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4 August 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
Newsletter: 04 August 2026

CONTENTS

1. Editorial: From the President: The Movement to Stop the Chop Is Growing

2. Members are Ready for Battle: Park Lands Association Forum

3. Park Poetry - Flying foxes (Fruit Bats)

4. Pic of the Month – Dr Bird Nerd

5. Charles Sturt and Prospect Council Join the Campaign for Your Lands

6. The Pen Is Mightier than! 28,000 signatures and counting

7. The First Hints of Spring: Guided Walk Through Red Gum Park / Karra Wirra

8. OPINION: Time to Debunk Some Misinformation

9. SE City Residents Raise Concerns About Proposed MotoGP in the Park Lands

10. The Mosquito vs the Elephant: Save Festival Plaza Update

Newsletter: 04 August 2026
22 April 2026
Shane Sody
"None so blind"

There is plenty of evidence about:

  • the importance of protecting mature trees, and any city’s tree canopy;

  • that South Australians want to see their Adelaide Park Lands protected;

  • that the international LIV Golf tour is financially unsustainable and on the brink of collapse.

Yet the State Government refuses to see.

"None so blind"
24 March 2026
Shane Sody
Bitumen or butterflies?

Butterfly conservation advocates say a rare Chequered Copper Butterfly colony “will not survive” in Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16) if the State Government goes ahead with plans for a Grand Prix motorcycle circuit alongside its habitat.

Bitumen or butterflies?
26 February 2026
Shane Sody
No tree too big for Government chainsaws

No tree in your Adelaide Park Lands is significant enough to be safe from State Government plans to bulldoze Parks for temporary, elite FIFO sports events.

No tree too big for Government chainsaws
9 February 2026
Shane Sody
Stop the Chop rally, 28 Feb

A rally on Saturday 28 February might be your last opportunity to prevent irreversible losses within a massive 90 hectares of your Adelaide Park Lands.

Stop the Chop rally, 28 Feb
Shane Sody
24 July 2021

24 hours of running in the Park Lands

Shane Sody
24 July 2021
24 hours of running in the Park Lands

Do you love running in your Adelaide Park Lands?

Some people like it more than others. APA's Ted Jennings has been looking at some who stayed up all night to run around the Uni loop, in Park 10, for a 24-hour running event.

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Shane Sody
22 July 2021

90 minutes for outdoor exercise in your Park Lands

Shane Sody
22 July 2021
90 minutes for outdoor exercise in your Park Lands

Your Open, Green, Public Park Lands have never been more important.

With South Australia in lockdown due to COVID-19 clusters, city-dwellers and those living in nearby suburbs have found respite in Park Lands again for exercise (so long as you stay within 2.5km of home).

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Shane Sody
19 July 2021

Crafting adds colour to parks

Shane Sody
19 July 2021
 Crafting adds colour to parks

Items of “crocheted kindness” and painted rocks are popping up in your Adelaide Park Lands, just to brighten your day.

APA’s Carla Caruso has been investigating who’s behind these tiny craft surprises.

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Shane Sody
18 July 2021

Olympic stars among Adelaide archers

Shane Sody
18 July 2021
 Olympic stars among Adelaide archers

Olympic stars and locals of all ages are among those wielding bows and arrows in the eastern corner of Park 10 in your Adelaide Park Lands.

APA’s Carla Caruso has been watching the arrows fly and chatting to the archers about their love of this ancient sport.

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Shane Sody
15 July 2021

Due diligence needed for business setup on Park Lands

Shane Sody
15 July 2021

For any business wanting to set up on your Adelaide Park Lands there is a reputational risk involved.

Software company Link 4 has recently discovered another anomaly that can affect business.

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Shane Sody
15 July 2021

Pleased to Meet You, Yolanda and Yasmin

Shane Sody
15 July 2021
Pleased to Meet You,  Yolanda and Yasmin

Twins Yolanda and Yasmin brought their parents with them. on a recent APA Guided Walk through Park 11.

They’ve told APA’s Loine Sweeney how surprised and delighted they were at the lush greenery they found along the River Torrens / Karrawirra Parri

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Shane Sody
15 July 2021

Park Attacks cast doubt on 'National Park City' push

Shane Sody
15 July 2021
Park Attacks cast doubt on 'National Park City' push

The State Government's recently-foreshadowed attacks on three Park Lands sites has raised doubts about its current push to have Adelaide declared a National Park City.

The State Government is like the fabled pushmi-pullyu in Doctor Doolittle, with two heads pointing in opposite directions. Its spin doesn't match its actions.

