4,300 square meters and has a range of features designed with the help of the community But you’ll have to hold onto your leashes for just a bit longer – the grass still needs some final touches before welcoming its first guests The City of Onkaparinga posted to Facebook saying: “We know your doggos are excited about the opening of the new Woodcroft dog park but the newly laid grass just needs a bit longer to get established before the gates will be open to the public Full lawn coverage is needed to ensure it can withstand regular use from foot and paw traffic.” So what’s in store once those gates swing open The park is set to be an agility wonderland featuring weave poles and even a sit-stay platform for capturing the cutest pictures of your doggo and a landscaped areas to enjoy the scenery The paw-some project wasn’t dreamt up overnight With over 600 voices contributing their ideas the Woodcroft Dog Park is the community’s collective vision brought to life Supported by a $500,000 grant from the state government and following extensive consultations last year Although the park faced a few with setbacks because of unauthorised entry that required repairs to hydroseeded areas the space is officially set to open in spring this year The delay is to ensure the park’s long-term sustainability allowing enough time for the grass and vegetation to properly take root The new Woodcroft Dog Park will join three three other dedicated off-leash parks in the City of Onkaparinga With amenities catering to both dogs and their owners the park is set to become a popular space for years to come What: Woodcroft’s $565k new dog parkWhere: Hurtle John Potter Reserve on the corner of Bains Road and Investigator DriveWhen: Set to open SeptemberFor more information on the park, click here. Designer Nina Woodcroft has created an energy-efficient family home that is also a useful conversation starter which is covered with unusual and striking cork insulation panels it is not only a common occurrence but is welcomed The conversations may start with curiosity but much of the time lead to lengthy passionate discussions on how to make homes more energy efficient “We are new to the neighbourhood and it has been a really nice way to engage with our new community A lot of delivery drivers will be like: ‘What’s this?’ and we’ll have a chat for 10 minutes about cork The house was a “leaky” 1970s property built originally as a clergy house decided that instead of an extension they would design a renovation To maximise the pump’s efficiency the radiators downstairs were stripped out and replaced with underfloor heating Photograph: French+Tye“Our architect was saying that it was unusual the way we’ve decided to spend our budget let’s add another floor or let’s do a side return but the motivator for us was to make what we have already future proof and really efficient,” says Woodcroft They chose dark expanded cork, an increasingly popular building material to cover the exterior of the house because of its insulating properties “The way that it’s manufactured is cork granules bits of the bark of the cork oak tree are heated and pressed into a panel at the same time which is what sticks those cork granules together And that’s what makes that product really natural,” says Woodcroft The inside of the property, designed with running children in mind, is as thought through as the property’s exterior, with joinery made from local and reclaimed timbers, kitchen countertops constructed from recycled plastic and a kitchen island formed from a London plane tree that was felled in Soho Square by Westminster council “I feel grounded and connected in this house because of the natural materials I think like a little retreat from the busy world outside,” says Woodcroft The design company was born out of Woodcroft’s frustration with the lack of care for the environmental impact of materials used in the design industry Nina’s House is the latest in a string of projects by Nina+Co to transform property interiors into sensual textured spaces with a minimal environmental impact such as the interiors for the restaurant Silo in Hackney Wick the world’s first zero-waste restaurant and winner of a Michelin green star mycelium (a biodegradable fungal material) ‘A lot of delivery drivers will be like: “What’s this?” and we’ll have a chat for 10 minutes about cork,’ says Woodcroft Photograph: French+TyeWoodcroft says: “I am kind of always thinking about what life this [material] is going to have next: a restaurant a home … it will have a certain lifespan that’s actually not very long in the grand scheme of things of the planet And so I’m always trying to think what’s the next life of this and how to retain longevity and value in something.” She hopes her renovation will inspire others to be more conscious of the types of materials used in property design and take small steps to make their homes more sustainable and energy efficient “I’m really up for sharing knowledge with people … Not everyone will have the financial resources to do a project like this or the time and the energy because they’re busy with work and just need to pick a floor … but if it can inspire just doing one little thing Jay Woodcraft joins the NHL Tonight crew to discuss his time as a head coach and what it feels like to be in a playoff race Gm7: Lowry lifts the Jets to victory in double overtime Gm7: Perfetti ties it in waning seconds with his second goal Watch every overtime goal from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Gm7: Jets and Blues exchange handshakes at center ice Gm7: Binnington makes a game-saving stop in overtime Gm7: Faksa restores two-goal lead late in the 2nd Gm7: Kyrou nets one-handed shot for opening goal Gm 7: Johnston reacts to scoring the game-winner in Game 7 Gm7: 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Landeskog's first goal since 2022 Check out all of the playoff goals scored on Thursday night PRAGUE -- Jay Woodcroft and Todd McLellan made the trip to Prague for the 2024 NHL Global Series Czechia presented by Fastenal to give back to the game that has given them so much who each coached in the NHL as recently as last season were the guest speakers at the NHL Coaching Clinic at O2 Arena on Thursday theories and some X's and O's to a melting pot of 350 Czech coaches "They have their national team coaches here all the way down to mites and squirts coaches," Woodcroft said but the biggest thing is they're hockey people that are committed to being the best that they can be They're continuous learners that are trying to pick something up from some NHL coaches The hook for the clinic is the Global Series to be played this weekend at O2 Arena with the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres opening the NHL regular season Friday (1 p.m This year's clinic was the 26th the NHL has run since the Global Series began in 2017 and has taken place in 14 cities across seven countries McLellan coached 1,144 