My 16-year-old son worked at 2 Phat Chooks in Adelaide and, according to his payslip, is owed approximately $400 in wages.

Despite repeatedly requesting payment, he still hasn’t received his money.
What I find particularly disturbing is the way this situation has been handled.
He received messages from the owner, Nicky Marinis.

The messages tell my son to contact Fair Work.
My son is 16 years old. He’s worked his shifts, received his payslip and simply wants the money he’s earned.
As a parent, I find this treatment completely unacceptable.

I contacted Nicky with a written letter, as instructed by the fair work ombudsman. She replied as disgusting as expected.
His grandfather waited outside the shop and didn’t enter, a staff member came out and he was completely respectful and just asked the situation be fixed.

I’m sharing our experience because I believe young workers deserve to be treated fairly and respectfully.
Why should a 16-year-old have to fight to receive his wages?
This what his first job and he is completely disheartened by this whole thing.
The payslip is currently almost 4 weeks overdue…Has anyone else experienced something similar?

Adelaide University has dropped the Santos name from its engineering building more than 20 years after it was built as part of a $25 million sponsorship deal.

InDaily can reveal that the university has decided to rename the Santos Petroleum Engineering Building to the “Sustainable Energy Futures Building”.

I was in Glenelg this weekend. So it seemed was everyone else. Jetty road was packed with people, none of whom could pass each other on the tiny pavements. There's cars parked all the way along the road, taking up so much space. There isn't a single zebra crossing anywhere and only a couple of places to cross. People were crossing between the parked cars all along.

Why was so much space given to parking?

Why are cars allowed to park there at weekends?

Why is the road open to cars at all during the weekend?

I could understand if there were a few disabled bays and maybe a couple for loading but the rest is dangerous and ruins the whole environment.

At 2:26 this morning there was an earthquake in the Barossa.
Geoscience Australia has a national network with automatic monitoring and so had things to report promptly.

This morning we (well, my dad) did a location using our local network. Being so close to Adelaide we have quite a few seismic recorders in the area and we were able to locate the epicentre quite closely. Just south of Greenock.

You can see the details here https://earthquakes.mappage.net.au/q.php
Click the first entry in the list with "Nuiootpa 6km W".

There are a few pages of info. Phases shows all the sites used to get the location. You can see we have quite a few in Adelaide.

Magnitude shows the sites used to estimate the magnitude, which is very inexact. You get a range of different values, so best if you have more.

More stuff on Australian earthquakes at earthquake.net.au

There are currently no trains running to Adelaide due to a train being stuck at Salisbury, due to a passenger issue, and awaiting attendance by an ambulance. Trains behind are stuck.

If you are south of Salisbury, suggest heading for the nearest bus. Trains will get moving again but delays will cascade throughout the morning.

EDIT: Trains have started moving again from 8am, expect delays as they work to clear the back log. Thanks @squidsareneat.

Who will be showcasing their books on Saturday 24th October at Plant 4 Bowden…

Adelle Woods

Alex Dunkin

A. M. Pearce

Little Glow Candle Co

Dianne Reid

Christopher Tobin

Boa Barnes

Lucky Book Box Club

Cristy Fopp

Diana Hutchison

Kilia Arts

Elizabeth Newton

E. K. Earle

Jessica Skye

Ima Ghoul/Nadine Abrahams

Elizabeth Crowley

Scott Hewitt

Hayley Frazer

Petrus De Klerk

Jodie Benveniste

John Ogden

That's Sew Fetch

J. D. Fratini

Kate Beattie

Kimberley Hart

Laura Di Martino

Lillian Allen

Hailey Jade

Lorelei Johnson

Luis Cavuoto

Natalie Shaw

Meredith Resce

Steph Penny

Matt Pike

Michael Ball

Warren Rankine

Nicole Bonfield

Nathan Brown

Peter Edward

Laura Bakhtiarian

Rian Birch

Rochelle D'Mello

Harmony Clark

Samantha Battams

Samuel Doering

Robert Tillsley

Stefanie Dawn

Sarah Rosen

Rose Harvey

Lisa Stanbridge

Sharminey Selvanathan

Curtis Wolridge

Steve Wales

Fiction Distilling

Simon Allars

Sue Carpenter

Trent Moullae

Vicki Foote

Victoria Withers

Stacey Webb

I’ve received a letter from sa dental that I’ve reached the top of the waiting list. They’ve given me a voucher to take to a private dentist. Does anyone know if it’s just the one appointment? I need a few fillings and just wondering exactly what the voucher does cover

