Gawler Place

Wednesday, January 22

$10m Gawler Place cost blowout "worth it": Lord Mayor

A $10 million cost blowout to the Gawler Place redevelopment will help “future-proof” the street for the next 50 years, Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor says.

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.

The new Adelaide City Council will vote to adopt a revised Treasury Policy at Tuesday night's council meeting. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily

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.

"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.