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Wednesday, June 19

City Council backpedals on bikeway consultation

Adelaide City Council has voted against starting a consultation for the delivery of a new east-west bikeway through the CBD in April, after some councillors warned “rushing” the process could result in a repeat of the mistakes made during the construction of the contentious north-south route.

City council to consider fast-tracking bikeway start date

Progress on the Adelaide City Council’s bikeway project has been “painfully slow”, south ward councillor Dr Helen Donovan says, prompting her to call for the council to bring forward its consultation for the new east-west route.

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SA Govt announces first entrepreneur visa recipient

An Italian sommelier hoping to design a computer program that links local food producers with tourists will become the first recipient of a new State Government-backed entrepreneurship visa.

City councillor pushes for greater refugee intake

Adelaide City Council should lobby the Federal Government to expand an “ineffective” government sponsorship program for refugees, south ward councillor Dr Helen Donovan says.

City Council turns its back on fossil fuel divestment

Adelaide City Council has voted against becoming the first council in South Australia to divest from the fossil fuel industry after some councillors warned the policy was too broad and potentially costly.

City community centre given two-year reprieve

A community centre in the city’s south-west has been saved from closure, with the Adelaide City Council last week successfully negotiating a new lease to safeguard the centre’s future until 2020.

Secrecy surrounds would-be faction to control the next Adelaide City Council

EXCLUSIVE | A candidate for the upcoming local government elections says a councillor tried to recruit her to a secretive “Team Adelaide” group, aimed at forming a majority faction to control the next Adelaide City Council.