Tira Appendi which means 'to shelter and protect' in the Kaurna language, was officially opened on the 7th December, 2000 for a three month trial period as a place for the local indigenous people to meet. St. Paul's hall had been offered in response to continuing bad publicity in the local papers about Aboriginal people gathering and meeting out the front of or inside licensed premises within the Port Adelaide area.

A Co-ordinator was employed to work in the 'drop in' centre and it was hoped that cultural, health, education and recreation services would be provided within the 12 hours usage per week of the hall, which was given by St. Pauls. Funding is sought each year to keep Tira Appendi in operation.

At date, the Elders meet every Thursday for a luncheon function; the Carers meet once a fortnight for craft work and Nunga discos for children aged 8 -14 years are held four times a year in conjunction with the Port Adelaide Police, staff from Kura Yerlo, a member from St. Pauls and the Tira Appendi Steering Committee members.

A range of other functions have taken place during 2006, including a ‘graduation’ of teenage Aboriginal children who had been taken to Camp Coorong to learn more about their Culture and the Environment.

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