No. 24 - 15th April 2022 If this email is not displaying properly (e.g. if it's truncated or there are no pictures) then click here to view this email in your web browser |
1. ART PRIZE RETURNING BIGGER THAN EVER |
by Shane Sody The Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize will be bigger than ever in 2023. Two generous benefactors have given APA the capacity to raise the profile and the prize money for the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize in 2023. |
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2. HELEN MAYO DESERVES BETTER |
by Shane Sody South Australia's first female doctor would be turning in her grave if she knew how poorly the City Council and the former State Government were managing the Park named in her honour. We’re on a mission to get this Park worthy of the name of Helen Mayo, and celebrated as part of your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands. |
3. HERITAGE ADVOCACY FOR ELECTION |
by Shane Sody As the Federal election draws near, the Adelaide Park Lands Association has joined a new body: the Australian Heritage Advocacy Alliance. The Alliance is pointing out to election candidates the dozens of heritage assets either lost or at risk. Your Adelaide Park Lands are being included in the advocacy campaign. |
by Kate Treloar Twice per year, change your clocks and come on an Adelaide Park Lands Park Loop walk! APA’s Kate Treloar hosted a group of 74 Park Loop walkers on Sunday 3 April in glorious sunshine. Kate is planning to do the same again on the first weekend in October, when daylight saving recommences. |
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PROMOTE YOURSELF FROM THE RESERVES |
There are two versions of this newsletter - one for members, and one for non-members. You are reading the non-members version. This means you're part of the reserves, not part of the APA membership team with a four-pronged Park Lands strategy: Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore your Park Lands. We'd really love to have you step up onto the senior team lines and join us, as a member. If you were a member, you'd get: - the priceless satisfaction of backing our actions to protect your Park Lands.
- a 100% discount on tickets for our Guided Walks.
- 15% discount on all items from the APA shop. including tea towels, tote bags, T-shirts, polo shirts, and face masks; and
- the opportunity to help guide our Association's future at the members-only AGM on 24 April.
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FEATURED ITEM FROM THE APA Shop. NEW! With winter around the corner, it's time to get cosy with an APA Zip hoodie $59.99 (15% less if you first become an APA member). - Mid weight, 290 GSM
- 80% cotton 20% polyester anti-pill fleece
- Pullover hood, raglan sleeves, kangaroo pocket, lined hood, tonal drawcord, metal zip, hem & cuff 1x1 cuff ribbing, preshrunk to minimise shrinkage
- Choice of grey or white
See this and other items in the APA Shop. |
5. MYTH-BUSTING - NEW BUILDINGS FOR "VIBRANCY" |
by Shane Sody If you Love Your Park Lands, like we do, you might occasionally hear criticism from people who have latched onto a Park Lands myth.
This month, we’re MYTH-BUSTING the claim that “new buildings are needed on Park Lands, to help Adelaide come alive - to boost the city's vibrancy.”
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6. PLEASED TO MEET YOU, MARIAGRAZIA |
by Loine Sweeney When Mariagrazia Panetta draws back her bow each morning at the archery range in Bullrush Park / Warnpangga (Park 10), any tension she is carrying drops, and her sense of wellbeing soars. After migrating from Italy four years ago, Mariagrazia has found a passion for both archery, and the unique Adelaide Park Lands. |
7. TWELVE THOUSAND NEW PLANTS FOR PARK 20 |
More than 12-thousand new shrubs, trees and reeds are about to be planted in Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20) as part of a stormwater management project, due for completion later this year. The stormwater project is the little sibling of the much larger wetlands nearing completion in the southern half of Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16). |
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8. NATURE PLAYGROUP LAUNCHES |
by Carla Caruso A nature-based playgroup has launched in your Park Lands, helping kids to connect with nature through fun activities. Izzy Pearce - a yoga teacher, performing artist, and art therapist - is behind the initiative. We spoke to her about why the playgroup is needed in the city. |
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9. WILL TORRENS DUCKWEED BE EATEN ON MARS? |
by ABC Radio Adelaide An aquatic plant that's been discolouring the River Torrens / Karrawirra Parri has been recruited for a study into how humans could one day live long and prosper upon Mars. Duckweed, also known as water lentil, is being touted not only as a partial solution to the problem of getting to Mars, but also to the problem of how humans survive there. |
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| 10. CASH PRIZES for CREATIVE RE-GREENING IDEAS |
There's only a few weeks left to lodge an entry for our 'UnPaving Paradise' poster design competition. We need fresh ideas for how to turn this neglected patch of bitumen into an inviting corner of Bonython Park/ Tulya Wardli (Park 27). Come up with an idea, illustrate it on a poster, and send it to us. Prizes of up to $400 each in separate categories of: - primary school students,
- secondary school students
- Uni students and
- Open
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NEWSLETTER TEAM
Editor: Shane Sody
Contributors: Carla Caruso, Loine Sweeney, Kate Treloar Proofreader: Trish Russell
Send content enquiries/submissions to: secretary@adelaide-parklands.asn.au
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