News & Developments: Port Adelaide

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Property developer Theo Maras eyes Port Adelaide for mainstreet upgrade

This story was published: 8 hours ago November 19, 2013 12:56PM



PROPERTY developer Theo Maras says he wants to spend millions of dollars on turning Port Adelaide's struggling commercial district into a thriving retail area.

However Mr Maras is keeping tight-lipped on the details surrounding his plans and was this week reluctant to name a development site or time frame for his project.

Mr Maras is known for transforming the Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange in Rundle St into a food, fashion, entertainment and apartment strip.

He also owns a number of smaller shopping centres around Adelaide such as the Torrensville Shopping Centre, Rossiters Food Hall in Unley and commercial buildings including the SA Police headquarters in Angas St.

Mr Maras told the Portside Messenger this week Port Adelaide was the next area on his radar for development.

"There is a very, very strong possibility that I am looking to buy commercial properties in the old heritage part of Port Adelaide," Mr Maras said.

"I want to invigorate activity as we do best in main street development.

"We have located several buildings, all of which need careful consideration because of the heritage nature of them."

What do you think of Mr Maras's plans for the Port? Have your say below.

Mr Maras said if the State Government committed to a solid time frame and budget for a tram to Port Adelaide, this would add value to his investment.

"A tram to Port Adelaide would be like opening up heaven's door," he said.

The State Government's Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan released last month included a tram service in place of the Outer Harbor train service, and for it to be re-routed through the heart of Port Adelaide.

The plan, which sets up the government's priorities over the next 30 years, also features trams to Semaphore and West Lakes.

No funding is yet committed to the projects, and the Liberal Opposition has said it would not prioritise trams if elected in March.

Mr Maras said bringing a university campus into Port Adelaide would make a big difference to the local economy and would help attract other investors.

Port Adelaide MP Susan Close said a tram to the Port would be "fantastic", but no funding had been included in the forward estimates.

"I would like it to happen as soon as possible but it's my job to be an advocate for the area," Ms Close said.

Ms Close encouraged Port Adelaide residents to make a submission on the transport plan before the November 29 deadline.

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Push to lure Port Adelaide heavy industry to Lefevre Peninsula, following release of Gillman masterplan

LURING heavy industry out of Port Adelaide to a new industrial hub at Gillman could be the key to unlocking the town centre's development potential, business leaders say.
The draft Gillman masterplan report released by the State Government last week includes selling 200ha of land for industrial development to the north of the Port River Expressway.
Former Port Adelaide Enfield Chamber of Commerce president Vaughan Martin, a director at commercial property consultancy business McLachlan and Martin, said it could be an opportunity for industry to be enticed to move to cheaper land at Gillman.

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National Trust backs calls for the City of Adelaide to be displayed in the Port Adelaide inner harbour

THE National Trust has added its voice to calls for the State Government to set aside land in the Port's inner harbour for the City of Adelaide clipper ship as part of a maritime precinct.

They say Fletcher's Slip would be the most appropriate place for the clipper, considering its history as a site for repairing ships until 2009, including the City of Adelaide.

The site in Birkenhead, owned by the State Government, is vacant after the stalling of the Newport Quays development.

The State Government has offered a site north of Marina Adelaide in Largs North for the vessel, while the Opposition has promised to display it in the inner harbour but has not named its preferred site.

National Trust of SA president Professor Norman Etherington said Fletcher's Slip was the ideal home for the 1864 clipper ship.

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Work begins today on a $1 million facelift of the Hart's Mill precinct at Port Adelaide, including plans for a farmers' market

WORK will begin today to transform the Hart's Mill area from an unused site to a new park and the home of Adelaide's latest farmers' market in Port Adelaide.

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From Adelaide Now

Street party planned this weekend to celebrate new shops opening in the Port as part of Renew Adelaide scheme


Everything Coconut owner Debra Silver will be taking part in Hello St Vincent Street. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe Source: News Limited


ST VINCENT St's new vibrancy will be celebrated on Saturday with a street party to mark the opening of three new businesses.

They have all recently operated as part of the Renew Adelaide project to work with landlords to get fledgling businesses into empty shops in Port Adelaide.

The businesses pay little if any rent in exchange for maintaining the building and bringing new customers to the shopping strip.

The Forge Warehouse Photography Hub, specialty shop Everything Coconut and children's clothing store Lilly and Tulip have opened in recent weeks, after My Modern Nest, Remake/Remodel and Film Buff Central opened last year.

Renew Adelaide general manager Lily Jacobs said the project had benefits for both businesses and their landlords.

