No. 38 - 15 November 2022

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

1. DIVERSIONS, ILLUSIONS ON PARK ATTACKS

2. MORE HASTE, LESS PARK LAND

3. PARK LANDS VOTERS DECISIVE IN CITY POLL

4. NEW TRAIL GUIDE - PARK 10

5. PLEASE JOIN US

6. KAURNA TOUR FOR KIDS

7. WONDERFUL WASPS

8. THERE'S BEEN A RUN ON THE FREE LAND BANK

9. ART PRIZE - FREE ENTRY FOR 20 SCHOOL STUDENTS

10. WHAT'S ON IN YOUR PARK LANDS - NOVEMBER 2022

1. DIVERSIONS, ILLUSIONS ON PARK ATTACKS

by Shane Sody

State Government spin doctors (and some media allies) have been busy with smoke and mirrors, trying to cloud the truth about multiple Park Lands attacks (five this year so far).

Like magicians who divert your attention to create an illusion, State Government misinformation is hiding the truth about massive losses to your Open Green Public Park Lands.

Read more >>>

2. MORE HASTE, LESS PARK LAND

by Shane Sody

The process of getting a new law passed by Parliament is usually slow and cumbersome.

However, the most serious new law affecting your Adelaide Park Lands went through all stages in the Legislative Council in less than three hours.

This new law gives two State Government Ministers unfettered powers to confiscate any of your Park Lands that they want.

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3. PARK LANDS VOTERS DECISIVE IN CITY POLL

by Shane Sody

Results from the City Council election have sent a strong message to the State Government.

At a time when the State Government is relentlessly attacking your Park Lands, it is Park Lands advocates and protectors who have been endorsed by voters.

Read more >>>>

4. NEW TRAIL GUIDE - PARK 10

One of the things that we love doing for you is helping you Explore your Adelaide Park Lands.

Our latest Trail Guide, the 19th in our series, takes you step by step through Bullrush Park / Warnpangga (Park 10) in Lower North Adelaide. Start at the corner of Jerningham St and MacKinnon Pde.

Read more >>>>

5. WE NEED YOU - PLEASE JOIN US

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 $15 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?

Our 2023 wall calendar - among the items in the APA Shop.

6. KAURNA TOUR FOR KIDS

by Carla Caruso

An indigenous cultural tour will take in three Adelaide Park Lands sites on Sunday, November 20.

Liesl von der Borch and Drew Kilner are behind the tour, Connecting to Place. Kaurna Then and Now, which is aimed at children and their carers.

Read more >>>>

7. WONDERFUL WASPS

by Carla Caruso

Every creature matters in its own wonderful way – including wasps, according to author, Katrina Germein. The bestselling children’s author has just released her first non-fiction picture book, Wonderful Wasps.

We spoke to Katrina about the project - including why more wasps means fewer spiders! - and about her love of your Park Lands.

Read more >>>>

8. THERE'S BEEN A RUN ON THE FREE LAND BANK

When there's a run on a bank, the bank drops in value.

Former Labor Attorney-General Chris Sumner puts the recent attacks on your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands into perspective with a cautionary tale for the current Labor State Government.

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9. ART PRIZE - FREE ENTRY FOR 20 SCHOOL STUDENTS

Do you know a secondary school student with an artistic flair?

If so, let them know about an opportunity to enter one of South Australia’s most prestigious Art Prize competitions for FREE.

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10. WHAT'S ON IN YOUR PARK LANDS - NOVEMBER 2022

by Michael Genrich

Dive into these events we’ve found for you, in your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands during the month of November 2022.

Some of them will require early booking, so don’t wait!

(NB: This is a repeat of the article that we published in late October, so some of the listed events are in the past.)

Read more >>>

NEWSLETTER TEAM

Editor: Shane Sody

Contributors: Carla Caruso, Michael Genrich

Layout: Sabrina Iqbal

Proofreader: Trish Russell

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