In todays Adelaide Digest edition:

• Positive News 🎙️

• Events - May 23-25 🎉

Did someone forward this email to you? If so, Subscribe Here.

Positive News 🎙️

🚧 Hindley Street Upgrade Begins

Hindley Street is set for a major 15M upgrade — its first since 1999. The revitalisation project will widen footpaths, plant new trees, improve lighting and CCTV, and add more outdoor dining space. With eight times more pedestrians than vehicles during peak times, the redesign focuses on safety and comfort for foot traffic. It also aims to attract daytime businesses and reinvigorate nightlife. [INFO]

🚨 New Law: Slow Down for Yellow Lights

SA has officially expanded its road safety laws to require motorists to slow to 25km/h when passing any stationary vehicle displaying flashing amber lights — including RAA patrols and tow trucks. This rule, previously only applied to emergency vehicles, is designed to protect roadside workers and the public. [INFO]

🏡 Rent-To-Buy Scheme Targets First-Home Barriers

The SA Government has launched a Rent-To-Buy Affordable Housing initiative to help long-term renters become homeowners. Under the scheme, tenants can lease newly built Housing Trust homes at 75% of market rent for up to three years. After this period, they get the option to buy at a pre-agreed price, shielding them from rising property costs. [INFO]

🦔 Quolls & Possums Thriving in Flinders Ranges

Ten years after being reintroduced to the Flinders Ranges, populations of western quolls and brush-tailed possums are thriving. More than 130 quolls and 30 possums were recently recorded in a single monitoring effort — many of them new individuals. This success, part of the long-running Bounceback conservation program, is due to controlled feral animal populations and safer habitats. Further conservation efforts are now expanding to other native species like red-tailed phascogales, bilbies, and endangered plants in SA’s north. [INFO]

🚦 South Road Megaproject Underway

Massive construction is underway on the 15.4 billion Torrens to Darlington (T2D) project — SA’s largest infrastructure job. The aim is to create a non-stop South Road corridor, bypassing 21 traffic lights and slashing commute times by up to 40 minutes. Two 4.5km tunnels will be drilled using custom-built tunnel boring machines (TBMs), with one expected to arrive in late 2025. The project supports 5,500 jobs and includes targets for apprenticeships, long-term unemployed, and Indigenous employment. [INFO]

Events: May 23-25

This section only includes events until the next edition on Monday, so here’s what’s happening Friday till Sunday!

Preloved Fashion Market 4AUD
Sunday | 10-3pm | Goodwood
60+ curated stalls featuring designer clothing, retro gems, handmade jewellery and accessories.
[INFO]

Markets At The Mill
Sunday | 10-3pm | Port Adelaide
Explore 90+ local stalls featuring upcycled, handmade, and new treasures at this family-friendly indoor market.
[INFO]

Brighton Sunday Market
Sunday | 7:30-12pm | North Brighton
Farm-fresh produce, tasty bites from food trucks, and a treasure trove of arts, crafts, antiques, and second-hand gems.
[INFO]

Market In The Gardens
Saturday | 10-3pm | Evanston Gardens
Expect everything from fresh produce, handmade crafts, and upcycled goods to burgers, loaded fries, live acoustic jams, and kids’ entertainment
[INFO]

Stirling Market
Sunday | 10-4pm | Stirling
With over 150 stalls offering handmade goods, local produce, fashion, plants, and more, it's the perfect day out for families, foodies, and market lovers alike.
[INFO]

Kidzchack Fun Family Fun Day
Saturday | 11:30-5:30pm | Adelaide
A day of family fun, including cubby house play, bouncy castles, face painting, and a sausage sizzle.
[INFO]

Camp Quality Convoy
Sunday | 10-1:30pm | Adelaide
Over 150 trucks will roll through Adelaide and Port Adelaide to raise funds for kids facing cancer. Which transforms into a lively free Family Festival packed with food trucks, rides, face painting, live music, emergency services displays, and more.
[INFO]

Cargo 77AUD
Friday | 9pm | Adelaide
Adelaide’s legendary nightclub Cargo returns for one epic night, celebrating nearly three decades of dance floor history.
[INFO]

The Wheaty’s 22nd Birthday
Sunday | 4pm | Adelaide
The Wheaty is celebrating its 22nd birthday with a lively party featuring two high-energy folk bands: Bromham and Golonka.
[INFO]

SixTwelve 90s Party
Saturday | 5-10pm | ST Agnes
Dance to iconic hits, sip themed drinks, battle it out in a Mario Kart showdown.
[INFO]

Wauwi Park Party by duck! ZERO CHARGE
Friday | 5-10pm | Adelaide
Get ready to dance under the stars at a vibrant open-air party in Light Square, hosted by City of Adelaide and duck! radio.
[INFO]

ARC Build And Info Session
Saturday | 2-5pm | Adelaide
Curious about building or battling robots? Makerspace Adelaide is hosting a casual info afternoon where you can learn about robot combat, check out bots
[INFO]

Curry And Kirtan Meditation 15AUD
Sunday | 6-8pm | North Adelaide 
Unwind with an evening of heart-opening kirtan meditation and a nourishing vegan curry.
[INFO]

Beer Pong Tournament 20AUD
Saturday | 7:30pm | Lockleys
Time to pick your partners, get your costumes ready and practice those shots - with elbows behind the table !
[INFO]

Mount Barker Railfest
Sunday | 10am | Mount Barker
Explore the SteamRanger depot with restoration displays, live steamers, memorabilia stalls, food, and more.
[INFO]

Vegan Feast #3
Fri-Sun | 12-8:30pm | North Adelaide
Celebrate plant-based living with a 3-day vegan extravaganza featuring live music, art, markets, and a special vegan menu.
[INFO]

Hill Valley Goes 90’s
Saturday | 8:30pm | Pooraka
Get ready for a throwback night of epic 90s rock nostalgia as Hill Valley returns with a themed gig celebrating the decade's biggest bands.
[INFO]

Rock Legends Tribute Night
Saturday | 7pm | Royal Park
A hair metal revival as two of Australia's top tribute acts—Poizon'Us and The Australian Mötley Crüe Show—unleash a night of glam, grit, and guitar at The Woodshed.
[INFO]

Druid Fluids 25AUD
Saturday | 8pm | Adelaide
Known for blending pop, psych, and rock into emotionally rich songwriting, they’ll be joined by guests SILK and Djawbreaker.
[INFO]

Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles
Sunday | 12:40pm | Adelaide Oval
[INFO]

THANKS!

Thanks for reading The Adelaide Digest! Let’s chat again on Monday!