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings from 2008-24 and was fired by the Kings 48 games into last season He previously was an assistant with the Detroit Red Wings Woodcroft coached 133 games with the Oilers from 2021-24 and was fired after 13 games last season Woodcroft previously was an assistant under McLellan in San Jose and they worked on the same staff in Detroit in 2008 you're so wrapped up in what you're doing for your team and trying to win," McLellan said "This is my first opportunity to not have the stress or pressure of training camp and the season and everything else that's in front of you "I'm at that stage now where I have to give back and try to share with other coaches and that can be anywhere from Prague to Saskatoon to Toronto I have the luxury of time right now and I'm going to use it to give back as much as I can." McLellan and Woodcroft were tasked with giving two presentations each they each talked about career paths and coach development from different vantage points Woodcroft presented on his experience of receiving the call to be an NHL head coach "For me it wasn't just about those 36 hours or that 36-hour sprint it was more about the 17 years of coaching that I put in to get to that point to be ready," Woodcroft said McLellan presented a survey he did with various decision-makers in the game about how to advance to the next level the coaches went the technical route and used some video McLellan did a power play presentation and Woodcroft went into a deep dive on face-offs "One thing we've told the coaches is these are just ideas it doesn't mean that we're right or we're wrong," Woodcroft said "It's just that through experience we've built a belief system and we're sharing it here today with this group." "It's great for me as a hockey coach to see and to feel the NHL level here in Prague," said Vojtech Fiala "The presentations were great and it's inspiring for me to hear the stories of how things go in the major leagues those things from people who are pretty connected with hockey It's such great inspiration for me and it gives me new knowledge I'll try to maybe bring some of it to my team too." McLellan said he even told the coaches in the clinic that they too could have a future in the NHL the next Scotty Bowman could be sitting here in Prague today and starting out by coaching a 12-year-old team and working his or her way up," he said "The runway is pretty long then and you've got a significant path or journey in front of you You can see that from the group here in Prague It's significant and it's not a surprise that the Czech national programs are doing well because the passion starts at the grassroots level." 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For me, it starts with family. Having this time has allowed me to be fully present for my wife and kids and take full advantage of the everyday moments that, during the course of a regular NHL season and playoff run “The second thing for me about how I’ve tried to use this time to my benefit There’s things as a coach that you think about over the years and you’re certainly intuitive about certain types of things but when you study behavior properly and you’re thinking about how best to leverage people’s strengths I think that gives you a leg up when the time comes when it’s your next opportunity.” That next opportunity almost came in the offseason, per league sources. The 48-year-old Toronto native interviewed multiple times with the New Jersey Devils and was a finalist for the job that ultimately went to Sheldon Keefe. He was also the No. 2 choice for the Columbus Blue Jackets he said the interview process has been positive was informative and made me think about what my core beliefs were,” he said “It made me be able to articulate what was most important to me as a coach … I hadn’t had that (head-coach interview) experience very much in my career so yeah it made me better for opportunities going forward.” it is somewhat unusual for a coach to stay in the market after being fired The last thing you want is to be surrounded by reminders of the team that let you go But Woodcroft and his wife decided it didn’t make sense to move their twin 10-year-old girls twice when the next NHL gig came so Edmonton remains home until further notice And it’s been fine despite the awkward reality of walking the streets with fans of your former team “I have a great relationship with the community,” Woodcroft said A lot of her family is still around the city The fan base has always treated me like gold.” They did escape in the summer to Ontario cottage country But he’s eager to get going again in the NHL Woodcroft had no real previous relationship with Tortorella but they started chatting as he reached out to peers to pick brains and seek advice over the past year “John Tortorella was nice enough to ask me if I wanted to watch a couple of his practices,” Woodcroft said “The benefit of doing that was seeing how somebody else does something … He is legendary for having these ultra-difficult-but-highly-productive training camps “To go there and just watch how he went about his business and how his team went about its business Here he was watching another team’s practice from the stands someone who is committed to being the best he can be on a daily basis I think it’s important to pay attention to different things,” he said “I had numerous calls with different mentors around the league — people that are in my orbit but also with people that aren’t in my orbit.” Don’t get it wrong: Woodcroft wants to grow but he doesn’t seem to have lost any confidence It’s one thing I’ve always been intrigued by in 30 years covering the NHL: the balance for a coach between needing to have the ego to lead a group of pro athletes and face cameras every day while also needing to have the humility to self-reflect and self-diagnose what’s working and what’s not “I spent nine great years in Edmonton’s organization,” Woodcroft added with emphasis “I wore every hat that I was asked to wear along the way from assistant coach to head coach in the American League to head coach in the National Hockey League I’m proud of the players and teams I was able to work with “But I’m probably most proud of the relationships I built and continue to maintain with players and certain staff Having that ability to go in there and push players to areas that they had never experienced before having helped lay the building blocks as a team that’s trying to take the next step — those are all things that I take from that experience.” And has Woodcroft re-lived those final days as Oilers head coach just before getting fired with a 3-9-1 2023-24 record You’re able to look back at it through a different lens.” But he’s certainly proud of the work he did before that including getting the Oilers into the playoffs in 2021-22 after taking over as head coach in-season The Oilers under Woodcroft lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion