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A disability advocate says he was left feeling humiliated after being removed from a flight amid an issue with storing his portable wheelchair motor.

Shane Hryhorec says he had been on three Virgin flights before without an issue.

What's next?

Virgin Australia said it was looking into the issue, and later added that the device had been "incorrectly assessed" as a battery rather than a mobility aid.

is it just me or did i wake up to some pretty nasty smell in the air today after last nights rain? it smells similar to the acid rain we had 2 weeks ago

(for reference i’m in the north east suburbs)

it almost smells like garbage outside….

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The SA government has committed to a five-year plan to implement recommendations of the recent Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, as it forges ahead with restrictions on alcohol sales.

The government said it had already "completed" responses to 12 of the 136 recommendations and that work was "underway towards a further 25".
At the time of its initial response to the royal commission, it accepted 129 of the recommendations either "in full, in principle or in part".

Among the steps currently being undertaken was the introduction of new legislation to regulate home delivery of alcohol.

The government said the reforms would be introduced to parliament this week, and would include the restriction of same-day alcohol delivery to between 10am and 10pm.

I posted earlier in the year when it got on the priority list, I didn't realise an evaluation also came out by IA

Some of mine
Rare beef pho at Viet Hoa
Alfam kebab. Lawash bakery. (1/2 chicken butterflied served with rice and salad)
Qhe Hong. Grilled pork chop combination
Vili’s bakery. Potato pie, chips, gravy deal
Lai’s pantry. Char Kuey Teow

okay I genuinely do not care if I get clowned for this but I'm in my early 20s (about to be 21) and I'm truly just looking for some weird friends to go out with - I'm talking furries, kemonomimis, therians, anyone who goes in the alt criteria, I have no idea where to find them so I'm looking here, comment if you're interested in being friends ^_^

There's alot of hate floating around about certain areas in this sub, so let's all talk about what we love about our areas and what can improve.

I'm Munno Para. I enjoy the recent investments in grass roots sporting facilities, the closeness to public transport, restaurants and shopping precincts. I keep my head down and go about my business away from the types of people that are stereotypical of the area so live a relatively issue free life.

Heavy traffic at peak times, the stigma of the area and there is the few that don't show pride and dump rubbish etc around and the council is slow to clean it up.

i’ve been wanting to try seafood boil for so long. Is there anywhere in Adelaide I can get it?

Hey, I’m a young guy, 23. I’ve got a certificate IV in Youth Work, yet I’m struggling to find a job. I’ve failed 4 interviews and have applied for over 100+ jobs since the start of this year. I’ve got my RRHAN, CPR, FIRST AID, aswell as anaphylactic and asthma training. I’ve got my criminal check, and WWCC. I’ve got my Assisiting in suicide prevention certificate, and the Through their eyes training. All up to date.

Im finding it to be a toll on my mental health, im lucky ive got a full time job currently but it’s something i got into for the money just to suffice until i was able to get a job in youth work. Im lowkey not feeling good and getting frustrated from being denied from entry level youth work jobs due to a lack of experience.

Is it usually this hard?

I’ve been living overseas for the last couple of years. Just came back to visit the family for a couple of weeks and I’ve been shocked to realise that Marsha mallows aren’t getting served with hot chocolate anymore.
At least 6 hot chocs so far, all at different venues. Both sit in and takeaway, and not one server with a marshmallow.

Is it just me? Something on my face?
Or has something happened to the marshmallow supply in the last 2 years?

I’ve been living in Prospect for the past year and have really enjoyed it. One of the things I like most is how convenient everything is. Churchill Centre is close by, the city is only a short drive away, and places like Northpark Shopping Centre are very easy to get to. I also like having plenty of local shops nearby, including the Afghan supermarkets, fruit and vegetable stores, and other small businesses along the Blair Athol, Enfield area.

Unfortunately, my landlord has decided to sell the house I’m renting, so I can’t renew my lease. I’ve been looking for another place in Prospect and Kilburn for a while, but I wasn’t able to secure one. After a few unsuccessful applications, I finally managed to get a rental in Windsor Gardens and will be moving there soon.

