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City councillors have accused Planning Minister Stephan Knoll of misunderstanding key North Adelaide heritage regulations, even as they lobby him for new concessions to protect the historical buildings they say are under threat.
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Heritage advocates say they are ready to stand in front of bulldozers and launch a strident public campaign after the State Government rejected heritage status applications for nine North Adelaide buildings they say hold irreplaceable historical value for the state.
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Lord Mayor Martin Haese has confirmed ratepayers and taxpayers paid several million dollars above market valuations for the old Le Cornu site but insists the sale was a good deal for the public.
Developing the long-vacant former Le Cornu site would create almost 1000 full-time jobs and generate more than $300 million in economic activity, according to previously secret modelling commissioned by the Adelaide City Council.
A failure to spread the burden of aircraft noise more evenly over the city is unfair to residents of one of Adelaide’s most expensive suburbs, Australia’s air traffic control agency has conceded – but changing the longstanding flight path would be “difficult” because of environmental laws.
The State Government has announced more than $100 million worth of funding to expand food production in Adelaide’s north – money it says will help create 3700 jobs and add more than $500 million to the South Australian economy.
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