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I'm all up for this development, wouldnt hurt Government House to loose 'some' of its ground. Plus it makes sense to connect the War Memorial to the Torrens Parade Ground and its in a great location.

Should look really nice

In all honesty though, how many people are going to walk through this thing? You get the feeling that many of the people who come up with these ideas don't understand that people walk from A to B, not because there's a friggin tax payer funded promenade.

Case in point - that ridiculous area behind parliament house. I have exhausted every idea possible to figure out how to make use of it, and it's just an extra 500m walking any way you look at it.

Seriously, the Government House Grounds are such a waste of space. Wish they would move the governer elsewhere, demolish those walls and open it up to the public to use and to have events held there.

The grounds and the house look beautiful

There are events held in the grounds of Government House, just not very many are open to the whole public though.

We should just close Kintore ave. for this proposal..... build it on the road!

Tom wrote:We should just close Kintore ave. for this proposal..... build it on the road!

I don't entirely agree with that idea but narrowing it and making it one way is something I'd prefer over closing it completely.

This coming monday the ACC DAP will approve a development application by Seasons of Adelaide to transfrom the former Westpac Building on the corner of KWS and North Terrace into a 121 room hotel.

As part of the development, the ground floor lobby will be restored to its former 1940s glory.

It's not like Kintore Ave goes anywhere.

Anyone know if balconies will be added to this building? It would really help it as a hotel esp. for the views.

Why would you want to ruin that beautiful classic facade with balconies? I hope that they don't add balconies.

how_good_is_he wrote:Anyone know if balconies will be added to this building? It would really help it as a hotel esp. for the views.

The building is heritage listed, and as a result there will be no external changes.

From the City Messenger:

Pullout plan for power poles

Chris Day

01May07


THE city and North Adelaide would be rid of their ugly Stobie poles by 2037, under a $100 million complete roll-out of underground power and telecommunication lines.

A draft plan for the 30-year project was endorsed for public comment by Adelaide City Council on Tuesday (April 30).
The council has budgeted $500,000 for the project in 2007/08, rising to $1 million a year from 2008/09. The council hopes to receive about $60 million over the next 30 years from the State Government's Power Line Environment Committee (PLEC), which funds up to two thirds of new underground power lines. About 55 percent of the City Council area is still serviced by overhead lines. Lord Mayor Michael Harbison said removing the messy overhead wires and Stobie poles would improve the city's appearance and enhance heritage areas.
``We have one of the most beautiful cities in the world but we are littered with Stobie poles and power lines,'' Mr Harbison said.
``It's a very long-term plan and it's pretty pioneering.''
A council report this week predicted it improve property values and pedestrian and road safety.
In February, Kent Stockdale, 23, of Port Lincoln, was killed when the car he was travelling in hit a Stobie pole on the corner of Le Fevre Tce and Brougham Place.
Former Labor senator Chris Schacht, who has campaigned for more than 20 years to remove Stobie poles in SA, welcomed the plan: ``It has aesthetic reasons but Stobie poles kill up to 10 people a year, so it is a road safety issue too. ``It would make the city look world class and a more attractive place for workers and tourists.''
The Stobie pole was listed in 2002 by the National Trust of SA in its BankSA Heritage Icons List but Trust director Ian Stephenson applauded removing the poles.
``I think we wouldn't want to see Stobie poles eliminated completely from the state,'' he said.
``However from the city and North Adelaide, it's a good move to underground the power because it makes it easier to see the buildings, particularly where we have historic buildings.''
North Adelaide Society chairman Ed Briedis said the group had long been calling for burying power cables: ``I like the idea of it but I don't think you can put numbers on it like 2037 and $100 million.
``What will you be doing 30 years from today?''

This is a good idea, but to do this over 30 years is just ridiculous. As far as taking out stobie poles go and placing power underground should be something that takes a year tops.

The 30-year project will definitely ensure there's work for someone. Undergrounding power lines should be done as soon as developments are about to get underway, and there will be plenty of them in residential areas outside the CBD. I agree, it should be done in less than half of that time.

Cheers

A quick note, there's temporary fencing up around Hindmarsh Square's north eastern corner. It appears work has resumed on the square's upgrade.