in back-to-back postseasons before digging the hole last season that led to his exit you have to wonder whether he could have gotten the Oilers out of the abyss if he stayed on my belief was that the more we could get the group to focus the more likely we were going to be able to break through the early doldrums of the season,” he said “There were a lot of things being done correctly We were generating numerous chances but had a tough time converting but what we did seemed to be going in our net it’s the job of coaches in that time to get the group to focus and find a way to break through And I felt that the group was coming out of that.” He didn’t get the chance to see it through And it’s pretty hard to argue with what Kris Knoblauch did once he took over It was by any measure a spectacular turnaround under Knoblauch I felt we were 90 percent there,” Woodcroft said “I felt the team was really ready to take a step but I saw lots of good things from a lot of good people The team ended up going on to do some good things That’s a credit to all those players and staff who were able to get it done.” All of which was said without a hint of bitterness He prefers to focus on all the positives from nine years in the Oilers organization All has been quiet around the Chicago Blackhawks’ coaching search Something usually leaks in coaching searches and it hasn’t with the Blackhawks There is some speculation that general manager Kyle Davidson is either taking his time setting up interviews or has already zeroed in on his candidate(s) When Davidson last spoke to the media April 17 but he also didn’t provide much in details “We’ve thought about that quite a bit,” Davidson said of the search I think it’s just kind of getting a feel for different candidates and different people we’ll want to talk to and make sure we feel good then we’ll see who that next head coach is whether it’s Anders (Sörensen) or an external candidate something we think about all the time and talk about quite a bit who could be in the mix for the Blackhawks’ position Sullivan’s unexpected parting with the Pittsburgh Penguins could present the Blackhawks with a new candidate for the top of their list Sullivan has exactly the type of NHL experience and winning background the Blackhawks are looking for in their next head coach Sidney Crosby’s long-time coach could be a good fit for Connor Bedard The Blackhawks do have a connection to Sullivan Blackhawks associate general manager Norm Maciver was once Sullivan’s assistant coach with the Boston Bruins Sullivan will have plenty of other teams after him The assumption was that he wouldn’t be available after this season It could come down to what Sullivan wants in his next job After a few trying years with the Penguins is he seeking to find a team that can win quickly again who are young and building and could still be a few years away The Blackhawks will probably make their pitch soon coaching in just 51 games during the 2014-15 season but he has had a ton of success in the AHL as a head coach and spent time as an assistant in the NHL He’s someone who probably will get another NHL look at some point The success of Spencer Carbery in Washington (and even Ryan Warsofsky in San Jose) could inspire NHL front offices to look closely at the AHL for the next up-and-coming coach Nelson helped rebuild Connor McMichael’s game in Hershey and has coached three Calder Cup championships What stands out about Nelson is his ability to adapt his coaching style to his surroundings and that he encourages his team to play to its offensive strengths as long as it can play a defensively responsible game That should appeal to a Blackhawks team with high-end offensive talent and serious defensive issues Carle isn’t the only college coach who might get a few phone calls from NHL teams Pandolfo doesn’t have the national championship that Carle has but he has been consistently successful at Boston University since taking over the program in 2022 The Terriers reached the Frozen Four for the last three seasons which included losing in the championship game this season first in player development and then as an assistant for five seasons there is an assumption that it would take something significant for Pandolfo to leave Boston University He’s got the program rolling and continues to attract top talent Shaw may have minimal head-coaching experience but he has made a name for himself as an expert assistant and associate coach Some coaches are built for assistant jobs — their handle on the tactical side of the game translates better in that role versus a head-coaching position. But Shaw looks ready for the next step, thanks to his strategic thinking and communication Just how much does experience matter in the Blackhawks’ coaching search That may determine whether Leach is on management’s radar Leach was promoted to head coach of the Penguins’ AHL affiliate after Mike Sullivan got the bump to the big club in 2015 Then he spent five years as head coach of the Bruins’ AHL affiliate in Providence But his NHL resume is primarily in an assistant capacity Leach was a part of the Seattle Kraken’s inaugural coaching staff where he helped build a solid defense of misfit Seattle defenders who emerged as a top-pair defender with his new team That defensive strength helped Seattle reach the playoffs in Year 2 But after changes behind the bench last offseason Leach moved back to Boston — this time as an assistant under Jim Montgomery He stayed on staff after the Montgomery dismissal and worked under Joe Sacco the rest of the year His defensive acumen and ability to communicate with young players are a plus for a rebuilding team such as Chicago Leach is the kind of coach who can grow with a team but sometimes teams prefer certainty over potential Sörensen will be considered after being the Blackhawks’ interim coach for 56 games His interim run probably didn’t go as well as he and Davidson had hoped The Blackhawks were better in some areas under him giving him a slightly better points percentage than Luke Richardson The Blackhawks’ young players did seem to like playing for him and had stretches where they performed well under him “I thought he did a really nice job,” Davidson said after the season A little bit of a team that was obviously struggling We’re transitioning from an extremely veteran roster at the start of the year — it didn’t work it didn’t click — and as we went on with the season there was a transition to much younger players and a much younger roster and giving some exposure and experience to some younger players That transition in itself is not easy for any team or any coach but especially for one coming in partway through and has to deal with that and coach through that That’s something I think he did quite well “We saw some ups and downs in his time as the coach over the last year I think the one thing is we really finished off strong The young players in particular