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Why Rau wants to stop traffic on Peel St
Andrew Hough | 8 October 2014
PEEL St will be closed to traffic under a proposal being explored by the State Government to regenerate the inner CBD.
And if a trial was successful, Planning Minister John Rau said he wanted to create a pedestrian “corridor”, closing off laneways to traffic from the Riverbank precinct near the Festival Plaza through to the Central Market over the next few years.
Under the government plan, which is backed by traders, Peel St would be shut to traffic for a trial period from between 3pm or 4pm through to between 8am or 10am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Govt flags more liquor licensing reform
Review every city liquor licence: candidate
4Adelaide City Council candidate and city publican Gareth Lewis wants a full review of every liquor licence in the CBD.
Lewis, who owns and operates three city bars, said many city businesses have expressed concern to him over “absurdities and dated conditions” attached to their liquor licences.
One of Lewis’s own businesses, he told InDaily, is required by licence conditions to mop the front step of a building across the road once a week.
Another of his bars is required to keep all windows shut when music is playing, despite being located on King William Street.
Art After Dark: West End
Glam Adelaide Jordana Lennox on Jul 21st, 2014Wine. Cheese. Art. Beer. Glass blowing. More beer. Cool jams.
This pretty much sums up the launch of Art after Dark: West End, a funky, fresh new theme for Thursday nights in Adelaide’s newest west end cultural precinct.
Supported by <a”href=”http://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/Samstag-Museum/ART-AFTER-DARK/”>Samstag Museum of Art and the University of South Australia, as well as a host of collaborating venues, Art After Dark is a calendar of events guaranteed to ward off even the most stubborn of hibernating tendencies.
Art After Dark is an ongoing initiative by the Samstag Museum of Art and University of South Australia at various venues in the West End of Adelaide. Admission is free unless otherwise noted on their program of events. Art After Dark Webpage
Exciting acts for Nexus Live
Suzi Keen InDaily 8 April 2014
Soul/folk singer Ngaiire and Hiatus Kaiyote frontwoman Nai Palm will kick off an exciting line-up of live music performances at the Nexus Multicultural Arts Centre next month.
Programmer Ross McHenry (Shaolin Afronauts and The Transatlantics) says the 2014 Nexus Live program of “intimate concerts” will present both established musicians and exciting new artists who draw on a range of diverse cultural influences.
He says Nexus decided to move away from the “world music” branding of its previous live gigs because the term seemed limiting.
Fresh direction for Leigh Warren Dance
Suzi Keen InDaily 7 April 2014
Leigh Warren hopes arts funding bodies will see the changing of the guard at his South Australian dance company as an opportunity to invest in the future.
Warren announced this morning that former Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) dancer Daniel Jaber will take over as resident choreographer at Leigh Warren Dance (LWD) in 2014 and as artistic director from 2015.
“It’s the right time and Daniel is the right person,” he told InDaily of the move, which comes as the company celebrates its 21st birthday.
THE North Tce facade of UniSA’s City West will have a radical makeover under plans for a six-year transformation of the campus costing up to $380 million.
news.com.au 28 March 2014
The university has released a raft of concept images of its development plans exclusively to The City, a new free weekly News Corp publication.
Capital projects director Rob Lustri said UniSA wanted the campus to present to North Tce as impressively as the biomedical precinct buildings opposite, including its own planned cancer centre.
Three Decades of Imprints (Booksellers) on Hindley Street
Iwona Wallace Adelaide Review March 2014
In 1984, a bookshop opened its doors on Hindley St, joining what Jason Lake remembers as a diverse retail precinct.
Lake, who began working at the shop in 1993, never believed that 20 years on he would still be behind the counter. Now owner of the shop, Lake takes time between chatting with familiar customers and speaking to The Adelaide Review about the 30-year anniversary the store and the magazine share.
Cozy Imprints, with its rich dark shelves and deep turquoise walls, is a respite from the bustle and surge on the street outside. Despite their “little gem among the detritus” being welcomed with delighted surprise by locals and tourists alike, Lake explains that a bookshop on Hindley St shouldn’t be too much of a shock.
“Every time we talk about Hindley St, it’s like talking about the Wild West, and it’s just not,” he says. “What is not promoted enough about this end of town is that, on Hindley St, we have Arts SA – we have a major arts funding body on this street – we have the symphony orchestra on this street.
