Author: Helen Karakulak
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SA heads to world stage with its algal bloom science
Premier Peter Malinauskas yesterday said the state’s algal bloom research would be presented on an international stage. “I’m happy to report to the house that South Australia is going to have a strong representation at a really important scientific forum that’s happening overseas in the not-too-distant future,” Malinauskas said during question time in state parliament.…
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Art prize split over ‘competitive’ entries
Visual artist and educator Chelsie Morey and artist Josh Juett each received $10,000 in seed funding from the Helpmann Academy’s Creative Innovator Program, announced on Tuesday. The program – in its fifth year – has a major prize of $20,000 in startup funds, but this year’s prize was split in two as the Academy deemed…
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‘Better late than never’: Beachside eateries wade through bloom
Kuti Shack is located on the Goolwa Beach front and had a front row seat to the algal bloom when it started effecting the Fleurieu Peninsula in March. “While that was happening, obviously it was really uncomfortable to be down here, the respiratory [impact] people coughing and sneezing and eye watering and all of that,”…
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Traders brace for bird season as tree nets challenged
Trees on a popular Adelaide dining strip were netted in August last year to deter thousands of tiny tree martins from annoying traders and impacting hospitality health and safety, sending the birds to Rundle Mall, where they died in droves. After reports of the birds dying and injuring themselves against the Adelaide Apple Store window,…
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SA’s blood takers ‘hunting extra hours to survive’
Public Service Association (PSA) delegate Catherine Male has been drawing blood at the Royal Adelaide Hospital for 11 years. For the past six, she has received only a one per cent pay rise annually, while rents have risen about 52 per cent. She works alongside doctors on $200,000 plus salaries. Male joined about 2000 staff…
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Sarah Game stalls abortion bill vote
Member of the Legislative Council Sarah Game intends to bring her abortion bill to a conscience vote on November 12, rather than Wednesday this week as first promised. Game vowed the Termination of Pregnancy (Restriction on Terminations After 22 Weeks and 6 Days) Amendment Bill would be voted on in time to go through the…
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Meaty eating spot takes over empty Fishbank in CBD
At Hunter & Barrel, it new owners claim everything from table height and chair weight to crockery style has been meticulously chosen, with style and service just as important as the menu. The theatrical steak restaurant already has Melbourne, Sydney and Perth locations, and it will make its Adelaide debut in the heritage-listed King William…
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Adelaide’s new LIV golf host flagged as company’s financial woes revealed
Kooyonga Golf Club in Lockleys will host the 2027 edition of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf sporting event, before making the switch to North Adelaide, Premier Peter Malinauskas announced today. The announcement followed a letter sent earlier this year to Grange Golf Club members saying its organisation wanted greater financial benefit from LIV to make hosting…
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Magnet tech a fashion game changer
When Jason Wisniewski required a shoulder reconstruction after an injury, he had to readjust his routine. “Putting clothes on was such a struggle for me, I literally cut the sleeves of all of my shirts, so it was easy for me to put my shirts on during that time,” Jason tells CityMag. Jason, a 40…
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