Beer Garden

[stumpjumper]

Thanks.

An interesting answer: Tall buildings satisfy a psychological need, look good and are a sign of success.

I agree with you, but how do you feel Rome, Florence, Paris (except La Defense) and perhaps London measure up?

[Will]

Thanks.

An interesting answer: Tall buildings satisfy a psychological need, look good and are a sign of success.

I agree with you, but how do you feel Rome, Florence, Paris (except La Defense) and perhaps London measure up?

Although you have a point, I also feel that it is innapropriate to compare the cities of Europe with those in the 'new world'. The cities of Europe have the benefit of thousands of years of history and culture, and hence they do not have such a need for 'psychological adornments' so to speak.

[Wayno]

Reminds me of the Looney Toons cartoon where they introduced cats to get rid of the mice, then dogs, and onwards & upwards towards tigers, and finally Elephants. Then mice were introduced to scare off the elephants...

From the Independent Weekly:

Elephant idea for Outback

UNLEASHING wild elephants into Australia’s outback could be one way of fighting invasive pests and reducing fire hazards, an Australian scientist says.

Some of his contemporaries are not convinced, however, saying the only result might be a jumbo-sized environmental headache.

In an article for the journal Nature, David Bowman paints a vision of the enormous mammals roaming through Australia’s savannas chomping down on gamba grass – an African pest.

Professor Bowman, an environmental change biologist at the University of Tasmania, says all options need to be honestly considered to manage Australia’s changing environment.

He suggests problems with fire and feral animals could be managed by introducing elephants, rhinoceroses and Komodo dragons.

With around five per cent of the continent being burnt in bushfires last year, the introduction of large animals could help reduce the amount of the flammable gamba grass that is widespread in northern areas, Prof Bowman says.

“It is too big for marsupial grazers (kangaroos) and for cattle and buffalo,” he writes.

“But gamba grass is a great meal for elephants or rhinoceroses.“The idea of introducing elephants may seem absurd, but the only other methods likely to control gamba grass involve using chemicals or physically clearing the land, which would destroy the habitat.”

Prof Bowman argues that the government should stop spending millions on “piecemeal” programs that inevitably fail.

Instead, he said, a “holistic approach” needed to be taken to manage predators, control feral animals and get herbivores to eat the flammable grasses that turn the continent into a tinderbox.

“Using mega-herbivores may ultimately be more practical and cost-effective, and it would help to conserve animals that are threatened by poaching in their native environments.”

He said it would be essential to proceed cautiously but argued that the usual approaches weren’t working.

“The full spectrum of options needs to be canvassed in an open and honest way.”

Dr Rickey Spencer, from the University of Western Sydney, said Prof Bowman’s comments raised important issues but were “careless”.

“If we did go down that road of introducing elephants to Australia, we had better develop the technology to clone the sabre-tooth tigers to eventually control the elephants,” he said in a statement.

Meanwhile Don Driscoll, a fellow at the Australian National University, said he did not think introducing elephants was viable but it was important to consider all options.

“Invasive species have wiped out much of Australia’s natural heritage … and international trade combined with pressures to increase agricultural productivity worsen the problem,” Dr Driscoll said in a statement.

[jase111]

Does anyone know why the river road at old noarlunga became an overpass of south road . there are no connections to dyson road except side streets the river road goes to port noarlunga but it's not that busy of a road 2200 cars per day
Just wondering any input would be great.

Also why flaxmill road got upgraded in the seventies ahead of beach road when the southern hub was at old noarlunga not Christie's beach
Cheers jase

[ac83]

Anyone remember the quadricycles you could rent at Bonython Park. Not sure what happened to them. They could fit four people in them. I remember as a young tacker thinking they were cool as! They had rack and pinion steering with a canopy over. Anyone have any pics of them at all?

Cheers!