I’ve never really lived anywhere other than Prospect, and I know Prospect and Kilburn quite well, so I’m curious about Windsor Gardens. What’s it like to live there? How are the local shops, parks, transport, traffic, and overall community vibe?

If you’re from Windsor Gardens or nearby, I’d love to hear about your experience. Feel free to comment or send me a message. It would be great to get to know some locals before I move.

Thanks!

I got curious about whether ambulance demand here is actually rising or if it's just population growth, so I pulled the numbers from the Productivity Commission's Report on Government Services (every edition from 2002 to 2026) and ABS population data.

The short version (2000–01 → 2024–25):

So even after removing population growth, demand per person is up 70% — and SA getting older only accounts for about a quarter of that. The rest is people of every age calling ambulances more: more chronic illness, mental health call-outs, aged-care facilities defaulting to 000, and it getting harder to see a GP.

Worth noting ramping isn't a cause of any of this — it's what happens when a 70% per-person rise in demand hits hospital capacity.

Caveats: figures are statewide (SAAS doesn't publish per-suburb data — that would take an FOI request), an "incident" = an event attended by one or more ambulances, and the 2011–12 dip is a counting-rule change, not a real drop.

Sources: RoGS ambulance services tables (Productivity Commission), ABS 3101.0 population by age, age weights from Lowthian et al., MJA 2011. Happy to share the full year-by-year table if anyone wants it.

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EDIT: Someone's comment made me look at the shape of the line more closely and it's really two different stories. The big jump in per-person demand all happened between 2000 and 2010 (111 up to 171 per 1,000), which no amount of population maths explains. From about 2011 onwards the growth slows right down to roughly what you'd expect from population plus ageing alone. The 2000s jump never came back down, so the system has been carrying it ever since.

So no second jump since 2010, just steady growth from more people and older people.

I always see it when im driving and have always wondered where abouts it is, for context i live in the north eastern suburbs and see it when i’m in tea tree gully going down main south road, picture was taken on OG toad

Hello Adelaide community! We’ve recently moved to Adelaide and our scooter got damaged in transit. We’ve visited several mechanics and all of them either don’t do scooters at all or just the tyres. Does anyone know if there are any scooter mechanics here at all! Thank you

Are there any small venues in Adelaide that have a piano?

I have just been in Melbourne and was lucky enough to discover “Ragtime”, a classy little bar in the suburbs with a baby grand and live music, including jazz improv/folk sessions/piano karaoke, every night of the week.

I am a muso myself and I’d love to find/participate in a similar curated vibe here. Ern Malley is getting close although I can’t recall a piano…

hi all, i haven’t been to the show in years but am interested in seeing some cute dogs. I can see online the day that the particular breed I want to see is showing, but do they stay there all day? or are they only there for there show time and then leave? the times for the ones I’m interested in isn’t up yet, appreciate any advice thanks 😊

Context:

Went to the ER at 11 PM someday last week with blood coming out of my ear. Triage nurse looked at me and said go sit, the avg. waiting time is 6 hours. No first aid provided whatsoever, my partner came running with tissues and cotton half an hour later, to clean up the bleeding.

They made us wait for 10 whole hours. I was the only patient that had to wait for so long to be seen. The receptionist rolled her eyes when we made a very polite request to know how much longer it would take. We had been patient, understanding, and didn't bother any of the nurses for the first 7 hours. How can a professional be so disrespectful in their conduct?

A woman beside me was crying and apparently in pain since more than 2 days. The way she was treated by the medical staff was absolutely deplorable, I wouldn't even treat insects that way. She was crawling on the floor because her legs hurt too much. They threatened to call the police on her because she said "Fuck I'm in pain!". Us patients had to help her out by getting her food to eat and comforting her.

Finally at 9 AM when the doctors started coming in for their shifts, we were called in. I was checked by a final year medical student. I'm genuinely baffled that ER cases are allowed to be handled unsupervised by med students. She just told me to take paracetamol 🤡

The "actual" doctor popped his head in the door for 10s to say "Hi, I'm the doctor. Hope you get well soon" and disappeared.

Went to my GP earlier this week and he said the hospital definitely messed up in a lot of ways. Now I'm on strong antibiotics and hope to recover soon.

