No. 4 - 1st July 2021 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 |
1. STATE BUDGET's THREE ATTACKS ON 'OPEN GREEN PUBLIC' |
The 2021 State Budget released on Tuesday 22 June contained funding for not one, but three attacks on your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands. A new stadium, a new hospital and a new multi-storey car park would each whittle away more of your Park 27, which has already been subjected to decades of Park erosion. |
Bizarrely, these three State Government attacks on your Open Green Public Park Lands are coming while one of the State Government's own agencies promotes the very opposite. "Green Adelaide" has four goals, the first of which is "to conserve and enjoy our nature, parks and places". |
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Carla Caruso and students |
Two media students from the University of Adelaide have created short films for the Adelaide Park Lands Association. Allycia Dobson, 21, and Michael Genrich, 46, filmed, narrated and edited a video each, during internships with APA. |
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3. DON'T VOTE - UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US |
These seven candidates are vying for one vacant position on the Adelaide City Council, with ballot papers due to be mailed to city residents and businesses later this month. We’ve asked each candidate four key questions about your Adelaide Park Lands. |
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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. Why not join us, as a member? APA members get a 100% discount on tickets for our Guided Walks and the priceless satisfaction of backing our actions to protect your Park Lands. |
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4. PLEASED TO MEET YOU, CHRIS HARRIS |
For Chris Harris, playing disc golf in the Adelaide Park Lands has turned his life around. APA’s Loine Sweeney finds out why this growing new sport, so popular in Park 15, is inspiring Chris and many others. |
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5. ANCIENT OLIVE GROVES IN THE SPOTLIGHT |
Olives were the central theme of our most recent Guided Walk, on Sunday, June 20. Thirty-five people – and one beagle – joined APA President Shane Sody for a meander through the ancient Olive Groves in Parks 7 and 8 (Kuntingga and Parngutilla) between lower North Adelaide and Gilberton. |
Read more >>> . See the Guided Walks schedule (and/or book tickets) here at EventBrite. |
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6. WHAT'S ON IN YOUR PARK LANDS IN JULY |
There's always events scheduled in the Park Lands, many of them free, and there's always opportunities to explore the Park Lands on your own, or with friends or family. Browse our Explore pages for hints about interesting spots to visit. Here are some of the organised opportunities in the Park Lands, during the month of July. Tap or click on any of the images below to find out more about that event. |
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| Guided Walk in Park 11 (inc Botanic Park) |
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| Sun 25 July from 1.30pm . |
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| Light Cycles - Illuminate Adelaide |
Botanic Garden (Park 11) 15 July to 1 August |
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| 2 to 25 July, in the southern part of Park 23 |
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| All through July and August, Torrens Parade Ground, Park 12 |
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| Adelaide Zoo (Park 11) after dark. 8 July to 1 August |
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7. MASS PLANTINGS IN PARK 25 |
Matt Jorgensen The City of Adelaide’s Biodiversity team and Rotary Adelaide Light came together on the last weekend of June, to complete a mass planting in Gladys Elphick Park / Narnungga (Park 25) |
8. WATER's A MAGNET for TREASURE HUNTERS |
Carla Caruso Hobbyists have been hunting for trash and treasure in the waters of the Adelaide Park Lands. ‘Magnet fishing’ involves using a rope, with a strong magnet attached, to pull items to the surface. |
9. FOXES IN DECLINE IN PARK LANDS |
Carla Caruso Fox sightings have been on the increase in Adelaide’s inner suburbs in recent weeks, according to local media reports. However, the reverse appears to be true in the Adelaide Park Lands. But what should you do if you encounter a fox in the Adelaide Park Lands? |
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NEWSLETTER TEAM
Editor: Shane Sody
Contributors: Carla Caruso, Loine Sweeney, Matt Jorgensen, Ted Jennings
Proofreader: Trish Russell
Send content enquiries/submissions tosecretary@adelaide-parklands.asn.au
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