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Is our country being captured by private interests? Find out how in my article on page 5 – thank you, Adelaide East Herald!

113 years ago today the first electric tram to run in Adelaide made its debut on 9 March 1909. According to Professional Historians Australia (SA), the General Manager of the Municipal Tramways Trust William Goodman, accompanied by the wife of the Premier Mrs Tom Price, took the controls of the flower-bedecked tram for the officialContinue reading “Adelaide’s electric trams”

Hugh Mackay’s new book, The Kindness Revolution, can be purchased through his website – I highly recommend it! https://sites.google.com/view/hughmackay/books?authuser=0 Thanks Adelaide East Herald for publishing my article.

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Last night I moved a unanimous motion to endorse Council’s submission for our response to the State Government’s new draft planning policies. As I have written previously, there are 99 new policies out for consultation nested under 16 categories. The community is now locked out having a say on individual developments and instead can onlyContinue reading “You have to be in the know…”

Our Historic Conservation Zones could be at risk if the State Government’s draft planning policies go ahead. They include 99 new policies that sit under 16 policy categories. When you read them, you will probably agree with many of the aspirations which include adaptive reuse, conserving biodiversity, addressing housing supply and water security. However, whileContinue reading “Act now to preserve our Historic Conservation Zones”

Wider footpaths, retention of trees and an extended median strip remain in the draft master plan for The Parade, which will go out for a final round of consultation next week. I successfully argued for the retention of the slip lane for turning left onto Portrush Road, and traffic modelling done before any final decisionContinue reading “Master plan for The Parade getting closer”

At the April Council meeting, I was proud to second Councillor Moore’s motion to request that the State Government amend the Heritage Places Act to require the owners of State Heritage Places to maintain them in good condition. The Bell’s Plumbers Shop cottage was built in 1883 by Sir John Colton, who was a MayorContinue reading “Bell’s plumbers shop”