Is Art intended to express beauty, or is it intended to make us think?
The Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize is about both.
For almost a decade, Trees for Life’s Regenerate program has been bringing people together in the Adelaide Park Lands through Bushcare, nature, culture and connection.
We talk with Tricia Curtis about how caring for nature can also mean caring for ourselves—and why the Park Lands are such an important place for community wellbeing.
CONTENTS
1. Editorial: From the President: The Movement to Stop the Chop Is Growing
2. Members are Ready for Battle: Park Lands Association Forum
3. Park Poetry - Flying foxes (Fruit Bats)
4. Pic of the Month – Dr Bird Nerd
5. Charles Sturt and Prospect Council Join the Campaign for Your Lands
6. The Pen Is Mightier than! 28,000 signatures and counting
7. The First Hints of Spring: Guided Walk Through Red Gum Park / Karra Wirra
8. OPINION: Time to Debunk Some Misinformation
9. SE City Residents Raise Concerns About Proposed MotoGP in the Park Lands
10. The Mosquito vs the Elephant: Save Festival Plaza Update
There is plenty of evidence about:
the importance of protecting mature trees, and any city’s tree canopy;
that South Australians want to see their Adelaide Park Lands protected;
that the international LIV Golf tour is financially unsustainable and on the brink of collapse.
Yet the State Government refuses to see.
Earlier this year, our members and supporters told us, in a survey, that they wanted more opportunities for hands-on roles within your Adelaide Park Lands.
We’ve heard the message - and created a new volunteer role, of “Park Guardian”. Come to an introductory information session on Monday, 9 December.
A cascade of Freedom of Information applications is aiming to find out why there’s been little to no progress in the campaign to get UNESCO World Heritage listing of your Adelaide Park Lands.
Self-styled “transparency warrior” former Senator Rex Patrick has fired off several FOI applications trying to find out who or what is holding up the process.