If you Love Your Park Lands, then it's time to blow the whistle on those who are planning to steal away another three Park Lands sites.
The London-based National Park City Foundation wants to hear from you.
Dear Premier, why won’t you call me by my name? If you are going to chop down my trees, why won’t you look me in the forest and tell me straight? Yours sincerely, Pirltawardli ….
It’s holiday time - so time to explore your Park Lands, especially the remarkable urban forest on Adelaide’s doorstep - before it’s drastically cut back. “It’s Not Just a Golf Course” is the event title. Explore it with us, on one of a dozen dates over the next few weeks.
More than 300 trees have been felled, so far, to make room for a three billion dollar hospital on your Park Lands, but much more tree destruction is on the way.
You’re invited! Please come to inspect, first-hand, the remarkable urban forest on Adelaide’s doorstep - before it’s drastically cut back. “It’s Not Just a Golf Course” is the event title. Explore it with us, on one of 15 dates over the next few weeks.
The City Council is undertaking a long-overdue revision of its “Community Land Management Plan” for your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands. It’s released, for community consultation, a draft of the "General Provisions" (the over-arching framework).
APA’s Kate Treloar has examined the document and has some suggestions for how you might wish to respond to the Council.
The London-based National Park City Foundation has been urged not to fall for State Government hypocrisy in seeking "Park City" status for Adelaide, while the Government continues to attack the Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.
APA has advised the National Park City Foundation that the Adelaide bid cannot be taken seriously, because the State Government keeps on attacking Park Lands.
A ghost story within North Adelaide Golf Course – part of Possum Park/Pirltawardli (Park 1) – is one of the tales in a new book.
APA’s Carla Caruso consults a “paranormal investigator” to see whether the truth is “out there”
Father and son team Ted and Nate Jennings last week led a fascinating Guided Walk through an environmental trail, wetlands, past historic grave sites, and rare native bush tucker plants in G.S. Kingston Park / Wirrarninthi (Park 23)
Biodiversity, animal sculptures and historic ruins were all on display during the APA Guided Walk in 1 August, as Carla Caruso reports
“Animals at Play” is a landmark feature within the Glover Playground in Lefevre Park / Nantu Wama (Park 6) in North Adelaide.
APA’s Carla Caruso has tracked down its South Australian creator, Anthony “Ant” Martin to find out more about these animals at play, who watch over the children who play in the playground.
Michael Harvey is the new and tenth director of the Botanic Gardens of South Australia and State Herbarium.
APA’s Carla Caruso spoke to Mr Harvey about how he envisages the Adelaide Botanic Garden co-existing with the so-called “Lot Fourteen” in Park 11, and the recent “Illuminate Adelaide” event.
The City Council is undertaking a long-overdue revision of its “Community Land Management Plan” for your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands. It’s released, for community consultation, a draft of the "General Provisions" (the over-arching framework).
The document includes a proposed "dog management map" which indicates areas where dogs would be permitted either on-lead or off-lead.
The State Government has unveiled the full scope of its plans to build over an enormous part of your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.
The scale of the Park Lands assault is unprecedented. A vast area of Park 27 would disappear under the Government's plans to build a new Women's and Children's Hospital, multi-storey car park and associated new roads on the Park Lands that you love.
A commemorative public artwork, dedicated to those affected by domestic violence, is one step closer to being created in your Adelaide Park Lands.
The Place of Courage project, backed by the non-profit Spirit of Woman organisation is expected to be built in Bonython Park / Tulya Wardli (Park 27) next to the model boat pond.