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14 October 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
Fumes or plumes? Why not bird tourism?

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. 

Fumes or plumes? Why not bird tourism?
2 October 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
When is consultation ‘real’, and when is it BS? ...

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? 

When is consultation ‘real’, and when is it BS? Premier explains his Park Lands mandate.
26 September 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
Beyond the Moto Sports Sugar Hit: World ...

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. 

Beyond the Moto Sports Sugar Hit: World Heritage Is Adelaide’s True Long-Term Economic Winner
22 September 2026
Media Release
Thilina Gunasekara
MEDIA RELEASE: SA Golf Course Act 'undermines ...

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. 

MEDIA RELEASE: SA Golf Course Act 'undermines democracy', say academics
16 September 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
MYTH BUSTER: Olives are a declared pest, so why ...

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. 

MYTH BUSTER: Olives are a declared pest, so why preserve the Park Lands olive groves?
Shane Sody
28 January 2025

Know Your Park Lands Plants - Lemon-scented gum

Shane Sody
28 January 2025
Know Your Park Lands Plants - Lemon-scented gum

How well do you know your Park Lands Plants? Today, we focus on a citronella fragrance, coming from a gum tree that’s not classified as a “eucalyptus” species.

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Shane Sody
27 January 2025

Last chance to veto Plaza giveaway

Shane Sody
27 January 2025
Last chance to veto Plaza giveaway

Six members of State Parliament represent the last bulwark against the most blatant commercial sellout in the history of your Adelaide Park Lands.

17 Comments
Shane Sody
25 January 2025

Get your hands dirty

Shane Sody
25 January 2025
Get your hands dirty

Two groups are offering you the opportunity to get your hands dirty with planting and re-generation activities in your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
25 January 2025

Boost for Loopers

Shane Sody
25 January 2025
Boost for Loopers

Our biannual Park Loop walks have been given a boost with sponsorship from City of Adelaide and local businesses.

We’re getting ready to welcome even more Park Loopers, in April and October this year.

2 Comments
Shane Sody
22 January 2025

What Bird is that? - Galah

Shane Sody
22 January 2025
What Bird is that? - Galah

Why do we think they are silly? Learn about this iconic bird - a regular within your Adelaide Park Lands.

2 Comments
Shane Sody
14 January 2025

Park City cover-up

Shane Sody
14 January 2025
Park City cover-up

It’s been more than three years since Adelaide was declared a “National Park City” but a report celebrating that milestone has omitted any reference to the State Government’s three years of repeated attacks on your Park Lands.

2 Comments
Shane Sody
13 January 2025

Renewed focus on homelessness

Shane Sody
13 January 2025
Renewed focus on homelessness

Australia’s housing crisis has led to ever-greater numbers of people camping in your Park Lands, simply because they have nowhere else to go.

3 Comments
Shane Sody
12 January 2025

Prize money boost

Shane Sody
12 January 2025
Prize money boost

There’s been a 13% boost to the overall prize pool for the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

The deadline for entries, 31 January, is fast approaching, but there’s still time for you, as an artist, donor or sponsor, to become part of this, Adelaide’s iconic biennial art prize event.

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Shane Sody
10 January 2025

Probe into fallen trees

Shane Sody
10 January 2025
Probe into fallen trees

It was lucky that no-one was under either of these two trees, that fell in recent days; one over a children’s playground, and the other over a popular Park Lands pathway.

City of Adelaide staff are investigating the causes.

1 Comment
Shane Sody
8 January 2025

Ghosting you

Shane Sody
8 January 2025
Ghosting you

If you Love Your Park Lands, then it appears that SA Government Ministers are ghosting you. The evidence is clear: Ministers are continuing to ignore or failing to acknowledge the growing body of support for your Adelaide Park Lands.

4 Comments
Shane Sody
7 January 2025

Know Your Park Lands Art - Voyagers

Shane Sody
7 January 2025
Know Your Park Lands Art - Voyagers

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

Today, we feature this unique crescent shaped sculpture in Whitmore Square / Iparrityi.

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Shane Sody
6 January 2025

Guardian focus on: Parks 22 & 23 South

Shane Sody
6 January 2025
Guardian focus on:  Parks 22 & 23 South

Our Park Guardians are taking it in turns throughout 2025 to introduce you to their cherished places within your Adelaide Park Lands. Jan and Graham Smith are starting off with a look at their “Guardian” spot - the two parks either side of Anzac Highway.

2 Comments
Shane Sody
30 December 2024

Lake re-opened after pollution scare

Shane Sody
30 December 2024
Lake re-opened after pollution scare

The City of Adelaide has given the all-clear for the Torrens Lake, and most other water features in your Adelaide Park Lands after a Christmas scare from unsafe levels of bacterial contamination.

2 Comments
Shane Sody
28 December 2024

Leadership opportunities in 2025

Shane Sody
28 December 2024
Leadership opportunities in 2025

The Adelaide Park Lands Association will be going through a leadership renewal process in 2025.

Two long-standing members of our managing Committee are about to step down. If you Love Your Park Lands and want to help us secure their future, then 2025 is the time to step up.

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Shane Sody
28 December 2024

Become a Tour Guide leader

Shane Sody
28 December 2024
Become a Tour Guide leader

Would you like to be a Tour Guide, to lead Guided Walks through your Adelaide Park Lands?

We are looking to recruit a handful of volunteer Tour Guides to help people "Explore" various parts of your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.

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26 December 2024

Happy 2050, Terry

Guest User
26 December 2024
Happy 2050, Terry

Can you imagine your Adelaide Park Lands in 25 years’ time?

Photography student Terry Hewitt has created an AI-enhanced image of our city in 2050 and it’s a rather bleak outlook. However, people power means there is hope.

2 Comments
Shane Sody
24 December 2024

Spectacular tree dies in Victoria Park

Shane Sody
24 December 2024
Spectacular tree dies in Victoria Park

One of the most-loved trees in your Adelaide Park Lands has died, after less than a third of what is regarded as a normal 400-year lifespan for the species.

7 Comments
Shane Sody
23 December 2024

Ombudsman rules for public interest

Shane Sody
23 December 2024
Ombudsman rules for public interest

The State Ombudsman has ruled that there is no valid reason for secrecy about a licence fee, paid by a charity to lease a garden in your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
22 December 2024

How does it feel to win a $20,000 Art Prize?

Shane Sody
22 December 2024
How does it feel to win a $20,000 Art Prize?

How would it feel to win $20,000, for first prize in the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize?

We asked previous winner, John Foubister, what his win in 2023 meant for him.

1 Comment
Guest User
20 December 2024

Pleased to meet you, Eric

Guest User
20 December 2024
Pleased to meet you, Eric

Capturing your Adelaide Park Lands in black-and-white is a special focus for Eric Li Yee, a chef and hobbyist photographer.

We chatted to him about his unique way of seeing the world and the stark contrasts he loves.

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