Updates

Please see below for current and upcoming engagements and other updates.

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Let's step it up: What's next for a low carbon Adelaide? We are currently developing a new action plan to support the City of Adelaide's Carbon Neutral Strategy 2015 – 2025. Climate change requires collective action and we want to hear what you are doing and what you think we should focus on to support the transition to carbon neutrality, particularly in ways that also best support our collective recovery from COVID. Click here to contribute.

Main Streets Revitalisation: Hindley Street, Hutt Street, Melbourne Street and O’Connell Street have been identified as priority main streets and we are developing comprehensive plans for their revitalisation. Your feedback will be used to inform community priorities and identify new opportunities for each main street. Click here to contribute your thoughts for each street separately, via feedback forms and by placing pins on maps with your location-based ideas.

We will also be hosting community drop-in sessions (free to attend and no registration required), as follows:

Melbourne Street:

Hutt Street:

Hindley Street:

* Please note that O'Connell Street will be opening up for feedback soon. Head to yoursay.cityofadelaide.com.au for more information.

Hindley Street Footpath Extensions Trial. Let us know what you think of the new footpath extension areas being trialled on Hindley Street until November 2022. The trial seeks to address safety and amenity issues by increasing the walkable space through selected areas of the street. Click here for more information and the chance to provide your feedback.

Upcoming

Expressions of Interest

The City of Adelaide is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for leasing opportunities for sporting facilities in Veale Park/Walyu Yarta (Park 21) and G S Kingston Park / Wirrarninthi (Park 23); and for the activation of the former North Adelaide Railway Station. The call for EOIs is open from 21 March 2022. For more information visit yoursay.cityofadelaide.com.au on the date advertised.

Help Shape Our New Year’s Eve!

We would like your thoughts on the best way to shape our New Year’s Eve celebrations in the City of Adelaide over the next five years; in particular, the offering that you would like to see, and whether fireworks are integral to this. Engagement opens 21 March 2022. For more information, please visit yoursay.cityofadelaide.com.au on the date advertised.

Updates

Market to Riverbank - Bentham Street Upgrade: Construction has begun and is expected to be completed in late 2022.

Works had been on hold due to SA Health direction. SA Health has now advised that Peppers Hotel will remain a Medi Hotel, and revised procedures will accommodate the construction works and ensure the safety of all workers and the public.

Please note that Bentham Street will be closed to through vehicle traffic during construction. However, pedestrians will still be able to travel along the length of the street. Click here for more information.

Infrastructure upgrades: Click Here for the latest on the City’s infrastructure upgrades.

Permit Application Updates

Please click here to review recent approved permits and completed works.

We hope you enjoy the fantastic and colourful festival season, and that you stay well and keep safe.

Barbara and Ian

Community Engagement Team

Strategy, Insights and Performance

UPDATE - July 2021

On 13 July 2021 Council approved the revocation of the Pirie Street Volleyball Courts land (Pirie Street land) as community land. Click here to view the Council meeting agenda and associated report.

The City of Adelaide has also been working closely with Volleyball SA on alternative locations to ensure that a beach volleyball facility continues within the city. As a result of these discussions and feedback received from the public during consultation, Council approved on 11 May 2021 the repurposing of a section of the former netball courts in Bonython Park/Tulya Wardli (Park 27) for a new beach volleyball facility. This approval was subject to Volleyball SA receiving sufficient funding to complete the project.

The relocation of beach volleyball to Bonython Park/Tulya Wardli (Park 27) supports Council’s Strategic Plan action to ‘leverage the Adelaide Park Lands to promote health, wellbeing and lifestyle experiences’. The proposed site is well serviced by public transport and parking and would enable city workers, residents and other community members to continue to play and enjoy beach volleyball in the city.

The City of Adelaide will continue to work with Volleyball SA to support their efforts to secure State Government funding for a new volleyball facility within Bonython Park/Tulya Wardli (Park 27).

Please click here to read more about this project.

Project Update: March 2021: A report on the outcomes of the public consultation on the East-West Bikeway was presented to Council on 23 March 2021. Click here to view the report.

Council voted not to proceed with the East-West Bikeway.

For further information on this project please click here.

The City of Adelaide has been working to deliver an exemplary skate facility in the heart of the city; however, some unavoidable technical delays have impacted on the project completion date. These unavoidable delays have allowed further testing and optimisation of the remaining works. We understand this has been disappointing, but are confident the final outcome will be worth the wait.

We have done some good work with the contractors for stage one that has allowed us to optimise the earthworks and move into stage two with Convic for the remainder of the build. Convic are a trusted skate park designer and specialist contractor. As the designer they have been working closely with us from the concept stage. Stage two construction is scheduled to begin in early October 2021.

The skate park is on track for completion in early 2022. Please refer to this page for future updates.

Click here to view the full Concept Design Report. To view a 3D visualisation of the concept design please click on the link below:

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