The River Torrens in your Adelaide Park Lands is set to be reinvigorated with more wetlands and native plants in a $5 million funding boost. However, doubts have emerged about claims that the initiative might see a return of the platypus.
Labor, Liberals, combine to torpedo Park Lands protection Bill
The Labor and Liberal parties have combined in the Upper House of State Parliament to torpedo a law that would have given protection to your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.
Treasurer Rob Lucas described the draft legislation as “evilness” while Labor’s deputy leader Claire Scriven wanted to avoid future parliamentary debates about proposed Park Lands attacks.
"No Net Loss" What Does it Mean?
It's in Your Hands
Give a Park Lands gift
The good oil
Walk through Kaurna heritage
Pleased to Meet You, Anne and Liz
Uni students help fight rezoning
'Plogging' all the rage
An Historic Turning Point
Formal consultation on the State Government’s 70-hectare Park Lands land grab ended last Wednesday, but the fight for your Open Green Public Park Lands is just getting started.
Park Lovers throughout South Australia realise how much is at stake.
YOU can help by contacting Members of State Parliament’s Upper House.
A smaller Car Park loss is still a Park Theft
A Park in transition - wetland works in Park 20
Support swells for Helen Mayo Park
The Adelaide City Council, and State Parliament’s Upper House have each passed separate resolutions in support of your Helen Mayo Park, threatened by Premier Steven Marshall’s proposed new riverbank stadium.
Votes in the Council chamber (on Tues 26 Oct) and in State Parliament (on Wed 27 Oct) have put the State Government’s anti-Park Lands agenda in the spotlight.
Have Your Say on Park Lands – By Nov 8
Myth-busting #3: "Negative"
Time to reimagine Victoria Park?
Professor Doug McEvoy has a special affinity with Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16).
With motor racing gone, he's leading a community push for a new, friendlier Park design.
Forest Dwellers
Want to email a tree?
Labor, Greens back Helen Mayo Park against Premier’s threatened stadium
The SA Labor Opposition has joined with The Greens with commitments to protect Adelaide riverbank Park Lands from the current re-zoning threats of the Marshall Liberal Government.
The pledges throw a spotlight on the City Council, which in September took the politically-controversial step of offering to collaborate with the Liberal State Government in its push to confiscate Open Green Public Park Lands.




















