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Location	Time	Temp
Sydney	Sat	9°
Melbourne	Sat	10°
Brisbane	Sat	14°
Perth	Sat	17°
Adelaide	Sat	0°
Hobart	Sat	10°
Canberra	Sat	-2°
Darwin	Sat	21°

Coldest July in Adelaide for 20yrs

02 August 2015 In: Adelaide, General

Adelaide has recorded its coldest July in almost 20 years and both maximum and minimum temperatures have been colder than average. Rainfall in Adelaide during July was average but following a dry June winter rainfall levels are still below the historic average. Overnight temperatures in Adelaide in July normally average 7.5C, but this year it was just 6.7C – the coldest since 1998. Earlier in the month light snow fell over parts of South Australia…

Australia needs entrepreneurs

31 July 2015 In: Jobs, Finance, Adelaide, General

Australia must attract, grow and maintain a new breed of entrepreneurs if the country is to compete in the world of future technologies. That’s the view of a leading business expert who says Australia must develop ‘tech hubs’ around the country to develop an entrepreneurial culture and create business ventures from scientific and technological developments. Dr Peter Binks, director of the Wade Institute at the University of Melbourne, says South Australia and Adelaide has strong…

Adelaide to test driverless cars

24 July 2015 In: Travel, Adelaide, South Australia, Technology, General

Adelaide will play host to the first on-road trials of driverless cars to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere. Car-maker Volvo will conduct a series of on-road tests in South Australia as part of an international conference on driverless cars to be held in Adelaide. Volvo will use the same vehicle featured in similar tests in Sweden. South Australia legalized the use of driverless cars on its roads earlier this year and the trials are part…

Ashanti set for Australia concerts

24 July 2015 In: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Entertainment, General

Singer Ashanti will perform six headlining concerts as part of her current tour of Australia. The multi award-winning RnB star will perform at Melbourne, Geelong, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Adelaide’s XL Superclub on Saturday, August 1 in support of her new album. Tickets ($30) are only available at the door on the night but the XL venue will be hosting an Ashanti pre-party this Saturday night with ticket giveaways occurring all night. Ashanti has won…

Adelaide aims to be City of Music

19 July 2015 In: Adelaide, South Australia, General

Adelaide aims to be the next UNESCO City of Music in a bid to encourage young musicians and boost tourism in the state. Arts Minister Jack Snelling says Adelaide is a serious candidate to become the next UNESCO City of Music and that the state had the backing of Seville, the first ever world city of music. If successful, Adelaide will join Seville, Bologna, Hamamatsu, Glasgow, Gent, Mannheim, Bogota, Brazzaville and Hannover as recognised cities…

New jobs in Adelaide port plan

18 July 2015 In: Jobs, Adelaide, South Australia, General

Thousands of new jobs will be created in Adelaide, Australia as a result of a planned massive re-development of the city’s historic harbour. The Port Adelaide town centre and waterfront, 14km northwest of the CBD, is being targeted for major re-development in a 20 year plan to transform the former shipping and industrial harbour area into a new urban and commercial centre. The proposed Port Adelaide Precinct Plan is set to generate at least 1500…

Rental costs across Australia

13 July 2015 In: Property, Finance, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Darwin, Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, General

Only four state capitals in Australia saw an increase in house rents in the past 12 months. Sydney was the only city to see house rents rise in the past quarter, with the weekly average rate up 1.9% to a record high of $530. Rental growth in two capital cities remains flat while prices have fallen in two capital cities. Latest figures from Core Logic RP Data show capital gains ranged from +16.2% in Sydney…

500 new jobs for Adelaide

12 July 2015 In: Jobs, Adelaide, South Australia, General

A major new construction project in Adelaide will create 500 new jobs and office space for 3,800 workers. Plans have been lodged with the city council for the $300m development in Adelaide’s GPO precinct which involves renovating the historic post office and two multi-storey office towers and will also include retail shops, food stores and adjoining laneways and a plaza. Lord Mayor Martin Haese said the council needed to stimulate growth, which included expanding tourism,…

Chelsea star for Adelaide United

10 July 2015 In: Adelaide, South Australia, Sport, General

Adelaide United have signed former Chelsea midfielder George Mells on a one-year deal with the option to extend for a further season. Melbourne-born Mells left Australia at the age of 12 to sign for Chelsea FC’s youth team and later moved to Premier League side Southampton. Now the 18 year old player is back down under and looking forward to the forthcoming season with Adelaide United. “Now is the right time for me to start…

Sydney house auctions down 50%

06 July 2015 In: Property, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, General

The number of residential properties sold at auction in Sydney fell by almost 40% in the past seven days. While a higher percentage (84.5%) of properties changed hands, the overall number of properties for sale in the city last week dropped from 815 to just 566. In Melbourne the number of properties actually sold also fell, to 76.7%. Sales levels in other cities, however, have risen. The percentage of properties sold at auction in Brisbane…

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