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Adelaide Park Lands Association

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14 July 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
BREAKING NEWS - Over 13,000 SIGNATURES AND ...

The campaign to protect Adelaide's heritage Park Lands has reached a major milestone, securing 13,500 physical signatures. This achievement officially triggers the 10,000-signature threshold required to prompt a Parliamentary Committee inquiry in the Legislative Council.

Spurred by growing community concern over state-backed development projects on public green spaces, the grassroots movement relies entirely on paper petitions distributed by volunteers across South Australia.

"This is bigger than any one person; this is a movement," said City Councillor Keiran Snape. "The fight for our Park Lands isn't a local, city-centric issue, it is a South Australian-wide demand for transparency."

With over two weeks remaining before the petition closes, organisers have set a new stretch target of 18,000 signatures to further strengthen the call for an independent parliamentary inquiry.

BREAKING NEWS - Over 13,000 SIGNATURES AND COUNTING!
6 July 2026
Shane Sody
Newsletter: 06 July 2026

APA’s newsletter: 06 July 2026

Newsletter: 06 July 2026
29 June 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
DRIVING RANGE DEVELOPMENT: THE COMMUNITY ...

What isn't the Government telling us about John E. Brown Park? While a new driving range has been confirmed, the Government has not answered basic questions about parking, fencing or when detailed plans will be made public. With around 185 trees expected to be removed, the community deserves transparency before work begins, not after.

DRIVING RANGE DEVELOPMENT: THE COMMUNITY DESERVES ANSWERS ABOUT JOHN E BROWN PARK
13 June 2026
Shane Sody
Newsletter: 14 June 2026

APA’s newsletter: 14 June 2026

Newsletter: 14 June 2026
9 May 2026
Shane Sody
Different excuse - same threat

Premier Peter Malinauskas has come up with a new excuse to try to justify what he says would be 585 trees to be destroyed in your urban-forested golf course Park, i.e. Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1 of your Adelaide Park Lands).

Different excuse - same threat
Shane Sody
12 December 2024

Fit for what purpose?

Shane Sody
12 December 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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Guest User
11 December 2024

Know Your Park Lands Art: The Eternal Question

Guest User
11 December 2024
Know Your Park Lands Art: The Eternal Question

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

This time, the spotlight falls on an intriguing artwork from the 1980s, which comes with a question mark.

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Shane Sody
10 December 2024

Can you tell a story?

Shane Sody
10 December 2024
Can you tell a story?

Do you love your Park Lands? Can you tell a story? Can you dot your “i’s” and cross your “t’s” ?

If so, we need you on our team of Park Lands communicators and story tellers. Meet the rest of the team, and find out more on Thursday 19 December.

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Shane Sody
9 December 2024

Artists emerging

Shane Sody
9 December 2024
Artists emerging

The Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize is not only for established, professional artists. It’s also for “emerging artists”. Is that you?

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Shane Sody
7 December 2024

Expressions of interest?

Shane Sody
7 December 2024
Expressions of interest?

The City of Adelaide is offering licences of up to five years duration over sports fields and other facilities in your Parks 15, 16, and 17. One private school, a long-term Park Lands licensee, might be required to share its playing fields with other groups.

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6 December 2024

Private Padel in Your Park?

Guest User
6 December 2024
Private Padel in Your Park?

A startup business hopes to bring the sport of padel to Adelaide and generate $500,000 in annual revenue, by fencing a site that might be located within your Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
5 December 2024

Guided Walks and more in 2025

Shane Sody
5 December 2024
Guided Walks and more in 2025

After our final Guided Walk for the year on Sunday 15 December, our Guides will take a break over the festive season, and resume on 19 January 2025 for what will be our biggest-ever yearly program of events.

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Shane Sody
4 December 2024

Fit for what purpose?

Shane Sody
4 December 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
29 November 2024

What Bird is that? - White-faced heron

Shane Sody
29 November 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
27 November 2024

Council caves on Plaza tower

Shane Sody
27 November 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
26 November 2024

What Inspires Us

Shane Sody
26 November 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
26 November 2024

Adelaide and Paris - opposite directions

Shane Sody
26 November 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
25 November 2024

Join the Park Guardians

Shane Sody
25 November 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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25 November 2024

Take it in your Stride

Guest User
25 November 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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Guest User
23 November 2024

Slices of mythology

Guest User
23 November 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
14 November 2024

Sports buildings: upward and outward

Shane Sody
14 November 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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14 November 2024

Walk in the Botanic Garden

Guest User
14 November 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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Guest User
12 November 2024

Know Your Park Lands Art: Light’s Vision

Guest User
12 November 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
11 November 2024

Sports buildings: upward and outward

Shane Sody
11 November 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
10 November 2024

Inspire: Young artists have a voice

Shane Sody
10 November 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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