Faulty escalator is hurting Station Arcade businesses with trade down as much as 50pc
Tim Williams City Messenger 20 March 2014
STATION Arcade businesses are laying off staff or cutting back their hours because a faulty escalator is killing their trade.
The up-track of the escalator, that brings commuters from Adelaide Railway Station into the arcade, has been out of action and blocked off since mid-January and will not be repaired until late April at the earliest.
Traders say their turnover has dived by 30-50 per cent because train users are taking the stairs straight out onto Bank St and not coming back into the arcade.
Adelaide’s most dangerous city streets revealed in City Council audit
Miles Kemp Adelaide Now Dec 8, 2013
THE city’s most dangerous streets have been identified and mapped by Adelaide City Council in an audit of late-night violent and offensive drunken behaviour.
Although the audit results, collated over two March nights in 2012 and 2013, were not made public, more than three hundred pages of witness statements and recordings have now been released through an application under the Freedom of Information Act.
Hindley St Nightclub’s Bad Record
Kevin Naughton InDaily October 13, 2013
Hindley Street nightclub The Palace has “the highest record of alcohol related incidents in the State”, SA Police say.
Liquor Enforcement Branch officers made the claim in statements tendered at a Licensing Court hearing on August 14 and published this week.
The Court heard details of the club’s record during a recent legal challenge to a police application for stricter controls over two nightclubs – The Palace and Red Square – owned by Palace Gallery Pty Ltd.
Police wanted tighter restrictions at the clubs, including compulsory CCTV, restricted access after 2.00am, limits to the quantity and nature of alcoholic beverages sold after midnight, polycarbonated glassware after midnight and changes related to queuing, evidence of age, metal detectors and bans on members of bikie gangs.
Hindley Street: It wasn’t always this way
Opinion: Andrew Wallace InDaily, October 9, 2013
One of the strangest things about Adelaide’s West End is its capacity to attract bad press..
If a shooting happens in the suburbs – cross to Hindley Street for a comment
This is not a recent phenomenon. The Advertiser since at least 1911 has been reporting about the problems of public drunkenness in Hindley Street. Around 100 years later The Advertiser’s headline screamed “Our Street of Shame’ in response to business being thoroughly fed up with the antisocial behaviour that the street attracts. Those who know the street well know that serious violence in our precinct has been decreasing and is thankfully rare, yet the recent statistics in regards to assaults against police, recent incidents involving alcohol-related violence in and outside licensed premises suggests that the street’s reputation is not totally without substance
Adelaide MP Kate Ellis says $100m for West End health precinct must stay
TIM WILLIAMS CITY MESSENGER SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
ENSURING the Coalition delivers the $100 million Labor committed to the West End health precinct is the first order of city business for re-elected Adelaide MP Kate Ellis.
Sitting on a 7.5 per cent margin going into polling day, Ellis’ personal popularity was key to her survival – the 43 per cent of first preference votes she received barely wavered from her 2010 result and helped keep the swing to the Liberals to 3.2 per cent.
Relaxing with family in a park on Sunday, she vowed to keep a close eye on the money Labor budgeted for a new Adelaide University medical school and UniSA Centre for Cancer Biology.
“They weren’t election commitments, the money was in the budget,” she said.
Planning Minister John Rau says Adelaide’s West End to become city’s commercial and educational epicentre
STAFF WRITERS THE ADVERTISER AUGUST 28, 2013
ADELAIDE’S West End will swell by up to 20,000 new workers and residents over the next decade, signalling a seismic shift in the city centre.
The release of the new state government population forecast comes as a respected global survey finds Adelaide is one of the most liveable cities in the world, ranking equal fifth for the second consecutive year.
The survey, conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit, comes as government projections – released exclusively following inquiries by The Advertiser – predict that development along the Torrens riverbank, including the new hospital and casino upgrade, will attract 13,000 workers and 7000 residents to the city’s west.
New residents’ group for Adelaide’s West End
TIM WILLIAMS CITY MESSENGER JULY 22, 2013
A NEW residents’ group set to form in the West End is the latest in the trend towards people power in the CBD.