seemed to really find their footing towards the end I thought he did a really nice job in a tough spot.” Sörensen might not be the Blackhawks’ top target in their search but he’s probably ahead of a lot of people If the Blackhawks don’t hit on someone they really want he could still grow into the position or the Blackhawks could go looking for someone else down the line the question is whether the Blackhawks would hire an AHL coach over Sörensen Nelson has some NHL head-coaching experience and Sturm has been an NHL assistant but their current position is the same as where Sörensen was has a different coaching background from the other candidates in that he began coaching in his native Germany and then worked his way over to North America He was an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings for four seasons and has been the AHL head coach of their affiliate He has received some NHL head coaching bites already He was among the candidates for San Jose last year Tocchet’s availability depends on how the situation with Vancouver unfolds The Canucks did not exercise a one-year option on his deal and are instead looking to sign their head coach to a new contract If the two sides can’t come to an agreement then teams with vacancies can try to sign him Tocchet gets credit for fueling the Canucks’ turnaround Vancouver was one of the best regular-season teams in 2023-24 and made it two rounds in the 2024 postseason The question is how much the coach deserves credit in this instance especially after a total collapse this season The Canucks’ power-play scoring and goaltending did a lot of the heavy lifting last year but the team did improve defensively as the season went on This year’s fiasco in Vancouver does hurt his stock While he shouldn’t shoulder all of the blame for the Canucks’ shortcomings his role as head coach is more as a manager of the room than tactician Should the Blackhawks chalk that up to a management and roster issue If Chicago’s management feels it’s the former his leadership could get this team going after a disappointing season But the key to his success may depend on who he surrounds himself with on the bench Woodcroft might be the most intriguing candidate with NHL experience There’s sort of an unknown about him as a coach He coached only one full NHL season with the Edmonton Oilers but his resume is solid with a .643 points percentage in 133 regular-season games and 14 wins in 28 playoff games He was fired by the Oilers after 13 games in the 2023-24 season when he started 3-9-1 Woodcroft helped channel the best that the Oilers had to offer in 2022-23 But after losing to Vegas in Round 2 of the 2023 playoffs the coaching staff decided to shake up the team’s defensive tactics and shift from man-on-man coverage to zone defense — and that is where trouble started Woodcroft and his staff struggled to employ that strategy Management didn’t tweak the roster to fit those tactical changes It allows them to get a better perspective of what works around the NHL (and elsewhere) and reflect on what went wrong in their last experience versus a coach who gets dismissed from one gig and hired to another days later (Note: This section was published before the news that Carle is no longer a candidate for the Blackhawks coaching job It appears below as it did before the news broke.) Carle is the hottest name on the coaching circuit Between his success at the college level with Denver and internationally at the World Junior Championship with Team USA the 35-year-old Carle has created a lot of hype around his potential in the NHL The thought is that Carle could be the ideal coach for an up-and-coming team such as the Blackhawks as he could potentially marry development and winning The Blackhawks have spent plenty of time watching Carle’s teams in action the past few years Something that helped Thompson in his development was Carle’s emphasis on one-timers Carle found that a majority of goals are scored from one-timers and made that a priority in practice Another Carle coaching philosophy is winning at least three of the following categories in every game: the special teams battle winning 55 percent or more of the faceoffs taking zero bad or undisciplined penalties and winning the net-front battle the Blackhawks likely have to commit plenty of money and term Any coach coming into Chicago will want that security knowing it could be at least a few seasons before the Blackhawks turn the corner Carle has already proved he isn’t leaving Denver for just any NHL job He has to really believe it is what’s best for him The Blackhawks are going to have to sell him (Top photo of Mike Sullivan: Bruce Bennett / Getty Images) If Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson had waited until the offseason to part ways with coach Luke Richardson Anders Sorensen may have never gotten a look at the job Davidson wouldn’t be hiring an interim coach for next season and likely wouldn’t be willing to take a risk on another person with no NHL head coaching experience. He’d be searching for more certainty. But because Davidson fired Richardson when he did Sorensen essentially has been given a 56-game trial to prove himself and Davidson’s decision to promote him reflects that Sorensen wasn’t the obvious choice to be promoted; Derek King was He was the Blackhawks’ interim coach when Davidson fired Jeremy Colliton Sorensen even had been King’s assistant once in Rockford So for Davidson to bypass King and go to Sorensen here are 10 candidates (in no particular order) Davidson could explore hiring after the season Or does the fact that the Oilers were a ready-made contender make him an awkward fit for a team that’s still focused on development and has a history of building well-structured but he’s likely better off with a veteran team than the youth-oriented team the Blackhawks are likely to have next season Quinn’s NHL resume is pretty underwhelming, as he failed to make the playoffs in all five of his seasons with the Rangers and Sharks. But once you have an NHL job, you always have an NHL job, it seems. Quinn’s success at Boston University still catches the eyes of NHL GMs, and depending on how this season goes with the Penguins who won the AHL’s Calder Cup in his first season as head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins knows all about long-term rebuilds and how frustrating they can be He was behind the bench in Detroit from 2015-22 ending that seven-year run with six straight seasons out of the playoffs He’s spent the last three seasons as an assistant under Cooper in Tampa Bay if not exactly the most enticing track record He’s another coach whose lack of NHL experience should give the Blackhawks pause but what he’s accomplished in Hershey is tough to ignore Leach is one of those assistants who seems destined to become a head coach sooner than later — much like Richardson when the Blackhawks hired him first with Jim Montgomery and now with Joe Sacco unless