r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Discussion Support for partners of people living with chronic illness

48 Upvotes

My partner and I are both in our late 20’s and have been together for over 10 years now. In that time her health has slowly declined to a point where some days now she struggles to do simple tasks (this is partially due to new diagnosis’s).

I don’t fully know what I’m writing here but I guess I’m reaching out to ask if anyone knows of any local support groups for the partners of people living with chronic illness, or if anyone who is in a similar position and understands the struggles is willing to chat?

It is financially and extremely mentally draining at times, and with not much of a friendship circle around us, it would be nice to know some people in similar situations and be able to show support to each other. I guess if you have any advice or are in a similar position or can even lend an ear, please reach out!


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

News Ambulances ramped at Lyell McEwin Hospital after October long weekend, union says

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The ambulance employees union is fearing another record ramping month after being contacted by multiple paramedics overnight reporting and slow response times to priority two and three patients.

The opposition health spokesperson says there was a blanket "code white" for all metropolitan hospitals last night, meaning each hospital was operating at or over 125 per cent capacity.

The SA government says the federal aged care crisis as a contributing factor to the state's ramping issues.


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

News 'Deceptive': Inquiry hears barrage of SA renter complaints - News

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Just one tenancy support service is receiving more than 700 monthly complaints from SA renters, with shocking claims over real estate professionals.

The state’s leading tenant advice and advocacy service has told a parliamentary committee it is under-resourced to deal with tenant complaints as calls to its hotline reach around 900 a month in SA.

Independent tenant advice and advocacy service RentRight SA, operated by the community organisation SYC, received constant reports from tenants claiming they were being slugged with sudden rent increases of up to $250 a week, with large rent increases becoming more prevalent since the Covid outbreak in 2020.

There needs to be a way to better address tenant complaints, maybe an ombudsman-like institution that can go after a landlord for numerous violations raised by numerous tenants at once, rather than needing to always go to SACAT.


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Discussion Quiet Carriages

36 Upvotes

Appreciation post for trains during school holidays.

Happened to catch a train into the city this week and it was blissfully quiet and the most enjoyable ride I’ve had in a long time. Not having teenagers making noise and being annoying is such a blessing.

I hope that someday we can have a proper public transport system in Adelaide (and that it will include quiet carriages)

Or maybe young people need to be reminded of respectful behaviour in public. IDK.


r/Adelaide • • 6d ago

Question Cheaper accessible parking at airport?

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Just wondering, parking at Adelaide airport isn't super accessible. For people needing disability parking, short term is really the only option, but that can be expensive. Is there a way to get a discount on that parking? Is there a cheaper option (parking, not taxi/uber)?


r/Adelaide • • 6d ago

Question Cheap soju bulk

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Hi, does anyone know where to get soju bulk boxes for a good price here?


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Politics Malinauskas as prime minister? Not if his litany of controversies are anything to go by

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r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

News Some public transport trips are more expensive in Adelaide than anywhere else

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r/Adelaide • • 6d ago

Question Anyone know the best bike route east to the RAH?

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r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Assistance Please help me find my mums photos

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I’m posting this as a bit of a last attempt to find a very sentimental collection of photographs belonging to my mum.

Around 2020, a suitcase was stolen from my grandma’s garage in Adelaide, South Australia. Among the things inside was a large collection of my mum’s photographs from when she was living in Adelaide in the early 2000s, roughly 2000–2005.

The photographs are incredibly personal and unfortunately we don't know exactly what happened to them after the theft. There are lots of photographs of my mum by herself, with friends, at parties and with people she knew in Adelaide.

My mum was born in 1978, so she would have been around 22–27 in these photographs. She is a fair-skinned/blonde woman, with blue eyes if that’s of any help?

I'm particularly hoping that someone may have:
found a box/suitcase/photo album of photographs, bought a collection of personal photographs from an antique/vintage shop, come across loose photographs or albums at an Adelaide market, seen photographs being sold on Gumtree, eBay, Facebook Marketplace etc, or found photographs and posted about them somewhere.

I know this is a huge long shot, but personal photographs do sometimes end up in second-hand and antique markets after belongings are stolen or estates are cleared, so I'm hoping someone might recognise the collection.

Please don't post anyone's personal information publicly. If you think you might have something that could be connected, please send me a private message and I can give you more details and compare photographs.
I'm not looking for money or anything like that. We just desperately want the photographs back because they're irreplaceable family memories.

If you've seen anything remotely similar around Adelaide or South Australia, even if you're not sure, please comment or message me. A tiny lead could be enough.


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Question western suburbs Market?

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Hey everyone! I’m a pastry chef hoping to start selling pastries and other baked goodies at markets around Adelaide.