Resident John Kirkwood is behind the push to create the group, which would voice its concerns over issues including safety and security on the streets and inadequate lighting.
Close to 70 residents have so far filled out surveys expressing interest in the group, which would cover the area bounded by King William St, Franklin St, West Tce and the River Torrens.
Gillard announces $100m for new cancer centre and medical school for Adelaide to revitalise West End
15 June 2013 – Adelaide Now – Brad Crouch
ADELAIDE’S West End will be home to the largest health and biomedical precinct in the southern hemisphere with two major new buildings for North Terrace, next to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Love a Cuppa Coffee? Then Waymouth Street is right for you
13 May 2013 – Adelaide Now – Dianne Matts
THE consistent hiss, bubble, and deep earthy aromas emanating from many Waymouth St doorways speak of a new coffee mecca emerging in Adelaide.
About 25 serious coffee machines operated by dedicated baristas can be found in the short stretch between King William Rd and Light Square, 17 of them in the first 200m to Topham Mall.
Showdown looms on small bar laws
6 Feb 2013 – InDaily – Melissa Mack
THE much vaunted small bar licence for Adelaide’s CBD has become the first legislative battleground of the year. The State Government has introduced the legislation to cut costs and streamline the process for entrepreneurs setting up small bars in the CBD as part of its plan to make the city “vibrant”. The laws would allow bars of up to 120-person capacity, and a fast tracked licence with fewer regulations than other categories, including removing the right of nearby residents and businesses to object.
Green Team tackles city binge-drinking culture
30 Jan 2013 – Inside Adelaide
Every Saturday night in Adelaide, a group of young volunteers pull on bright green jumpers and walk the lengths of Hindley Street assisting their peers, as part of a national campaign to address Australia’s youth binge-drinking culture.
Leigh St in Adelaide closed to traffic in laneways plan
17 July 2012 – Adelaide Now – Sheradyn Holderhead
LEIGH St will be the first in a series of roads to be closed off to traffic in an effort to revitalise the city centre’s under-used laneways.
The six-month trial period will start on Monday, July 30, and is the first of a series of laneway upgrades which will eventually link the riverbank precinct with the Central Market.
Squabble over AHA influence with licences
25 June 2012 – www.indaily.com.au Liam Mannix
CONSPIRACY theories have surfaced over a condition in the liquor licence issued to small city bar Udaberri requiring the Australian Hotels Association to be notified of any licence changes. The clause has prompted accusations that the AHA has too much influence over liquor licences. However, the AHA denies the clause indicates any influence or power, instead describing the condition as meaningless, redundant and silly.
‘Dark and dangerous’ Topham Mall needs upgrade, the Adelaide West End Association says
14 June 2012 – City Messenger – Chloe Kennedy
A PLANNED revamp of Leigh and Bank streets should be held off until the “dark and dangerous” link with Topham Mall is upgraded, the Adelaide West End Association says.
His Worship
24 May 2012 – www.thescenary.com.au
John and Ryan are joined by the Mayor and Scenery adoptee Ianto, to talk about the Liquor Licensing forum, as well as the current state of Adelaide. A great conversation, and hopefully one of many with the Mayor.
VIBRATORS (The Cultural Impact of Licensing and Regulation for Small Venues and Bars)
9 May 2012 – www.thescenary.com.au
On Monday May 7th 2012 Renew Adelaide hosted a forum at the Jade Monkey on The Cultural Impact of Licensing and Regulation for Small Venues and Bars. The forum featured Renew Adelaide director Ianto Ware, Format Collective director Stan Mahoney, Tuxedo Cat organiser Cass Tombs, West End Association President Andrew Wallace, Suzi Wong’s Room proprietor Nina Jerebica, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Premier Lois Boswell, and cultural policy guru John Wardle.
Campaign to scrap music venue regulation
10 May 2012 – www.indaily.com.au
ADELAIDE’S live music lobby has imported a NSW campaigner to drive their fight to reform SA’s liquor licencing laws. John Wardle successfully led a movement to change Sydney’s licencing laws in 2007 to encourage more small bars, live music venues and hole-in-the-wall operations. Wardle is currently working with Renew Adelaide’s Ianto Ware to run a similar campaign in SA, called “Raise the Bar”. Wardle said the SA system was outdated compared with the systems in other states. The rules made it too hard for small venues to get consent to put on live music, he said.
