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25 August 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
Secret State: It Took a Court Case to Reveal ...

It took a Federal Court case to find out what the State Government is actually planning for John E. Brown Park. 

A two-storey driving range, 108 car parks, up to 400 metres of netting, an 18-hole mini-golf course, retail facilities, new roads, water tanks and other infrastructure — all on public Park Lands. 

These are significant changes, yet despite repeated questions, the community has had no meaningful opportunity to see or comment on the plans. 

Why did it take a court case for South Australians to find out what is being proposed for their Park Lands? 

Secret State: It Took a Court Case to Reveal Plans for John E. Brown Park
20 August 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
MotoGP Deemed Too Dangerous for Street Circuits ...

“MotoGP has not raced on a street circuit since 1982, and the reason for that was that riders kept dying.” As Adelaide plans to bring MotoGP back onto city streets, safety concerns could have profound consequences for the surrounding Park Lands. 

MotoGP Deemed Too Dangerous for Street Circuits Since 1982
18 August 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
Sophie's story. Young People Love Park Lands ...

For 16-year-old Sophie, the Adelaide Park Lands are more than a park — they’re her backyard, her running track and part of her home.

Sophie's story. Young People Love Park Lands Too!
15 August 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
Finding Connection in Adelaide Park Lands

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. 

Finding Connection in Adelaide Park Lands
4 August 2026
Thilina Gunasekara
Newsletter: 04 August 2026

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

Newsletter: 04 August 2026
Shane Sody
24 March 2025

Premier's Plaza giveaway slammed

Shane Sody
24 March 2025
Premier's Plaza giveaway slammed

Social media followers have slammed Premier Peter Malinauskas over his refusal to acknowledge that a “skyscraper” now under construction by private developers, is on a site confiscated from your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
22 March 2025

Kaurna Cultural mapping

Shane Sody
22 March 2025
Kaurna Cultural mapping

Do you know any Kaurna cultural and historical stories associated with your Adelaide Park Lands?

These stories come to life, inside the City of Adelaide’s “Kaurna Voices Cultural Mapping tool”

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Shane Sody
22 March 2025

Have you LOOPED yet? The FAQ

Shane Sody
22 March 2025
Have you LOOPED yet?  The FAQ

The next Park Lands Loop Collective is coming up on Sunday 6th April.

Curious? Check out the FAQ.

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Shane Sody
16 March 2025

Tram parking in Veale Park

Shane Sody
16 March 2025
Tram parking in Veale Park

Trams will be parked in Veale Park / Walyu Yarta for several months while the Glenelg tramway is undergoing major upgrades to remove level crossings.

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Shane Sody
15 March 2025

Dominant sports infrastructure

Shane Sody
15 March 2025
Dominant sports infrastructure

More high-powered lighting is coming to another sports field within your Park Lands.

Sports infrastructure now dominates more and more of what was once your Open, Green, Public land.

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Shane Sody
14 March 2025

Will they LIV or Die?

Shane Sody
14 March 2025
Will they LIV or Die?

There's uncertainty about the future of the three North Adelaide Golf Courses, on Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1 of your Adelaide Park Lands) and the 85 species identified so far amongst the biodiversity of that Park.

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Shane Sody
14 March 2025

Four days to install

Shane Sody
14 March 2025
Four days to install

The next fortnight marks the culmination of the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

After a Lord Mayoral reception for artists next Wednesday, installation of finalists’ artworks will be spread over four days at the Adelaide Festival Centre.

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Shane Sody
12 March 2025

A thriving pocket forest

Shane Sody
12 March 2025
A thriving pocket forest

The green thumbs in “Green Pakapakanthi” are thrilled with the success of a six-month-old “pocket forest”.

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Shane Sody
10 March 2025

Know Your Park Lands Art: The Forest of Dreams

Shane Sody
10 March 2025
Know Your Park Lands Art: The Forest of Dreams

Do you dream of forests? An artwork in part of your Adelaide Park Lands invites you to do so.

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Shane Sody
28 February 2025

Even fences are commercial now

Shane Sody
28 February 2025
Even fences are commercial now

The commercialisation of your Park Lands is picking up pace. Following the Premier’s lead, you will soon see commercial ads on permanent fencing designed to keep you off parts of your Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
27 February 2025

What Bird is that? New Holland Honeyeater

Shane Sody
27 February 2025
What Bird is that?  New Holland Honeyeater

Meet a plucky, vivacious little bird with enormous attitude - the New Holland honeyeater can be found in your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
26 February 2025

Art Prize Finalists confirmed

Shane Sody
26 February 2025
Art Prize Finalists confirmed

Preparations are underway for an exhibition, at the Adelaide Festival Centre, of 88 artworks, carefully chosen as the finalists, in the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

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Shane Sody
24 February 2025

You and Your Park Lands 2025

Shane Sody
24 February 2025
You and Your Park Lands 2025

Take our short survey to tell us about you and your Park Lands. What’s important to you? How could we improve our role?

It’ll take about nine minutes to choose your responses; and there are ten prizes of Park Lands merchandise to be won, for completed surveys.

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Shane Sody
23 February 2025

Plaza giveaway - update 23 February

Shane Sody
23 February 2025
Plaza giveaway - update 23 February

Your opportunity to object to the re-zoning of Festival Plaza - for a 40-storey office tower - expires on Wednesday 26 February.

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

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Shane Sody
22 February 2025

Digging up Whitmore Square

Shane Sody
22 February 2025
Digging up Whitmore Square

Why have pavers and garden beds in Whitmore Square / Iparrityi been ripped up, only three years after they were established?

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Shane Sody
21 February 2025

Remember when: Swimming in the Torrens

Shane Sody
21 February 2025
Remember when:  Swimming in the Torrens

Once upon a time, the River Torrens / Karrawirra Pari was a central hub for swimming and fishing within your Adelaide Park Lands. Your grandparents might be in these photos.

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Shane Sody
21 February 2025

Park Lands Senator?

Shane Sody
21 February 2025
Park Lands Senator?

Senate candidate Rex Patrick has promised that if he’s elected this year, he’ll be a “Senator for the Adelaide Park Lands” to advance the case for World Heritage listing.

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Shane Sody
19 February 2025

What he's NOT telling you

Shane Sody
19 February 2025
What he's NOT telling you

The Premier, Peter Malinauskas is remaining tight-lipped about how your Adelaide Park Lands would be affected by proposals to "re-develop" the golf courses in Possum Park /Pirltawardli (Park 1).

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Shane Sody
13 February 2025

Path upgrade nearing completion

Shane Sody
13 February 2025
Path upgrade nearing completion

Work is nearing completion on a project to renew a section of the Linear Park shared-use pathway, just north of the Adelaide Zoo in your Park 11.

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Shane Sody
12 February 2025

Join the Park Guardians

Shane Sody
12 February 2025
Join the Park Guardians

Become the eyes and ears of one part of your Adelaide Park Lands.

Join the new team of “Park Guardians”.

Come to an introductory information session on Monday, 24 February.

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