Planning Minister Josh Teague, Environment Minister David Speirs, and the chair of the State Heritage Council, Keith Conlon have discussed the ongoing multi-year delay in State Heritage Listing of your Adelaide Park Lands.
The lack of action on State Heritage listing is set to become an issue in this year’s State election.
SA Labor is supporting an attack by the Marshall Liberal Government on Frome Park (in Park 11).
The Marshall Liberal State Government is prepared to go into this year's State election on a record of attacking your Open Green Public Park Lands more ruthlessly than any Government in SA's history, and the Labor Party is prepared to match their attacks..
Have you started work yet on an entry for the Adelaide Park Lands "UnPaving Paradise" design compeition?
We have prizes for:
primary school students
secondary school stufents
Uni students and
an Open category
All you need is some thought and an artistic vision for how to turn a derelict section of bitumen into an inviting Park space. Entries close at the end of February.
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5. WHAT'S ON IN YOUR PARK LANDS - FEBRUARY 2022
by Shane Sody
Every month we compile a list of events and opportunities to explore and/or enjoy places within your Open Green Public Park Lands.
Our list this month was published a few days ago on social media so it includes a few items from late January, now past. But there are many more coming up for you to enjoy in Feburary.
Your Adelaide Park Lands are brimming with wildlife. If you’ve ever fancied capturing pics of birds, animals or insects, then nature photographer Marjan Kaashoek has some tips.
An Adelaide resident has suggested ‘adopting’ public trees to water during hot weather.
So, should you consider quenching not just your own thirst, but also a tree’s thirst, while visiting your Park Lands? We asked the City of Adelaide’s Horticulture Team Leader.
The risks are low but like all risks they can be managed.
Trees For Life’s Vicki-Jo Russell says caution is needed around eucalypts - especially older, less-healthy trees, “during periods of hot, windy or stormy weather and in areas recovering from fire”.
The State Government has allocated $2.3 million for new private facilities on two Parks within your Adelaide Park Lands.
A church sports association and old scholars from an elite private school now have the funds they require to build a “sporting hub” on Park 21W and new “clubrooms” on Park 9. www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/blog/2022/1/29/money-flows-for-private-clubrooms
The Adelaide Park Lands Association has been going through a growth spurt and we need your help to keep the show on the road, as we Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore.
Our thriving buzz of activity urgently needs some hands-on backup. Click here to see a range of opportunities for YOU to become part of the Park Lands backup team.
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