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Friday, August 23

Gawler Place upgrade bill blows out yet again

The trouble-plagued Gawler Place upgrade is facing a second cost blowout – this time to the tune of just under $1 million – after the Adelaide City Council failed to provide contingency funding in the project’s original budget.

City Council pushes for 20-year debt repayment extension

Adelaide City Council will vote on whether to extend its borrowing repayment timeframe to 20 years following its purchase of the $34 million old Le Cornu site last year.

A rendering of the original Gawler Place redevelopment design at the northern end. Image: ACC

"Profound blowout" sends Gawler Place upgrade back to drawing board

The Adelaide City Council will have to redesign its proposed Gawler Place redevelopment after a “profound” and “unacceptable” cost blowout on the multimillion-dollar project.