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Tram push for Henley Beach
Local News 5 Oct 11 @ 02:00pm by Lia Harris

BUILDING a tram line to Henley Square and hiring security guards to address drunken behaviour at night.

These are among suggestions being made to improve the precinct.

Residents and traders raised the ideas at a public workshop at the Henley Town Hall last week - one in a series planned to draw up a new plan for the area’s future development.

Evida Cafe owner Richard Antunes, who is behind the H20 and Baju apartment complexes being built on Seaview Rd, suggested that traders hire a security guard for Friday and Saturday nights.

Charles Sturt Mayor Kirsten Alexander told the meeting a tram would address a lack of parking in the area and encourage more tourism.

Trams travelled to Henley Square along Henley Beach Rd from late last century until 1957.

It was suggested at the meeting that a new tram line could be extended from the Grange East station along the old train line route, parallel to Military Rd.

Western Adelaide Coastal Residents Association president Jim Douglas told the Weekly Times Messenger a tram to Henley Square was worth investigating.

“They could bring a tram through the old railway corridor and have it stop near Henley oval,” Mr Douglas said.

Henley Surf Lifesaving Club president Neville Fielder said the precinct needed more free parking.

“Parking is absolutely dire and I would like to see them move the police station to the depot site and use the old police site for more parking,” Mr Fielder said.

Other ideas raised at the meeting included a water fountain, more toilets and establishing a Henley Square group, similar to the Jetty Rd Mainstreet Board, to promote events.

[Shuz] wrote:

Trams travelled to Henley Square along Henley Beach Rd from late last century until 1957.

ghs wrote:Does anyone have some up to date pics of Baju / H20 ? It must be pretty much complete
now.

H20 and Baju residents prepare to move in
Local News 24 Oct 11 @ 08:14am by Lia Harris

THE first residents are expected to move into the Baju and H20 apartments at Henley Beach next week, with all apartments expected to be occupied by the end of next month.

The Seaview Rd developments, being built next to Henley Square, will include a Foodland supermarket, gym and about 38 specialty shops.

Developer Richard Antunes said the complex still had about four vacant stores to lease, but was confident they would be occupied in the coming months.

The development also includes about 300 car parks.

Mr Antunes said a florist, sushi bar, hairdresser, Flight Centre, butcher and bakery, were expected to open by the end of November.

Fashion chains French Connection, Nine West and Seed already opened their doors last month, with Foodland expected to be open early November.

Mr Antunes is also behind an application for a $40 million development next to H20 and Baju at the corner of Seaview Rd and Main St, including 22 shops and 66 apartments.

The application is expected to be considered by Charles Sturt Council’s Development Assessment Panel in the coming months.

warpspeed wrote:Awesome.... they're going to screw up Henley Square just the same as they did with Glenelg.

warpspeed wrote:Awesome.... they're going to screw up Henley Square just the same as they did with Glenelg.

warpspeed wrote:Awesome.... they're going to screw up Henley Square just the same as they did with Glenelg.