[rhino]

I was in Te Anau in NZ last week, and a bunch of us hired a 7-seater bike and rode it around town. 7 people sitting in a circle riding down the main street - chinese tourists were taking photos of us. Ridiculously funny.

[Vee]

Big plans for Torrens icon
City Messenger (Feb 02, 2012)
http://city-messenger.whereilive.com.au ... rens-icon/

Nice to see that the new owner of the Popeye is making improvements to enhance the experience during the 5km round trip (Elder Park / Torrens Weir / Adelaide Zoo). The upgraded Riverbank precinct should hopefully contribute to the user experience and provide more potential customers.

Would like to see a more colourful external appearance (would this detract from its status as an icon?) and more comfy seats.
Ideas?

[The Scooter Guy]

A pretty 'lil bird told me that when Dick Smith at Modbury (next to the Modbury Plaza Hotel) closes, Cash Converters (aka Cashies) next to the former Barbecues Galore will relocate directly across North East Road to where Dick Smith was. Then the 2 vacant spaces will become a Medical/Dental centre.

[Vee]

The Franklin Hotel, 92 Franklin St, sits directly opposite the Adelaide Bus Station. The hotel was established in 1855 and includes Raglan's Backpackers. It's rumoured to be closing its doors next Tuesday.

Anyone know anything more about this?

[The Scooter Guy]

The Franklin Hotel, 92 Franklin St, sits directly opposite the Adelaide Bus Station. The hotel was established in 1855 and includes Raglan's Backpackers. It's rumoured to be closing its doors next Tuesday.

Anyone know anything more about this?

The Old Exchange Hotel has also closed its doors weeks ago.

[Vee]

Thanks, Scooter Guy. I didn't know that.

Interesting to see what is in store for the Old Exchange Hotel.
(There has been a hotel on this site since 1839 - oldest license on the East End Cultural and Historical Walk).
See Walk pdf - courtesy of East End Coordination Group.
http://algomas.com.au/wp-content/upload ... ebview.pdf

Does anyone have any updates on the future plans for the beautiful State Heritage listed Freemasons Hall on North Terrace (also in the East End walk)?

[crawf]

According to someone on Twitter tonight that they need $8,000 by midday tomorrow to stay afloat. There is a benefit gig tonight

[Nathan]

The Old Exchange Hotel has also closed its doors weeks ago.

When the last owners took it over, it seemed like they were making some big improvements. They put some actual decent beer on tap and did up the beer garden considerably, with some nice lighting and couches. But they then undid all the good work by then sticking a deer hunter machine in that same beer garden, lcd tvs, and pumping in the music at ridiculous volume. So whilst it was set up to be nice, cosy and relaxing; it was anything but. The final nail was when they took all the good beers off tap, and replaced with stock standard CUB brands.

[Hooligan]

The Old Exchange Hotel has also closed its doors weeks ago.

When the last owners took it over, it seemed like they were making some big improvements. They put some actual decent beer on tap and did up the beer garden considerably, with some nice lighting and couches. But they then undid all the good work by then sticking a deer hunter machine in that same beer garden, lcd tvs, and pumping in the music at ridiculous volume. So whilst it was set up to be nice, cosy and relaxing; it was anything but. The final nail was when they took all the good beers off tap, and replaced with stock standard CUB brands.

No wonder it had problems with a deer hunter machine, Everybody knows Daytona is vastly superior.

[jk1237]

The Franklin Hotel, 92 Franklin St, sits directly opposite the Adelaide Bus Station. The hotel was established in 1855 and includes Raglan's Backpackers. It's rumoured to be closing its doors next Tuesday.

Anyone know anything more about this?

The Old Exchange Hotel has also closed its doors weeks ago.

The Hampshire on Grote St also closed recently too.

and for some unknown reason the pub at Light Square (Colonel Light I think it goes by atm) has stayed open for more than a year. Must be some sort of record for that one. I think it was during the Heritage days when it hosted rave parties it closed down every 6 months or so. Was like a Persian rug store closing down sale