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Documents

Reports

Major Events Fund Guidelines Events and festivals are a crucial part of South Australia’s cultural and tourism story

This is the SA governments major event fund guidelines that all organisers are required to follow. 

North Adelaide Golf Course Redevelopment Law and Policy Brief

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. 

Acts & legislation

North Adelaide Golf Course Act 2025 

South Australian Motor Sport Act 1984  

Submissions

Adelaide Park Lands Association comment EPBC * 

APA Submission to DIT MotoGP Project 20 Sept 26 *

2026-01-30 - letter to Minister Rhiannon Pearce re golf course re-development

Older submissions and media releases back to 2001 are in Our Archives.


Resources and advocacy

Ready-to-use letters and the people to send them to. Adapt them in your own words; personal letters carry more weight.

Who to contact

Park Lands advocacy contacts

MPs, councillors, media and event sponsors in one list.

Proforma letters  

Road Show letter to Local MPs

Public submission: Adelaide Golf Course project

Have your say on the proposed MotoGP circuit 


Hot issues

Background information on the threats to the Park Lands right now.

North Adelaide Golf Course redevelopment 

Golf “redevelopment”  

Driving range and mini golf facility. Taken from the transcript of the hearing Kemp Attrill v State of South Australia [2026] FCA 1431. Sections 284 – 288. 1 October 2026 

Secret State: It Took a Court Case to Reveal Plans for John E. Brown Park 

OPINION: Time to Debunk Some Misinformation by Patrick Maher, Councillor for Central Ward

Final approval leaves thousands of trees at risk the passing of the North Adelaide Golf Course Act 2025 

Festival Plaza takeover 

The commercial takeover of Festival Plaza 

Save Festival Plaza Alliance Facebook Page 

Women’s and Children’s Hospital development 

Women’s and Children’s Hospital