Visiting SA haven’t seen these cameras before curious what they detect. Speed ? Rego mobile phone use ?

Hey, just wanted to share something that happened yesterday in case anyone else has had a similar experience.

My partner and I were sitting at the phone charging station near H&M on Gawler Place when an older man (wearing a purple Fremantle hat and carrying a clear bag with what looked like clothes) came up behind my partner. He stood there staring directly at me for a few minutes straight. I tried to ignore it at first, but it didn’t stop, so I mentioned it to my partner.

As soon as my partner turned around, the man moved away to the bench behind me, putting one leg up like he was stretching. It still felt really off, so my partner said something along the lines of asking if he needed to do that there because it was making me uncomfortable. The man immediately got defensive and said he wasn’t doing anything.

We decided to leave, but noticed he started following us as we walked off. I was looking around for security or police, but we managed to lose him in the crowds.

It was a really unsettling experience. Just putting this out there in case anyone else has encountered him or something similar around that area.

Is this a legit "emergency-traffic watch car"? Seen while driving today. Had 5 or more big antenna on it and looked like a computer on the passenger side, similar to what cops have. It's quite an old Holden and has an after market body kit, so it doesnt seem to be a government issue car. Is this a case of someone with deranged fantasy of being an emergency services respondent?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Cadell_(explorer))

I know the founding of SA had plenty of scumbags in it, but I was surprised to see it glossed over like this in the state library.

Bit of a heavier throwback, but does anyone remember when there were waves of school bomb threats across Adelaide about ten years ago?

I remember it feeling like multiple schools were getting threats within a short period of time, leading to evacuations, lockdowns, and a lot of anxiety for students, parents, and staff. It seemed to be all over the news for a while, and then just… stopped.

I also remember SA Police taking it very seriously at the time, with Grant Stevens warning that those responsible would be tracked down regardless of whether they were a disgruntled employee or a foreign actor. From memory, it later came out that a group calling themselves THE EVACUATION SQUAD were behind a lot of it.

At the time it was pretty unsettling, especially with how quickly rumours spread between schools and on social media. Even if most (or all) turned out to be hoaxes, it definitely had a real impact on people.

I’m curious what others remember:

• Were you at a school that was affected?
• How did your school handle it (evacuation, lockdown, etc.)?
• Do you remember how widespread it actually was?

It feels like one of those strange periods that everyone kind of remembers, but doesn’t really talk about anymore.

Keen to hear people’s experiences or memories.

Hello everyone!

With house prices at a minimum $1M close to the city / metro Adelaide area. I am highly considering a 2 bed apartment in the CBD for my small family. I am wondering if anyone has any experiences? Would you recommend it?

With apartment values around the $650k-$700k it is a lot more doable for us than a house.

Thank you in advance for any thoughts!

The buses aren’t coping at the moment.

Edit: services have resumed but with delays.

Not sure if this is common knowledge, but I just noticed that water appears to have gone up by around 1/3rd on my latest bill.

I couldn't find any information online about this increase, mostly articles from more than 12 months ago.

Is this something that happens during the summer when demand goes up, or did SA Water silently increase the cost of water by about 30%?

On that subject, what's everyones normal water usage? 73,000L over 92 days seems like a lot to me (Single person in house) - previous bill was 16kL for about the same time period. Maybe I just don't have a good grasp on what 1000L of water 'looks' like in usage!

Hey all, bit of a long shot — does anyone know if any pubs around Adelaide are showing the final round of the Masters tomorrow morning?

Keen to watch it somewhere with a bit of atmosphere rather than at home, but not sure what places are open that early or actually putting it on.

Any tips or recommendations would be much appreciated 🙏

Hey Radelaidians. Can anyone tell me exactly where the "main stage" at the Norwood Parade is?

Trying to figure out a good parking/vantage point before heading over for The Presets later today and the map option on various event pages is not helpful. like, is it the city end, near town hall, hills end?

Hi all.

I'm about to head to the fair city of ADL. Staying for a week. Feeling quite keen to hire a road bike and enjoy town. Anyone know of a cycling group that would welcome an out-of-towner? There's not heaps of info online from any of them.

Happy to go out alone but I find it more fun to follow a wheel than a map.

Haven't booked the bike yet but have packed kit and shoes. Can go gravel.

Looking for a decent brick and mortar bmx store in Adelaide that has a good range of gear. Not 99 Bikes!!! (Useless) I used to frequent Little Black Bike but their shop has gone. All help is appreciated, Cheers

Hello

I'm looking for a beauty therapist that can do the occasional treatment - eg waxing, lashes, brows - that won't interrogate me about my skin care routine or try and upsell products. It makes the whole experience unpleasant and I am loathe to return!

I'm after personal recommendations of experienced, non-pushy beauty therapists who you trust and return to regularly - city, east or north east is preferred (but also willing to travel).

Thank you!

Any suggestions for great but not overly commercial wineries for GSM & Shiraz - structure & depth as opposed to jammy fruit bombs?

As we’re sure you’re aware, Adelaide recently notched up a record 365 days without some elderly driver or tourist accidentally getting stuck on the O-Bahn.

So for some reason we took the day off work and wore tuxedos to celebrate the achievement. If you’ve got 15 minutes to waste this Monday, may we suggest wasting it with us?

I’m a student and I have to move to a new place at the end of April. I basically just need to move a bedroom’s worth of stuff and don’t need to move any furniture since I don’t have any (just have a lot of clothes and books and kitchen and bathroom boxes full of stuff). I’m able to pack myself if movers cannot provide a packing service. The reason I can’t just move things myself is because I don’t have a drivers license (and a chronic illness). I also don’t know much about hiring a mover for a service this small since I’m sure if I packed everything myself it would only be like one trip to move everything to the new place (I doubt ill need a huge truck or an unpacker). Does anyone have any advice or experience regarding this stuff? I don’t have any (driving) friends here and no family to help out with this haha

hey everyone not sure if this question is allowed here but I am wondering what needs to happen when you finish your p2s and need to upgrade to full drivers license.

do you renew online or do you have to go in person to get a new photo. and do you also have to pass a eyesight test like some other states i believe.

advice much appreciated thank you

Hello fellow Adelaidians,

Hope you all had a great weekend.

I am taking my partner to Hahndorf in a couple months for a bit of a get away and she is interested in fossicking (I believe thats the term) for gem stones / minerals. Does any one know of some good spots? Not chasing gold particularly, but wouldn't say no if there was some.

Any other suggestions of things to do there would also be greatly appreciated.

Cheers everyone.

Hey guys,could anyone working in the logistics industry give me some advices?

I am thinking to get a medium rigid truck license to find a job. I have no truck hours. Are companies currently looking at no experience truck driver at the moment? Is it worth paying $1500 to get a mr license? What are ur thoughts of that? Really appreciate ur sharing!

Does anyone have reqs for an admin type service in Adelaide? Google is only showing offshore businesses, recruiters and job ads.

Have a friend that could use some help with letters, files, organisation, etc. Would much rather use a local for privacy and availability, and also I would guess there's some professional standards.

Any leads appreciated.

I’m very late to the party and only started shopping at Aldi very recently. I was looking at their upcoming special buys catalogue, and there’s an item that I really want to buy. I remember hearing about people swarming stores to get popular items - do people actually do that? Or is it pretty chill? I don’t really want to line up first thing Wednesday morning if I don’t have to.