Rejuvenating Adelaide’s West End
4 May 2012 – Adelaide City Council Media Release
Hindley Street West will be rejuvenated in a $4 million upgrade of the University of South Australia’s precinct. It is the first of a series of measures across the city which will see more than $12 million invested by the State and Federal Governments, Adelaide City Council and the private sector to regenerate the city’s public spaces. Premier Jay Weatherill today launched the plans saying the transformation will see the western end of Hindley Street become a very attractive place for students and the public.
http://www.saconference.com.au/?q=News&id=d3735f9a-7e0d-656a-2f8f-4fa9ed…
Living in the City – West End
2012 – www.alreadyhome.com.au
Encompassing the North West quadrant of the city centre, Adelaide’s West End is a bustling mecca of entertainment and culture. An area full of history, it holds a rich tapestry of what Adelaide once was and where it’s now going.
Toilet issue for Hindley St traders
5 April 2012 – City Messenger – Alice Higgins
Adelaide West End Association president Andrew Wallace said the group would ask the council to allocate funds from this year’s budget for new toilets or for “portaloos” on weekends. “If it is not dealt with rapidly, the image that it creates is that it is acceptable to urinate in Hindley St and that there is no pride in the street,” Mr Wallace told the City Messenger.
Take a Stroll down Leigh Street
26 March 2012 – Blogger, Writer, Baker, Foodie – Natalie Stewart
Head down to Adelaide’s West End and you’ll discover a unique street with it’s own story to tell. Leigh Street connects the two busy Adelaide streets of Currie Street and Hindley Street, but this smaller laneway is actually a privately owned streets. Not only are the shops and wide footpaths free from council ownership, even the paved road is owned by the Ipoh group. This group, responsible for the gorgeous restoration of the QVB in Sydney, have transformed Leigh Street to become the heart of Adelaide’s history.
West End Tram Loop Plan Stalls
8 March 2012 – City Messenger – Alice Higgins
Adelaide West End Association president Andrew Wallace wanted to see pedestrian links upgraded by improving streetscapes and enticing a greater mix of tenants. “If it (tramline) is a way of conveniently getting people into parts of the West End that they would not normally walk to then great,” Mr Wallace said. “But we should get people walking through the city than catching a tram around it.
New bid for Adelaide’s West End pub lockouts
9 April 2012 – Adelaide Now – Police reporter Ben Hyde
A PUB lockout in Whyalla credited with almost halving alcohol-fuelled crime has prompted renewed calls for a city trial. The 1am lockout was trialled in Whyalla last year and is now in place permanently after local hoteliers, police and Whyalla Council agreed it was a success. The lockout means patrons cannot enter a licensed venue after 1am.
West End Xmas Arts Market and Carnivale Sunday Dec 18, 2011
December 2011 – Glam Adelaide
Adelaide’s West End is gearing up for another massive Christmas market and multicultural street party. The 2010 event was a huge success so it is back again with over 30 stalls selling unique Christmas gifts on beautiful Leigh Street.
Leigh St shuts for alfresco dining
9 December 2011 – City Messenger – Alice Higgins
LEIGH St will be closed to traffic each Friday starting today (December 9) to give restaurants more space for alfresco dining..
Safety moves for West End
9 December 2011 – City Messenger – Alice Higgins
A NEW taxi rank on King William St, late-night buses and encouraging businesses to trade later are among a raft of measures tipped to clean up the West End.
City landmark to get makeover
15 September 2011 – City Messenger – Tim Williams
ONE of Adelaide’s most prominent historic landmarks, the 1930s Colonial Mutual Life building on the corner of King William and Hindley streets, is set to finally be transformed into a high class hotel.
Trams no West End walkover
1 September 2011 – City Messenger – Tim Williams
ACTIVATING side streets in the West End to encourage pedestrian use and more businesses should be prioritised over a tram loop, a traders group says.
North Tce glory days returning
9 June 2011 – City Messenger – Alice Higgins
Pockets of vacant or under-utilised land on Hindley St, West Tce, Currie St and Waymouth St should be developed to cater for a new generation of residents, students and workers.