Sorensen is so impressive for the rest of this season that he forces Davidson’s hand it’s unlikely the GM will take another chance on a first-time head coach but if you’re looking for a guy to get offensive players such as Bedard going few have a better track record than Boudreau At least it’d be guaranteed to be entertaining (Top photo of Jay Woodcroft: Jeff Vinnick / NHLI via Getty Images) Woodcroft Library, in collaboration with the University of Adelaide, is making significant strides in fostering young minds down south, thanks to the popular Children’s University initiative the extra-curricular ‘passport to learning’ program is more than just an educational venture; it's an effort to instill a love for learning resilience and a sense of belonging among youth in the City of Onkaparinga Woodcroft Library recognised a gap—many local children were missing out on valuable learning opportunities and struggling with resilience in conventional academic settings This insight led to the library's involvement transforming it into an accessible learning hub for all children and representing a groundbreaking shift to a more inclusive the library became a fully accredited student hub by 2016 It was the first library in the state to become involved in this innovative program broadening its impact and bringing together a diverse mix of children from various schools and backgrounds The initiative sees children engaging in extra-curricular activities earning credits in a passport style system that’s based on hours spent across diverse learning experiences ranging from practical and hands-on to more community-based This melting pot of learning activity allows for a broader exchange of ideas and perspectives and underpins a holistic approach to education To celebrate the achievements and personal growth of each child the program concludes with a graduation ceremony each year Alumni are encouraged to volunteer with the program as part of an additional ‘passport to volunteering’ initiative This not only aims to provide graduates with an ongoing supportive and nurturing space but also helps cultivate a volunteering mindset within the community "Our goal was to ensure that every child in our community had equal access to the enriching experiences of the Children's University initiative regardless of their school's participation,” Angela said we've witnessed tremendous growth in the kids' confidence and get a real sense of pride when they’re celebrated for their achievements “Seeing kids from different backgrounds come together learn from each other and grow is our biggest reward and evidence of the program's success.” Both current and previous participants agree "I love being part of the Children’s University and made new friends from different schools It’s fun graduating at Bonython Hall and getting to wear a robe and hat too—I felt very proud,” she said a previous graduate who has gone on to obtain his advanced diploma in interior design and runs his own business directly attributes his academic direction to his experiences in the program “Children’s University at Woodcroft Library was absolutely pivotal for me It was a community that embraced every child regardless of background and believed in our potential,” James said Children’s University gave me an avenue to connect with other kids it built my confidence and helped me develop an interest in subjects that otherwise wouldn’t have appealed to me “Being exposed to a wide range of passionate individuals meant I was not only able to learn with enthusiasm but am now able to pass this passion onto the next generation of kids coming through instilled in me the belief I could go on to pursue the career of my choice and now offers many opportunities to volunteer within the community—something I love to do." The City of Onkaparinga continues to be a steadfast supporter of this valuable initiative as 2023 sees the University of Adelaide celebrate its 10th successful year “The council’s commitment is testament to the program's value in building a resilient well-rounded future generation in our region,” Angela said “It’s far more than a simple funding matter; it's a reflection of their dedication to see the program flourish and nurture the potential of every child The council's support allows us to reach and engage more young minds within our southern community.” For more information on the Children’s University initiative visit the council’s website or call Woodcroft Library on 8384 0050 Top to bottom: Previous Children's University participant James (centre) with current students Fabian and Charlotte; the inside of Fabian's stamped passport; James with Woodcroft Library staff Tammy and Angela; and Fabian with his stamped passport The City of Onkaparinga’s first Library of Things will be launched at Woodcroft Library on Thursday 8 February Consider all those pesky products you might need for one-off jobs but that you’ll rarely use afterwards—think baking and party items Perhaps you even need a chocolate fountain or pond dipping net The Library of Things will allow those aged 18+ to—using a  Libraries SA library card—borrow up to four of these “things” for free for up to two-weeks rather than spending your hard-earned cash (only for the items to be tucked away in your cupboard for years afterwards) You could even borrow items to try them before seeing whether to purchase them elsewhere The aim of the Library of Things is to encourage sustainable living and promote a circular economy by promoting reuse and reducing waste The huge range of items on offer was selected following a survey by the team at nearby Aberfoyle Repair Café who had already asked the community for feedback on what items they’d like to borrow at a new new Tool Library initiative nearby The Onkaparinga team used the survey results to create its shopping list of ‘things’ excluding power tools so as not to double-up on what’s offered locally Items in the Library of Things will be browsable via the library catalogue though you won’t be able to reserve items ensuring as many people as possible can enjoy the collection Residents are encouraged to come in and have a browse during Woodcroft Library opening hours where you can borrow and return the items (though not through the after-hours return chute) Suggestions for new items are welcome and the council will reach out to the community in a year’s time during the evaluation process to see what else would be useful in the collection Donations (electrical items won’t be accepted) will be considered on a case-by-case basis so please chat to a Woodcroft Library staff member Woodcroft Library was selected as the ideal location because it’s within Woodcroft Community Centre, which doubles as the council’s northern green hub demonstration site The green hub showcases the type of building upgrades and systems that residents and businesses can put in place to reduce energy and water consumption waste to landfill and greenhouse gas