News & Discussion: Adelaide City Council

[Llessur2002]

But also a great idea re: operating in train stations.

[Wayno]

Classic example of over-regulation stifling innovation.

State Govt by contrast appear to be creating space for further innovation. Time will tell...

[Goodsy]

has this been posted yet?

We want to hear your thoughts about how we can support food trucks in South Australia.

Food trucks are an opportunity for energetic entrepreneurs to test their ideas in the marketplace. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in food trucks, both by consumers keen to sample different food in a relaxed setting, and by traders seeking to create new business opportunities in a flexible and relatively low cost setting. Their popularity has spread across the world, with many cities now highlighting their food trucks as an important part of their unique culture and identity.

The flexibility and relatively low start-up costs for food trucks enable people to have a go at creating opportunities and jobs in South Australia.

http://yoursay.sa.gov.au/decisions/your ... alia/about

[RustyCage]

So far the Christmas decorations have been quite underwhelming. The presents at each end are a nice touch, they looks good at night and had a lot of people having their photo taken with them. The stars on the overhead lights look ok. The less said about the "tree" the better.

Hopefully there's a lot more to come

[bits]

I dont get why people care.
There is a big cool tree in Victoria Square every year.

Rundle Mall has a few lights and a small tree.


I would prefer the money spent on permanent fixtures that can be enjoyed year round, rather than burning absurd amounts of money on something less and less people even care about every year.

[Norman]

I think it is more a case of the council overpromising and underdelivering.

[rev]

Residents to Vote on Possible Adelaide ePrix
Posted on November 20, 2015 by Jack Giordmaina
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The Australian city of Adelaide is looking into the prospect of staging a Formula E ahead of a Town Hall by-election.

Thirteen candidates have made proposals to the public, with Formula E being one of the proposals up for discussion.

The public will be sent out a ballot paper this week to vote on the ideas of the candidates and whether or not the city should host a Formula E race.

The votes from the public will be counted on December 7, with the chance to vote on other proposals such as improved public transport and more recreation facilities in the city.

Some of the residents are willing for the city to host a Formula E race, as the city is rich in motorsport tradition

Local hi-tech entrepreneur Valdis Dunis is hopeful that the council will take a leading role in trying to bring the sport to the city

“The council should take an active role in trying to secure a round of the fast-growing Formula E championship to capitalise on the growing interest in electric vehicles,” said Valdis Dunis speaking to The Advertiser in Australia.

If the candidates proposal of staging a Formula E race passes. The race itself may not take place until the 2017/2018 season, as it would be unlikely that a race can be prepared in time for the third season as Alejandro Agag suggested might happen earlier in the year.

http://www.formulaezone.com/?p=4447


Really?

[Waewick]

Residents to Vote on Possible Adelaide ePrix
Posted on November 20, 2015 by Jack Giordmaina
adelaide track 31

The Australian city of Adelaide is looking into the prospect of staging a Formula E ahead of a Town Hall by-election.

Thirteen candidates have made proposals to the public, with Formula E being one of the proposals up for discussion.

The public will be sent out a ballot paper this week to vote on the ideas of the candidates and whether or not the city should host a Formula E race.

The votes from the public will be counted on December 7, with the chance to vote on other proposals such as improved public transport and more recreation facilities in the city.

Some of the residents are willing for the city to host a Formula E race, as the city is rich in motorsport tradition

Local hi-tech entrepreneur Valdis Dunis is hopeful that the council will take a leading role in trying to bring the sport to the city

“The council should take an active role in trying to secure a round of the fast-growing Formula E championship to capitalise on the growing interest in electric vehicles,” said Valdis Dunis speaking to The Advertiser in Australia.

If the candidates proposal of staging a Formula E race passes. The race itself may not take place until the 2017/2018 season, as it would be unlikely that a race can be prepared in time for the third season as Alejandro Agag suggested might happen earlier in the year.

http://www.formulaezone.com/?p=4447


Really?

why not?

it would help people get a better understanding of what is going on with the tech.

[rev]

The really wasn't about Adelaide staging a round of Formula E..
Bit 1) the voting.. and 2) is it really a chance of happening?

I'm all for it happening. I've even suggested it here on S-A before.

