Opinion
Port Adelaide’s historic waterfront heritage and character has been let down by poor planning decisions, yet it’s not too late to revitalise the area into a vibrant, modern precinct that doesn’t turn its back on its past, argues Daniel Bennett.
Notes on Adelaide
UPDATED | In today’s Notes on Adelaide, we report on a disturbing secrecy trend for the state public service and ask why one of South Australia’s biggest urban developments remains in planning limbo.
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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.
New Planning Minister Stephan Knoll has pre-emptively rejected an Adelaide City Council bid to reclaim its major planning powers.
An Australian company has won the contract to develop an interactive three-dimensional model of Adelaide, beating the French software giant contracted to help design Australia’s future submarines.
The head of the state’s urban renewal authority has pre-empted what looms as a major investment in a new contemporary gallery on the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site, warning that a planned luxury hotel would be untenable without the art showcase as the precinct’s centrepiece.
