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👀 In today’s Positively Adelaide:

• New Laws to Protect Adelaide's Crown and Anchor Hotel as Music Venue.

• South Australian Authorities Warn of Bitumen Bandit Scams

• Three 24-hour pharmacies opened in Adelaide

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

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🗞️ WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
New Laws to Protect Adelaide's Crown and Anchor Hotel as Music Venu

Specific legislation protecting the Crown and Anchor Hotel as a live music venue well into the future, and safeguards for key Adelaide pubs from noise complaints by future residents will be introduced by the Malinauskas Labor Government.

The Details:

• The commitment comes after the State Government, developer Wee Hur Holdings Ltd, and Save the Cranker campaigners worked hard to reach an agreement that has gone a long way towards satisfying all parties.

• According to the deal, the agreement will have the developer abandon the plans for demolition of all but the façade of the live music hotel in Grenfell Street, in return building a 19-storey student accommodation building.

• Instead, the State Government will bring in special purpose legislation to allow the developer to build up to 29-storeys on the site adjoining the hotel, with the State Commission Assessment Panel to consider the application within 10 business days of the development application being lodged.

• This new bill will ensure that the Crown and Anchor Hotel is saved from demolition or building over it, along with its functions as a hotel and live music venue in perpetuity. 

 What Now?  

 As of Friday 23rd August 2024, the full wording of the legislation has not been released and this according to Save the Cranker campaign Team.

A statement will be issued to the community once details are known. The community can expect to hear an update by the end of next week.

The Save the Cranker campaign is committed to staying and continuing to support the community through the transition period and beyond the closure of the Crown and Anchor Hotel.

The campaign is working with the current owner, Skip, to find a solution and remains committed to making sure that the government and Wee Hur stand up to their commitments. They get how insecure and precarious this time is.

 State Government of Adelaide:

To further entrench the reputation of Adelaide as UNESCO's City of Music, the State Government will also introduce amendments to planning laws to protect major live music pubs in the area of the City of Adelaide from neighbour complaints.

The bill will demand an installation of noise attenuation and or acoustic treatments on future developments built alongside key live music venues.

Why It Matters:

This will establish suburbs that support local establishments and add to Adelaide's cultural character, helping to maintain the city's thriving live music scene. The state government is working hard to ensure that Adelaide remains a fabulous location for entertainment and music while protecting these venues.

Bottomline:

The government is ensuring a future for live music venues by ensuring that no venue can be closed based on noise complaints. This will, in turn, make the city attractive to locals and visitors alike, adding richness to the vivid diversity of Adelaide's entertainment scene.

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🗞️ TL;DR
Major Stories

💊 Three 24-hour pharmacies opened in Adelaide, which will give over 50,000 South Australians improved access to medications and health advice after hours.

🌅 A new long-term plan for the UniSA Magill site will be generated in partnership with Campbelltown City Council and award-winning South Australian integrated design firm Oxigen by the Malinauskas Labour Government.

🖼️ Of the roundabouts slated for renovation in regional city Mount Gambier, South Australia, four are now complete, ensuring safer and smoother driving.

🛏️ Due to the opening of Marriott International's first hotel in South Australia, the largest hotel company in the world, Adelaide's lodging industry has had an unprecedented start to the year.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The Retirement Living Council's national planning report card has ranked South Australia's planning system as the best in the country once more.

🚌 Draft plans for the redevelopment of the former Adelaide Bus Station on Franklin Street in the CBD are now available for community feedback.

🪂 The State Government is opening a $1.5 million grants round for South Australian community centres to increase participation and reduce social isolation.

🏘️ The South Australian State Government will address a domestic violence law loophole to ensure stranglers face the full force of the law.

🚑 Clinical experts advise South Australian parents to be aware of child concussion symptoms because no two head injuries are the same and some recovery can take weeks or months.

🈺 BUSINESS
Alert Issued: Beware of Bitumen Bandits in South Australia

There is a new warning to be on the lookout for these shady tradesmen as bitumen bandits are on the loose across South Australia. 

The details: 

• This week alone, the state's consumer watch dog, Consumer and Business Services, has received one report of the bandits touting for business in Kilburn.

• A group of men last week visited an industrial site on Prospect Rd, offering 'free bitumen' left over from another job and began offloading their machinery.  

• A worker intervened and asked questions of the bandits to which they revealed it would in fact cost $15,000 for the work proposed and sent them on their way.

• This follows fresh reports from the same bandits being at work in Para Hills West, Wasley, and Ninnes, trying to scam South Australians out of more than $35,000.

 What is Bitumen bandits?

 Bitumen bandits roam, unlicensed traders that travel from town to town targeting both homes and businesses, claiming to have leftover bitumen from a previous job and, for a cheap price, will do the work.

However, the work is of a poor quality, and consumers are invariably left out of pocket, striving to afford remedial work to rectify the chaos they are left with.

Andrea Michaels MP is working in conjunction with state and federal agencies, including the South Australian Police and Border Force, to identify bitumen bandits and gather evidence of their offenses. This is a collaborated effort that seeks to ensure that regulators share information so as to catch them at a very early stage.

 How much is the penalty?

If a person carries out building work without a license, such a person commits an offense punishable by a fine of $50,000 if a person and $250,000 if a corporation. For accepting money without proper cause under Australian Consumer Law, the penalty is $2.5 million if a person and up to $50 million if a corporation.

Any person who may have come in contact with these people are encouraged to contact Consumer and Business Services on 131 882 or at www.cbs.sa.gov.au/contact-us as soon as possible because one of the difficulty is usually that the scammers will have relocated to a new location before a complaint is even lodged.

