Banking on the River

A decade on from the first Adelaide Riverbank Masterplan, and in the light of relentless development proposals for this Adelaide park lands precinct, is it time for a new plan?

REVEALED: Anglican Church seeks $35m taxpayer funds for Adelaide cathedral revamp

The Anglican Church wants $35 million of taxpayer funds as part of an estimated $100 million redevelopment of St Peter’s Cathedral and its surrounds in a bid to double annual visits, with the plans also including an as-yet-unconfirmed tramline extension into North Adelaide.

Call to review “failing” Park Lands Act

The president of the Adelaide Park Lands Preservation Association has called for an independent review of the Park Lands Act in the wake of what he describes as “the worst time in Adelaide’s park lands history”.

City council candidate warns against Riverbank hotel development

A book publisher turned Adelaide City Council election candidate says a proposal to build a 27-storey hotel on the banks of the River Torrens would threaten the park lands’ public appeal – and is pushing an alternative nearby site.

Riverbank Authority replaced by stakeholder group

The Marshall Government will replace the Riverbank Authority with an advisory committee populated by nearby property owners and occupiers and the city council.

Setting the Riverbank’s design standard

As the first major hospitality venture designed to take advantage of its Adelaide Riverbank location, Home Ground was an opportunity for Studio Gram to set a standard for what’s to come.

Strip "petulant" city council of Riverbank powers: authority boss

EXCLUSIVE | The chairman of the Riverbank Authority wants the Adelaide City Council stripped of all its powers over the Riverbank precinct and the River Torrens, InDaily can reveal.