No. 100 - 1 June 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 |
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ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ASSOCIATION : ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ART PRIZE |
ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ASSOCIATION : ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ART PRIZE |
1. 600 trees likely to be lost |
1. 600 trees likely to be lost |
by Shane Sody An academic report has forecast the likely loss of 600 trees within your Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1) from multi-million dollar State Government golf course re-development plans. |
by Shane Sody An academic report has forecast the likely loss of 600 trees within your Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1) from multi-million dollar State Government golf course re-development plans. |
2. Protect Possum park - at Parlt house |
2. Protect Possum park - at Parlt house |
by Shane Sody PROTECT one Park and its 104 species.
At 11am on June 5, World Environment Day, come to the steps of Parliament House, North Terrace, to help PROTECT Possum Park from Government LIV Golf commercialisation plans.
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by Shane Sody PROTECT one Park and its 104 species.
At 11am on June 5, World Environment Day, come to the steps of Parliament House, North Terrace, to help PROTECT Possum Park from Government LIV Golf commercialisation plans.
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3. Park Lands Art - time running out |
3. Park Lands Art - time running out |
by Shane Sody There’s limited time left to secure one of the 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.
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by Shane Sody There’s limited time left to secure one of the 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.
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4. The forgotten neighbour |
4. The forgotten neighbour |
by Emma Moss One of the earliest formal gardens that was designed and laid out in your Adelaide Park Lands, has been overshadowed in recent years by its showy and more popular next-door neighbour.
APA’s Emma Moss dives into the history and features of Osmond Gardens in Park 18.
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by Emma Moss One of the earliest formal gardens that was designed and laid out in your Adelaide Park Lands, has been overshadowed in recent years by its showy and more popular next-door neighbour.
APA’s Emma Moss dives into the history and features of Osmond Gardens in Park 18.
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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. 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 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. 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. Park poetry - "Secret Garden" |
6. Park poetry - "Secret Garden" |
by Loine Sweeney There are many ways that your Adelaide Park Lands can INSPIRE. Here’s the first of what we hope will be a series of inspirational Park poems: “Secret Garden” by Barbara Preston. |
by Loine Sweeney There are many ways that your Adelaide Park Lands can INSPIRE. Here’s the first of what we hope will be a series of inspirational Park poems: “Secret Garden” by Barbara Preston. |
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7. What Bird is That? Australian Boobook |
7. What Bird is That? Australian Boobook |
by Nicholas Munday, Adelaide Urban Birding Australia’s smallest owl is also the one you’re most likely to hear at night. Meet the bird that makes a haunting, repetitive call. |
by Nicholas Munday, Adelaide Urban Birding Australia’s smallest owl is also the one you’re most likely to hear at night. Meet the bird that makes a haunting, repetitive call. |
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8. What's On in your Park Lands |
8. What's On in your Park Lands |
Curated by Meredith Hosking Community planting opportunities, and several Guided Walks are among the highlights of 'What's On' in your Park Lands, in June 2025. |
Curated by Meredith Hosking Community planting opportunities, and several Guided Walks are among the highlights of 'What's On' in your Park Lands, in June 2025. |
For Mij Tanith, walking through your Park Lands, with Pashmak, a blind chihuahua rescue dog, is one of her cherished memories. |
For Mij Tanith, walking through your Park Lands, with Pashmak, a blind chihuahua rescue dog, is one of her cherished memories. |
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10. Botanic Creek rehab showcase |
10. Botanic Creek rehab showcase |
by Shane Sody The City of Adelaide has released imagery to showcase plans for the renewal of Botanic Creek through your eastern Park Lands. |
by Shane Sody The City of Adelaide has released imagery to showcase plans for the renewal of Botanic Creek through your eastern Park Lands. |
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11. Ramming through 'The Monster' |
11. Ramming through 'The Monster' |
by Shane Sody The final approval for what’s been dubbed a Festival Plaza “monster” will be considered in a city meeting room on 11 June.
So far, concerns expressed by planning, heritage, Park Lands and community activists have been unable to persuade the Government to re-think its push for a 38-storey takeover of your community land.
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by Shane Sody The final approval for what’s been dubbed a Festival Plaza “monster” will be considered in a city meeting room on 11 June.
So far, concerns expressed by planning, heritage, Park Lands and community activists have been unable to persuade the Government to re-think its push for a 38-storey takeover of your community land.
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12. Community Planting day |
12. Community Planting day |
by Shane Sody The City of Adelaide is offering you the opportunity to help improve biodiversity in Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (Park 14). It's on Saturday morning, 7 June 2025 just north of the Rymill Park Lake. City staffers will have gloves and tools ready for you. "No green thumb needed" they say. "Just a love for nature and community spirit." |
by Shane Sody The City of Adelaide is offering you the opportunity to help improve biodiversity in Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (Park 14). It's on Saturday morning, 7 June 2025 just north of the Rymill Park Lake. City staffers will have gloves and tools ready for you. "No green thumb needed" they say. "Just a love for nature and community spirit." |
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What is the economic value of your Adelaide Park Lands? Yes, it IS possible to measure.
In Perth, a new report has valued that city's major urban Parks at $1.7 billion.
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What is the economic value of your Adelaide Park Lands? Yes, it IS possible to measure.
In Perth, a new report has valued that city's major urban Parks at $1.7 billion.
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14. City budget clarification |
14. City budget clarification |
In our previous newsletter (16 May 2025) we raised concerns that the City of Adelaide's draft budget for 2025-26 appeared to be slashing funds for Park Lands maintenance, from $22.89 million, down to a mere $7.7 million. The Council has assured us that this is not the case. In the draft budget, funding for Park Lands maintenance was (confusingly) spread across several portfolios. This was not explained in the document. Nevertheless, we have been advised that the total figure proposed for 2025-6 was in fact an 11% increase in Park Lands maintenance, to $25.55 million. |
In our previous newsletter (16 May 2025) we raised concerns that the City of Adelaide's draft budget for 2025-26 appeared to be slashing funds for Park Lands maintenance, from $22.89 million, down to a mere $7.7 million. The Council has assured us that this is not the case. In the draft budget, funding for Park Lands maintenance was (confusingly) spread across several portfolios. This was not explained in the document. Nevertheless, we have been advised that the total figure proposed for 2025-6 was in fact an 11% increase in Park Lands maintenance, to $25.55 million. |
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