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Unique
What We Do
* Explore
> Explore - Guided Walks
> Explore - Trail Guides
* Inspire
* Protect
* Restore
Features of Your Park Lands
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Open Green Public
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December 15, 2025
Shane Sody
Xmas - New Year in your Park Lands

It’s holiday time - so time to explore your Park Lands, especially the remarkable urban forest on Adelaide’s doorstep - before it’s drastically cut back. “It’s Not Just a Golf Course” is the event title. Explore it with us, on one of a dozen dates over the next few weeks.

Xmas - New Year in your Park Lands
December 14, 2025
Shane Sody
304 down, and counting

More than 300 trees have been felled, so far, to make room for a three billion dollar hospital on your Park Lands, but much more tree destruction is on the way.

304 down, and counting
November 29, 2025
Shane Sody
See it before it disappears

You’re invited! Please come to inspect, first-hand, the remarkable urban forest on Adelaide’s doorstep - before it’s drastically cut back. “It’s Not Just a Golf Course” is the event title. Explore it with us, on one of 15 dates over the next few weeks.

See it before it disappears
November 2, 2025
Shane Sody
Five-storey golf fences required

Fences or nets as high as a five-storey building will be required in your Adelaide Park Lands, to safeguard the public from wayward golf balls hit from a State Government driving range.

Five-storey golf fences required
September 11, 2025
Shane Sody
Canopy shredding

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.

Canopy shredding
Shane Sody
December 4, 2024

Fit for what purpose?

Shane Sody
December 4, 2024
Fit for what purpose?

Memo to City Councillors: Propping up a bar, or taking private function bookings, are NOT sports.

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Shane Sody
November 29, 2024

What Bird is that? - White-faced heron

Shane Sody
November 29, 2024
What Bird is that? - White-faced heron

Meet a slender and elegant bird, frequently encountered both along waterways including in your Adelaide Park Lands. Nick Munday answers the question: What Bird Is That?

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Shane Sody
November 27, 2024

Council caves on Plaza tower

Shane Sody
November 27, 2024
Council caves on Plaza tower

The Adelaide City Council has backed the State Government’s gift to private developer, Walker Corporation of a second massive new office tower on the former Festival Plaza in your Park 26.

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Shane Sody
November 26, 2024

What Inspires Us

Shane Sody
November 26, 2024
What Inspires Us

Is Art intended to express beauty, or is it intended to make us think?

The Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize is about both.

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Shane Sody
November 26, 2024

Adelaide and Paris - opposite directions

Shane Sody
November 26, 2024
Adelaide and Paris - opposite directions

Paris and Adelaide are heading in opposite directions. One city values trees over car parks; the other values car parks over trees.

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Shane Sody
November 25, 2024

Join the Park Guardians

Shane Sody
November 25, 2024
Join the Park Guardians

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.

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November 25, 2024

Take it in your Stride

Guest User
November 25, 2024
Take it in your Stride

Tom Schache is behind Stride Run Club, which holds tri-weekly group runs in your Park Lands.

The runs are all free to join. We spoke to Tom, 24, about why he and his fellow joggers love to hit the paths in Your Park Lands.

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November 23, 2024

Slices of mythology

Guest User
November 23, 2024
Slices of mythology

You don’t need to visit an art gallery or a museum to see Roman and Greek mythological characters.

Such sculptures can be seen right here in your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
November 14, 2024

Sports buildings: upward and outward

Shane Sody
November 14, 2024
Sports buildings: upward and outward

The City of Adelaide is about to hand over much more of your Park Lands to sporting clubs and groups, to build bigger clubrooms to national standards; and to fence off more playing fields.

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November 14, 2024

Walk in the Botanic Garden

Guest User
November 14, 2024
Walk in the Botanic Garden

Last weekend’s Guided Walk through the Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11) proved to be one of our most popular of the year, attracting a huge turnout.

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November 12, 2024

Know Your Park Lands Art: Light’s Vision

Guest User
November 12, 2024
Know Your Park Lands Art: Light’s Vision

Our series of stories, Know Your Park Lands Art, guides you through various creative displays within your Adelaide Park Lands.

This time, we’re focusing on an iconic statue, where many joggers pause to take a breath and drink in the view.

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Shane Sody
November 11, 2024

Sports buildings: upward and outward

Shane Sody
November 11, 2024
Sports buildings: upward and outward

The City of Adelaide is about to hand over much more of your Park Lands to sporting clubs and groups, to build bigger clubrooms to national standards; and to fence off more playing fields.

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Shane Sody
November 10, 2024

Inspire: Young artists have a voice

Shane Sody
November 10, 2024
Inspire: Young artists have a voice

What does it take for a primary school student to become a category winner in the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize? Terri Moore, chats to 2023 winner, Piper Binsted about her inspiration in your Adelaide Park Lands.

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November 8, 2024

Know Your Park Lands Plants: Cotton Fireweed

Guest User
November 8, 2024
Know Your Park Lands Plants: Cotton Fireweed

Here’s another instalment in our series, Know Your Park Lands Plants, where we introduce you to the myriad of species that populate your Adelaide Park Lands. Today: cotton fireweed.

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November 5, 2024

Rymill Park Lake drained again

Guest User
November 5, 2024
Rymill Park Lake drained again

Recent visitors to the revamped Rymill Park Lake have been surprised to find it again without water over the past few weeks.

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Shane Sody
October 31, 2024

What is a Management Strategy?

Shane Sody
October 31, 2024
What is a Management Strategy?

A newly-revised version of a proposed new Park Lands Management Strategy has addressed some, but not all of the concerns that were raised in a consultation period earlier this year.

But what is this Strategy anyway? Can it be relied upon to protect your Adelaide Park Lands?

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Shane Sody
October 31, 2024

Festival Plaza condemned - but how badly?

Shane Sody
October 31, 2024
Festival Plaza condemned - but how badly?

It’s pretty poor form pretending to consult the public on the fate of your Park Lands when decisions have already been made behind closed doors, to give developers what they want.

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Shane Sody
October 30, 2024

Art Prize judging panel confirmed

Shane Sody
October 30, 2024
Art Prize judging panel confirmed

Five art professionals from a range of artistic disciplines have been confirmed as the judging panel for the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

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Shane Sody
October 28, 2024

Cognitive dissonance from motor sport

Shane Sody
October 28, 2024
Cognitive dissonance from motor sport

More than ever this year, the Open, Green, Public spaces of your Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi are shrouded in black plastic, hiding compounds that are contributing to the climate crisis.

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Shane Sody
October 25, 2024

Kadaltilla's Gone Social

Shane Sody
October 25, 2024
Kadaltilla's Gone Social

Kadaltilla / the Park Lands Authority has become active on social media, joining a growing band of South Australians sharing news and imagery of your Adelaide Park Lands.

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