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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
30 April 2026
Shane Sody
Support growing for Park Protection

Support is growing for a re-think of the State Government's controversial plans to destroy hundreds of trees in your Adelaide Park Lands to cater for an elite golfing festival which has lost its main backer.

Support growing for Park Protection
22 April 2026
Shane Sody
"None so blind"

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.

"None so blind"
24 March 2026
Shane Sody
Bitumen or butterflies?

Butterfly conservation advocates say a rare Chequered Copper Butterfly colony “will not survive” in Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16) if the State Government goes ahead with plans for a Grand Prix motorcycle circuit alongside its habitat.

Bitumen or butterflies?
Shane Sody
12 February 2025

Cultural burn site tour

Shane Sody
12 February 2025
Cultural burn site tour

The Board of Kadaltilla / Adelaide Park Lands Authority has been inspecting sites for another Kaurna cultural burn in your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
12 February 2025

Judging under way

Shane Sody
12 February 2025
Judging under way

Our five eminent Art Prize judges have spent the past week carefully looking at all of the more than 320 entries to the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

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Shane Sody
12 February 2025

Think outside the fence

Shane Sody
12 February 2025
Think outside the fence

It is time to think outside the fence about Adelaide’s vitality and sustainability. APA’s Stewart Sweeney argues that the world's great cities do not fence off, charge admission, destroy, and then repair their parks and squares in an endless annual cycle.

2 Comments
Shane Sody
11 February 2025

"No alternative locations" ?

Shane Sody
11 February 2025
"No alternative locations" ?

The SA Motor Sport Board is refusing to release details of complaints, to investigate any detrimental impacts on Adelaide, nor to contemplate any alternative locations for the controversial annual Adelaide 500 motor racing event.

8 Comments
Shane Sody
29 January 2025

An anxious wait

Shane Sody
29 January 2025
An anxious wait

Hundreds of artists from around Australia are beginning an anxious wait, to find out whether their works will be selected as finalists in the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

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Shane Sody
29 January 2025

3D virtual views

Shane Sody
29 January 2025
3D virtual views

An Adelaide videographer has given you the opportunity to experience 3D views of parts of your Park Lands, from any connected device.

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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.

1 Comment
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.

1 Comment
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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