Tag: Adelaide City Council
-
Little birds, big problems: City’s $150k roosting fix not cheap
An Adelaide City Council plan to manage the tiny tree martins expected to arrive in the city between December and April would cost about $150,000. The birds roosted in Rundle Mall and died in numbers last April after being deterred from Leigh Street, where trees were netted to prevent bird faeces from affecting businesses on…
-
Ombudsman forces public apology over text messages breach
Adelaide City councillor Mary Couros formally apologised for sending text messages that were ruled a breach of the Local Government Act at last night’s Adelaide City Council meeting. “I rise to issue a public apology for my actions during a meeting of council held on the 28th of May 2024,” she said. “I apologise for…
-
Two shopping strip makeovers in $27m city street shakeup
New designs have been revealed for a $15 million Gouger Street upgrade, with the stretch in front of the Central Market expected to be completed by October 2026. This section of the Adelaide City Council makeover was expected to align with the completion of the highly anticipated Market Square development, which topped out its commercial…
-
New milestone reached for Central Market development
The six green star energy rated nine-level tower on Gouger Street has been structurally completed, reaching its height of about 56 metres. Developer of Market Square, ICD Property in partnership with the Adelaide City Council, on Monday announced the soaring commercial office tower, expected to open in the third quarter of 2026, has already leased…
-
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,…
-
New digs for Adelaide city volleyball in multimillion-dollar plan
A long-hoped-for $6 million Volleyball SA facility with six national-sized beach volleyball courts, changing rooms, and a maintenance and storage shed is moving forward as the state gears up to host the sport’s international championships this November. The Adelaide City Council’s City, Culture and Community Services Committee unanimously supported Volleyball SA’s pitch for a city…
-
Trams hit spotlight in latest public transport pitch
Greens leader Robert Simms today unveiled his team’s transport policy to get city trams travelling all the way to North Adelaide and Norwood, claiming his party has completed the costings and would fight to get work underway. Simms said the plan would cost about $759 million, based on the Labor Party’s 2018 costings adjusted by…
-
Adelaide finally gets not one… but two Deputy Lord Mayors
Keiran Snape was appointed Deputy Lord Mayor at last night’s Adelaide City Council meeting, but will only hold the job for three months before recently reappointed councillor Carmel Noon takes over in January for 2026. Snape, a former Greens member and now independent candidate for Adelaide in next year’s State Election, announced in June that…
-
Plan to slash city speed limits hits road bump
The Adelaide City Council members on Tuesday night discussed reducing speed limits on the key gateway roads into the CBD in a bid to be consistent with city ring councils like Unley. It would mean the default 50km per hour speed limit would apply to all ten roads into the city despite some currently being…
-
Adelaide’s Greek ‘renaissance’ amid Athens courtship
When Councillor Mary Couros visited Athens in the summer of 2023, it was very, very hot. It was reported to be the hottest July weekend in Greece for 50 years, and wildfires raged nationwide. At the time, Mary says climate was on the minds of Athens’ council, and sustainability became a key factor in how…