[Goodsy]

Formula E has an electronic boost system that is charged by how many tweets each driver gets during the race, and for that I don't want it

[Nathan]

The tweet thing is a short term engagement thing. Don't expect it as part of the sport forever. As an F1 fan who has resigned to the fact it will never return to Adelaide, I'm all for F-E (or a return of LMS) to come here.

[RustyCage]

Any motorsport in the city is a very good thing

[Wayno]

Sandy Verschoor won the vacant councillor spot. On the surface she appears to have great experience and a good mindset. Here's an AdelaideNow article extract from a few weeks ago. Gives you a sense of her stance.

Former Adelaide City Council general manager Sandy Verschoor has announced she will be a candidate for the upcoming by-election.

THREE more candidates for the Adelaide City Council by-election have entered the race, taking the field to fill the last spot at Town Hall to 12.

Ms Verschoor was a former general manager of city culture and community services at the council before leaving to become the general manager of the Windmill Theatre earlier this year.

She said her reason for becoming a candidate for the by-election was to ensure the council remained committed to Adelaide becoming a more progressive city.

“It is very easy to sit on the sideline and criticise but I wanted to be involved,” she said

“Adelaide is a fantastic place to live and work but I want to make sure we don’t lose any of the momentum the city has achieved over the past few years.

Ms Verschoor, who was also a former chief executive of the Fringe, said the city had changed for the better over recent years.

“It’s a very palpable change and I want it to continue,” she said.

“A lot of those things that have made a really positive difference to the city were jointly supported by the council and the State Government.

“The small bar licensing is a really good example of where state and local government worked together.

“It was pushed by (Planning Minister John) Rau but the team that do licensing within the council worked really collaboratively on that.”

Ms Verschoor said the council needed to plan for all types of transport in the future.

“The city needs to have a multichannel approach to transport, which means that it’s not just about bike lanes but how all the infrastructure works together,” she said.

“That means planning for bus lanes, tram loops, bike lanes and roads to work together.”

She said the council needed to think bigger and broader because of its role in shaping the city for the whole state.

“The city council has greater responsibilities because it is a capital city council and we need to make sure that is taken into account when decisions are made,” Ms Verschoor said.

“There’s great fruit in a robust discussion.”

Ms Verschoor also ran the Splash Adelaide program, which aims to activate city streets and laneways through community events.

“We need to continue to encourage our social and cultural entrepreneurs,” she said.

[Vee]

This Renew Economy item (post Paris Climate agreement) by Giles Parkinson highlights the city of Adelaide's aim to become carbon neutral by 2025 and quotes Lord Mayor Haese.

It refers to recent ACC incentives and strong ratepayer/business interest in battery storage.
Looks like the ACC is keen to find out more about incentives to adopt electric vehicles.

Haese hopes that there will be economic / investment benefits for the city from being carbon neutral and expects additional tourism benefits, building on our high global ranking on the liveability index.
Credit too, to the State Government's encouragement of renewable energy and its 2050 goals.

Adelaide’s 2025 carbon neutral target: It’s about brand, livability and economics
...
In Paris.... 1,000 mayors pledged to take their towns and cities to 100 per cent renewables, or carbon neutral. But Adelaide intends to get their quicker than anyone else. Less than a month ago, Adelaide council voted to introduce a plan to go “carbon neutral” by 2025. If it succeeds, it will be the first major city in the world to do so.

Adelaide’s plan will mean major reductions in emissions in its energy supply, transport, and buildings....

Haese says he expects to be able to announce, soon, the arrival of several international clean technology companies that will use Adelaide as a base.

Read more in Renew Economy:
http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/adelaid ... mics-85597

[realstretts]

Carbon neutral is such a misleading term and is thrown around way too nonchalantly.

The state government cannot be carbon neutral if it intends to export coal/iron into the future (hint hint...which it does).

Just because it is exported overseas does not mean that those carbon emissions simply vanish. What about all the cement to construct the Northern connector? Or any future road projects? What about mines that are being approved, effectively locking in the fossil fuel energy extraction for decades to come? What about all the consumer goods we consume everyday?? what about the Co2 emissions they took to manufacture and ship around the world?

Suddenly carbon neutral becomes much more of a fantasy than a reality...