 Why It Matters:

You should report them straight away to prevent further damages to other potential victims and to hold these people responsible for their actions. Enforcement of consumer law violations and unlicensed building work are key factors in consumer protection and industry integrity.

Bottom line:

It also maintains industry integrity and protects consumers while stopping the harm that could be perpetrated against potential victims. You have the power to stop more harm from happening and hold criminals responsible for their actions.

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📰 WHAT’S HAPPENING

🍷 Melbourne International Wine Competition has completed another successful year based at the gathering, its 12th, taken indoors by the club outside the RACV City Club in Melbourne. Tomich Wines once again proved it's one of the excellent wineries located in Southern Australia.

🍲 The first Tasmanian restaurant to win Restaurant of the Year in the award's 45-year history was New Norfolk's Agrarian Kitchen Restaurant. Maxwell Restaurant won the South Australian Restaurant of the Year award as well as the Top 10 South Australia Restaurant award in the 2023 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide

🍨 Yesterday was Teddy's Dessert's big day! In addition to opening their third Hindley Street store, they launched Teddy Mart. This American-style convenience store will revolutionise! It will offer the latest snacks and drinks. The best part? Next door to the new store, it's near UniSA's West Campus.

🍕 Port Elliot's popular town now features a laidback pizza bar, Crisp, offering a unique blend of Italian Summer flavors, making it a funky and trendy addition to the Fleurieu Peninsula.

🧉 The Queens Theatre is now open on Thursdays for a new bar, serving both theatre-goers and Thursday night socialites, in the same spot as Shakespeare's Tavern.

🎙️ It's National Poetry Month and Filipino Heritage Celebration time! Story Avenue Photo Studio and USAP Collective - Ugnayang Sining at Pamana are hosting an Open Mic Poetry Reading at 118 Kovenant Cafe & Restaurant. If you're a poet, dreamer, or hopeful, come celebrate with us tonight at 5:30 pm!

📢 WHAT’S ON SA

SALA Festival | August 1 to 31st | Various venues | For more info, click here.

Fleurieu Food Festival | August 1 to 31st | Across the Fleurieu Peninsula | For more info, click here.

Llyod Brothers & Kuti Shack’s Twilight Gourmet Festival | August 23 & 25 | 69 Warners Rd, Mclaren Vale | Price $149.

Neat Sips Fortified Festival | August 24 - 25 | McLaren Vale Distillery | For more info, click here

167th Gawler Show | August 24 - 25 | Gawler Showgrounds | For more info, click here

Leveraging AI - Lunchtime Tips to Transform Your Business | August 28 | The Duke of Brunswick Hotel - 207 Gilbert Street Adelaide | Price : $64.84

Father's Day Cocktail Class | August 31 | Prohibition Liquor Co - 22 Gilbert Street Adelaide | Price: $65

Adelaide Zoo Dad’s go free | September 1st | Frome Road, Adelaide | For more info. click here.

Coal Cellar + Grill Father’s Day “feed me” Lunch | September 1st| 233 Victoria Square, Adelaide| Price : $99

Royal Adelaide Show | August 31 - September 8 | Adelaide Showground | For more information, click here.

Adelaide Guitar Festival | September 12-29 | Various Locations | 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.

Click the bottom above or email us at [email protected]. If you have an event you’d like promoted.

📢WHO’S HIRING

View new opportunities in Adelaide, South Australia

1. Airport Coordination Officer at Adelaide Airport

2. Tourism Services Officer(Casual) & Library Programs Officer at Barossa Council.

3. Allied Health Administrative Officer 2-3 days - Gawler at Headstart.

4. Customer Experience Officer at University of Adelaide.

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🥘🍹FOOD & DRINK
Skillogalee Restaurant

In the rolling hills of Spring Gully, Skillogalee Restaurant offers a Clare Valley experience beyond a meal. The warm, welcoming atmosphere of our 1850s stone settler's cottage restaurant lets you enjoy our region's exceptional food and wine.

📌 23 Trevarrick Rd, Sevenhill, SA, Australia, South Australia
📅 Monday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm
📧 [email protected] 
📲 (08) 8843 4311
🛩️ More information, click here.

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ATTRACTION
Arkaroola International Dark Sky Sanctuary

The second Australian Dark Sky Sanctuary, the first in South Australia, was attained by Arkaroola in July 2023. That makes it an International Dark-Sky Sanctuary—a place with exceptionally dark and starry night skies. Unlike Dark-Sky Parks or Reserves, Sanctuaries are more remote, so the quality of starry nights and nocturnal environments is that much better.

The area surrounding Arkaroola, high in the far-northern Flinders Ranges, boasts world-class atmospheric transparency and seeing qualities for astronomy due to its arid climate and high elevation. The remoteness from towns makes the Arkaroola skies very dark, and the Wilderness Sanctuary enforces a "low light" policy in the evenings.

Three fully equipped astronomical observatories are available at Arkaroola above the Village and one virtually at its reception area, designed and operated to give an unforgettable stargazing experience. Visits to each of the three observatories by professional and amateur astronomers, astronomical societies, clubs, and Advanced Ecotourism Accredited Astronomy Tours are possible.

📌 2948 Arkaroola Road, Arkaroola Village, Flinders Ranges and Outback, South Australia, 5701
📅 01 Apr 2024 - 30 Sep 2024
 Monday to Sunday: 20:30 - 22:00
 01 Oct 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
 Monday to Sunday: 21:00 - 22:30
🎟️ $60.00
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