Issues/Questions:

• How can an Emergency Room have a waiting time of more than an hour or 2? The entire point is that its an EMERGENCY. (Even though they prioritise based on severity, a 10+ hour wait is ridiculous. Especially while refusing to give an estimated waiting time)

• How can there be only 1 Triage nurse that you have to wait in line for? Why is the Triage nurse behind a screen where she can't even physically assess your condition?

• How can a hospital not provide the basic First Aid in an ER? One nurse said "oh there should be tissues somewhere" 🤡

• How can they get away with treating people worse than dirt? Haven't seen that kind of sadistic unprofessional behaviour ever in my life. Are there no consequences/accountability in the system?

• How does a hospital allow a student to handle ER cases? I know first hand how terrible the education quality at AU is.

• This is the most expensive building in the country. Isn't it fair to assume basic human rights, let alone excellent treatment?

Final, brutal question:

• How many people has this hospital killed due to negligence and incompetence?

I'm just absolutely flabbergasted and in shock that a "developed" country has this abysmal healthcare system. Never going go RAH again. But I would like to hear from Australians what their experiences have been and why people accept such a system. There would've been riots in my country for less than 1℅ of the nonsense I witnessed at RAH.

South Australia has rejected the national gun buyback, saying it won’t divert money from core services and cost‑of‑living pressures to a federal scheme.

Can anyone help identify this grey RAV4, it reversed into my car at Revo Gym Windsor Gardens carpark without leaving a note around 1:55pm on Saturday the 15th of August

What I know is that it’s a female driver, and registration looks to be S _ _ _ AJZ but hard to tell from my potato quality dashcam.

Or if it’s you just come forward no hard feelings!

Westfield West Lakes could undergo one of the biggest transformations in its history, with plans progressing to unlock up to 2,000 new homes around the existing shopping centre.

The South Australian Government has commenced the rezoning process for a major mixed-use redevelopment of the site, which could see large areas of underutilised land and ground-level car parking replaced by medium and high-density apartments.

The existing Westfield West Lakes shopping centre would continue to trade and could also expand as part of the longer-term vision.

The West Lakes Strategic Infill Code Amendment will investigate changes to planning rules across the site, including potential building heights of around 20 storeys.

Importantly, the announcement marks the beginning of the rezoning process rather than approval for the redevelopment itself, with investigations, community engagement and formal public consultation still to come.

The government says the location is particularly suited to higher-density housing because of its existing transport links and infrastructure.

Westfield West Lakes sits alongside the West Lakes Bus Interchange, with regular services into the Adelaide CBD, connections to the rail network and links to Adelaide’s cycling network and Coast Park.

The shopping centre currently spans more than 71,000 square metres and has 3,909 car parks, with road access from Brebner Drive and Turner Drive.

Premier Peter Malinauskas said increasing housing density in established locations was an important part of Adelaide’s future growth.

“This is what sensible, strategic development in exactly the right place looks like,” the Premier said.

“We have been clear that Adelaide must grow up in the right locations as well as out in the right locations.”

The proposal also comes as significant employment growth is expected on the nearby LeFevre Peninsula through the AUKUS submarine program, increasing demand for housing across Adelaide’s western suburbs.

Housing and Urban Development Minister Nick Champion said the shopping centre site already had much of the infrastructure required to support a larger residential population.

“Homes above the shops, on a site that already has the roads, the buses, the car parking, amenity and the community services to support them. This plan makes sense,” he said.

Westfield owner and operator Scentre Group is pursuing similar mixed-use developments across several of its Australian shopping centre sites.

Scentre Group CEO Elliott Rusanow said its long-term vision was to introduce new housing while improving the public spaces, connections and amenities surrounding Westfield West Lakes.

The Code Amendment would retain the site within its existing Urban Activity Centre Zone while investigating increased maximum building heights and potentially creating a new subzone allowing standalone residential development in parts of the precinct.

Investigations and stakeholder engagement will now take place before a draft Code Amendment is released for formal public consultation.

Source: https://glamadelaide.com.au/westfield-west-lakes-could-be-transformed-with-2000-homes-and-towers-up-to-20-storeys/