South Australia news

Physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or leading medications when it comes to managing and treating mental health issues such as depression ... More

Physical activity should be a “mainstay approach” for doctors treating patients with depression, anxiety and psychological distress. This is the evidenced-based conclusion published in a ... More

South Australia's Monarto Zoo says it will become the world's largest safari experience outside of Africa thanks to an AUS$40m (US$27.1m, €24.66m, £21.8m) investment project ... More

Regular exercise, a balanced diet, quitting smoking and cutting down on alcohol are the best ways to prevent dementia – even if the illness runs ... More

Adelaide’s Monarto Zoo is to get a new AU$16.8m (US$12.1m, €10.7m, £9.2m) visitor centre, providing visitors with a "world-class" entrance to the visitor attraction. The ... More

A design team led by US studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Australian architects Woods Bagot has won the international design competition for the Adelaide ... More

The shortlisted designs for a new art museum in Adelaide have been officially released, offering a first glimpse at what the likes of Adjaye Associates, ... More

A starry shortlist has been announced in the international competition to find a design team to create a new art museum in Adelaide, Australia. The ... More

The government of South Australia is commissioning an international search for a design team to create a second site for the state’s acclaimed art gallery. ... More

Ardent Leisure is planning significant investment in its entertainment ventures after offloading its health club business in a AU$260m (US$198.3m, €175.6m, £150m) deal to private ... More

Australian developer Lendlease has unveiled plans for a new billion-dollar city precinct for Melbourne, which will have a floating sky park at its heart. Melbourne ... More

The government of South Australia has revealed more details about its planned redevelopment of the Adelaide Festival Plaza into a major public leisure realm for ... More

South Australian winemaker d’Arenberg is hoping to create a new national landmark by building a twisting new visitor centre mimicking a Rubik’s Cube. Nic Salivati ... More

At least fifteen world class architecture projects shortlisted for the Inside Awards 2015 World Interior of the Year are for leisure venues. I n the ... More

An Australian national park could be designed by primary school pupils using the video game Minecraft. The government of South Australia has launched a competition ... More

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has opened up its latest attraction – an outback themed park offering guests an authentic Australian experience and the sovereign state’s ... More

Zoos South Australia (ZSA) has unveiled a 20-year masterplan for the proposed transformation of both its Adelaide and Monarto Zoos. The plans, drawn up by ... More

Regeneration organisation Groundwork has been appointed to manage the development of the Hafod Copperworks in Swansea, Wales, due to start early this year. The long-term ... More

Image: Goodlife will acquire six Fitness First gyms Goodlife Health Clubs has confirmed its intention to acquire Fitness First Essendon and five Fitness First gyms ... More

Professor Chris West, the current chief executive officer of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia (RZSSA), has been appointed to the same role at ... More

Lend Lease has revealed that it has secured an AU$355m (£229m, EUR267m, US$368m) contract for a major redevelopment of Adelaide Oval multi-sport venue in Australia. ... More

The Government of South Australia has announced the official opening of a new AU$100m (£65.1m, EUR72.7m, US$108.5m) aquatic centre and leisure complex in Marion. YMCA ... More

The Government of South Australia and the Stadium Management Authority has appointed Mott MacDonald to lead a major redevelopment of Adelaide Oval. First opened during ... More

Australian fitness chain Genesis Health Clubs is to open three sites in Sydney. The company, owned by the Melbourne-based Belgravia Group, already owns 38 clubs ... More