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| North Adelaide Library Works |
| 18th May |
| North Adelaide Library will undergo renovations later this month which include a new optimised work space for laptops, more internet stations, new flooring and additional seating. |
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| National Volunteer Week event |
| 16th May |
| Adelaide City Council will be recognising the work of more than 300 volunteers on Friday May 18, who donate their time, skills and energy to council’s services. |
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| Talk To Us About The Big Plans And Budget For The City |
| 15th May |
| Have you heard that Adelaide City Council has big plans and a budget for the city but aren’t sure what they’re all about? Do you want to talk to someone to find out what they mean for Adelaide’s future? Council’s open-house information session on Thursday 17th May is just the ticket! |
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| It’s an Open House at Town Hall |
| 14th May |
| When prominent politician and editor of the Advertiser Sir John Langdon Bonython died in 1939, the clock he donated to the Adelaide Town Hall stopped working, and nobody knows why. |
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| Mother’s Day Classic Road Closures |
| 11th May |
Mums, daughters and running enthusiasts will gather at Elder Park this Sunday to take part in the 2012 Mother’s Day Classic.
The following roads will be closed between 6:30 am – 10:00 am on Sunday, May 13:
• King William Road, between Victoria Drive and Sir Edwin Smith Avenue
• War Memorial Drive, between Frome Road and Bundeys Road
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| Rejuvenating Adelaide’s West End |
| 4th May |
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.
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| Slow Combustion Heater Compliance |
| 3rd May |
| As the winter months approach, Adelaide City Council encourages residents to adopt best practise burning methods when lighting a slow combustion heater. |
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| South Australian Pioneers Honoured |
| 2nd May |
| Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood unveiled two bronze busts on Friday 27th April to commemorate Lady Esther Lipman OBE and her father Vaiben Louis Solomon (known as V.L) who both contributed to the city’s cultural, political and social development. The busts have been donated by Lady Esther’s family. |
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| Councils set to progress Stormwater management plan |
| 2nd May |
| A stormwater management plan for the Brownhill and Keswick Creek catchments is a step closer following a strategy proposed by the Chief Executive Officers of the five catchment councils involved in the project. |
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| Reduction in Adelaide’s carbon emissions |
| 2nd May |
Carbon emissions within the City of Adelaide reduced by 7.7 per cent in the four years ending in 2010, a recent study has found.
The study conducted by the Adelaide City Council, compared the city’s carbon emissions in 2006 and 2010 in an effort to measure the effectiveness of initiatives to reduce the city’s emissions. |
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| Council’s New Approach To Adelaide’s Transport Future |
| 27th Apr |
| Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood and Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) CEO Rod Hook today unveiled the vision behind Adelaide City Council’s draft Integrated Movement Strategy which will be open for public consultation from tomorrow, 27th April. |
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| Black Caviar comes to Adelaide |
| 26th Apr |
| As the horse racing world gets set to witness Black Caviar compete for her 20th consecutive victory at Morphettville Racecourse this weekend, Adelaide City Council together with the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure want to help you get there. |
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| World Croquet Tournament |
| 23rd Apr |
| Adelaide City Council congratulates the South Australian Croquet Association on securing the 13th World Croquet Tournament, with the grand final to be held at Tuttangga Park next month. |
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| Chinatown takes on Takeshita Dori |
| 18th Apr |
| Adelaide’s Chinatown precinct together with lovers of anime and Japanese cosplay (costume play) will host a night market on Moonta Street this Friday, celebrating the colour, fashion and market culture of Tokyo’s Takeshita Dori scene. |
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| Adelaide Town Hall Bridal Fair |
| 11th Apr |
| Adelaide Town Hall together with award winning caterers Encore Group will hold a Bridal Fair on Sunday April 15 between 11 am and 4 pm featuring stalls and fashion parades. |
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| NBN rolls out across Adelaide |
| 5th Apr |
| Adelaide City Council will be at the heart of construction as the Nation Broadband Network is rolled out across Adelaide in the next three years. |
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| Homebound iPad Buddy Program |
| 28th Mar |
Adelaide City Council is improving disability access to library resources, by providing homebound clients with e-reader devices on an ongoing basis. The Homebound iPad Buddy Program will begin on Thursday March 29, after a successful two month trial of the service last year.
