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👀 In today’s Positively Adelaide:

• South Australia Passes Nation-Leading $75 Million Casino Penalties

• SA Parliament to Vote on Stricter Anti-Stalking Measures, Including Online Impersonation.

• Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Welcomes Innovative Hotpot and Dim Sum Dining Experience

Today’s reading time is 6 minutes. - Miko Santos

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🗞️ WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
South Australia Passes Nation-Leading $75 Million Casino Penalties

In a groundbreaking move, the South Australian Parliament has passed landmark legislation that could see casino operators slapped with fines of as much as $75 million for breaching the state's laws. The move is likely to signal a new era of accountability in the gaming industry.

The Key points:

• The Malinauskas Labor Government in South Australia has introduced nation-leading casino penalties.

• Maximum fines for breaching casino laws have rocketed from $100,000 to $75 million.

• The new laws comprehensively cover both past and future conduct by casino operators.

• Criminal offences respecting casino operations have been made to attract significantly higher penalties.

In response to the now widespread misconduct at casinos, the South Australian government has significantly lifted penalties for any breach in the state's casino laws. The new law comes on the heels of the $67 million fine against the casino SkyCity Adelaide for breaching anti-money laundering legislation. As part of the changes, this new law lifts the maximum penalty from $100 000 to $75 million - for both past and future breaches. Major increases have also been made in penalties for criminal offenses on financial mismanagement and tax evasion.

Big Picture: These severe penalties imposed will have a wider ramification on the gambling industry in the entire nation. Other states could follow this good example of the State of South Australia, therefore, triggering a national reform in the casino regulations. This may ensure increased transparency, reduced money laundering, and increased protection for gamblers throughout the nation. This indeed has sent a strong signal to all international casino operators of how much Australia is determined to maintain high standards in its betting industry.

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🗞️ TL;DR
Major Stories

🚶 SA Parliament to Vote on Stricter Anti-Stalking Measures, Including Online Impersonation. South Australia is broadening its stalking laws to include cyberstalking and lowering the criminal threshold to better protect citizens from online and offline harassment.

🏘️ South Australia's Real Estate Sector Optimism Hits 132 Points, Tops National Index. Despite supply constraints, Procore and the Property Council of Australia found that South Australia's property industry confidence has increased to 132 points, surpassing all other states.

🏅 Procore Survey: South Australian Real Estate Confidence Soars Above National Average. A recent survey by Procore and Property Council of Australia showed that South Australia's property industry confidence was at 132 points, ranked highest in the nation, in a demonstration of remarkable resilience despite supply constraints.

🗞️ LGBTIQA+ Protection: South Australia Criminalizes Conversion Practices. Legislation just passed in South Australia will criminalise the harmful conversion practices against the LGBTIQA+ community; serious offences attracting up to five years imprisonment, while religious discussion and parental conversation are not covered under the ban.

🐶 Overhaul of SA Dog Laws: Breeder Licenses, Litter Limits, and Tougher Attack Penalties. It involves the promulgation of new regulations with regard to licensing scheme and breeding limits, increasing penalties in relation to dog attacks, and introducing stricter controls to better protect the community and guarantee animal welfare.

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🈺 BUSINESS
South Australian Businesses Thrive as Government Procurement Shifts to Local Focus

This underlines the Malinauskas government's commitment to backing local suppliers and helping the economy grow, with an extra $1 billion of government contracts successfully secured by South Australian businesses.

Government expenditure with South Australian businesses has increased by 37% in just one year, up from $3.1 billion to $4.4 billion.

The Key points:

• The percentage of government procurement spend by SA businesses is up to 85%, a considerable increase from 71% in 2021-22.

• The new Forward Procurement Plan outlines planned government procurement spend over the next three years to make it easier for businesses to find procurement opportunities and to improve transparency.

• Supporting local businesses has been made even easier with a newly available government website called Buying4SA catering to all procurement opportunities and a place to bid on tenders.

Any changes put in place by the South Australian government have been rather successful, evidenced in its procurement policy where there has been quite a fair share of increase in awards to local companies.

The spend with SA businesses leaped by $1.3 billion in the previous financial year to almost $4.4 billion. This shift has resulted in 85% of the government procurement spend currently being dominated by local firms, compared to previous years-a great improvement in support for local companies.

Further to that, the government developed tools such as the Forward Procurement Plan and the Buying4SA website to make the process easier for local companies. Thus, the process of finding and applying for contract work became much more straightforward.

Big Picture: This procurement policy could have much farther-reaching effects than just economic development in South Australia. With a more robust local business sector, there comes with it, as an idea, more innovation, job creation, and economic resilience for the state.

This model can be copied onto other states, or even replicated nationally, with its changed system of government procurement across Australia. This therefore should be seen as positive for the development of a more diverse and robust national economy, with sounder regional business sectors.

📰 WHAT’S HAPPENING

• Luxury Meets Fashion: Acler Unveils New Designs with Penfolds at SkyCity's SOL. Acler and Penfolds are partnering to showcase their latest collection, including a preview of their first accessory range, at an exclusive runway event at SkyCity's SOL Rooftop Bar during Adelaide Fashion Week. Attendees will enjoy fashion, champagne, and city views.

