We’ve just unveiled our largest-ever yearly program of events.
In 2022, we’re making it easier to plan for, and book for any of our Guided Walks and other events, with the Adelaide Park Lands wall calendar..
Sue Wincott shares the delight of spotting her first Australasian Grebe at Victoria Park/Pakapakanthi (Park 16). With adults diving nearby and a tiny youngster on its nest among the reeds, this memorable introduction to the wetland and the birdlife that makes it special.
What will the proposed MotoGP mean for community health? Margaret Brown looks beyond the economic arguments to the potential impacts of increased noise, air pollution, traffic congestion, tree loss and the disruption of green space. She argues that the health costs of bringing more motor racing into the Adelaide Park Lands deserve much greater scrutiny.
Australia loves sport. But should major sporting events come at the expense of our public green spaces? In Brisbane and Adelaide, communities are fighting to protect precious park lands from major developments. Different governments, different projects, but remarkably similar battles.
As the South Australian Government pushes ahead with plans to bring MotoGP to Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi, a leading birdwatcher says the State could be overlooking another growing tourism opportunity, one that depends on protecting our natural environment rather than building racetracks through it.
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.
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.
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.