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Nathan wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:49 pm

ACC putting an end to the former netball courts in Bonython Park being (ab)used by commuters. Small print mentions an intention to redevelop the area as a "multi-purpose recreational facility".

Design of Adelaide Riverbank light feature not appropriate for precinct: council
Jade Gailberger, City Editor, The Advertiser
September 28, 2017 8:21am



THE design of a $600,000 interactive lighting project for Adelaide’s Riverbank has been slammed as too Gold Coast glitzy by Adelaide councillors.

A Renewal SA project titled “Reeds of Reflection” was to featrure 15 light clusters and animated LED lights spread along the southern riverbank path between King William Rd and Montefiore Rd bridges by early 2018.

But at a council meeting on Tuesday, elected member Phil Martin said the feature lights were “something you might expect to see on the Gold Coast”.

Councillors Alex Antic and Megan Hender also voiced their disapproval, saying the lights were unattractive and unappropriate for the area.

The council will now advise the State Government that it supports a feature lighting installation but wants other design option.

It had taken 18 months to develop the $595,980 installation which would boast timed animations for hourly light shows, with touch panels, microphones and motions sensors for the public to interact.

The River Torrens landscape inspired the design of the triangular shaped reeds, the largest which will stand up to 6.6m tall. Renewal SA project manager James Finnis said during the Ashes, “a person could walk past each cluster and a flash of red could come presenting a cricket ball”.

“Someone could stand at the start of the lighting feature, clap or interact with it in some way ... and it would then send a pulse of light across the precinct,” he said.

Construction was due to start in November and Renewal SA general manager people and place Georgina Vasilevski said they will work to ensure the changes have minimal impact on the total cost of the project.


“We will take the feedback from City of Adelaide elected members on board and factor them into the design, before re-presenting it to council,” she said.

“The project team and stakeholders are also exploring opportunities to create lighting choreography themed to match major events along the Adelaide Riverbank, such as Carols by Candlelight, New Year’s Eve and major football and cricket matches.”

timtam20292 wrote:ugh really? Hope they ignore the moron council.

Councillor Moran will move a motion and seek a seconder for the matter shown below to facilitate consideration by the Committee:
On the basis that the City of Adelaide has formally established an independent Council Assessment Panel to assess development applications, Council requests the Capital City Committee to consider having a conversation with Minister Rau to reinstate Councils planning assessment powers including the following four options:

- Full restoration of powers for all development in the City of Adelaide
- Increase the current $10m cap to $40M
- Change trigger from dollar value to floor space to 25,000sqm
- Establish a joint City of Adelaide and State Planning Assessment panel

monotonehell wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:54 am

Until the council can demonstrate that they're aren't a dysfunctional, illogical, evidence ignoring rabble, they should have more powers taken away.

Evidence:
Sturt Street Bikeway.
Frome Street Bikeway.

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:01 pm

monotonehell wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:54 am

Until the council can demonstrate that they're aren't a dysfunctional, illogical, evidence ignoring rabble, they should have more powers taken away.

Evidence:
Sturt Street Bikeway.
Frome Street Bikeway.

I don't see how either of these have anything to do with the matter being discussed? I'd say all of those characteristics that you've mentioned are a show for the fact that the ACC is actually somewhat considerate of it's current residents. Unlike our government who's idea of a public consultation process is to make it all very quick, subtle and basically ensure that no one takes part in it (but those who actually do are practically ignored in the final decision process anyway...

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Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:57 pm

ml69 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:31 am

Ben wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:15 am

At tonight's council meeting Anne Moran is proposing council takes back development controls. I hope this motion is not passed or we would be undoing significant progress made in streamlining large developments.

I hope Rau tells Moran exactly where to go with this proposal ...

I don't see any problem with these recommendations, in fact I think they are quite logical. You people seem to be so caught up in all of the development taking place in this city to overlook the fact that so many poor quality developments have seen approval, furthermore, so many developments have gone up or will go up in places that are simply not suited to such height.

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:57 pm

ml69 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:31 am

Ben wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:15 am

At tonight's council meeting Anne Moran is proposing council takes back development controls. I hope this motion is not passed or we would be undoing significant progress made in streamlining large developments.

I hope Rau tells Moran exactly where to go with this proposal ...

I don't see any problem with these recommendations, in fact I think they are quite logical. You people seem to be so caught up in all of the development taking place in this city to overlook the fact that so many poor quality developments have seen approval, furthermore, so many developments have gone up or will go up in places that are simply not suited to such height.