No. 89 - 16 December 2024 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. 89 - 16 December 2024 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 ART PRIZE |
ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ASSOCIATION : ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ART PRIZE |
1. Blockage located: no funding |
1. Blockage located: no funding |
by Shane Sody Documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws have revealed why there’s been little to no progress in the campaign to get UNESCO World Heritage listing of your Adelaide Park Lands.
Despite claiming to support the bid, the State Government is not providing funding.
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by Shane Sody Documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws have revealed why there’s been little to no progress in the campaign to get UNESCO World Heritage listing of your Adelaide Park Lands.
Despite claiming to support the bid, the State Government is not providing funding.
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by Rosemary Warmington, AM, Chair of the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize The Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize is not only for established, professional artists. It’s also for “emerging artists”. Is that you? |
by Rosemary Warmington, AM, Chair of the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize The Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize is not only for established, professional artists. It’s also for “emerging artists”. Is that you? |
Do you love your Park Lands? Can you tell a story? Can you dot your “i’s” and cross your “t’s” ?
If so, we need you on our team of Park Lands volunteer communicators and story tellers. Meet the rest of the team, and find out more on Thursday 19 December.
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Do you love your Park Lands? Can you tell a story? Can you dot your “i’s” and cross your “t’s” ?
If so, we need you on our team of Park Lands volunteer communicators and story tellers. Meet the rest of the team, and find out more on Thursday 19 December.
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4. Festive joy in your parks |
4. Festive joy in your parks |
by Carla Caruso After the Adelaide City Council was slammed for its supposedly ‘drab’ Christmas display last year, it has upped the ante in 2024.
But are the festive decorations in your Adelaide Park Lands enough to appease Christmas fans?
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by Carla Caruso After the Adelaide City Council was slammed for its supposedly ‘drab’ Christmas display last year, it has upped the ante in 2024.
But are the festive decorations in your Adelaide Park Lands enough to appease Christmas fans?
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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 book for any of our Guided Walks for free, and you would also unlock 15% discounts to all the merch in the APA Shop. 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. 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 book for any of our Guided Walks for free, and you would also unlock 15% discounts to all the merch in the APA Shop. 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. 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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by Alex Jones Music festivals, Christmas and New Year events are the highlights in our regular “What’s On” listings for your Adelaide Park Lands this month. |
by Alex Jones Music festivals, Christmas and New Year events are the highlights in our regular “What’s On” listings for your Adelaide Park Lands this month. |
7. Know Your Park Lands Art: The Eternal Question |
7. Know Your Park Lands Art: The Eternal Question |
by Claudia San Miguel Our series, Know Your Park Lands Art, guides you through various creative displays within your Adelaide Park Lands.
This time, the spotlight falls on an intriguing artwork from the 1980s, which comes with a question mark.
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by Claudia San Miguel Our series, Know Your Park Lands Art, guides you through various creative displays within your Adelaide Park Lands.
This time, the spotlight falls on an intriguing artwork from the 1980s, which comes with a question mark.
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by Shane Sody Memo to City Councillors: Propping up a bar, or taking private function bookings, are NOT sports. |
by Shane Sody Memo to City Councillors: Propping up a bar, or taking private function bookings, are NOT sports. |
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9. Private Padel in your Park? |
9. Private Padel in your Park? |
by Carla Caruso A startup business hopes to bring the sport of padel to Adelaide and generate $500,000 in annual revenue, by fencing a site that might be located within your Park Lands. |
by Carla Caruso A startup business hopes to bring the sport of padel to Adelaide and generate $500,000 in annual revenue, by fencing a site that might be located within your Park Lands. |
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10. Expressions of interest |
10. Expressions of interest |
by Shane Sody The City of Adelaide is offering licences of up to five years duration over sports fields and other facilities in your Parks 15, 16, and 17. One private school, a long-term Park Lands licensee, might be required to share its playing fields with other groups. |
by Shane Sody The City of Adelaide is offering licences of up to five years duration over sports fields and other facilities in your Parks 15, 16, and 17. One private school, a long-term Park Lands licensee, might be required to share its playing fields with other groups. |
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11. Guided Walks and more for 2025 |
11. Guided Walks and more for 2025 |
by Shane Sody After our final Guided Walk for the year on Sunday 15 December, our Adelaide Park Lands Guides are taking a break over the festive season, and resume on 19 January 2025 to start what will be our biggest-ever yearly program of events. |
by Shane Sody After our final Guided Walk for the year on Sunday 15 December, our Adelaide Park Lands Guides are taking a break over the festive season, and resume on 19 January 2025 to start what will be our biggest-ever yearly program of events. |
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12. Advisory Board's wish list for 2025 |
12. Advisory Board's wish list for 2025 |
by Shane Sody An advisory board, tasked with making recommendations about your Adelaide Park Lands, has come up with a wish list for projects that it would like to see funded in 2025. |
by Shane Sody An advisory board, tasked with making recommendations about your Adelaide Park Lands, has come up with a wish list for projects that it would like to see funded in 2025. |
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13. Park Guardians - the first of many |
13. Park Guardians - the first of many |
by Shane Sody A meeting on 9 December at the Box Factory Community Centre has led to the formation of a new team of “Park Guardians” who from 2025 will watch and report on many of the Open, Green, Public spaces of your Adelaide Park Lands. |
by Shane Sody A meeting on 9 December at the Box Factory Community Centre has led to the formation of a new team of “Park Guardians” who from 2025 will watch and report on many of the Open, Green, Public spaces of your Adelaide Park Lands. |
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14. Managing blue-green algae |
14. Managing blue-green algae |
by Claudia Dichiera of InDaily An annual program is under way, to prevent the growth of blue-green algae in the River Torrens/ Karrawirra Pari, especially within the Torrens Lake in Tarntanya Wama (Park 26). |
by Claudia Dichiera of InDaily An annual program is under way, to prevent the growth of blue-green algae in the River Torrens/ Karrawirra Pari, especially within the Torrens Lake in Tarntanya Wama (Park 26). |
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