An Adelaide City Council tender for an updated City Safe CCTV Network includes the introduction of facial and number plate recognition, with one expert warning the technological upgrade comes with privacy and human rights risks.
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With a majority vote, Adelaide City councillors formally supported the position of “no net loss of Park Lands”, while a former councillor will bring the Riverbank Precinct Code Amendment fight to parliament.
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Members of the City of Adelaide’s Reconciliation Committee chastised State Government representatives this week for a “distinct lack of consultation” regarding Riverbank rezoning, and cautioned development could be near or on top of burial grounds.
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As community consultation for the State Government's proposed Riverbank rezoning nears its end, three experts warn of the irreversible threat the project poses to local wildlife, public amenity, and the Kaurna community's connection to the land.
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An elected member told council this week the state's liquor licensing fees should be revised, as CBD nightclubs and venues are paying an expensive price for their liquor licence despite being hindered by COVID-19 trading restrictions.
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Two prominent festival and event organisers from music scene behemoth Five Four Entertainment are exiting the field, blasting SA Health and the South Australian government on their “insensitive” treatment of musicians and professionals on their way out.
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At a workshop designed to gauge elected members’ thoughts on controversial plans to rezone up to 71ha of Adelaide Park Lands — almost 10 per cent of the city’s green belt — Adelaide City Councillors agreed on a clear message: “oppose building on the Park Lands".
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Adelaide City Council administration has warned councillors proposed developments along the Riverbank “may affect” the park lands' National Heritage Listing. Councillors voted not to oppose the projects but to work with State Government to “inform [their] delivery”.
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A government taskforce looking at the city's Aboriginal homelessness population found COVID-19 lockdown shelters that permitted alcohol consumption, and yarning circles led by Indigenous translators, were more successful than traditional responses.
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