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West End Xmas Arts Market and Carnivale Sunday Dec 18, 2011
December 2011 - Glam Adelaide
Adelaide's West End is gearing up for another massive Christmas market and multicultural street party. The 2010 event was a huge success so it is back again with over 30 stalls selling unique Christmas gifts on beautiful Leigh Street.
Leigh St shuts for alfresco dining
9 December 2011 - City Messenger - Alice Higgins
LEIGH St will be closed to traffic each Friday starting today (December 9) to give restaurants more space for alfresco dining..
Safety moves for West End
9 December 2011 - City Messenger - Alice Higgins
A NEW taxi rank on King William St, late-night buses and encouraging businesses to trade later are among a raft of measures tipped to clean up the West End.
City landmark to get makeover
15 September 2011 - City Messenger - Tim Williams
ONE of Adelaide’s most prominent historic landmarks, the 1930s Colonial Mutual Life building on the corner of King William and Hindley streets, is set to finally be transformed into a high class hotel.
Trams no West End walkover
1 September 2011 - City Messenger - Tim Williams
ACTIVATING side streets in the West End to encourage pedestrian use and more businesses should be prioritised over a tram loop, a traders group says.
North Tce glory days returning
9 June 2011 - City Messenger - Alice Higgins
Pockets of vacant or under-utilised land on Hindley St, West Tce, Currie St and Waymouth St should be developed to cater for a new generation of residents, students and workers.
West End population boom by 2017
9 June 2011 - City Messenger - Alice Higgins
With a brand new hospital, an expanding university and a new medical research institute, the city’s north-west can look forward to boom times. City Messenger reporter Alice Higgins looks into the future of a historic city street: An influx of 5500 students to UniSA’s City West campus and a new Royal Adelaide Hospital and medical research institute, will bring an extra 22,000 people to the West End by 2017.
Your shout: Venues to pass on increased licence costs
16 June 2011 - City Messenger - Alice Higgins
Patrons will pay more for food, drinks and entry into city pubs and clubs under a State Government plan to charge liquor licence holders an annual fee.
Adelaide Oval: City traders brace for boost in business
5 May 2011 - City Messenger - Alice Higgins
Traders are rejoicing in the news that Adelaide oval will be transformed into one of the country’s premier sporting hubs, expected to pumphundreds of million into the CBD economy each year.
$95m learning hub a 'second home'
28 April 2011 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
Work on UniSA’s new $95 million learning centre in the West End is expected to start in September. The university has lodged an application with the City Council to build a library, teaching space, offices, student services, shops and a restaurant on the southern side of Hindley St.
A daytime shift for Hindley St
28 April 2011 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
Precinct groups, the City Council and main-street experts are uniting to promote our shopping strips as places to dine, socialise and view public art, rather than just retail hubs. They say the city’s West End building owners need to be encouraged to provide a better mix of shops to meet community needs and enliven Hindley St by day.
Stop these nasty nights: Adelaide Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood backs CBD alcohol ban
18 April 2011 - Adelaide Now - LM Stephen Yarwood
LORD Mayor Stephen Yarwood is backing a ban on alcohol sales from 4-7am after roaming Adelaide's Hindley St party strip at 6am.
Hindley St stayers make it ugly
18 April 2011 - Adelaide Now - LM Stephen Yarwood
ADELAIDE Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood's first-hand account of his time on Hindley Street at 6am.
Push to rid Hindley St of shabby image. Vote in our poll
7 April 2011 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
Hindley Street could finally shed its image as Adelaide’s downtrodden red-light district by attracting bold new businesses, instead of massage parlours and convenience shops.That’s the view of the Adelaide West End Association (AWEA), which has called for a Rundle Mall-style management body to help it attract new businesses.
Pub curfew for South Australia on the cards
1 April 2011 - Adelaide Now - AAP
A GROUP representing businesses and major institutions in Adelaide's west end has backed plans for an early-morning curfew on South Australia's pubs and clubs.
Hindley St traders split over 4am closure moves
1 April 2011 - Adelaide Now - Doug Robertson
....HINDLEY Street traders are split over forcing licensed clubs and pubs to close between 4am and 7am.
The group, representing 80 traders in the west of the city, has engaged public relations company Rann Communication to canvass its position among media organisations from next week.
Association president and West End businessman Andrew Wallace said his members supported the closure, which has been vigorously opposed by lawyer and nightclub owner Tony Tropeano, who says he represents other Hindley St traders..
Booze ban: Transport issues no easy fix
31 March 2011 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
A managed bus stop running increased services will be needed to ensure that late-night revellers can get home from the city once a 4am shutdown is enforced, the local precinct group says.
Booze ban: What about the workers?
31 March 2011 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
Hundreds of late-night hospitality employees could be denied knock-off drinks if a proposed three hour trade break is enforced, a publican and a workers’ union say.