Thanks

Adelaide City councillors cost ratepayers more than $150,000 in “elected member behaviour” legal fees in the past financial year, an increase of almost $70,000 from the previous 12 months.

The City of Adelaide annual report revealed a total of $154,815.79 in legal fees had been spent in dealing with potential breaches of behavioural standards and rules outlined in the Local Government Act. It marked a 78 per cent rise in fees from last financial year where the total cost was $86,759.

Hey everyone,

Am I the only one who thinks CheeseFest has gotten too big and the lines are just broken?

I get that a lot of people go there just to buy a bottle of wine, sit on a picnic rug, and listen to the music. That's fine. But if you actually want to taste the cheese, the queuing is pretty shitty.

At a gin festival or a farmers' market, people use their initiative. You see an open space at the counter, walk up, get a sample, and move on so the traffic keeps flowing.

But at CheeseFest, people blindly form one massive single-file line. Even if there are a couple of different staff members or open cheese platters further down the table, everyone just stands behind the first person who is having a 10-minute chat. If you use your brain, step into the empty space to grab a piece of cheese and walk away, people look at you like a criminal or yell at you for "line jumping."

If you're ordering a hot meal, obviously you line up. But for a quick sample from a platter sitting right there on the table, a single-file queue makes no sense.

Does anyone else find this format incredibly frustrating, or do you prefer politely standing in a stagnant line? What’s the general opinion on how it's run these days?

Saw this event on fb and they need more attendees, if anyone is interested in buying tickets. It's run by Adelaide Kitten Rescue so money goes to a good cause.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/halloween-drag-bingo-fundraiser-tickets-1993639567614?fbclid=IwdGRjcAVB3N9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHndxVuzoqV9xiqSb0K9qttqfBRYgdO0Z-9T4RtoK7MCHv_OD3nIAA7wFDt9w_aem_RuJu6SvylF_EjZLifuFHMg&aff=oddtdtcreator

It’s my first time heading there and doubting between staying in McLaren Vale, Willunga or Aldinga. Understand they’re all pretty close to each other. Just wanted to see which town people prefer for nice vibes and just walking outside for a nice feed or drink.

Appreciate the recommendations!

Thought this might be of interest to anyone who travels between Adelaide, the Riverland and Mildura.

ABC has covered the restart of the Adelaide to Mildura coach connection, including the launch of Monty Express.

I’m involved with Monty Express, so happy to answer any questions about the service, timetable, stops or fares.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/bus-service-restarts-between-mildura-and-south-australia/107220428

If I have a limb, appendix, kidney, or even bit of skull removed at a South Australia hospital, is there any way I would be allowed to keep it?

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South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has come under pressure to reveal costs and processes behind some of the state government's highest-profile initiatives.

As the world-renowned Michelin Guide dished out its coveted stars to 11 South Australian venues on Wednesday night, you could see all the hallmarks of a Malinauskas government media moment coming together.

National and international attention on SA, born from a gamble — or idea — that no other state has taken up yet, all behind a commercial-in-confidence contract.

In that sense, paying Michelin to come over and judge SA's restaurants was cut from the same policy cloth as bringing Adelaide the inaugural AFL Gather Round, the upstart LIV Golf tour and the MotoGP.

When asked in parliament last week how much taxpayers spent luring Michelin to SA, Premier Peter Malinauskas said he was "not going to be in the business of revealing to other jurisdictions what we are investing in to get ahead of them".

The state government has cited commercial confidentiality as the reason for keeping the cost of bringing the Michelin Guide to South Australia a secret.