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| Board Announced for New Central Market Authority |
| 28th Mar |
| Adelaide City Council has appointed four Board Members to the new Adelaide Central Market Authority. Endorsed last night, David Simmons, Grant Pember, Paul Kerin and Pip Forrester will join Chair Judy Potter in overseeing and developing Market operations (see below for bios). |
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| Have your say on city planning and heritage |
| 28th Mar |
Adelaide City Council is encouraging community involvement in exciting new city planning reforms and 77 proposed heritage listings.
Announced this week by Premier Jay Weatherill, Minister for Planning John Rau and Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood, the measures are set to boost city development and encourage innovative architecture, while retaining and protecting our city’s unique heritage and character.
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| Creating Australia’s Best Designed City |
| 27th Mar |
| The State Government and the City of Adelaide have reached an historic agreement on a new development regime which will put design at the forefront of development approval processes. |
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| City to unite for Earth Hour 2012 |
| 27th Mar |
| Adelaide City Council is calling on local businesses and residents to participate in Earth Hour by switching off all non-essential lights this Saturday March 31 between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. |
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| Get The Wheels In Motion On Ride2school Day |
| 22nd Mar |
Adelaide City Council is encouraging children in the city to ride, walk, skate or scoot to school this Friday as part of national Ride2School day, an initiative started Bicycle Network Victoria.
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| Everybody needs good Neighbours! |
| 20th Mar |
| Adelaide City Council is asking residents to get involved in Neighbour Day on Sunday 25th March, Australia’s annual celebration of community. |
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| Council Seeks Feedback On Emergency Response Plan |
| 15th Mar |
Adelaide City Council is currently updating the City of Adelaide Community Emergency Response Plan and needs your input!
“We want to find out the best way to engage with you and the community as a whole during an emergency situation,” said Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood.
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| Lord Mayor To Welcome World Harmony Run To Adelaide |
| 15th Mar |
| Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood will welcome the 2012 World Harmony Run to Adelaide on Monday 19th March as it makes its way around the world symbolising humanity’s universal aspiration for a more harmonious world. |
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| Adelaide Gets Serious About Live Music |
| 14th Mar |
Adelaide City Council will develop a strategy to encourage live music around the city to prosper.
Moved by Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood, a report to Council will investigate current gaps in the live music scene as well as identify and build on existing music opportunities, with the view to preparing a Live Music Strategy with stakeholders. |
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| Waymouth Street To Join The Party |
| 8th Mar |
| Roving performers, an art market, and food and wine will be the order of the day when funky restaurant precinct Waymouth Street comes alive with an eclectic, artistic garden street party. |
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| Chalk Up Some Time In The Outdoor Gallery |
| 6th Mar |
| Three artists will be bringing classic artworks to life on the streets of Adelaide over the next six weeks as they use chalk to reproduce their favourite paintings from the Art Gallery of South Australia. |
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| Expect The Unexpected At The Town Hall This Fringe |
| 24th Feb |
He’s a little bit ugly but a lot of fun and he’ll be roaming the streets of Adelaide during the Fringe, enticing people to explore the freshest, savviest venue in town. The Balcony Bar Gargoyle, the newest resident of Town Hall, will be springing up throughout the city to lure unsuspecting party-goers to his ‘lair’ overlooking King William Street.
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| Fringe Opening Night Road Closures |
| 24th Feb |
The Adelaide Fringe Parade will dance its way through the city Friday night so get along and soak up the festival atmosphere! The Parade kicks off at 8.00pm and will travel down King William Road.
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| Reminder to prepare for Clipsal road closures |
| 22nd Feb |
| Adelaide City Council is encouraging city users to prepare for road closures next week as the Clipsal 500 rolls into town. Road restrictions will take effect from this Saturday 25th February and will be in place until the 5th – 7th March. |
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| Adelaide Wins Bid To Host Major Cycling Conference |
| 18th Feb |
Adelaide has won the right to host Velo-City Global 2014, the world’s premier cycling planning conference.
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Patrick Conlon and Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood today announced more than 900 delegates from around the world are expected to converge on Adelaide for the event in January, 2014, shortly after the Santos Tour Down Under. |
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| Nominations for City of Adelaide Prize now open |
| 17th Feb |
| Have you recently completed a built project that enhances the public experience of the city? Has the project added to the activation or vibrancy of the city or delivered something unique to the public space? If so, why not nominate it for the 2012 City of Adelaide Prize. |
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| Council partnership awarded grant to help tackle binge drinking in the West End |
| 10th Feb |
Adelaide City Council, in partnership with Encounter Youth and SAPOL, has been successful in receiving a $151,000 grant from the Federal Government’s National Binge Drinking Strategy.