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Shane Sody
14 July 2021

Winter outdoor events in Park Lands - an antidote to hibernation

Shane Sody
14 July 2021
 Winter outdoor events in Park Lands - an antidote to hibernation

Do you hibernate during winter? This year why not try one of the events set up in your Adelaide Park Lands to lure you outside. APA’s Carla Caruso has been investigating the spectacles that await you.

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Shane Sody
6 July 2021

Which candidate will best support Open Green Public?

Shane Sody
6 July 2021
Which candidate will best support Open Green Public?

In doubt about who to vote for in the City Council supplementary election? See what each of the candidates has had to say about YOUR Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands

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Shane Sody
3 July 2021

Know Your Park Lands Art: "The Space Between"

Shane Sody
3 July 2021
Know Your Park Lands Art: "The Space Between"

Dozens of public artworks decorate your Open Green Public Park Lands.

APA’s Carla Caruso has been chatting to some of the designers, to learn more about them. Today, “The Space Between”

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Shane Sody
30 June 2021

Don't vote - until you hear from us

Shane Sody
30 June 2021
Don't vote - until you hear from us

Don’t vote - until you hear from us!

These seven candidates are vying for one vacant position on the Adelaide City Council, with ballot papers due to be mailed to city residents and businesses later this month. We’ve asked each candidate four key questions about your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
30 June 2021

Mass plantings in Park 25

Shane Sody
30 June 2021
Mass plantings in Park 25

The City of Adelaide’s Biodiversity team and Rotary Adelaide Light came together on the last weekend of June, to complete a planting in Gladys Elphick Park / Narnungga (Park 25)

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Shane Sody
29 June 2021

Water's a magnet for treasure hunters

Shane Sody
29 June 2021
Water's a magnet for treasure hunters

Hobbyists have been hunting for trash and treasure in the waterways of the Adelaide Park Lands.

‘Magnet fishing’ involves using a rope, with a strong magnet attached, to pull items to the surface.

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Shane Sody
25 June 2021

Final year students document Park Lands

Shane Sody
25 June 2021
Final year students document Park Lands

Two media students from the University of Adelaide have created short films for the Adelaide Park Lands Association.

Allycia Dobson, 21, and Michael Genrich, 46, filmed, narrated and edited a video each, during internships with APA.

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Shane Sody
24 June 2021

Ancient Olive Groves in the spotlight

Shane Sody
24 June 2021
Ancient Olive Groves in the spotlight

Olives were the central theme of our most recent Guided Walk last Sunday, June 20.

Thirty-five people – and one beagle – joined APA President Shane Sody for a meander through the ancient Olive Groves in Parks 7 and 8 (Kuntingga and Parngutilla) between lower North Adelaide and Gilberton.

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Shane Sody
23 June 2021

Three Park Lands attacks in one State Budget

Shane Sody
23 June 2021
Three Park Lands attacks in one State Budget

The 2021 State Budget released on Tuesday 22 June contained funding for not one, but three attacks on your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.

A stadium, a new hospital and now even a new multi-storey car park would whittle away more of your Park 27, which has already been subjected to decades of erosion.

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Shane Sody
23 June 2021

Pleased to Meet You, Chris Harris

Shane Sody
23 June 2021
Pleased to Meet You,  Chris Harris

For Chris Harris, playing disc golf in the Adelaide Park Lands has turned his life around.

APA’s Loine Sweeney finds out why flying discs in Park 15 is inspiring Chris and so many others to try this growing new sport..

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Shane Sody
22 June 2021

State Budget raises the threat level for Helen Mayo Park

Shane Sody
22 June 2021
State Budget raises the threat level for Helen Mayo Park

Today’s State Budget raises the threat level for Helen Mayo Park.

The Budget includes a commitment to spend $79 million over the next two years on planning and site works for a proposed stadium, that would, if built, effectively destroy this site - Helen Mayo Park in Park 27.

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Shane Sody
20 June 2021

Foxes in decline in Park Lands

Shane Sody
20 June 2021
Foxes in decline in Park Lands

Fox sightings have been on the increase in Adelaide’s inner suburbs in recent weeks, according to local media reports.

However, the reverse appears to be true in the Adelaide Park Lands. But what should you do if you encounter a fox in the Adelaide Park Lands?

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Shane Sody
15 June 2021

Abandoned buildings become eateries

Shane Sody
15 June 2021
Abandoned buildings become eateries

Any loss from your "Open Green Public" Park Lands to new development is to be avoided.

However, some cafes have made use of previously-abandoned heritage Park Lands buildings, finding ways to stay viable even during the notoriously quieter, cooler months.

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