An Adelaide city councillor has questioned the need for a nod to the Surveyor-General who designed the city's gridded, park lands-surrounded layout, considering members already celebrate Colonel Light with a “party” and “fruit cake” every year.
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With the new guard of the Adelaide City Council comes a new Lord Mayor, Jane Lomax-Smith. As her first order of business, she plans to stick to her election pledge of “effective leadership”, declaring she has “no intention” of chairing meetings until 2am.
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Adelaide’s incumbent Lord Mayor is running again for the top job in the upcoming Adelaide City Council general elections, pushing a progressive re-election policy advocating for environmentalism, arts and culture.
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City councillor Phil Martin says he's dropped out of the mayoral race to avoid "relentless, personal attacks” from Team Adelaide, but he's hopeful another potential Lord Mayor candidate will be able to rein in the dysfunction at Town Hall.
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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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As of December 20 all City of Adelaide employees – including staff, contractors, volunteers, trainees and interns – must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Adelaide City Council CEO Clare Mockler announced this week.
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This is not Greg Mackie’s first go at the Adelaide City Council. After an almost two-decade Town Hall hiatus, the councillor jumped back into the saddle last year. He speaks with CityMag about how he’s tackling the responsibility the second time around.
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The Adelaide City Council is in the midst of a regularly programmed, statutory revision of its composition and ward divisions, and the first round of research revealed a desire in the community for fewer elected members.
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The Crows’ Parklands pitch, election fever hits Town Hall, and a new city stadium set for the horizon - here's a roundup of the city's biggest headlines in February, compiled by our friends at InDaily.
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