Announced today by Minister Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, the funding is part of the Community Level Initiatives and will be used for the Green Team West End Project to engage young people and reduce binge drinking and its associated risks.
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| River Torrens Reopens |
| 7th Feb |
| The River Torrens Lake reopens today after routine test results confirmed blue-green algae* levels have reduced below recommended guidelines. Council will continue to monitor and test the river on a regular basis. |
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| See Adelaide in a new light! |
| 2nd Feb |
Adelaide is becoming a ‘City of Light’ following Adelaide City Council’s world class approach to public lighting. Currently rolling out Stage 1 of its Go Green with Public Lighting project, Council will progressively replace all of its 5,000 existing public lights with energy efficient LED globes in an effort to cut back electricity use and carbon emissions.
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| Exciting new era for the Central Market! |
| 1st Feb |
| Judy Potter – former CEO of SA Great and currently Chair of the Adelaide Fringe Festival – has been appointed Chair of the new independent management board for the iconic Central Market. |
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| Artistic Arbour To Be Built Off Rundle Street Upark |
| 23rd Jan |
| Artist group Groundplay has designed a visually striking arbour that will be built off the Rundle Street UPark in the city. To be attached to the car park on the Rundle Street side, the arbour will feature sculptural artwork as well as vines which will grow up over it, appearing to almost ‘flow’ over pedestrians as they walk underneath it. |
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| Blue green algae forces River Torrens to close |
| 20th Jan |
| Adelaide’s hot and dry conditions have contributed to increased levels of blue-green algae* in the River Torrens today, prompting the temporary closure of the lake from Hackney Road to the weir. |
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| Get a slice of the action at the World Tennis Challenge |
| 10th Jan |
Memorial Drive will be in full-swing this week with the World Tennis Challenge heating up the court from Tuesday evening. The 3-night international tournament will see four teams, each with a tennis legend and a current champion, battling it out for top honours.
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| Christmas On North Terrace |
| 20th Dec |
| The State Library of South Australia, in conjunction with Splash Adelaide, is hosting a free family film event featuring the classic black and white 1947 Christmas movie Miracle on 34th Street. |
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| Bonython Park Kiosk to reopen Saturday |
| 16th Dec |
| Visitors to Bonython Park will be able to relax with a coffee while enjoying the serenity of the Park Lands when the Bonython Park kiosk reopens this Saturday. |
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| Celebrating Adelaide’s Volunteers |
| 2nd Dec |
| Adelaide City Council is celebrating International Volunteer Day and the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Volunteer with a Civic Reception at the Town Hall, the launch of a film about volunteering and a stunning floral tribute. |
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| Adelaide City Council grants Oval licence |
| 1st Dec |
| As early works begin on the Adelaide Oval redevelopment, Adelaide City Council has tonight granted a licence for the area surrounding the Oval to the Minister for Infrastructure. |
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| Adelaide City Council grants Oval licence |
| 1st Dec |
| As early works begin on the Adelaide Oval redevelopment, Adelaide City Council has tonight granted a licence for the area surrounding the Oval to the Minister for Infrastructure. |
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| Christmas Lights Up Hearts and Hereos |
| 28th Nov |
| The build up to Christmas this year will be made even more special with Adelaide City Council teaming with Little Heroes to light up children’s lives – and the Victoria Square Christmas tree. |
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| Get on board the Australia Day Parade 2012 |
| 24th Nov |
| Are you part of a cultural group, a musical ensemble or simply a proud Aussie? Ever wanted to get involved in the biggest Australia Day Parade in the country and be a part of the action? Well here’s your chance! |
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| Splash into Summer Family Fun Day |
| 18th Nov |
| Head into the warmer months with a big splash at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre’s ‘Splash into Summer’ Family Fun Day this Sunday 20th November. |
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| It’s easy to read an e-book! |
| 18th Nov |
Adelaide City Council has released a huge collection of e-books and e-audio books – making it even easier to get your nose into a good book!
Launched at the State Library last night, the new digital range of over 10,000 items includes all-time classics, new releases, non-fiction and bestsellers. |
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