"The Adelaide Park Lands represent only 0.2% of the area of metropolitan Adelaide. The motor sport event locks up 30 hectares of Adelaide's already low level of open green space for several months each year.  The race impedes access to the northern part of Victoria Park for recreational pursuits by runners, walkers, dog owners and for other smaller sporting and community events. 

"Outside the five-month race construction window, some infrastructure (race track, and pit-lane) is permanently imprinted on the Park, adversely affecting the amenity of the area as a “People’s Park”.

"Numerous scientific studies have shown that access to urban green spaces is vitally important for the physical and mental health and the well-being of people living in cities. 

"The Covid-19 pandemic has amplified the critical role urban green spaces play in preserving the mental and physical health of city dwellers. There is no clear end in sight to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the post Covid-19 era it is reasonable to expect, and important to plan for, further similar infectious disease pandemics. 

"The State Government is encouraging higher density housing in both the CBD and suburbs, which is increasing the need for, and pressure upon the open green spaces of Adelaide's Park Lands.