West End population boom by 2017
9 June 2011 – City Messenger – Alice Higgins
With a brand new hospital, an expanding university and a new medical research institute, the city’s north-west can look forward to boom times. City Messenger reporter Alice Higgins looks into the future of a historic city street: An influx of 5500 students to UniSA’s City West campus and a new Royal Adelaide Hospital and medical research institute, will bring an extra 22,000 people to the West End by 2017.
Your shout: Venues to pass on increased licence costs
16 June 2011 – City Messenger – Alice Higgins
Patrons will pay more for food, drinks and entry into city pubs and clubs under a State Government plan to charge liquor licence holders an annual fee.
Adelaide Oval: City traders brace for boost in business
5 May 2011 – City Messenger – Alice Higgins
Traders are rejoicing in the news that Adelaide oval will be transformed into one of the country’s premier sporting hubs, expected to pumphundreds of million into the CBD economy each year.
$95m learning hub a ‘second home’
28 April 2011 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
Work on UniSA’s new $95 million learning centre in the West End is expected to start in September. The university has lodged an application with the City Council to build a library, teaching space, offices, student services, shops and a restaurant on the southern side of Hindley St.
A daytime shift for Hindley St
28 April 2011 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
Precinct groups, the City Council and main-street experts are uniting to promote our shopping strips as places to dine, socialise and view public art, rather than just retail hubs. They say the city’s West End building owners need to be encouraged to provide a better mix of shops to meet community needs and enliven Hindley St by day.
Stop these nasty nights: Adelaide Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood backs CBD alcohol ban
18 April 2011 – Adelaide Now – LM Stephen Yarwood
LORD Mayor Stephen Yarwood is backing a ban on alcohol sales from 4-7am after roaming Adelaide’s Hindley St party strip at 6am.
Hindley St stayers make it ugly
18 April 2011 – Adelaide Now – LM Stephen Yarwood
ADELAIDE Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood’s first-hand account of his time on Hindley Street at 6am.
Push to rid Hindley St of shabby image. Vote in our poll
7 April 2011 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
Hindley Street could finally shed its image as Adelaide’s downtrodden red-light district by attracting bold new businesses, instead of massage parlours and convenience shops.That’s the view of the Adelaide West End Association (AWEA), which has called for a Rundle Mall-style management body to help it attract new businesses.
Pub curfew for South Australia on the cards
1 April 2011 – Adelaide Now – AAP
A GROUP representing businesses and major institutions in Adelaide’s west end has backed plans for an early-morning curfew on South Australia’s pubs and clubs.
Hindley St traders split over 4am closure moves
1 April 2011 – Adelaide Now – Doug Robertson
….HINDLEY Street traders are split over forcing licensed clubs and pubs to close between 4am and 7am.
The group, representing 80 traders in the west of the city, has engaged public relations company Rann Communication to canvass its position among media organisations from next week.
Association president and West End businessman Andrew Wallace said his members supported the closure, which has been vigorously opposed by lawyer and nightclub owner Tony Tropeano, who says he represents other Hindley St traders..
Booze ban: Transport issues no easy fix
31 March 2011 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
A managed bus stop running increased services will be needed to ensure that late-night revellers can get home from the city once a 4am shutdown is enforced, the local precinct group says.
Booze ban: What about the workers?
31 March 2011 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
Hundreds of late-night hospitality employees could be denied knock-off drinks if a proposed three hour trade break is enforced, a publican and a workers’ union say.
Booze ban: Book us in for welcome relief
31 March 2011 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
Hindley St trader Jason Lake doesn’t mind cleaning vomit off his shopfront when he arrives at work – he just doesn’t want to see the culprit throwing up at 9am.
SA Health, police seek ban as DJ warns of jobs cost
24 March 2011 – Adelaide Now – Amy Noonan and Sarah Martin
….SA HEALTH and the SA Police both want Adelaide Casino banned from selling alcohol during a proposed curfew.
4am booze ban would cause cab chaos
24 March 2011 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
The mandatory 4am shutdown for city pubs and clubs will force Adelaide into public transport meltdown and will not combat alcohol-related violence, hotel representatives and nightclub owners say.
Liquor laws ‘holding city back’
3 March 2011 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
THE city’s restrictive liquor licence classifications are deterring young entrepreneurs from opening boutique bars, hospitality figures say.
