We’re helping you to learn about the plants in your Open, Green, Public Adelaide Park Lands one species at a time.
Today: purple fuzzweed!
A mockup plan for a new championship golf course in Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1 of your Adelaide Park Lands) has indicated a minimum canopy loss of 54% from the Park’s 9,000 trees.
The State Government is now under pressure to defend or justify its looming tree massacre, being planned to cater for a small number of multi-millionaire FIFO golfers.
This is the consultation that the State Government doesn't want you to have!
“Stop the Chop” Community forum, Sunday 21 September. Hear the facts, put your questions to a panel of experts. Find out what’s at risk from State Government bulldozers and chainsaws.
An international golf course designer and LIV Golf supporter has sounded an alarm about the prospect of losing thousands of trees from the picturesque North Adelaide golf courses in your Park Lands.
It seems that State Government ministers need a fresh reminder about how many people value and love your Park Lands.
The Possum Park Protection Platoon is stepping up advocacy and action to head off the Government’s seizure of your Park Lands for profit.
The State Government’s hasty swoop to take over a large swathe of your Park Lands has cleared the way for a loss of biodiversity and large intrusive new buildings, infrastructure and more car parks on your Open Green Public spaces.
The move defies many of the State Government’s own rules and laws; so that an upgraded golf course can downgrade your Park Lands.
Your Park Lands Need your support on the morning of Sunday 9 July.
On that morning, please help us plant up to 4,800 of these Park Lands supporters into the grass of Denise Norton Park/ Pardipardinyilla (Park 2).
“Plant to Protect” - to show how many people have signed up for a win-win: demanding both a new Aquatic Centre on a brownfield site; and to fully protect this Park.
The City of Adelaide has become the first major sponsor to recommit to the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize, by including a renewed $15,000 sponsorship in its 2023-24 budget.
See what other Park Lands matters were dealt with, in what the Council describes as a budget to “support future sustainability and City pride.”
Rewilded parts of your Adelaide Park Lands have been in the spotlight recently, after a successful community effort protect an area that had been targeted for destruction.
SA rewilding facilitator Tiffany Schultz speaks to APA’s Carla Caruso about the need for “flourishing ecosystems” in your Park Lands and beyond.
Debate about a new Adelaide Aquatic Centre has dragged on for many years. However in the next three months it will come down to a simple choice.
Will the State Government and the City Council Restore and Protect? Or will they combine to Restore and Attack? One outcome would be 28 times better than the other.