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My article with maps of the median house prices for each suburb, and a few other nerdy charts. Same as I've posted here before, just updated with the latest quarter of sales data.

The tax changes only came in recently so don't affect the upward trend. Some suburbs dropped in Q2 but by default it's showing the last four quarters.

In short:

A retired teacher says some educators are inflating the grades of year 12 students, and that the current moderation process is "unfair".

Other teachers agree, while the Independent Education Union says the alleged practice is not surprising because teachers want to show their students' best work.

What's next?

The SACE Board, which moderates the grades, says there is no evidence of the practice, but is considering changes to the process.

Almost daily, I will see a post here looking for social connections. So I have made a thread for it.

Answer some/any/add to the suggested questions and see what comes from what.

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF F**KING GOD THINK BEFORE YOU DM SOMEONE

What are you looking for?
Friends / dating or partner / activity buddy / joining an existing social circle / sports club / gaming group / other:

Gender:
Age:

Interests:
List the things you genuinely enjoy doing

Not interested in:
Activities, scenes, or environments you would rather avoid.

Social style:
One-on-one / small groups / larger groups / quiet activities / active outings / structured clubs.

What would you actually like to do?
Examples: coffee, pub trivia, hiking, live music, board games, cycling, gym sessions, gaming, book clubs, creative projects, casual meals, sports, volunteering.

Existing hobbies or groups:
Are you already involved in any clubs, sports, communities, or regular events?

Open to trying:
Anything new you would be interested in exploring.

A little about you:
A few sentences about your personality, lifestyle, and what people can expect when meeting you.

Ideal outcome:
What would a successful connection look like, an occasional activity partner, a regular friendship group, close friends, dating, or simply meeting more people?

Preferred first meeting:
Public event / coffee / group activity / online chat first / other:

Anything else worth knowing:
Pets, accessibility needs, family commitments, shift work, social anxiety, competitive Scrabble trauma, etc.

Former professional cyclist and two-time Olympian Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified.

The 36-year-old was banned from driving for five years after he was handed a suspended sentence last year for the events leading up to the death of his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins.  

The state government is washing its hands of a social media page – originally authorised by a key Labor MP – targeting protesters. Key Labor Ministers follow the page and the Labor Party regularly gives ‘likes’.

Was at the Zoo for the light show and saw this view of the Oval on the way and couldn’t say no to photo.

Received someone else’s uber order.
Reported it asap but no option came through to return it…

The one and only my time I went nude surfing a one armed woman dived under my board as I caught a wave across the beach.

This happened in the late70s or early 1980s.

Does anyone else remember a one armed naked bather?

Just trying to back up an oft repeated story.

A man was detected drink driving after sitting through multiple green lights in the CBD in the early hours of this morning. At 1.40am on Friday 17 July, police received a report that a VW wagon was stationary at the intersection of King William Road and Grenfell Street, Adelaide for about 30 minutes.

The car missed at least five cycles of traffic light changes.

Police attended and the driver, a 34-year-old Norwood man, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.176 - over three times the legal limit. He was reported for drink driving and will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.

His car was impounded for 28 days and he was issued with a 12-month instant loss of licence.

https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/eastern-police-district/drink-driver-misses-green-lights-in-cbd

Apparently it’s one of the City Lights instalments and it’s called ‘Checkmate’ but it’s not showing up when I search it on the Illuminate website. I really wanna witness this majesty for myself.

Not just venting. Genuinely asking.

People don't reply. Matches go quiet after "hey." Anyone else end up juggling way more matches than they actually care about?

Has anyone found something that actually works here? Or are we all just stuck swiping into the void?

Councillor Henry Davis has resigned from his seat on the Adelaide City Council effective immediately, days after being booted from a council meeting.

Davis said he would resign at Montifiore Hill’s Light’s Vision statue on Friday morning, also announcing his tilt at Lord Mayor at the next council election.

The Australian Taxation Office is committing $73.4 million to relocate its Adelaide offices into Festival Tower Two. 

Critics are questioning whether the move represents value for money, but the ATO says its existing office fit out is "at the end of its usable life".

Just a trivial question.

I'm new to Adelaide (and Australia in general), and whenever I take the train, I don't really see other people tapping their MetroCard? More often than not people would just enter and find a seat straightaway. Is it ..normal? 🤔

Just posting regarding the wind drought in SA over the next week, this will probably affect those of you looking to gain on spot prices with solar and batteries installed.

Just a heads up.

I don't have batteries or solar installed on my rental.

A good mate with both a Tesla 2 and 3 battery is utilising custom discharge to the grid settings at the right moment to maximise profit by looking at the spot prices.

Edit: Old mate has also setup up manual gating to prevent automatic discharge to the grid at the whim of his provider. Maintaining charge in his batteries going into the evening.

https://www.aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/data-nem/data-dashboard-nem/

Click Price and Demand, then SA for local real-time stats.

Edit 2: and there it is at 7pm tomorrow, confirming the wind drought.

https://imgur.com/a/Q1jtgBJ

Does anyone have information on where adults can sign up for beginner woodworking or carpentry classes? Not trying to make a career change or anything, just a regular class as a hobby.

Preferrably somewhere in the city, Mawson Lakes, or Salisbury

Thanks!

So I’m on a scholarship to study mechatronics engineering in Australia but I’m still considering which uni to go to. I’ve heard good things about Adelaide but going through some posts from about half a year ago, I’m seeing a bunch of things about a merger and the uni being a shitshow. But considering it’s been a while I just wanna see how things are going now. Cuz ngl I really like Adelaide as a city (never been) but like I’ve seen a bunch of nice things about the city itself. I’m just wondering how’s the uni now and is there anything I need to know before coming? Or perchance different city and uni recommendation? Anything would be helpful.

I have a 6AM flight to catch next week. I’ve been burned in the past by both ride share and taxis where they accept the fare the day prior but cancel at last minute.

Anyone have any tips to ensuring someone will for sure turn up at my house at 4AM on a Tuesday morning? I am only a 20 minute drive away at this time of day.

Am I better to go with a taxi service ? If so, any recommendations?

Was watching this Virgin flight take-off when it rejected and returned to the loading bay.

🔥"TONIGHT"🔥

Hey, just a quick one — All A’Board men’s community board game group is on again tonight. Last month we had about 25 blokes rock up and it was a really good night.

If you’ve been thinking about coming along, tonight’s probably a decent one to check out. It’s pretty easy going.

We meet at Salisbury East Neighbourhood Centre (28 Smith Road, Salisbury). If you want to text ahead or have any questions, just message 0438 784 851.

Also, Shaun’s just started another group in Two Wells on the first Friday of the month (flyer above) if anyone’s keen. It’s a bit further out but only a quick drive up Port Wakefield Road.

I’ll get him to drop the Discord link in the comments if anyone wants to join that.

Should be a good one tonight.

Basically just looking for a third place for a friend and I to meet up that isn’t each other’s houses.

From Google Maps images, it looks like most libraries are just very dark with the gross fluorescent lighting. Was hoping to find a place where it was was lit up by the sun, without actually having to be out in the sun (too cold unfortunately).

I checked a thread on here but it recommended only CBD areas, and I’d prefer the suburbs somewhere (don’t mind distance).

Also - doesn’t have to be a library, but wasn’t sure if there were other facilities available.

Am newish to ADL and still looking for my salon 🤍 I have long hair, pretty thick, blonde and grey. Wanting a re-style and colour advice. I’m 55, don’t mind paying for quality. I’m close to the hills, but will travel!! Thank you in advance!🤍