Turning Adelaide into a happening city
23 February 2011 – Adelaide Now – Katie Spain
….The Format Festival’s User Generated Cities Forum involved two days of talks and urban development brainstorming.It was organised by Renew Adelaide as part of the 2011 Format Festival and day one was held at the AC Arts Centre.
Plan to force city clean-up
17 February 2011 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
LAWS forcing property owners to replace broken windows, fix peeling paint and remove old signs are being investigated by the City Council.
Owners could be taken to court or charged for work to keep their buildings tidy.
It’s a strategy employed in Vancouver, Canada, where residents are required by law to maintain their properties and keep them free of junk, car wrecks and debris.
City gets fresh lick of paint
27 January 2011 – Adelaide Now – Sheradyn Holderhead
ADELAIDE’S streets will become a colourful gallery for spray-paint murals, paste-ups and more.
Six sites have been chosen to be renewed with art – the Hindley St public toilets, Morphett St bridge west wall and pylons, James Place public toilets, Rundle St UPark York St wall and Topham Mall by the southern entrance.
Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood said the Adelaide City Council initiative would add colour and activate dormant areas. “I hope the public embrace this and see it as an indication of how the city is changing,” he said.
West End transforms into Carnevale
16 December 2010 – City Messenger – Jess Whiting
THE colour and bustle of bazaars from Sao Paolo to Marrakech are inspiration for this weekend’s West End Christmas Market and Carnevale.
Music festival makes it to the West End
7 October 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
Throw on your dancing shoes and head west next week for the fourth annual West End Music Festival.
West End Music Festival on Glam Adelaide
2 October 2010 – Glam Adelaide – Kathryn Noble
Police hunt three people as boy shot in New Boys leader’s Hindley St tattoo parlour
2 October 2010 – Adelaide Now
THE New Boys street gang is collapsing internally with former mates turning on each other with guns as Adelaide’s underworld war intensifies.
Art site or eyesore? Query on worth of sculpture
29 September 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
A DECADE AFTER ITS FOUNDATIONS WERE LAID, the old red-brick house at the Lion Arts Centre is once again the talk of the town, with some West Enders eager to see the artwork moved elsewhere.
Groups inside the Lion Arts Centre say the installation which stands between the centre’s courtyard and entrance to UniSA’s City West Campus is a waste of space and gets in the way of functions.
Council Plea to keep Hindley Street Post Office
29 September 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
CLOSURE: Town Hall has vowed to fight the impending closure of Australia Post’s Hindley St branch but its pleas are likely to fall on deaf ears.
City councillors unanimously voted at this week’s meeting to send a formal request to Australia Post calling for it to reverse the decision to shut the Station Arcade branch on October 15.
West End club closure angst grows
9 September 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
UniSA’s purchases of the Vodka Bar and Cargo Club are causing a stir among West End traders, who fear the precinct will become dead after dark.
The university bought Cargo Club in 2009 and the Vodka Bar earlier this year but since then both sites have sat empty.The City Messenger understands the uni has also approached the Barbecue Inn to sell, but the owners declined.
Take Fringe Parade down Hindley Street
2 September 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
WEST End traders want next year’s Fringe Parade to include Hindley St, arguing it will bring back some of the business lost to their eastern cousins.The idea of a west-east procession starting on Hindley St then marching down Rundle Mall and on to Rundle St was raised to Fringe organisers at the Adelaide West End Association’s annual general meeting last month.
Giving new designers a city showcase
12 August 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
EMERGING designers will be given a leg up in the fickle fashion industry with the launch of Adelaide’s first “Design Room” – a spot where they can showcase their labels for peppercorn rent.
Run out of Gresham St fashion boutique Do More Than, the Design Room will provide a place for up to 18 designers to sell their stock on a rolling month-by-month lease, starting September 1. For more infomation contact Keryn Baldacchino at Do More Than, 27 Gresham Street, Adelaide.
Galleries want change to liquor licensing laws
7 August 2010 – The Independent Weekly- Farrin Foster
Small and emerging galleries are calling for a specialist classification under liquor licensing laws to improve their chance of survival. Under current rules, art galleries must qualify for a liquor licence under the same regulations as a bar or large event. This means they must meet costly security and infrastructure requirements. A temporary licence can be acquired under less stringent conditions but can’t be applied for repeatedly, which is little use for galleries holding regular events.
