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Greg was recently quoted regarding his opinion of Walker Corporation’s controversial skyscraper being built between Adelaide’s Parliament House and Festival Centre in a piece at the Guardian. Here is the full comment from which Greg’s quote was taken, along with a link to the Guardian article. “Beyond what is a shameful grab of priceless public … Read full article
Greg spoke to the Friends of the State Library on 18th February 2025. “I have been privileged to both serve – and observe – our cultural sector from several vantage points over the past 40 years. And so I offer these observations very carefully and as a long time practitioner of cultural development.” Read the … Read full article
Greg shares his thoughts on Big culture in this endearing short documentary by Will Edwards and Josh Langman.
In this episode of the Notes on Adelaide podcast, Greg Mackie explains why this term of council was so different to his first – which was more than 20 years ago – and details his concerns with the elected body’s fractious nature. Listen now
The Rainbow Walk on Light Square / Wauwi is set to get a lick of paint. Read the article here
Greg Mackie has recently become a member of Impact100 South Australia, a giving circle that awards high-impact grants to a range of South Australian-based organisations delivering grassroots initiatives supporting vulnerable members of the community including children, the elderly, the homeless and people living with a disability. View the announcement on Facebook
Adelaide is well recognised as a ‘festival city’ – it is when we are at our very best and about much more than just a good time. Rebuilding our city economy post-COVID demands that we do two things with a sense of urgency – turbo-charge our cultural economy, and grow our city centre residential population. … Read full article
Greg was interviewed on the Adelaide Chronicles podcast, where he shared his vision for a sustainable, inclusive future discussed what he hopes to to contribute as a recently elected Adelaide City Council member. Listen now
Fellow Elected Members, it is an honour to return to service as a Councillor for Central Ward, but I do so, mindful that voter participation in city elections – and in local government through much of South Australia – is disturbingly, and unacceptably, low. Each Local Government Area shares with the Electoral Commission of South … Read full article
In January 2018, and published 6 Feb 2018, I wrote an op-ed piece positing Adelaide’s possible future as a ’City of Collections’. It included my strong endorsement for the ‘Adelaide Contemporary’ vision of friend and colleague, former Director, Art Gallery of South Australia and now Director of the National Gallery of Australia, Nick Mitzevich. Little … Read full article