No. 107 - 15 September 2025 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 |
No. 107 - 15 September 2025 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 |
ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ASSOCIATION |
ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ASSOCIATION |
by Shane Sody A mockup plan for a new championship golf course in Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1 of your Adelaide Park Lands) has indicated a minimum canopy loss of 54% from the Park’s 9,000 trees.
The State Government is now under pressure to defend or justify its looming tree massacre, being planned to cater for a small number of multi-millionaire FIFO golfers.
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by Shane Sody A mockup plan for a new championship golf course in Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1 of your Adelaide Park Lands) has indicated a minimum canopy loss of 54% from the Park’s 9,000 trees.
The State Government is now under pressure to defend or justify its looming tree massacre, being planned to cater for a small number of multi-millionaire FIFO golfers.
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2. Not waiting for heritage assessment |
2. Not waiting for heritage assessment |
by Shane Sody The Walker Corporation is proceeding with construction of its planned 38-storey office tower on Festival Plaza in your Park Lands, without waiting for a National Heritage assessment, nor a pending decision from the Federal Environment Minister. |
by Shane Sody The Walker Corporation is proceeding with construction of its planned 38-storey office tower on Festival Plaza in your Park Lands, without waiting for a National Heritage assessment, nor a pending decision from the Federal Environment Minister. |
3. Tell the hours amidst the flowers |
3. Tell the hours amidst the flowers |
by Shane Sody Sundials in public gardens are small monuments to a very old human habit: marking daily life by the arc of the Sun. Your Adelaide Park Lands host three sundials that do more than track solar time — each one anchors memory, design and place. |
by Shane Sody Sundials in public gardens are small monuments to a very old human habit: marking daily life by the arc of the Sun. Your Adelaide Park Lands host three sundials that do more than track solar time — each one anchors memory, design and place. |
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4. Two boat ramps completed |
4. Two boat ramps completed |
After months of work, two boat ramps on the Torrens Lake in your Park Lands have been re-opened after upgrades.
One ramp for rowing boats was completed recently next to the Riverside Rowing Club in Helen Mayo Park (upstream from the Montefiore Rd bridge). The other new ramp was completed at Pinky Flat in Park 26. The City of Adelaide shared seven 'before, during, and after' photos.
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After months of work, two boat ramps on the Torrens Lake in your Park Lands have been re-opened after upgrades.
One ramp for rowing boats was completed recently next to the Riverside Rowing Club in Helen Mayo Park (upstream from the Montefiore Rd bridge). The other new ramp was completed at Pinky Flat in Park 26. The City of Adelaide shared seven 'before, during, and after' photos.
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The Adelaide Park Lands Association has four Park Lands strategies: Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore. But we are only as strong as our members. To be effective at these strategies, we need YOUR support. |
The Adelaide Park Lands Association has four Park Lands strategies: Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore. But we are only as strong as our members. To be effective at these strategies, we need YOUR support. |
You are reading the non-members version of this newsletter - which means you are not (yet) a member. If you were to become an APA member, you would then be able to: More importantly, your membership fee (as low as $20 per year for a single concession) would be tangible support for our Park Lands strategies: Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore. What are you waiting for? But membership is not the only way you can help. Another simple option is to donate. Even better, join our volunteer team. Choose from the various potential roles we've described on our volunteer page, here. |
You are reading the non-members version of this newsletter - which means you are not (yet) a member. If you were to become an APA member, you would then be able to: More importantly, your membership fee (as low as $20 per year for a single concession) would be tangible support for our Park Lands strategies: Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore. What are you waiting for? But membership is not the only way you can help. Another simple option is to donate. Even better, join our volunteer team. Choose from the various potential roles we've described on our volunteer page, here. |
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6. New tenants for railway station |
6. New tenants for railway station |
by InDaily's Helen Karakulak A group of artists is planning to re-open the old heritage-listed North Adelaide railway station, in Possum Park /Pirltawardli (Park 1) despite doubts about whether the State Government's golf re-development might interrupt their tenancy. |
by InDaily's Helen Karakulak A group of artists is planning to re-open the old heritage-listed North Adelaide railway station, in Possum Park /Pirltawardli (Park 1) despite doubts about whether the State Government's golf re-development might interrupt their tenancy. |
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7. Bushland care volunteers |
7. Bushland care volunteers |
There are at least three different volunteer programs within your Adelaide Park Lands for bush care. Trees for Life, Green Pakapakanthi, and the City of Adelaide's "Bushland Care" program. |
There are at least three different volunteer programs within your Adelaide Park Lands for bush care. Trees for Life, Green Pakapakanthi, and the City of Adelaide's "Bushland Care" program. |
8. Rymill Park works nearing completion |
8. Rymill Park works nearing completion |
by Shane Sody A “renewal” of Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (Park 14 of your Adelaide Park Lands) which has been under way for more than two years, is nearing completion. |
by Shane Sody A “renewal” of Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (Park 14 of your Adelaide Park Lands) which has been under way for more than two years, is nearing completion. |
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9. New Parks Strategy already ineffective |
9. New Parks Strategy already ineffective |
by Shane Sody A new Strategy coming into effect this month, supposedly to guide management of your Park Lands, has already proven ineffective. |
by Shane Sody A new Strategy coming into effect this month, supposedly to guide management of your Park Lands, has already proven ineffective. |
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