Late last year a city councillor complained about city traffic congestion and called for ideas for the “long-term improvement in the traffic flow in the city”. …
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Slings and Arrows: Mall traders stuck between a rock and Gawler Place
Gawler Place is set to begin a nine-month revamp, but a Council report with the project’s risks blacked out leaves Ash Whitefly wondering if traders know …
Slings and Arrows: The 2017 Adelaide Audacity Awards
Adelaide’s politicians and bureaucrats have outdone themselves this year, as Ash Whitefly steps up to the podium to hand out 2017’s Audacity Awards,…
Slings and Arrows: Conflicted Councillors and Complaints in Park Lands Event Calendar
Ash Whitefly looks forward to a bevy of Park Lands events in the coming year, but has reservations about the complaints, city councillors’ conflicts of in…
Slings and Arrows: City Cyclists Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
Scores of southern and eastern city edge cyclists ain’t seen nothin’ yet. They’re the ones who ride any section of the Frome Street to North Terrace run, or bey…
Slings and Arrows: The Mr X Hex Looming Over Labor and Liberals
In just over eight months South Australians will have ‘Weatherill-ed’ the agony of yet another long season of pledges, cant and humbug, and the state election w…
Slings and Arrows: Will Le Cornu site forever stay a lost opportunity?
One of Adelaide’s many cultural features is that some people spend much of their time in the past, chasing proposals that never eventuated. The grassland behind…
Slings and Arrows: Return of the Car Ban Plan
A state government plan to limit cars from the east–west Grenfell and Currie Street run between Hindmarsh and Light Squares is slipping into higher gear behind …
Slings and Arrows: Indigenous Names and Catholic Claims in Adelaide’s Park Lands
Ash looks into the politically correct mechanics of naming parks and the machinations from schools to build on the Park Lands thanks to a $20m lucky dip redevel…
Slings and Arrows: Adelaide’s Audacity Awards for 2016
Ash delights in presenting the inaugural awards for Adelaide’s most audacious bureaucrats and politicians. Competition was fierce.…