"There's immediate benefits like the property gets cleaned up and maintained," Ms Jacobs said.

"There is a cost having an untenanted building.

"The insurance on buildings can be lower when it's unoccupied and having a vacant property is not a good look."

Ms Jacobs said one of the original businesses, Film Buff Central, which sells niche-market DVDs, had recently begun paying commercial rent at its site in St Vincent St.

"The response from the community has been really good," she said.

"We've been trying to focus on St Vincent St and now there's six businesses there and that really changes people's view of the street."

Ms Jacobs said she was now looking for more buildings to fill and more businesses to fill them.

"There's a lot of good ideas but there's practical considerations too like if a building is zoned for a particular use," she said.
"They should bring a new crowd of people rather than offering the same service, if there is an interesting twist, and if they're viable."

Everything Coconut director Debra Silver said without Renew Adelaide she would have opened the store online rather than having a shopfront in Port Adelaide.

"It wouldn't have given people the experience to come in and see how many different things there are," Miss Silver said.

Port Mall Newsagency owner Phil Jenner said the new businesses in St Vincent St also benefited existing shops like his own.

"St Vincent St hasn't been looking very good and there's lots of derelict shops so we're very excited about the new businesses," Mr Jenner said.

The Hello St Vincent St street party is on Saturday, December 7 from 4-8pm.

There will be music from The Blue Lagoon and DJ Prince Aaronak, a bar by Red Lime Cafe and food stalls run by local businesses.

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Look out Deborah! Someone just threw a coconut at... ouch that's going to leave a lump.

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Port fertiliser plant to move
FERTILISER plant Incitec Pivot will stop storing a potentially explosive chemical and will move its operations out of Port Adelaide.

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Historic clipper City of Adelaide finds temporary home at Port Adelaide

THE historic City of Adelaide clipper ship will be on display at Port Adelaide's Dock One from the end of next month.

Premier Jay Weatherill today announced the State Government would provide the temporary home for the ship while it worked with the City of Adelaide Preservation Trust to develop a joint-business case for a more permanent location.

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Port fertiliser plant to move
FERTILISER plant Incitec Pivot will stop storing a potentially explosive chemical and will move its operations out of Port Adelaide.

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This is fantastic news for Port Adelaide.

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Terrific news for residents, current and intending, of Port Adelaide, for local business and tourism. A significant barrier to rejuvenation will be overcome as the Incitec Pivot fertilizer plant shifts out.

This is a significant signal to the start of real transformation, reversing a long period of neglect and decline. The Port has a proud history and a wealth of fabulous buildings, awaiting sensitive restoration and re-purposing while maintaining its heritage (not sanitizing/obliterating as in some recent 'redevelopment').

Port Adelaide's mayor has welcomed news a controversial fertiliser plant will be moved from the area after residents long complained about the dangers. Many locals have feared the risk of an explosion and also considered the plant a disincentive to waterfront development.

The fertiliser plant run by Incitec Pivot is near the Port River and about half a kilometre from Port Adelaide's inner harbour. Company executive James Whiteside says a deal has been reached for the State Government to buy the site.

"We understand that there was concern about our operation on a number of levels," he said.
He says a new site is yet to be chosen.

Port Adelaide-Enfield Mayor Gary Johanson has welcomed a commitment to move a fertiliser factory.
"I can understand the concerns of members of the community that write to me expressing disbelief that they could've bought in to an area unaware that they're at risk of being in a blast zone," he said.

Premier Jay Weatherill will not reveal how much the Government will pay for the company to move, but says it will be the trigger for a Port Adelaide rejuvenation, for which the Government has drawn up a blueprint.
"What that does is open up enormous possibilities for development of all of the area around dock one," he said.

Opposition Leader Steven Marshall agrees it was time for the plant to be moved.
"It's a barrier to growth in the area of Port Adelaide which we know is long overdue for some growth," he said.

Part of the blueprint for the Port earmarks major streets for upgrades and proposed a temporary home in the heart of the Port for the clipper which currently is being brought from Scotland to Adelaide for restoration.

ABC News:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-16/f ... section=sa

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From News.com.au

Incitec Pivot fertiliser plant move paves way for apartments at Port Adelaide's Dock One


Incitec Pivot fertiliser plant in Port Adelaide. Source: News Limited


APARTMENTS at the Port's controversial Dock One site could still be five years away despite a plan to move the nearby Incitec Pivot plant out of the area next year.

Port Adelaide MP Susan Close said the long overdue Port Adelaide Precinct Plan to be released next month would detail the development allowed on the Dock One site and when it would be put up for tender to developers.