Booze ban: Book us in for welcome relief
31 March 2011 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
Hindley St trader Jason Lake doesn’t mind cleaning vomit off his shopfront when he arrives at work - he just doesn’t want to see the culprit throwing up at 9am.
SA Health, police seek ban as DJ warns of jobs cost
24 March 2011 - Adelaide Now - Amy Noonan and Sarah Martin
....SA HEALTH and the SA Police both want Adelaide Casino banned from selling alcohol during a proposed curfew.
4am booze ban would cause cab chaos
24 March 2011 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
The mandatory 4am shutdown for city pubs and clubs will force Adelaide into public transport meltdown and will not combat alcohol-related violence, hotel representatives and nightclub owners say.
Liquor laws 'holding city back'
3 March 2011 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
THE city’s restrictive liquor licence classifications are deterring young entrepreneurs from opening boutique bars, hospitality figures say.
Turning Adelaide into a happening city
23 February 2011 - Adelaide Now - Katie Spain
....The Format Festival's User Generated Cities Forum involved two days of talks and urban development brainstorming.It was organised by Renew Adelaide as part of the 2011 Format Festival and day one was held at the AC Arts Centre.
Plan to force city clean-up
17 February 2011 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
LAWS forcing property owners to replace broken windows, fix peeling paint and remove old signs are being investigated by the City Council.
Owners could be taken to court or charged for work to keep their buildings tidy.
It’s a strategy employed in Vancouver, Canada, where residents are required by law to maintain their properties and keep them free of junk, car wrecks and debris.
City gets fresh lick of paint
27 January 2011 - Adelaide Now - Sheradyn Holderhead
ADELAIDE'S streets will become a colourful gallery for spray-paint murals, paste-ups and more.
Six sites have been chosen to be renewed with art - the Hindley St public toilets, Morphett St bridge west wall and pylons, James Place public toilets, Rundle St UPark York St wall and Topham Mall by the southern entrance.
Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood said the Adelaide City Council initiative would add colour and activate dormant areas. "I hope the public embrace this and see it as an indication of how the city is changing," he said.
West End transforms into Carnevale
16 December 2010 - City Messenger - Jess Whiting
THE colour and bustle of bazaars from Sao Paolo to Marrakech are inspiration for this weekend’s West End Christmas Market and Carnevale.
Music festival makes it to the West End
7 October 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
Throw on your dancing shoes and head west next week for the fourth annual West End Music Festival.
West End Music Festival on Glam Adelaide
2 October 2010 - Glam Adelaide - Kathryn Noble
Police hunt three people as boy shot in New Boys leader's Hindley St tattoo parlour
2 October 2010 - Adelaide Now
THE New Boys street gang is collapsing internally with former mates turning on each other with guns as Adelaide's underworld war intensifies.
Art site or eyesore? Query on worth of sculpture
29 September 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
A DECADE AFTER ITS FOUNDATIONS WERE LAID, the old red-brick house at the Lion Arts Centre is once again the talk of the town, with some West Enders eager to see the artwork moved elsewhere.
Groups inside the Lion Arts Centre say the installation which stands between the centre’s courtyard and entrance to UniSA’s City West Campus is a waste of space and gets in the way of functions.
Council Plea to keep Hindley Street Post Office
29 September 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
CLOSURE: Town Hall has vowed to fight the impending closure of Australia Post’s Hindley St branch but its pleas are likely to fall on deaf ears.
City councillors unanimously voted at this week’s meeting to send a formal request to Australia Post calling for it to reverse the decision to shut the Station Arcade branch on October 15.
West End club closure angst grows
9 September 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
UniSA’s purchases of the Vodka Bar and Cargo Club are causing a stir among West End traders, who fear the precinct will become dead after dark.
The university bought Cargo Club in 2009 and the Vodka Bar earlier this year but since then both sites have sat empty.The City Messenger understands the uni has also approached the Barbecue Inn to sell, but the owners declined.
Take Fringe Parade down Hindley Street
2 September 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
WEST End traders want next year’s Fringe Parade to include Hindley St, arguing it will bring back some of the business lost to their eastern cousins.The idea of a west-east procession starting on Hindley St then marching down Rundle Mall and on to Rundle St was raised to Fringe organisers at the Adelaide West End Association’s annual general meeting last month.
Giving new designers a city showcase
12 August 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
EMERGING designers will be given a leg up in the fickle fashion industry with the launch of Adelaide’s first “Design Room” - a spot where they can showcase their labels for peppercorn rent.
Run out of Gresham St fashion boutique Do More Than, the Design Room will provide a place for up to 18 designers to sell their stock on a rolling month-by-month lease, starting September 1. For more infomation contact Keryn Baldacchino at Do More Than, 27 Gresham Street, Adelaide.
