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The Integrity State Corruption prevention recommendations report authored by the Hon. Ann Vanstone KC, Commissioner and published in September 2023 on page 20 has a section titled Risks associated with enforcement powers which focused on failures at the City of Norwood, Payneham and St Peters.
Mistakes of this nature raise suspicion.
The Advertiser has published an article by Darren Chaitman titled If you can’t play nice … Backyard billabong brawl backfires.
After SPRA became aware of the issue and verified using a council boundary identification survey part of documents obtained via a Freedom of Information request by Ralph Bleechmore that the fence appears to extend onto onto the Linear Park.
InDaily have published an article by Charlie Gilchrist titled Dismay as historic SA school house faces bulldozers.
The Kensington Residents Association have campaigned to save the Kensington Elementary School, claiming that it was a case of “demolition by neglect”.
Charlie writes that:
InDaily have published an article by Helen Karakulak titled Wake up call’ for six new councils in financial strife.
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InDaily have published an article by Helen Karakulak titled Historic Kent Town pub to pour again, flanked by new housing towers.
SPRA are concerned that 235 on-site car parks for the 211 apartments is inadequate and notes that NPSP council's On-Street Parking Policy places the development in the Mixed Use Higher Density zone which means that resident's parking has only a medium priority.
Erin Jones, City Editor for The Advertiser and Sunday Mail, wrote a piece titled Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Council plans Adelaide’s biggest rates rise on 19th May 2025.
In the article she wrote:
An eastern suburbs council is proposing a 9.49 per cent rate rise as it combats higher than normal building costs and finishes construction of a $60m swimming pool.
Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Council has proposed the highest residential rate increase of any metropolitan council, on the back of a 7 per cent rate increase the previous financial year.
Cameron England has authored Aspen Group lodges plans for 124-dwelling development on Adelaide Caravan Park site in the Advertiser.
Aspen Group has lodged plasn for a $70m housing development fronting Linear Park at Hackney, on the current Adelaide Caravan Park site.
InDaily reported on the Dunstan By-Election Meet the Candidate Forum in an article titled What’s on the minds of voters in Dunstan?
On the 20 March 2024, David Simmons broke the news that the estimated cost to redevelop the Payneham Memorial Swimming Centre has blown out from $20 million to $60 million.
Revealed today by InDaily, the Payneham Memorial Swimming Centre is now estimated to cost $60 million – up from $20 million originally announced in 2021.
InDaily have published an article about a high-rise development of nearly 200 apartments in twin tower blocks of 14 and 15 storeys is set to be built behind a closed state heritage listed hotel in Kent Town, after the project was approved by the state’s planning panel.