emissions The Library of Things follows the recent launch of a seed library at Woodcroft Library and the Willunga Environment Centre After the former Community Centre was deliberately burnt down in 2015 the newly created City Architect’s Office took the opportunity to build a centre exemplifying its vision for community centres as places of lifelong learning Ambitions for the centre included an increased capacity and flexibility of spaces and for its architecture to galvanise civic pride The brief to Carter Williamson called for: - A robust, fire-proof building- Flexible spaces for differentiating groups at once- Iconic design, a civic landmark within the residential area- Greater connection to Woodcroft Lake and Parklands- A backdrop and facilities hub for the annual Woodcroft Festival © Brett BoardmanNaturally, sustainability was paramount to the design, the centre featuring Solar orientation & cross ventilation for natural lighting & cooling, whilst north-facing PV array powers the centre to standby mode.Rainwater is stored in 50,000-litre underground tanks, the centre relying less on natural resources. which aids in its goal to galvanise and bring together local communities whilst not negatively impacting surrounding residents It’s clear Woodcroft Neighbourhood Centre has succeeded You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Images and video here A Brisbane startup company founded on University of Queensland technology to monitor the health of electricity network transformers has been acquired by French multinational Schneider Electric in a multi-million-dollar deal The sensor technology was licensed to Aurtra in 2017 by UQ commercialisation company, UniQuest Aurtra CEO and co-founder Terry Woodcroft said the company quickly expanded into 16 countries “The key was the combination of available capital and software architecture that facilitated ease of product roll-out and support and a unique product that delivered a strong return to the customer,” she said “It was during this expansion that Aurtra came to the attention of Schneider Electric.” UniQuest CEO Dr Dean Moss said Aurtra’s acquisition just five years after the company was founded “It is remarkable that within five years Aurtra has managed to in-licence the intellectual property from UQ build a successful company with global sales “The remote sensing market is estimated to be worth up to US$2.5 billion and the technology is highly valued by asset managers as a way of undertaking preventative maintenance or controlled shutdowns.” Aurtra’s technology provides automated online reports to electricity distributors of a transformer’s condition and any probability of failure ahead of time Ms Woodcroft said the company initially collaborated with major electricity distribution companies in Australia to develop an economical way of monitoring the health of a large and ageing network “This transaction just would not have occurred without grant funding from both state and federal governments including vital seed money from the founders and a Brisbane-based family business Aurtra raised investment capital from UniSeed Sydney and Brisbane Angels and a team of high-net-worth investors Dr Moss said Aurtra was one of many IT-based startups founded on licensed IP developed by UQ researchers and commercialised by UniQuest UQ associated startups such as Movus Fit Machine (iLab) which provides real-time machine health monitoring or state estimation software such as GridQube (UniQuest) and machine-intelligent testing software like Turbine Machine Genes (iLab) are already emerging players in this space Media contact: UniQuest, Brooke Baskin, b.baskin@uniquest.com.au; +61 0409 767 199; Aurtra, Terry Woodcroft, terry.woodcroft@aurtra.net; + 61 0403 495 869 +61 7 3365 1111 Ph. 3365 3333 as Todd McLellan took over from the fired Derek Lalonde in Detroit The Edmonton Oilers found themselves in the news in a manner of speaking during the Christmas holidays, even though they were enjoying a five-day break between games. That's because one of their former head coaches found himself with a new gig Almost as a side note but also just as interesting, was that among those beaten out by McLellan for the job with the Red Wings, was another former Oilers head coach. As previously reported by The Fourth Period, Jay Woodcroft was apparently also in the running for the position in Detroit This isn't the first time Woodcroft has been speculated to have missed out on an NHL head coaching opportunity since being fired by the Oilers. As we previously wrote Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun suggested last December that the 48-year-old could be the choice to replace D.J it was Travis Green who took as the next permanent head coach of the Senators And while it was never officially confirmed that Woodcroft had a chance at the job it does bring to mind why he is still on the outside looking in when it come to the NHL more than a year after being fired by the Oilers Well, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 has a theory, which he shared during this past Friday's edition of his popular show Gregor also pointed to some of Woodcroft's decisions in the 2022-23 second round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights which ultimately cost the Oilers against the eventual Stanley Cup champions He additionally commented on the penalty kill not being particularly great in general during the Toronto native's tenure in Edmonton and we can appreciate why certain critics would compare Woodcroft to Knoblauch who came in and subsequently led the Oilers to their first Stanley Cup Final since 2005-06 It also didn't help that Woodcroft's time ended due to a terrible start to the 2023-24 campaign with a franchise-worst 2-9-1 record through the opening 12 games It is noticeable that the Oilers also suffered through a poor start this season under Knoblauch while we would contend he is indeed a better head coach that Woodcroft this still doesn't totally explain why the latter hasn't gotten another chance yet in the NHL It should be noted that for the majority of his time in Edmonton He led them to their first 50-win regular season since 1986-87 and produced an NHL-record 32.4 percent efficiency on the power play As we wrote just prior to the Oilers' firing Woodcroft we believed he was extremely unlucky to be in such a tenuous position even allowing for his relatively short time as head coach in Edmonton he is second in team history in winning percentage among head coaches (behind only Knoblauch) albeit backed up by extensive knowledge about no matter how close this theory may or may not be to the truth ultimately Woodcroft will get another chance at some point in the NHL but it's just a matter of having to be patient in the meantime © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Almost as a side note but also just as interesting, was that among those beaten out by McLellan for the job with the Red