She said it could take some time for the first people to move into any potential development.

"I would like to see it happen within five years," Dr Close said.

The Dock One site, next to Ocean Steamers Rd, has been a white elephant since the State Government stripped the Newport Quays consortium of its development rights in October 2011.

Safework SA and the EPA had warned the 275-home estate should not go ahead because of the potential danger from an explosion at the Incitec Pivot plant.

However, Premier Jay Weatherill on Sunday announced the government would buy the Incitec Pivot site . It would eventually pave the way for residential development at Dock One.

Potentially explosive calcium ammonium nitrate will be moved out of the company's Santo Pdeplant as aearly as next month.

What do you think needs to be done to rejuvenate Port Adelaide? Tell us below.

Dr Close said Dock One land would be added to the undeveloped Newport Quays sites along the Port River and be sold off.

"Once the (development plan) is in, the government will determine when it wants to activate each parcel of land it owns and I understand the precinct plan identifies the sequence for when different bits will come on the market," she said.

Port Art Supplies owner Graham Rees, who has been following the Newport Quays saga, said it would be a great help for local businesses if construction finally started at Dock One.

But he said five years was a long time to wait.

"I'd like to see it happen much quicker than that," he said.

Developer Theo Maras, who is looking at renovating commercial properties in Port Adelaide, said the potential for more people to move to Port Adelaide was good news for his plans.

"Obviously it would be a great step forward when this is achieved," Mr Maras said.

"It's not about the announcement, it's about achieving this to happen."

Ray White Port Adelaide principal Nick Psarros said he hoped Incitec's move would put pressure on other large heavy industry to follow suit.

Port Adelaide Enfield Mayor Gary Johanson said the move would open up a "wonderful location" at Dock One for people to live.

"It's a great sign that finally a government in Australia has acknowledged the Port and has created some incentives for the rebirth of the Port," Mr Johanson said.

"I thank the government for the announcement but I have been there for two other announcements before - I hope it's not just an election promise."

In May, Port Adelaide Enfield Council's Development Assessment Panel deferred a decision on another development at 7 Santos Parade because of its proximity to the fertiliser plant and insufficient vehicle access to the building.

Anthony Schmidt, who has now sold the property, said the Incitec's move would be good for residential development in the area.

"It's the best thing that could happen to Port Adelaide now," Mr Schmidt said.

"Unfortunately from my point of view ... it's six months too late."

The government has been in discussions with Incitec about the future of the Francis St site since 2010.

Incitec Pivot chief operating officer James Whiteside said a new site would be chosen within six to 12 months.

Mr Whiteside said the risk of explosion was a perceived one rather than a real one.

The Port Adelaide Precinct Plan was originally meant to be released in June and will take into account Incitec Pivot's relocation.

Port Adelaide Chamber of Commerce president Cath Duncan said traders were looking forward to the plan's release.

"Once it's out we will be advocating to work together on a sustainable economic development plan - one that will give our members some longer-term confidence and security to invest in growing their businesses," Ms Duncan said.

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From Adelaide Now

Major projects for long-awaited rejuvenation of Port Adelaide

OPPORTUNITY: The Port Adelaide Woolstores as they are now. Picture: Nathan Moir, Renewal SA. Source: Supplied


MAJOR reductions in proposed building heights, a ferry service from New Port and an extra 11ha of open space are among highlights of a long-awaited rejuvenation plan for Port Adelaide.

The Port Adelaide Precinct Plan, released exclusively to News Ltd, also sets out development guidelines for the town centre and waterfront, including five-storey buildings for the Woolstore precinct, McLaren Wharf and the Port Canal and Port Mall shopping centre land.

Building heights at Dock One would be limited to three stories, and the area north of the Port River would vary between three and five storeys, rather than heights of up to 12 storeys proposed in the previous Newport Quays development.

Other major features of the plan include:

HIGH-density development of up to five storeys around the Glanville Railway Station;

A MARINE services precinct at Fletcher's Slip;

AN annexe building to Hart's Mill for "commercial and cultural purposes" such as shops and historical exhibitions; and
PUBLIC marina along the length of the southern side of the Port River from Hart's Mill to Dock One.

Housing and Urban Development Minister Tom Koutsantonis said the plan would bring an extra 4000-8000 people to Port Adelaide, create 1500-2000 permanent jobs and 1000-1500 construction jobs and generate between $1 billion and $2 billion in investment.

However despite being more than six months overdue, the State Government has not set aside any funds for new public works as part of the overhaul.