Galleries want change to liquor licensing laws
7 August 2010 - The Independent Weekly- Farrin Foster
Small and emerging galleries are calling for a specialist classification under liquor licensing laws to improve their chance of survival. Under current rules, art galleries must qualify for a liquor licence under the same regulations as a bar or large event. This means they must meet costly security and infrastructure requirements. A temporary licence can be acquired under less stringent conditions but can’t be applied for repeatedly, which is little use for galleries holding regular events.
Pledge to keep close eye on crime hotspots
12 August 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
PRECINCT groups have welcomed a pre-election pledge for extra security cameras in the city’s crime hotspots.
City traders said the increased surveillance - announced in a $500,000 Liberal Party promise this week - would help curb crime and anti-social behaviour. At present there are about 50 security cameras operating across the city, including Rundle Mall and the West End.
Hindley St late night traders' war on late-night clampdown
12 August 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
A group of traders, spearheaded by prominent West End spokesman Tony Tropeano, have launched a website and Facebook campaign Fight the Early Night to raise awareness among partygoers about the changes to SA’s liquor licensing laws.
City needs a 'breather', but when?
11 August 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
TOWN Hall remains divided over the State Government’s proposed three-hour lockout at city pubs and clubs.
While nearly all City councillors support some sort of “breather”, they cannot agree on what time the mandatory close should start, with some voting 3am to 6am, others for 4am and some for 5am.
Key Support for tram loop plan
5 August 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
CITY business heavyweights have backed Lord Mayor Michael Harbison’s calls for a western tram loop.
Mr Harbison announced last week he would lobby the State and Federal governments for a tram extension along West Tce, Morphett or Gray streets then onto Grote St and back to Victoria Square.
His plan has received the thumbs up from various city precinct groups and business leaders, who say it will boost trade in the West End and encourage more people to move to town, thereby helping the City Council reach its population target of 25,500 people by 2012.
Flying the flag for safety
22 July 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
The Adelaide West End Association is in the early stages of introducing the Purple Flag program. Based on a similar UK system, the Purple Flag would be awarded on a range of criteria including attractiveness and appeal, cleanliness and personal safety.
Renew Adelaide on Stateline ABC - SA
| Source: | Stateline South Australia |
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| Published: | Friday, July 2, 2010 9:09 AEST |
| Expires: | Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:09 AEST |
Renew Adelaide is a project where vacant shops are being occupied by young people in a bid to bring new life into the city's dead spots.
Hindley St fix just 10 minutes’ work, says Theo
Eleanor Miller - City Messenger 10 June 2010
HINDLEY St’s reputation for sleaze, crime and danger could be “fixed with planning legislation in 10 minutes,” according to property development identity Theo Maras.
Call for action on on Adelaide's West End revival
Sheradyn Holderhead - The Advertiser May 31, 2010
ARTIST-DRIVEN shops, more eateries, opening up laneways and keeping streets clean are key elements of a community-driven plan to immediately start revitalising the city's West End.
Call for Hindley Street Booze limit
16 May 2010 - Sunday Mail Click here to view the full SAPOL report
POLICE are seeking sweeping changes to liquor licensing laws to try to stem spiralling crime rates and anti-social behaviour involving alcohol-fuelled city revellers.
Revival plan for unloved streets in the West End
6 May 2010 - City Messenger - Emily Charrison
EMPTY West End buildings will soon open their doors to aspiring artists, entrepreneurs and community groups, in a venture set to revive unloved city streets.
Renew Adelaide, a new volunteer-run community project, will begin moving tenants into an old factory and two shopfronts within the coming weeks.
Colonel Light Ceremony in Light Square
22 April 2010 - City Messenger
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Party Bus Crackdown
22 April 2010 - City Messenger
COMMUNITY groups are calling for a review of party buses, amid claims the organised pub crawls are fuelling binge drinking and bad behaviour in town.
They say the buses should either be banned from the city or subject to stricter controls, such as no drinking on board, and more regular monitoring.Similar to pubs, party buses need a liquor licence and must comply with rules regarding responsible alcohol service.
Hindley Street Clean Up Call
15 April 2010 - City Messenger
SHABBY buildings along Hindley St should be forcibly tidied up beyond just meeting safety standards, the West End Traders Association says.
Group president Arna Eyers-White said the culture and look of the strip would “change dramatically” if landlords were made more accountable for repairing unsightly premises.
HQ Nightclub to trial 3am lock out
25 March 2010 - Adelaide Now
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THE licensee of one of the city's biggest and well-known nightspots has moved to ban people from entering between 3am and 8am to tackle alcohol-related crime.
HQ Complex licensee Rod Rose made an application to the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner yesterday for a six-month trial period of the lockout.
