Thebarton Barracks News Today

The state government secretly considered five Adelaide park lands sites for the police horse unit according to documents obtained by FOI.

The South Australian Police Museum will move from the soon-to-be-razed Thebarton barracks to a prominent corner in the southern CBD.

SA's Road Safety Centre moves to a new home costing “under $4 million” after being shunted from its long-term Thebarton Police Barracks site.

Today, readers comment on maxing out the government credit card, clogged roads and a CBD development.

Today, readers comment on the post-pandemic air travel, a sliding uni ranking, a chef shortage, spin and a new hospital.

Today, readers comment on the state government's $90m headache of moving police horses and dogs for a new hospital.

The SA police union boss says moving police horses and dogs out of the city to Gepps Cross at a cost of $90m is "one of the most cynical, self-serving actions I’ve ever seen from an SA government", accusing it of being willing to "dud everyone" to protect its Adelaide MP at the next election.

Today, readers comment on an amalgamation decision, housing and homelessness and agree that InDaily columnist Matthew Abraham is both spot on and dead wrong about a police horse barracks and park lands hospital.

Today readers comment on two plans to use parcels of the Adelaide park lands for the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the police horse headquarters.

Former Adelaide Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor has been appointed chair of the SA Heritage Council, replacing Keith Conlon who bitterly opposed the Malinauskas Government's move to bulldoze the state heritage-listed Thebarton Police Barracks for a new park lands hospital.