Wings, was another former Oilers head coach. As previously reported by The Fourth Period, Jay Woodcroft was apparently also in the running for the position in Detroit This isn't the first time Woodcroft has been speculated to have missed out on an NHL head coaching opportunity since being fired by the Oilers. As we previously wrote Well, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 has a theory, which he shared during this past Friday's edition of his popular show As we wrote just prior to the Oilers' firing Woodcroft Warren Foegele comes back to haunt the Oilers as Kings win Jay Woodcroft has been passed over for other head coach jobs and an Edmonton-based sports media host has a theory as to why Former Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft has had a lot of time to reflect on his last days behind an NHL bench Woodcroft was heading into his second full season as head coach of the Oilers in 2023-24 after taking over from Dave Tippett on Feb After losing in the playoffs two years in a row to the eventual Stanley Cup champions (Colorado in 2022 and Vegas in 2023) Edmonton was armed with championship aspirations and something to prove Instead, the Oilers went 3-9-1 in their first 13 games and Woodcroft was fired and replaced by Kris Knoblauch. Edmonton then completely turned their season around under Knoblauch, making it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals before losing to the Florida Panthers “As the coach at the time, I felt we were 90 percent there,” Woodcroft told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun in an interview published to The Athletic Monday In the 11 months since being fired, Woodcroft has kept himself busy, spending time with family, coaching with Team Canada at the 2024 World Championships, going to Prague with the NHL Coaches’ Association during the Global Series, and attending Philadelphia Flyers training camp at the invitation of John Tortorella “I’ve thrown myself into my personal development,” Woodcroft said Having this time has allowed me to be fully present for my wife and kids and take full advantage of the everyday moments that during the course of a regular NHL season and playoff run LeBrun reports that Woodcroft interviewed with the New Jersey Devils multiple times before the job was given to Sheldon Keefe and that he was the second choice behind Dean Evason for the head coaching gig in Columbus Woodcroft spent nine years with the Oilers organization including with the big club and the team’s AHL affiliate the Bakersfield Condors While he can acknowledge now what he would’ve done differently with the Oilers and zen out at the brand new Woodcroft studio officially opening its doors with an Open Day event on Saturday Exciting news for all Pilates and yoga enthusiasts in Adelaide—House of Wolf is opening in Woodcroft Whether you’re a seasoned yogi or just curious about starting your Pilates journey this is your chance to try out House of Wolf’s signature classes for free The day will be packed with opportunities to experience what this premier studio has to offer all under the guidance of their experienced instructors But it’s not just about bending and stretching; guests can also refresh and recharge with complimentary cold pressed juices courtesy of Juice Institute. It’s the perfect way to wrap up a workout—hydrated and invigorated Owner Adriana Salegio is buzzing with excitement about the launch “I am so excited to share House of Wolf with the community… I wanted to create a sanctuary from everyday life a place to strengthen the body and clarify the mind with the most amazing instructors and carefully curated classes,” Adri says House of Wolf is a place to strengthen the body clarify the mind and feel a sense of calm + inner peace and a welcoming atmosphere to empower them on their wellness journey – and all in a luxurious if you’re in the South and looking for a new place to practice yoga or Pilates It’s a fantastic way to kickstart your fitness goals in a stylish For more details, head over to their website here A new dog park and toilet block is headed to Woodcroft’s Hurtle John Potter Reserve and the City of Onkaparinga wants your feedback with the support of Nat Cook (Member for Hurtle Vale) has committed $500,000 for construction of an enclosed off-leash dog park public toilet and other improvements at the Investigator Drive reserve in response to community feedback It’s anticipated the proposed dog park will include: The new facilities will add to the existing playground, skate park and drinking fountain at the popular reserve, and will join three other off-leash dog parks in the council area You can view the concept plan and answers to frequently answered questions at council’s Your Say page where you can provide your feedback until Monday 20 February Meanwhile, in neighbouring Morphett Vale, council also wants the community’s feedback on a proposed upgrade of Wakefield Reserve by 20 February This is the second stage of community engagement for the upgrade with the community’s initial feedback having been taken into consideration by council with the support of Katrine Hildyard MP for Reynell with council having approved $400,000 towards the project View the concept plan and have you say at council’s Your Say page do you love martabak that spongey sweet Indonesian sandwich cake with a delicious range of fillings Or a savoury one filled with ramen and sausage "They've got charcoal and red velvet martabak!" A martabak is sometimes referred to as an Asian pancake and the ones at Martabak 109 are specifically Indonesian martabaks Savoury martabaks are enclosed in a thin dough like a stuffed roti and don't really resemble pancakes while Martabak Manis aka sweet ones are like a pancake sandwich crossed with a crumpet Lenny Kenio and her husband William Tan are the couple behind Martabak 109 He was a chef but gave it up two years ago for this Martabak business Her parents have restaurants back in West Java Customers order their martabak and pick up their takeaway martabak from their home in Woodcroft near Blacktown Laura and I were heading out to Bankstown for lunch and decided that we were going to give the martabak a go since we were in the area To order martabak with Martabak109 you need to message them your order via WhatsApp (texts don't get answered I learned that the hard way so it's WhatsApp or nothing) Lenny is always friendly and responds quickly She has sweet and savoury martabak on offer Savoury ones come with four fillings: chicken curry minced beef or corned beef with the option of melted mozzarella cheese on top With sweet martabak there's a lot of choice Then pick your filling and these range from cheese aka Kraft cheddar cheese to Lotus Biscoff & Cream Cheese, Cheese & Oreo, Cheese Milo & Peanuts Chocolate & Peanuts & Condensed milk Banana + Chocolate + Cheese & Condensed milk Cream Cheese & Banana & Kiwi & Condensed milk or the Complete All in one filling