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No. 104 - 1 August 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 |
ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ASSOCIATION |
ADELAIDE PARK LANDS ASSOCIATION |
1. 60% tree loss: expert warning |
1. 60% tree loss: expert warning |
by Shane Sody An international golf course designer and LIV Golf supporter has sounded an alarm about the prospect of losing thousands of trees from the picturesque North Adelaide golf courses in your Park Lands. |
by Shane Sody An international golf course designer and LIV Golf supporter has sounded an alarm about the prospect of losing thousands of trees from the picturesque North Adelaide golf courses in your Park Lands. |
2. Protecting Possum Park trees |
2. Protecting Possum Park trees |
by Shane Sody On National Tree Day, Sunday 27 July, a team of volunteers - the Possum Park Protection Platoon - came together to highlight some of the many trees at risk from State Government bulldozers and chainsaws. |
by Shane Sody On National Tree Day, Sunday 27 July, a team of volunteers - the Possum Park Protection Platoon - came together to highlight some of the many trees at risk from State Government bulldozers and chainsaws. |
3. 92% oppose golf course takeover law |
3. 92% oppose golf course takeover law |
by Shane Sody 92 percent of survey respondents say they disapprove of a law rushed through State Parliament at the end of June to clear away any and all legal obstacles to “re-development” of a golf course urban forest in your Park Lands. |
by Shane Sody 92 percent of survey respondents say they disapprove of a law rushed through State Parliament at the end of June to clear away any and all legal obstacles to “re-development” of a golf course urban forest in your Park Lands. |
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4. Kaurna Cultural Heritage Trail |
4. Kaurna Cultural Heritage Trail |
by Shane Sody A new resource has become available to help you explore culturally significant Kaurna sites along the River Torrens / Karrawirra Pari, including many sites within your Adelaide Park Lands. |
by Shane Sody A new resource has become available to help you explore culturally significant Kaurna sites along the River Torrens / Karrawirra Pari, including many sites within your Adelaide Park Lands. |
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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: 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: 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. What bird is that? Red-rumped Parrot |
6. What bird is that? Red-rumped Parrot |
by Nicholas Munday, Adelaide Urban BIrding
What is “sexual dimorphism”? A small grass parrot, found in your Adelaide Park Lands, will show you.
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by Nicholas Munday, Adelaide Urban BIrding
What is “sexual dimorphism”? A small grass parrot, found in your Adelaide Park Lands, will show you.
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7. Park poetry: Nelumbo pond |
7. Park poetry: Nelumbo pond |
by Loine Sweeney with Deb Stewart The “Nelumbo Pond” in the Adelaide Botanic Garden, Park 11, is a magnet for photographers, ducks and even poets!
In the latest instalment of our “Park Poetry” series, Deb Stewart reflects on one of her favourite places in your Park Lands.
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by Loine Sweeney with Deb Stewart The “Nelumbo Pond” in the Adelaide Botanic Garden, Park 11, is a magnet for photographers, ducks and even poets!
In the latest instalment of our “Park Poetry” series, Deb Stewart reflects on one of her favourite places in your Park Lands.
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How can the Torrens Lake in the heart of your Adelaide Park Lands be made safe for swimming?
This long-term challenge issued seven years ago is getting revived at an election candidates’ forum on 4 August.
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How can the Torrens Lake in the heart of your Adelaide Park Lands be made safe for swimming?
This long-term challenge issued seven years ago is getting revived at an election candidates’ forum on 4 August.
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9. Expand your Park Lands? - Episode 2 |
9. Expand your Park Lands? - Episode 2 |
by Shane Sody There’s been a call to expand your Park Lands into an historic developed part of North Adelaide, to replace some of the many Open, Green, Public Park Lands lost to recent State Government building developments. |
by Shane Sody There’s been a call to expand your Park Lands into an historic developed part of North Adelaide, to replace some of the many Open, Green, Public Park Lands lost to recent State Government building developments. |
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10. Who to vote for in Central Ward |
10. Who to vote for in Central Ward |
by Shane Sody If you’re a voter in the City Council's Central Ward, you are faced with a bewildering choice: 19 candidates vying for four positions on the Council, in a supplementary election, only 15 months before the next entire Council general poll in October 2026. |
by Shane Sody If you’re a voter in the City Council's Central Ward, you are faced with a bewildering choice: 19 candidates vying for four positions on the Council, in a supplementary election, only 15 months before the next entire Council general poll in October 2026. |
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11. Pleased to meet you, Kirsty Bevan |
11. Pleased to meet you, Kirsty Bevan |
Kirsty Bevan - CEO of the Conservation Council - has been appointed to the Board of Kadaltilla / Adelaide Park Lands Authority. Despite the fact that the State Government often rejects Kadaltilla's planning for your Park Lands, Kirsty says she wants to "represent biodiversity and nature conservation" on the Board. |
Kirsty Bevan - CEO of the Conservation Council - has been appointed to the Board of Kadaltilla / Adelaide Park Lands Authority. Despite the fact that the State Government often rejects Kadaltilla's planning for your Park Lands, Kirsty says she wants to "represent biodiversity and nature conservation" on the Board. |
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