No. 114 - 1 January 2026 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. 114 - 1 January 2026 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 |
1. "Release the hit list, Premier" |
1. "Release the hit list, Premier" |
by Shane Sody Despite a promise of “extensive consultation” the State Government is still with-holding most of its plans for the North Adelaide golf course in the urban forested Possum Park /Pirltawardli (Park 1 of your Adelaide Park Lands).
You can urge the Premier to identify every one of the 585 mature trees that he admits he wants to destroy.
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by Shane Sody Despite a promise of “extensive consultation” the State Government is still with-holding most of its plans for the North Adelaide golf course in the urban forested Possum Park /Pirltawardli (Park 1 of your Adelaide Park Lands).
You can urge the Premier to identify every one of the 585 mature trees that he admits he wants to destroy.
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Dear Premier, why won’t you call me by my name? If you are going to chop down my trees, why won’t you look me in the forest and tell me straight? Yours sincerely, Pirltawardli …. |
Dear Premier, why won’t you call me by my name? If you are going to chop down my trees, why won’t you look me in the forest and tell me straight? Yours sincerely, Pirltawardli …. |
3. Know your Park Lands plants - Spotted Gum |
3. Know your Park Lands plants - Spotted Gum |
by Shane Sody There’s more than a thousand of these trees in your Adelaide Park Lands, but can you recognise them when you see them?
Summer is the ideal time to notice the spots on the Spotted Gum. |
by Shane Sody There’s more than a thousand of these trees in your Adelaide Park Lands, but can you recognise them when you see them?
Summer is the ideal time to notice the spots on the Spotted Gum. |
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4. Park Poetry: Venus on North Terrace |
4. Park Poetry: Venus on North Terrace |
by Deb Stewart The latest in our ‘Park Poetry’ series is a lyrical reimagining of Adelaide’s first public statue, Venus of Canova, as she arrived on North Terrace in 1892, outside the gates of Government House. |
by Deb Stewart The latest in our ‘Park Poetry’ series is a lyrical reimagining of Adelaide’s first public statue, Venus of Canova, as she arrived on North Terrace in 1892, outside the gates of Government House. |
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There are two versions of this newsletter - one for members, and one for non-members. You are reading the non-members version. We love it that you're keeping up with news about your Adelaide Park Lands. We'd be even happier if you joined our team, and strengthened our advocacy by becoming a member. |
There are two versions of this newsletter - one for members, and one for non-members. You are reading the non-members version. We love it that you're keeping up with news about your Adelaide Park Lands. We'd be even happier if you joined our team, and strengthened our advocacy by becoming 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. Other simple options are: Volunteer and/or Donate. Choose from the various potential roles we've described on our volunteer page, here. We urgently need more Park Lands journalists/reporters/story tellers! |
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. Other simple options are: Volunteer and/or Donate. Choose from the various potential roles we've described on our volunteer page, here. We urgently need more Park Lands journalists/reporters/story tellers! |
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6. Water testing in ther river |
6. Water testing in ther river |
by Shane Sody This time last year, the River Torrens / Karrawirra Pari was closed for several weeks due to unsafe levels of bacteria (E. coli).
This year, in preparation for heat waves, City of Adelaide staff have taken samples to identify a baseline level of biodiversity before problems emerge.
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by Shane Sody This time last year, the River Torrens / Karrawirra Pari was closed for several weeks due to unsafe levels of bacteria (E. coli).
This year, in preparation for heat waves, City of Adelaide staff have taken samples to identify a baseline level of biodiversity before problems emerge.
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7. Slow progress on World Heritage listing |
7. Slow progress on World Heritage listing |
Kadaltilla / the Adelaide Park Lands Authority has issued another regular update on the slow progress towards seeking UNESCO World Heritage listing for your Adelaide Park Lands. |
Kadaltilla / the Adelaide Park Lands Authority has issued another regular update on the slow progress towards seeking UNESCO World Heritage listing for your Adelaide Park Lands. |
8. Hollowed-out democracy |
8. Hollowed-out democracy |
South Australia’s democracy is being hollowed out the modern way, says APA’s Stewart Sweeney. A habit of executive convenience. A habit of doing deals first, and explaining later. |
South Australia’s democracy is being hollowed out the modern way, says APA’s Stewart Sweeney. A habit of executive convenience. A habit of doing deals first, and explaining later. |
by Shane Sody Police have been hunting an arsonist after a series of fires in your Park Lands, including one during an overnight dance party. |
by Shane Sody Police have been hunting an arsonist after a series of fires in your Park Lands, including one during an overnight dance party. |
10. Become a Park Lands reporter |
10. Become a Park Lands reporter |
Do you love those movies where dogged reporters keep pursuing the truth, and alert the public to what's really going on behind the scenes? If you've got a nose for news, we need you to help us form a team of three dogged Park Lands reporters. |
Do you love those movies where dogged reporters keep pursuing the truth, and alert the public to what's really going on behind the scenes? If you've got a nose for news, we need you to help us form a team of three dogged Park Lands reporters. |
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