At last week’s Kadaltilla Adelaide Park Lands Authority meeting, members discussed the new Kaurna-centred name and logo. City of Adelaide Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor speaks with CityMag about why she's advocating for more use of Aboriginal languages in local government.
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Two months after being hit by an e-scooter in the city, Diana Reed is still tending to a swollen foot with tendon and ligament damage. Now, she wants the Adelaide City Council and State Government to better protect those on the footpath from the burgeoning form of transport.
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More than 300 people participated in a two-month Adelaide City Council consultation aimed at figuring out how the council should combat the climate crisis over the next three years – and the results are in.
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Meet the new representative for the seat of Adelaide in SA Parliament’s House of Assembly, who, in opposition, has campaigned to save a pair of city trees, an old pool and the city's pubs.
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A self-described progressive Adelaide city councillor who introduced a motion last night designed to “acknowledge the great contribution of women” ended up suggesting elected members “boot off” a female adversary from the working group that helps make these decisions.
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An Adelaide City Council report has found pre-formed plastic packaging for medication is “unsuitable” for the organisation to recycle “at this time”, leaving one pharmacist footing a $277 weekly bill to divert the waste from landfill and questioning the council’s commitment to the circular economy.
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A decision to raze a non-heritage listed Melbourne Street bluestone residence, built in the late 1800s, to allow construction of a four-level apartment block has been postponed by the city council’s assessment panel, with some councillors worried about the loss of character in the precinct.
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Despite criticism it was 'too little too late', city council elected members last night supported a move to give the city’s small and micro business owners another month to apply for up to 50 per cent rate reimbursements if their business had been affected by coronavirus restrictions.
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From a new sound system in Rundle Mall, to expanding paid car parking, to exploring the possibility of a live performance “sound shell” – here are some of the projects the city may pay to investigate or implement over the next financial year.
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