The Plastic Bag Store

Festival season is fast approaching, and this year Adelaide Festival are bringing The Plastic Bag Store to Rundle Mall.

Created by artist Robin Frohardt, The Plastic Bag Store is a supermarket made entirely from hundreds of upcycled plastic bags and plastic. The supermarket showcases everyday products from fruit and vegetables to tubs of ice cream and cleaning products, which have all been handmade from used plastic.

This jaw-dropping supermarket is not only a first for South Australia, but a first for Australia! It was originally designed for Manhattan’s Time Square where it premiered in October and Rundle Mall is its first-ever international destination.

The free event will be open to the public every afternoon from Tuesday 23 February – Sunday 14 March, on level 1 of Rundle Place.

On Tuesday 16 February, Adelaide Festival will reveal a merchandised window cube, designed by artist Robin Frohardt, which will be positioned on the Mall opposite Rundle Place to drive awareness pre-event and during to direct visitors to the exhibition. The opposite side of the window cube will support the single-use plastic messaging from Green Industries South Australia.

Busking in the Mall This Festival Season

Adding character and ambience to our Mall, we're excited to welcome high-class talent over Festival season. With increased buskers over this period, we have employed a busking supervisor to manage and monitor performers.

From Monday 1 March 2021, single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cutlery will be prohibited from sale, supply and distribution in South Australia, except upon request for a disability or health reasons.

These products can be replaced with reusable and compostable alternatives, such as metal and wooden cutlery. A list of alternative products can be found via the Replace the Waste website. Retailers should start to consider phasing out single-use plastics ready for 1 March 2021. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us.

Rundle Mall will be open from 11am to 5pm for Adelaide Cup public holiday on Monday 8 March 2021.

If you have any further questions, please get in touch below.

On Monday 8 February 2021, night-time work commenced on an overhead gantry which is being installed in James Place as part of the new Charter Hall Group development at 60 King William Street. This will remain for the duration of the project.

Stakeholder notification has already commenced for the two-stage gantry install along James Place and King William St enabling pedestrian traffic to be maintained throughout the project.

The development will become the largest commercial real estate project in Adelaide’s CBD and will include approximately 40,000sqm of office space and 3,600sqm of retail space for 3,500 commercial and retail workers. It will also create more than 1,500 local jobs during the delivery phase.

Completion is anticipated to be mid-2023.

If you have any questions, please contact the Rundle Mall team.

Free Expert Advice to Save on Energy Bills

The City of Adelaide is offering free, personalised advice to help your business reduce its energy costs. The free online event on Wednesday 3 March from 2pm – 4:30pm will allow participants to receive one-on-one advice from experts, on the following topics:

• Practical steps to reduce electricity and gas bills
• Payback times for equipment or upgrades
• Solar power options
• Building or tenancy star ratings
• ‘Carbon neutral’ or ‘100% renewables’
• How to green your business, and more…

Each business can select their preferred expert from a list of 16 people and can register for 2 x 20-minute sessions. To find out more please follow the link below or contact speed.dating@renew.org.au.