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Today, readers comment on the struggles of CBD businesses, allegations of service reductions at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and the Marshall Government’s approach to consulting the community.
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Adelaide has been ranked the world’s third most liveable city by a global index, moving up seven places to take the nation’s top spot from COVID-impacted Melbourne.
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More than a dozen shopfronts inside Adelaide’s heritage Regent Arcade stand vacant, with an exodus of traders from the once-bustling destination prompting remaining businesses to call for the overseas owners to do more to attract shoppers and tenants.
More than 30,000 people and almost 120 businesses have signed up for a voucher scheme aimed at boosting the Adelaide CBD economy as city traders air concerns about their ongoing viability.
The State Government and business leaders are urging South Australian workplaces not to cancel major functions and Christmas parties, and to make the shift from remote working back to the CBD in a bid to bolster the broader economy.
A former Greens staffer turned Adelaide City Council election candidate wants to re-pave the entire CBD and replace some of its residential roads with lawn.
