News & Discussion: Adelaide City Council

[Wayno]

NOTES FROM COUNCILLOR Issue 25.pdf

Issue 25 of my Notes on Council matters.
The conundrum of Harris Scarfe's and some thoughts on the State Government's 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide with Adelaide city as a 'supa TOD'

David

hi david, re VSQ, can you please provide more details about the 'Design Team'. thanks...

Also, should Council consider a tiered fee for renting parkland space depending upon the scale of the event? Larger events probably cause more damage and hence should pay an increased rental fee. I personally think it's great that our open spaces are being regularly used by the public - helps foster a larger sense of community in Adelaide residents. Maybe time for some events in the southern parklands to share the load around?

[rhino]

David, thankyou for your notes, they were interesting to read.

Your mention of the "cool profit" made from the Festival of sounds (I gathered, from the way you wrote it, that you think they are not being charged enough for the use of the park), however, didn't take into account the cost of running the event, other than the cost of leasing the park. The profit may not look quite so cool in reality.

[AtD]

Yes, this is not the first time he has misrepresented revenue as profit. The two are vastly different concepts and vastly different figures. Just because the latter is huge, it doesn't mean the former is even above zero.

[david]

Re VSQ Design Team, unfortunately I am bound by confidentiality clauses until the contract is formally signed. But this should be any day soon and I would expect to see a media release as soon as possible.
David

[david]

Yes, this is not the first time he has misrepresented revenue as profit. The two are vastly different concepts and vastly different figures. Just because the latter is huge, it doesn't mean the former is even above zero.

You used the word profit, I didn't! But the facts are, income from predicted ticket sales $680,000 (plus other sales on the day) compared to a Council fee of $2,500 for using Bonython Park for 3 days.

Perhaps the fees for such events should be based on the number of people attending, the impact on the event space, the length of the event and the number of days that the space is fenced off.

David

[davideoeo]

Regarding the façade of Harris Scarfe’s - this surely this must be saved. Here in the UK, places like Croydon in London knocked down their historical buildings, and in their place built at the time modern 60s high rises - it is now considered one of the most undesirable areas in London. The shine quickly wears of vacuous boxes.

[monotonehell]

This event will attract 8000 fans at $80 each; a cool $680000 in return for a paltry fee to use Bonython Park!

8,000 X 80 = 640,000

In accounting the term "return" is generally accepted to mean "profit". So you can see where the confusion lies.

Anyway; I don't think we should be focusing on how much money the event makes. That's by the by. The real argument here is that an event organiser should be paying a fee commensurate with the amount of reparations needed after the event, plus a small margin so the parklands don't go backward.

[Clr Yarwood]

a fee commensurate with the amount of reparations needed after the event, plus a small margin so the parklands don't go backward.

Could not one argue that a greater margin would see the parklands go forward faster – user pays?

[Clr Yarwood]

FYI - On the 25th of April, ANZAC Day, Emily and I welcomed Oliver Alexander Stephen Yarwood.

Mum and Oliver are both doing very well – a public holiday for his birthday every year when the Australian spirit is celebrated and the bars do beer for breakfast…nice one Digger!

[monotonehell]

a fee commensurate with the amount of reparations needed after the event, plus a small margin so the parklands don't go backward.

Could not one argue that a greater margin would see the parklands go forward faster – user pays?

That's what I said. But being a terrible cynic I stated it in the negative while you stated it in the positive

FYI - On the 25th of April, ANZAC Day, Emily and I welcomed Oliver Alexander Stephen Yarwood.

Mum and Oliver are both doing very well – a public holiday for his birthday every year when the Australian spirit is celebrated and the bars do beer for breakfast…nice one Digger!

Congratulations. Don't blink, he'll be 25 and off before you notice.

[david]

NOTES FROM COUNCILLOR Issue 25.pdf

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The conundrum of Harris Scarfe's and some thoughts on the State Government's 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide with Adelaide city as a 'supa TOD'

[rhino]

FYI - On the 25th of April, ANZAC Day, Emily and I welcomed Oliver Alexander Stephen Yarwood.

Mum and Oliver are both doing very well – a public holiday for his birthday every year when the Australian spirit is celebrated and the bars do beer for breakfast…nice one Digger!

Congrats to all three of you! Fun times ahead!

[skyliner]

After reading your information David I found that Adelaide's projected population for 30 yrs hence is 2m.with an increase of 560000 from now. Is it a fact that Adelaide now has 1 440 000. Currently I thought that it was well under 1 200 000 - where does your figure come from - surely not the Adelaide Statistical Division used by the ABS???

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[Shuz]

I thought it was under 1.1m? And if I want to get really technical, is actually under a million, if you count the extent of continous sprawl.

[peachy]

According to Bureau of Stats projected population at 30 June 2008 of Adelaide by council (http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected] ... enDocument):

Adelaide City: 18,990
Inner City Councils
Prospect: 20,710
Walkerville: 7,258
Norwood: 35,893
Burnside: 44,010
Unley: 38,146
West Torrens: 55,064
Charles Sturt: 105,573 Total Inner City: 325,644
Mid City Councils
Port Adelaide: 109,922
Cambelltown: 48,593
Mitcham: 64,891
Marion: 82,971
Holdfast Bay: 35,525 Total Inner-Mid City: 667,546
Outer City Councils
Salisbury: 127,514
Tea Tree: 99,886
Playford: 75,323
Gawler: 20,257
Adelaide Hills: 39,703
Onkaparinga: 158,061 Total City: 1,188,290