Wild olives can be environmental weeds. But that doesn’t make Adelaide’s historic, managed olive groves disposable.
The 1872 grove in King Rodney Park / Ityamai-itpina (Park 15) is threatened by the proposed MotoGP circuit.
But, we can control invasive olives and protect our living heritage.
Meet Dorothy Dunne — APA’s Membership Officer, lifelong nature lover and passionate Park Lands advocate.
From growing up beside Crown land to guerrilla planting, Trees for Life and years of activism, Dorothy has never been afraid to speak her mind. Now approaching 80, she remains as passionate as ever about protecting the Park Lands as free, peaceful public spaces for everyone.
Meet one of our essential Park Lands warriors.
The State Government is consulting on its proposed MotoGP circuit in Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi — including permanent construction and the removal of more than 400 trees.
Submissions close 11.59 pm, Sunday 20 September.
We’ve put together a simple guide on how to make a submission, what you might raise, and a template to help you get started.
Find out how to have your say.
The Adelaide Park Lands aren’t just green space – they’re a vital part of how students, workers and recreational cyclists get around our city.
Kadaltilla / Adelaide Park Lands Authority says the Park Lands provide around 59 kilometres of continuous walking and cycling paths, connecting major precincts through routes including the Adelaide Park Lands Trail and River Torrens Linear Park.
And there’s an economic benefit too. Walking and cycling in the Park Lands generates an estimated $196 million in annual economic value, through direct health, transport and environmental benefits.
As Bike Adelaide Chair David Elliott writes, safe, connected Park Lands paths are critical to cycling in Adelaide – and to keeping our city moving.
It took a Federal Court case to find out what the State Government is actually planning for John E. Brown Park.
A two-storey driving range, 108 car parks, up to 400 metres of netting, an 18-hole mini-golf course, retail facilities, new roads, water tanks and other infrastructure — all on public Park Lands.
These are significant changes, yet despite repeated questions, the community has had no meaningful opportunity to see or comment on the plans.
Why did it take a court case for South Australians to find out what is being proposed for their Park Lands?
Premier Peter Malinauskas has been urged to consider saving Adelaide’s Park Lands as part of the Government’s overall health strategy.
After the Premier’s reassurance that “all options are on the table” we’ve pleaded to save this Park 27 location for the health of future generations, by choosing a different site for a new Women’s and Children’s hospital.
One of the reasons to love your Park Lands is the diversity of environments and plants and animals across all of your 32 Parks and six Squares.
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the flora and fauna in your Park Lands, or share your own knowledge with others, there’s now a smartphone app to help you identify species; and/or share your observations.
The State Government has offered no assurances about protecting your Park Lands trees when deciding where to build a new Adelaide Aquatic Centre.
An overwhelming number of 682 survey respondents have urged the Government not to chop down dozens of trees but instead, pursue a win-win by choosing a brownfield site in an inner-city suburb for its promised new $82 million Aquatic Centre.
Regular cyclists are among those who Love Your Park Lands. One of Adelaide’s keenest commuter cyclists and Park lovers is IT engineer and father-of-two Chris Colhoun. APA’s Carla Caruso spoke to Chris about his cycling habit and the Kidical Mass movement.
Dr Ingrid Wangel has many strings to her bow. She’s APA’s Deputy President, also our Park Ambassador for Denise Norton Park / Pardipardinyilla (Park 2), a rural doctor, and a muso - plus the daughter of an Olympian.
We spoke to her about what makes her so passionate about your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.
Giddy-up! Keen joggers and walkers can hoof it to a new parkrun at Lefevre Park / Nantu Wama (Park 6), best known for its horse paddocks and bridle track.
Originating in the UK, parkruns are free, weekly, community events, held all around the globe; and gaining in popularity especially in your Adelaide Park Lands.
What happens when Adelaide people are given a real choice about where they would like to see a new Aquatic Centre?
674 responses to APA's community survey have delivered a strong message to the State Government: urging a win-win for both swimmers and your Park Lands, with a new Aquatic Centre in an inner suburb and restoration of the existing site.
The State Government has identified several Park Lands sites that it is holding hostage while demanding the release of other Park Lands sites on which it wants to put enormous new buildings.
These proposed "land swaps" are like the 'shell game' or the pea and thimble trick. They are being offered to make it appear as if your Park Lands would be winning.
The first ride in Adelaide, as part of the global Kidical Mass movement, will kick off from your Bonython Park / Tulya Wardli (Park 27) in September.
Kidical Mass is a growing worldwide body of people with the same vision: to allow children and young people to be able to safely and independently travel by bicycle, wherever they live.
Every five years the City Council reviews the over-arching "Management Strategy" for your Adelaide Park Lands. This review is required by law. The Management Strategy guides some (not all!) future decisions about your Park Lands. The current plan is being reviewed and you are invited to have your say.
Consultation on a proposed new Aquatic Centre site has turned into a farce.
Hundreds of responses to APA's ongoing community survey, demanding a win-win for both swimmers and your Park Lands, have been with-held from a "community reference group” hand-picked by State Government consultants to gauge the views of the public on a new Aquatic Centre site.
For some of us, doing the 16km Park Lands Loop is enough of an achievement.
For others, meandering the Adelaide Park Lands is a good way to stay limber before tackling longer distances, further afield. Carla Caruso chatted to two SA hikers, who enjoy frequenting the city’s parks in between their longer, rural hikes.
