No. 9 - 16 September 2021

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

CITY COUNCIL SURRENDERS TO STATE GOV'T PARK THEFT
GREAT GRANDPA's ADELAIDE PICS RE-CREATED
NEW BIKEWAYS
CLEAN UP NARNUNGGA THIS SUNDAY
SKATE PARK DELAYED AND ENLARGED
HISTORIAN SOUNDS ALARM OVER OLIVE TREE GROVE
NEW URBAN FOREST EMERGING
WET WEATHER DOESN'T DETER PARK EXPLORERS

1. CITY COUNCIL SURRENDERS TO STATE GOV'T PARK THEFT

Shane Sody

It is the largest-ever theft of your Park Lands.

The State Government is “re-zoning” your Open Green Public treasure, and it will not be resisted by the City Council.

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2. GREAT GRANDPA's ADELAIDE PICS RE-CREATED

Carla Caruso

An amateur photographer has recreated his great-grandfather’s Adelaide Park Lands photos, doing his best to keep the same angles.

In most pics, the differences are startling.

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3. NEW BIKEWAYS

Shane Sody

The City of Adelaide is partnering with the State Government to fund improvements to cycling infrastructure in your Park Lands.

Eleven projects have been identified, all of them either through Park Lands or on the edges of Parks.

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4. CLEAN UP NARNUNGGA THIS SUNDAY

Carla Caruso

A former SA Water depot made way for an urban forest back in 2012.

Now a passionate local resident is calling for your help to adopt the site, and help clean it up this Sunday, and beyond.

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5. SKATE PARK DELAYED AND ENLARGED

Shane Sody

The long-awaited skate park in Gladys Elphick Park / Narnungga (Park 25) has been hit by construction delays and its completion has been pushed back until early next year.

With new funding offered by the Federal Government, the City Council has revised the skate park design and added a new feature, a mini-bowl, with work on the site expected to re-start soon.

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6. HISTORIAN SOUNDS ALARM OVER OLIVE TREE GROVE

Loine Sweeney

An Adelaide historian and retired educator has sounded the alarm about the fate of the historic olive grove in Kate Cocks Park (Park 27).

The grove is under threat from a proposed multi-storey car park and gradual destruction from overstocking of police horses.

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7. NEW URBAN FOREST EMERGING

Shane Sody

A new urban forest has taken root in Reservoir Park / Kangatilla (Park 4).

It’s growing into a Mallee Box woodland - the type of landscape that existed here before European settlement. It’s a demonstration site for pursuing two goals: (a) carbon capture, and (b) restoring lost biodiversity.

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8. WET WEATHER DOESN'T DETER PARK EXPLORERS

Carla Caruso

A group of Park Lands explorers braved the elements for a Guided Walk in wintery weather last Sunday, September 12.

The stroll took in an arguably under-appreciated and sometimes overlooked part of the eastern Adelaide Park Lands.

Read more >>>

NEWSLETTER TEAM

Editor: Shane Sody
Contributors: Carla Caruso, Loine Sweeney
Proofreader: Trish Russell

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