No. 75 - 16 May 2024 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. TEN-YEAR PICTORIAL GALLERY |
by Shane Sody An Adelaide institution is celebrating its tenth birthday during the S.A. History Festival this month.
Since May 2014, the #adelaideparklands #picoftheday has been running on social media; displaying thousands of different views of the world-unique treasure that is your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.
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2. YOUR "SQUARE" GARDENERS |
by Frances Thyer Meet the team who take care of the six Squares of your Adelaide Park Lands. APA's Frances Thyer introduces you to Ross, Reece, Stuart and Amy ... the "Squares" horticulture team, who love their work. |
3. POSSUMS AT RISK IN WHITMORE SQUARE |
by Shane Sody Research and images by Tara McKenzie Hundreds of possums are scattered about your Adelaide Park Lands, but they’re spread out very unevenly.
Despite low densities in many Parks, there is one place where a large possum population is under pressure.
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4. DOCUMENTING THE DESTRUCTION |
by Shane Sody Can you help to document the destruction in your Kate Cocks Park and Bonython Park? State Government contractors are destroying hundreds of trees, many more than 160 years old. Future generations need to see what’s being lost in 2024. |
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5. TEAM MEMBER MISSING. YOU! |
We are a grassroots community organisation. We Explore, Inspire, Protect, and Restore.
But we are only as strong as our Members; our Volunteers; and our Donors.
You are receiving the non-members version of this newsletter which means you're not (yet) a Member of our team, or perhaps a previous membership has expired. Will you help us? There are three ways to do that: as a Member, as a Volunteer or as a Donor. |
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If you were to become an APA member, then 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 $20 per year for a single concession) would be tangible support for our Park Lands strategies: Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore. If you were to become a volunteer, there would be a wide range of things you could do to help in one or more of our strategic activities. For example, - becoming a Park Ambassador; and/or
- writing stories for our blog and future editions of this newsletter.
Check out the full range of volunteer options here. |
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6. MEET OUR VOLUNTEER, SABRINA |
There are many people who volunteer behind the scenes to help the Adelaide Park Lands Association, as we Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore.
Medical administrator and mother-of-two Sabrina Iqbal does a fabulous job laying out our newsletter, "Open, Green, Public" twice each month.
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7. KNOW YOUR PARK LANDS PLANTS - CHOCOLATE LILY |
by Alannah Benson Have you been walking through your Park Lands and smelled the scent of chocolate?
You might have walked past a herbaceous perennial herb, known as the Chocolate Lily.
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8. KNOW YOUR PARK LANDS ART - TALKING OUR WAY HOME |
by Sorrel Pompert Robertson Continuing our ‘Know Your Park Lands Art’ series, this time we look at the five origami-like boats bobbing on the River Torrens / Karrawirra Pari, as seen from Elder Park.
The installation, "Talking Our Way Home", was created by British migrant Shaun Kirby.
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by Carla Caruso Your Adelaide Park Lands have been in show-off mode in recent weeks.
With warmer, drier days than usual at this time of year, autumnal colours have been shining ever brighter.
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10. A ONE-LINE EMAIL OF SUPPORT |
by Shane Sody Please, before Sunday evening, 19th May, send a short email to the City Council, to support your Park Lands with feedback on the Council’s Draft 2024-25 Budget and Annual Business Plan.
Write your own; or endorse our submission. It’s quick and easy. But do it no later than this Sunday evening, 19 May.
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11. WHAT'S ON IN YOUR PARK LANDS - MAY-JUNE |
by Alex Jones Discover a lineup of activities and events in your Adelaide Park Lands from May to June 2024, including Guided Walks, nature-based activities like botanical tea blending and mindfulness sessions, and special tours celebrating your local culture and heritage. |
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12. RESOURCE FOR SCHOOLS: GRASSLANDS FIELD TRIP |
The City of Adelaide has produced an activity booklet to encourage exploration of rare protected remnant native grasslands in your Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16).
The booklet is a field guide to Adelaide's original grassy plains, encouraging students to discover rare and fascinating plants and insects close-up.
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| 13. REMOTE COMMUNITY VISITORS CAMP EXTENDED TO 2025 |
by The Advertiiser's Douglas Smith A safer camping area for remote community visitors, set up by the State Government off Anzac Highway in G.S. Kingston Park / Wirrarninthi (Park 23) will remain in place until at least February 2025.
The Advertiser's indigenous affairs reporter, Douglas Smith has found the "Safer Place to Gather" has become the go-to place for remote community visitors sleeping rough on city streets.
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NEWSLETTER TEAM
Editor: Shane Sody
Contributors (to this issue): Carla Caruso, Frances Thyer, Tara McKenzie, Alannah Benson, Sorrel Pompert Robertson, Alex Jones, City of Adelaide, and The Advertiser's Douglas Smith Layout: Sabrina Iqbal Proofreader: Trish Russell
Send content enquiries/submissions to: secretary@adelaide-parklands.asn.au
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