• Adelaide Film Festival 2024: Zombie Thrills, Cannes Winners, and Local Premieres. The 2024 Adelaide Film Festival will screen 112 films from 46 countries from October 23 to November 3, including international award-winners, star-studded productions, and local premieres.

• Chihuly's Glass Art Transforms Adelaide Botanic Garden in 7-Month Exhibition. A seven-month exhibition of Dale Chihuly's large-scale glass artworks at the Adelaide Botanic Garden from September 2024 to April 2025 features 15 installations that change with the seasons and light, including two new site-responsive pieces. Visitors can experience art and nature together.
  
  
  

📢 WHAT’S ON ADELAIDE

Adelaide Guitar Festival | September 12-29 | Various Locations | For more information, click here.

Hahndorf Immersed Festival | September 1 - 30 | Hahndorf | For more information, click here.

Nature Festival of South Australia | September 28 - 13 October | Various locations | For more information, click here.

Odyssey Festival | October 12 | Morphettville Racecourse | For more information, click here.

Bay to Birdwood | October 20 | West Beach to Adelaide Hills | For more information, click here.

OzAsia Festival | October 24 - November 10 | Various locations | For more information, click here.

National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant | November 2 | Adelaide | For more information, click here.

Shannon Adelaide Rally | November 8 - 10 | Various locations | For more information, click here.

VAILO Adelaide 500 | November 14 - 17 | Adelaide Street Circuit | For more information, click here.

Port Noarlunga Blues Festival | November 29 - December 1 | Port Noarlunga |For more information, click here.

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🦺WHO’S HIRING

View new opportunities in Adelaide, South Australia

1. Customer Service Representative at Datacom

2. Customer Service Officer - Community Development Hub at City of Playford Council

3. Emergency Medical Dispatch Support Officer - Pool (Multiple positions) at  SA Health - SA Ambulance Service

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🥘🍹FOOD & DRINK

• Chef Tom Tilbury Launches Laid-Back Dining Experience at Adelaide Botanic Garden. The Botanic Lodge by chef Tom Tilbury and Blanco Horner Hospitality is the newest addition to the casual dining spectrum in Adelaide Botanic Garden. It embodies the feeling of relaxation, with a menu that underlines local produce paired well with nature.

• Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Welcomes Innovative Hotpot and Dim Sum Dining Experience. Hello! Yo! Hot Pot x Dim Sum has just opened in Westfield Tea Tree Plaza, Adelaide. This innovative eatery brings together dining for customizable hotpot and dim sum with a bullet train-style conveyor belt. This restaurant will provide customers with a fresh, new, and interactive gastronomic experience.

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🥘RESTAURANT REVIEW
HOT POT X DIM SUM

📌 Westfield Tea Tree Plaza, Shop R9/976 North East Road, Modbury SA 5092
📅 Monday – Friday 11:00am – 3:00pm & 5:00pm – 10:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 11:00am – 10:00pm
🛩️ More information, click here.

REVIEW

Hot Pot x Dim Sum has been a hotspot for Adelaide locals as the first hotpot train restaurant, where ingredients get delivered right to your table on a conveyor belt, to set up shop in the Dining Hub of Westfield Tea Tree Plaza. It is an innovative and interactive way to enjoy hot pot. Fresh ingredients whisk by on a conveyor belt to your table to choose the freshest meats, seafood, and vegetables to add to your bubbling pot of flavorful broth. For those who like their broth mild, super spicy, there is something for every taste, as the spice level goes to suit any palate.

Friendly and attentive staff add to the restaurant's fun atmosphere, making the experience even more enjoyable. Be prepared for a little wait until you get inside because recently the restaurant has opened and is very popular. This testifies to its popularity and buzz regarding this new dining spot, with glowing reviews praising its unique concept and delightful dining experience.

Yo! Hot Pot x Dim Sum also carries a line of dim sum dishes including the more conventional types like dumplings and buns to add varieties for those who need more than hot pot. This is quite an expensive experience, ideal for a group of friends looking for something more active when it comes to food, or families that want to spend some time together, enjoying a very unique concept in dining with great service-well worth the price by any measure. - Miko Santos

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ATTRACTION
Shark Cage Diving One Day Tour

More Australians shark cage dive with Great White Sharks through Calypso Star Charters than with any other operator! The only one-day operator that is licensed to use natural fish berley to attract sharks, they pride themselves on being the only operator offering you the best opportunity for encounters and sightings of the day! They are proud to be Climate Action Leaders and Advanced Eco Certified!

Their shark cage diving boats have a Gyroscopic Stabiliser fitted. This greatly reduces seasickness and raises comfort throughout the day.

Since January 2011, they have been the only operator to post shark sightings for each charter on their website and social media. This due to transparency allows visitors to set realistic expectations and to choose their best time to visit. The yearly average success rate is 81%.

All visitors entering the Ron and Valerie Taylor Marine Park (Neptune Islands) are required to pay a Visitor Use Fee.

No diving experience is needed, and this price covers all the meals and diving equipment for this day! There are no extra hidden costs that you will have to pay onboard.

Maximum number of tour departures offered by an operator, with no minimum number of passengers.

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