Tag: city of unley
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No more sitting on the fence: Decision made for Unley Oval
City of Unley councillors last night voted in favour of building a perimeter fence around Unley Oval, bringing to a close a protracted public consultation process that’s been described as “divisive”. Unley Council commenced preparation of design options for a permanent fence around Unley Oval in September last year, despite some resident opposition to the idea…
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Sweeping speed limit changes proposed for Unley council area
The proposal, which needs approval from the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), would see the whole of King William Road go to 40km/h, expanding the current 40 area which stretches roughly 750-metres along the road’s high street precinct. The other roads in line for a 40km/h speed limit are Leader Street, East Avenue, Victoria…
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Unley car park brawl ends over major development
All legal claims against Unley Council by the shopping centre’s owner about alleged easements across council-owned property have been dismissed by the Supreme Court, bringing to a close the nearly five-year legal stoush. The council said the win meant it could continue with its Unley Central master plan: a multi-level, mixed-used development including apartments, retail…
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New Goodwood bikeway overpass scrapped over tree concerns
The decision, announced by Badcoe MP Jayne Stinson over the weekend, marks the end of nearly eight years of planning work and consultation on the controversial project, which was originally intended to create a shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians along the tram overpass above Goodwood Railway Station. Instead, the government will widen two pedestrian/cyclist…
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Unley Oval set for six-month closure
The inner-suburban oval, home of SANFL side Sturt and an occasional host of AFLW games, will be closed from October 3, 2023, to April 8, 2024. The closure will allow the complete excavation of Unley Oval’s surface for a new playing field featuring sub-surface drainage, irrigation and four cricket pitches. Unley Oval has never had…
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New designs for $250m Forestville Le Cornu site development
The sprawling 3.6-hectare plot of vacant land, located on the corner of Anzac Highway and Leader Street, has been vacant since October 2016 when furniture store Le Cornu ended its operations in South Australia. Renewal SA purchased the site for a reported $38.2 million in September 2020 after German retailer Kaufland abandoned plans for a…
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Community park call for prime development site
The 2.8-hectare plot of land at 103 Fisher Street, Fullarton known as Highgate Park is currently up for sale following the permanent closure of the Julia Farr Centre in 2020. The Centre was built in the 1970s and housed people with disability but stopped accepting new residents in 2014. All residents have since been moved…
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State Govt doubtful of council scheme to increase tree coverage
The City of Unley has been working over the last three years to develop an offset scheme to increase tree canopy on private properties, after setting a goal in 2020 to reach 31 per cent overall canopy by 2045. The inner-suburban council area, which is 80 per cent private land, has long struggled with dwindling…