The “Nelumbo Pond” in the Adelaide Botanic Garden, Park 11, is a magnet for photographers, ducks and even poets!

In the latest instalment of our “Park Poetry” series, Deb Stewart reflects on one of her favourite places in your Park Lands.

Join us on National Tree Day - Sunday 27 July - to highlight some of the hundreds of trees at risk from State Government plans to "re-develop" the golf courses in Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1 of your Adelaide Park Lands).

The SA Motor Sport Board, with the support of Premier Peter Malinauskas, is about to dig in for another few months of disrupting access to your Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16) while glorifying carbon emissions.

More than a hundred years ago, a strip of land in Park 12 of your Adelaide Park Lands hosted a one-kilometre railway line, a line that used a very short tunnel under King William Road.

A world-renowned urban planner has called for an expansion of your Adelaide Park Lands; while densifying the population in Adelaide's CBD and inner suburbs.

Two essays - from two APA Members - give different yet complementary reasons for why your Park Lands matter: “For democracy” and as “An economic asset”.

Come to the public “Rally for Adelaide’s Heart” on Sunday 6 July.

From 11am, join both the Adelaide Park Lands Association and the “Save Festival Plaza Alliance” to show your support; and demand an end to commercial expropriation of Adelaide’s Open Public spaces.

Meet a sleek, elegant and compact bird that dives into the river. Sometimes you will see this bird on the riverbank, perched comically with wings outstretched. What bird is that?

Plans are being laid to combine three small sports buildings in the south Park Lands into two larger ones - at least one of which would be double-storey.

More than a dozen mature native trees have been felled in the Narnungga Urban Forest, off Port Road in your Park 25.

There are many ways that your Adelaide Park Lands can INSPIRE. Here’s the second of what we intend to be a series of inspirational Park poems: “Winter Walking” by Mij Tanith

The process of seeking UNESCO World Heritage listing for your Adelaide Park Lands is exceptionally slow, beset with many hurdles. Yet it’s proceeding at snail’s pace, which is more than can be said for the stalled process of getting STATE heritage listing.

A 38-storey office tower has been approved for Festival Plaza, part of Park 26 of your Adelaide Park Lands.

But the Save Festival Plaza Alliance says the fight is not over.

Premier Peter Malinauskas can capture the economic benefits of the LIV Golf tourism drawcard, while also protecting trees and public access to your Adelaide Park Lands.

How? By choosing an alternative site to build a new championship golf course; or upgrade an existing one. Here’s our third suggested alternative option, for the Premier to consider: Links Lady Bay at Normanville.

Going, going …..

The end of the financial year means the end of your opportunity to purchase from the remaining, stunning art works, exhibited at the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

Our virtual exhibition gallery, and the instant tax write-off for a business purchase, are both set to end on 30 June.

More than 120 prominent South Australians, including a former Premier, have signed an open letterdemanding an immediate halt to the proposed 38-storey Walker Corporation tower on your Festival Plaza, behind South Australia’s Parliament House.