Have you been walking through your Park Lands and smelled the scent of chocolate?
You might be walking past a herbaceous perennial herb, known as the Chocolate Lily.
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.
Premier Peter Malinauskas says the election settled whether his Government’s controversial Park Lands projects will proceed. Consultation can change the details, but not the decision. But what happens when some of the most contentious details were never put before voters?
The Premier claims the economic benefits of the MotoGP justify the destruction of the Eastern Park Lands. But international experience suggests World Heritage listing of the Park Lands will generate greater returns.
Senior Adelaide University academics say the SA Government used legislation to bypass normal planning assessment and public scrutiny of the North Adelaide golf course redevelopment.
Read what they found — and why the Adelaide Park Lands Association is calling for cast-iron protection against the future sale, privatisation or permanent alienation of our public Park Lands.
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.
An Adelaide institution is celebrating its 10th birthday during the S.A. History Festival this month.
Since May 2014, the #adelaideparklands #picoftheday has been running on social media; displaying thousands of different views of the world-unique treasure that is your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Nick Champion, should be reminded of your Adelaide Park Lands every time he enters his King William Street office.
We’ve put three specific Park Lands issues onto his agenda, and will be following up to see what progress, if any, the State Government is prepared to make on protecting your Open, Green, Public Park Lands.
Without any public consultation, or any electoral mandate, the State Government has done a private deal with one of Australia’s largest property developers, to put a 38-storey office tower on Park 26 of your Park Lands.
State Cabinet has agreed that the Walker Corporation can build one of Adelaide’s biggest office towers on what’s left of the Open Public space on your former Festival Plaza.
Hundreds of survey respondents have identified the State Government as the biggest threat to your Adelaide Park Lands.
The 2024 Park Lands Survey results, from both supporters and the general public, will be used to plan our next initiatives, as we Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore in your Open, Green, Public Park Lands.