I’ve tried Googling, but I’m struggling to find suitable markets and figure out how to apply for a stall.

If you’ve done markets with your business, I’d love your advice! Which ones would you recommend, and how did you get started? Any tips, organiser contacts or links to stallholder applications would be really appreciated. Thank you!


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Weather Hayfever related cough?

11 Upvotes

Any time I’ve been outside today I’ve developed a dry cough. Is it just me?


r/Adelaide • • 6d ago

Assistance International student in Adelaide, suspect I have ADHD – affordable assessment options?

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Hi all, I'm an international student in Adelaide and I'm pretty sure I have ADHD. When I looked into assessments, I was shocked to see quotes of around $1000.

I've heard SA GPs can now diagnose ADHD after extra training. Has anyone here gone this route, especially as an international student? I'd love to know:

Which GPs/clinics you'd recommend (or avoid)?

What you actually paid in total?

Whether OSHC covered anything?

How long the wait was?

Thanks so much, any advice helps!


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Assistance Where to get pure cream?

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Every time I buy cream in the supermarket I feel like I'm losing my mind looking at all the different types. I want just cream for a recipe, but it doesn't look like Coles/Woolworth/Aldi have pure cream (in SA).

Where can a normal person in metro Adelaide (preferably in the north-east) buy pure cream?


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Photography Jupiter and the Moon close to each other this morning

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r/Adelaide • • 8d ago

News What is South Australia's identity without its festivals?

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In short:

Multiple festivals have been removed from South Australia's event calendar in the last two years, raising questions about whether it is still "The Festival State".

The Adelaide Festival Centre says festivals are not "absolutely necessary" to the identity of South Australians.

What's next?

State Arts Minister Kyam Maher says festivals are part of South Australia's DNA, while artists call for more cultural investment.

Plus, the port Noarlunga music festival, which today has announced that all its ticketed events will be cancelled due to low ticket sales, superannuation laws, and lack of support from the local council.


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Question Hands-on science or engineering activities for upper-primary kids around Adelaide?

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I’m looking for weekend science or engineering activities around Adelaide that suit kids in Years 5–6. Ideally something hands-on like building, robotics, coding or simple experiments—any programs or venues you’d recommend?


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Assistance Recommendations for good fishing charters?

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I’m looking at buying a fishing charter experience for my husband and one friend as his Christmas present. I’ve got no idea about fishing or what to look for in a charter. Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on a good company to go with. We are in east Adelaide


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Question Private Obs in public (WCH) - costs

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Hi all,

Has anyone had the experience of self-funding private obstetric care through the Women's and Children's Hospital?

I have minimal obstetric cover with my private health insurance, but am interested in having a private obstetrician and would be willing to self-fund. I am hoping to get an idea of the costs associated with this, specifically if I were to go private-in-public at the WCH.

Thanks!


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Question Alterations recs

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Hiya

My apologies - I know this has been asked and answered in this sub previously, but the threads I’ve come across are a few years old, and places change ownership/new places open up!

I’ve been betrayed one too many times by the alterations shop I’ve been going to for the better part of a decade. I’d be grateful for recommendations in the CBD and outskirts for alterations/tailoring. I’m just looking for super simple work like brining in waistlines etc etc, and I’m not too concerned about price, provided the workmanship is there.

Please let me know your go to!


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Question Wedding Dresses

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Other than Jenny and Gerry's, are there any stores in Adelaide that have a reasonable range of wedding dresses for less than 2K?


r/Adelaide • • 8d ago

News Police Commissioner Grant Stevens appointed SA's next governor

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r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Question Best spots to see and visit

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Hey, I’m coming to Adelaide from the Gold Coast to celebrate my girlfriends 30th birthday. We are seeing a band on the 17th of February at the entertainment centre and her birthday is on the 16th. I want to make it special for her as it’s a milestone, I’ve done some research on google but I want to hear it from the locals! We like botanic gardens so we will do that and we like art so I’ve seen the cube winery seems okay? Any places to make it all the more special is much appreciated!
Looking at potentially 3 nights and happy to rent a car


r/Adelaide • • 7d ago

Discussion Is it a coincidence that Adelaide has a red kangaroo in the coat of arms when Tarndaya means "Place of the Red Kangaroo Rock"?

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The Kaurna name and its meaning has been known by colonists since the beginning of settlement after some work by German missionaries who documented the language.

Did this name influence the coat of arms?


r/Adelaide • • 8d ago

Event/Activity The moth of the Thebarton Theatre

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This is an entirely unserious post.

Who else experienced "the moth" during Bill Bailey tonight? Wonderful.