Last night all Adelaide City Council members present except one supported taking the first step to bring back free fireworks as an unfenced, un-ticketed, New Year's Eve party on the riverbank.
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Three city councillors have alleged the election of members to remunerated committee positions appears to have been “predetermined” by a new voting bloc, with one suggesting it could be an act of retaliation against the last four years of Team Adelaide rule at Adelaide 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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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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Morag Horton is the owner of Melbourne Street’s Terry White Chemmart, where she accepts and recycles a large amount of the city’s spent pharmaceutical blister packets each year, at a personal cost of roughly $6000 per annum. She wants local councils to step in and lighten the load.
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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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Recently appointed Deputy Lord Mayor Mary Couros tells CityMag although local government can at times feel “toxic”, if her position sends a message to young women they too can have a career and hold power, “that’s great.”
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