Pledge to keep close eye on crime hotspots
12 August 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
PRECINCT groups have welcomed a pre-election pledge for extra security cameras in the city’s crime hotspots.
City traders said the increased surveillance – announced in a $500,000 Liberal Party promise this week – would help curb crime and anti-social behaviour. At present there are about 50 security cameras operating across the city, including Rundle Mall and the West End.
Hindley St late night traders’ war on late-night clampdown
12 August 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
A group of traders, spearheaded by prominent West End spokesman Tony Tropeano, have launched a website and Facebook campaign Fight the Early Night to raise awareness among partygoers about the changes to SA’s liquor licensing laws.
City needs a ‘breather’, but when?
11 August 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
TOWN Hall remains divided over the State Government’s proposed three-hour lockout at city pubs and clubs.
While nearly all City councillors support some sort of “breather”, they cannot agree on what time the mandatory close should start, with some voting 3am to 6am, others for 4am and some for 5am.
Key Support for tram loop plan
5 August 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
CITY business heavyweights have backed Lord Mayor Michael Harbison’s calls for a western tram loop.
Mr Harbison announced last week he would lobby the State and Federal governments for a tram extension along West Tce, Morphett or Gray streets then onto Grote St and back to Victoria Square.
His plan has received the thumbs up from various city precinct groups and business leaders, who say it will boost trade in the West End and encourage more people to move to town, thereby helping the City Council reach its population target of 25,500 people by 2012.
Flying the flag for safety
22 July 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
The Adelaide West End Association is in the early stages of introducing the Purple Flag program. Based on a similar UK system, the Purple Flag would be awarded on a range of criteria including attractiveness and appeal, cleanliness and personal safety.
Renew Adelaide on Stateline ABC – SA
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Renew Adelaide is a project where vacant shops are being occupied by young people in a bid to bring new life into the city’s dead spots.
Hindley St fix just 10 minutes’ work, says Theo
Eleanor Miller – City Messenger 10 June 2010
HINDLEY St’s reputation for sleaze, crime and danger could be “fixed with planning legislation in 10 minutes,” according to property development identity Theo Maras.
Call for action on on Adelaide’s West End revival
Sheradyn Holderhead – The Advertiser May 31, 2010
ARTIST-DRIVEN shops, more eateries, opening up laneways and keeping streets clean are key elements of a community-driven plan to immediately start revitalising the city’s West End.
Call for Hindley Street Booze limit
16 May 2010 – Sunday Mail Click here to view the full SAPOL report
POLICE are seeking sweeping changes to liquor licensing laws to try to stem spiralling crime rates and anti-social behaviour involving alcohol-fuelled city revellers.
Revival plan for unloved streets in the West End
6 May 2010 – City Messenger – Emily Charrison
EMPTY West End buildings will soon open their doors to aspiring artists, entrepreneurs and community groups, in a venture set to revive unloved city streets.
Renew Adelaide, a new volunteer-run community project, will begin moving tenants into an old factory and two shopfronts within the coming weeks.
Colonel Light Ceremony in Light Square
22 April 2010 – City Messenger
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Party Bus Crackdown
22 April 2010 – City Messenger
COMMUNITY groups are calling for a review of party buses, amid claims the organised pub crawls are fuelling binge drinking and bad behaviour in town.
They say the buses should either be banned from the city or subject to stricter controls, such as no drinking on board, and more regular monitoring.Similar to pubs, party buses need a liquor licence and must comply with rules regarding responsible alcohol service.
Hindley Street Clean Up Call
15 April 2010 – City Messenger
SHABBY buildings along Hindley St should be forcibly tidied up beyond just meeting safety standards, the West End Traders Association says.
Group president Arna Eyers-White said the culture and look of the strip would “change dramatically” if landlords were made more accountable for repairing unsightly premises.
HQ Nightclub to trial 3am lock out
25 March 2010 – Adelaide Now
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THE licensee of one of the city’s biggest and well-known nightspots has moved to ban people from entering between 3am and 8am to tackle alcohol-related crime.
HQ Complex licensee Rod Rose made an application to the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner yesterday for a six-month trial period of the lockout.