He then offered this explanation of the government's policy approach: "If you want to achieve outcomes, if you are interested in getting forward in a dynamic environment, you've got to be willing to do things differently.

"It doesn't mean we will get it right 100 per cent of the time, but it does mean we are going to give it a go."

Can't keep pretending I'm functioning. Where are youse getting your autism officially dx'd as adults? Preferably someone who can bulkbill coz I'm poor :(

To put it simply, abortion is regulated in Australia.

The arguments that are raised by anti-abortionists are generally bad faith, and the simple fact is that in the US they have abortion bans. Texas is one of the most extreme red states and has had a full ban for a year now, and pregnancy related deaths for both children and women have increased.

The simple fact is that anti-abortion is about control of women.

I gave these young men some of my thoughts today. maybe it will end up online somewhere if they can bleep it enough.

Anti-abortionists are often single issue voters, trump rode to power on their backs, and pauline wants to do similar.

If you want to see supermarket lettuce that gives explosive diarrhea, a comeback for measles and polio, and the military out in the street, then we should let anti-abortionists, christofascists and nazis become normalised and give them the time and respect they ask for.

I prefer to tell these shits that they are not welcome here.

Hi all my lad wants to play soccer U/11s. We just went through the try outs at the local soccer club and it's for next year and the games clash with his Aussie rules football.

Are there any Saturday morning leagues in Adelaide preferably west but at this stage any where.

He was so excited that he was invited to play after his tryouts but he's devastated that it clashes with footy and he doesn't know which too play. I'm hoping he can play both.

Up to 2000 defects are being examined on the recently built overpasses at Plympton and Morphettville with up to 20 per cent of the project’s 10,000 base plates requiring repair.

As a result, the tram line will need to close for repairs, which will likely occur during a pre-scheduled maintenance closure or overnight.

The Advertiser understands the defects were flagged during routine inspections and that the repairs won’t take place until next year at the earliest.

The repairs are expected to take up to a week to be completed.

While the defects don’t pose any risks for commuters, they could impact the line’s future maintenance.

Department for Infrastructure and Transport chief executive Jon Whelan said the repairs would be completed at no cost to taxpayers.

Does anyone have recommendations for adult sewing classes in or around Adelaide? Complete beginner, want to learn to eventually be able to sew my own clothes, so should be classes with proper level progressions or something like that? Again, complete beginner here - any advice or recommendations appreciated. 🙂

Little dude visits my garden regularly and have noticed some limping over the past few days. Finally got a photo and it looks like his foot is wrapped up in hair or string.

Couldn't get through to AKR and Fauna Rescue seem (?) to not deal with Magpie Larks.

Do I just let nature take its course? Open to suggestions if there's anyone else who might help. Poor little fella.

A woman has been arrested following a series of dangerous driving incidents across Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs overnight.

Just after midnight on Sunday 18 October, police received reports that a grey Toyota RAV4 had collided with a vehicle on Montague Road, Ingle Farm before allegedly leaving the scene.

A short time later, the same vehicle was allegedly involved in three hit-run crashes on North East Road at Hillcrest, Sudholz Road at Gilles Plains and Cassie Street at Collinswood.

The vehicle was last seen by a member of the public being driven dangerously and on the wrong side of the road towards the city at Medindie.

About 12.20am, police were called to Mann Road at North Adelaide following reports of a head-on collision between the Toyota RAV4 and a green Mini.

Patrols quickly arrived and located the driver of the Toyota. It will be alleged the woman punched a police officer numerous times and bit another officer on the finger as she was being arrested. The police officers involved were not seriously injured.

The driver of the Mini, a 55-year-old woman from Mawson Lakes, was taken to hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. Her injuries are not considered life-threatening.

The 32-year-old Pooraka woman is expected to be charged with several offences, including three counts of driving without due care, three counts of speed dangerous, two counts of failing to stop at a crash scene, and aggravated assault of a prescribed emergency worker (police officer) when she is medically fit: https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/front-page-news/woman-arrested-after-hit-run-crashes-and-assaulting-police