It has previously committed $5 million for projects to rejuvenate the Port's town centre and waterfront, such as a new beach at Cruickshank's Corner, bike path around the inner harbour and extra angled parking on St Vincent St and to fund events such as the Port Festival.

Mr Koutsantonis said the State Government would work with Port Adelaide Enfield Council, the Federal Government and investors to cover the cost of public works, such as playgrounds and reserve space.

No contingency has been made for a tram through Port Adelaide, and no investigations have been done on the feasibility of the proposed ferry service around the inner harbour.

The plan was developed after the government stripped Urban Construct of its contract to develop the Newport Quays precinct in October 2011.

A rezoning plan for the area was today released for public comment over the next eight weeks.

Local developer Bruce McFarlane, who owns the British Hotel, Mercantile Dock and a share in the empty site on McLaren Parade next to the lighthouse, said a development plan for the area was essential to attract people to the Port.

"I've been waiting 16 years but I'm optimistic something is going to happen soon," Mr McFarlane said.

Fellow developer Rob McLachlan said the government should continue to invest in angle parking to attract more shoppers.

Railway Hotel owner Fred Hiscock said he had seen plans come and go since he bought the pub in the late 1980s but little had materialised.

"We've been saying for 25 years we need more residents," Mr Hiscock said.

Port Mall Newsagency owner Phil Jenner welcomed the recommended five-storey development along the southern side of St Vincent St, west of Commercial Rd, along with buildings the same height throughout the Port Mall and Port Canal shopping centre sites.

"It would have to be built in to match the character of the street but certainly I think there's room for larger structures in St Vincent St," Mr Jenner said.

Opposition planning spokeswoman Vickie Chapman called on the State Government to reveal any settlement with Urban Construct and fund infrastructure like schools, hospitals and public transport needed in the Port.
The Liberal Party did not have its own plan for the Port, Mrs Chapman said, because it did not have a department to prepare one.

Port-Enfield Mayor Gary Johanson welcomed the lower building heights but called on the Liberal and Labor parties to commit to a tram through Port Adelaide.

Submissions on the rezoning plan, or Development Plan Amendment, are open until March 18.

Details: http://www.ourport.com.au/PrecinctPlan.aspx


Converted warehouses in London.

An artist's impression of proposed Harts Mill rejuvenation.
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Not long now!
Great news for Peter Christopher and his preservation trust after a 14 year campaign.

City of Adelaide to reach Australian waters
The historic City of Adelaide clipper ship will dock in Australian waters today for the first time in 125 years after a three-month sea voyage from the United Kingdom.

The hull will reach Port Hedland in Western Australia's Pilbara region on board a heavy-lift ship before making the last leg of its journey to its new resting place in Port Adelaide. The City of Adelaide has twice crossed the Atlantic on its final sea voyage, stopping over in the United States.

The clipper will arrive "looking like a giant white parcel in its quarantine wrapping," according to Peter Christopher from the vessel's preservation trust.

Mr Christopher says it comes after a 14-year campaign by maritime historians, enthusiasts and descendants of the original passengers to save it.

"It's quite an amazing day. After 125 years since it was last here, the 1864 clipper ship City of Adelaide will be back," he said.
"The next thing is we'll take on-going conservation work to ensure it doesn't deteriorate and it's preserved for future generations.

"We then hope to establish a seaport village in the inner harbour of Port Adelaide, where not only will the ship be displayed and people will be able to visit it and see it and go on it, but also have a whole range of other maritime-type activities."

Mr Christopher says the City of Adelaide left London last year, carried by the MV Palanpur, before docking in the Netherlands.

"From Rotterdam it's gone to Norfolk, Virginia in the United States where six locomotives were also loaded on to the heavy lift ship as shared cargo," he said.
"From there to Cape Town for refuelling. From there to today's situation ... the first time in well over a century that the City of Adelaide will be back in Australia."

The City of Adelaide is the last remaining clipper of those which transported migrants to Australia in the 19th century.
Over more than two decades it brought many British, German and other settlers to the new colony of South Australia.

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Federal backing of $850,000 has helped to fund the clipper's final voyage to Australia.

The clipper is expected to arrive at Port Adelaide on January 31, but that could vary depending on the weather and on how long it takes to off-load the six trains at Port Hedland.

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Donations are needed to help bring the City of Adelaide Clipper to her new home in Port Adelaide.

We need your help to raise $750,000 to bring home the City of Adelaide Clipper Ship from London to her new home in historic Port Adelaide.

Check the various interesting and quirky contribution ideas on the City of Adelaide preservation fund site.

http://cityofadelaide.org.au/

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Until the ship is confiscated by Quarantine. Can't bring wood products into the country!