with Peanuts + Chocolate + Sesame Seed & Cheese & Condensed milk You text them what you want one day in advance and pay by bank transfer. When we go to pick up our martabak she hands us some extra dumplings and offers us a cool respite inside with a cold drink. We demur as we are planning to go to a nearby park to photograph and try our martabak. Then she comes running out holding a container of noodles and soup and says that a customer didn't pick these up so would we like them Normally martabaks are enormous and weigh over a kilo But Lenny had offered to make our sweet martabaks in a smaller pan which she usually doesn't do but she wants us to try as many flavours as possible put out a tablecloth and eat at the shaded picnic tables There are two types of savoury martabak and this one is deep fried with a crisp thin dough on the outside and plenty of ramen and a generous amount of sausage inside shallot and onion filling and we added melted mozzarella on top Both of them are generously filled and delicious They both come with crunchy sweet and salty pickles on the side greens and a garlicky beef meatball soup on the side There are more mushrooms than usual as Lenny explains that the person that ordered it wanted more mushrooms The dumplings have caramelised garlic on top and are delicate little dumplings filled with jicama or white yam with dried prawns Even the smaller pan makes around 600grams of martabak I must admit that I'm more a savoury martabak person than a sweet and can only have a square of sweet martabak before I get too full This one is an interesting one with a charcoal base The rice gives it a nice added texture and the martabak serves as a sponge to soak up all the butter and condensed milk We try the taro based filled with Lotus biscoff crumbs The butter used is a Wijsman preserved Dutch butter that is a salted butter This is my favourite one as I love biscoff cookies The Red Velvet is a striking looking martabak filled with everything. And by everything we mean EVERYTHING like Peanuts, Chocolate, Sesame Seeds, Cheese and Condensed milk. The cheese used is a mild Kraft cheddar cheese so not overly salty like a traditional cheddar and this one has a real choco-nut vibe so it might be for people that love that chocolate nut combination The chocolate is actually chocolate hail or sprinkles Lastly there's a pandan martabak with cheese condensed milk and that salted Dutch Wijsman butter It's the simplest martabak but the filling allows the pandan flavour to shine through the Detroit Red Wings still have a lot on the line Playoffs are still feasible by the slimmest of margins these somewhat meaningless games are great opportunities for players to audition for 2025-26 roles – in Detroit or elsewhere stay up to date on the latest Red Wings news and rumors and potential changes to the coaching staff the Red Wings have scored 2.95 goals per game This is only slightly up from the Derek Lalonde era (2.56).  five-on-five scoring has been a weak point for the past few seasons I wonder if McLellan will augment the coaching staff and bring in Jay Woodcroft to help boost offensive output The former Edmonton Oilers coach served as McLellan’s assistant for 10 seasons and will be a free agent this summer – the 2024-25 season was the last year of his deal with the Oilers Prior to his time as McLellan’s assistant, Woodcroft served as Detroit’s video coach under Mike Babcock from 2005-2008. Clearly, there’s trust and familiarity between the two. They even hosted a coaching clinic together at the 2024 NHL Global Series in Czechia The Red Wings desperately need to score more will be addressed via signings and trades during the offseason But perhaps a new voice in the room will be just as effective.  He’s overseen strong offenses in the past – with and without superstars And Woodcroft was jettisoned from the Oilers for defensive shortcomings and goaltending issues He could be a nice value-add for the organization The Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes bolstered their rosters this past week with Ivan Demidov (Canadiens) and Alexander Nikishin (Hurricanes) joining their NHL clubs for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs Both players are highly touted prospects who dominated the KHL this season And now they’ll finish up the 2024-25 campaign as members of playoff-bound NHL teams Fast-forward a year – could this be the path for Dmitri Buchelnikov to join the Red Wings The 2022 second-round pick has one more year left on his KHL contract he’s free to sign an entry-level contract with the Red Wings.  Buchelnikov has risen from a potential hidden gem to a prospect with serious upside – he ranked fourth among all Red Wings prospects in our midseason evaluation here’s how Buchelnikov compared to Minnesota Wild all-star Kirill Kaprizov in their respective age-21 KHL seasons: All prospects are different and each have unique development paths and Buchelnikov should not be viewed as the next Kaprizov you can’t ignore how similar their numbers look at the same stage of their careers especially when you consider Buchelnikov was the leading scorer for a team that missed the playoffs and Kaprizov’s loaded CSKA Moscow club won the Gagarin Cup Buchelnikov’s 2025-26 season will be one to watch 🐙 Episode 30 is now live! 🐙Available on all podcast streaming platforms. 💻: https://t.co/UekKzY2UQp🎧: https://t.co/tKHnAWNxdy#LGRW pic.twitter.com/oe3kM6I6QI After Thursday night’s loss to the Florida Panthers coach Todd McLellan made it clear what he expects from the team in the final few games “Individual reputations are on the line in my opinion,” McLellan told reporters (from ‘Todd McLellan challenges Detroit Red Wings: “Individual reputations are on the line”’ – Detroit Free Press – 4/11/25) “Coaches We talk about playing for the crest on the front but our actions or inactions now are directly reflective of individuals.” “You want to play a type of game that’s reflective of your individual character You put your own personal name on the line now.” This level of accountability is refreshing to see/hear McLellan has high expectations for his players Part 2 is the players following through and finishing strong And Part 3 is McLellan and the front office making decisions based on how players wrap up the season You need the second and third components to make a difference something to monitor as the season concludes and we move into year-end conversations Data courtesy of NHL.com and HockeyDB. Founded in 2009, and 100% Canadian-owned, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Updated hourly, with analysis, commentary and features from hundreds writers worldwide, our articles are read millions of times every month. It comes after neighbors tried for more than a decade to get it torn down “It’s happening,” said neighbor Amber Boaz WRAL Investigates asked the city what steps it took to reach the point of demolition Boaz said she is hopeful for new beginnings