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.
It seems that State Government ministers need a fresh reminder about how many people value and love your Park Lands.
The Possum Park Protection Platoon is stepping up advocacy and action to head off the Government’s seizure of your Park Lands for profit.
The State Government’s hasty swoop to take over a large swathe of your Park Lands has cleared the way for a loss of biodiversity and large intrusive new buildings, infrastructure and more car parks on your Open Green Public spaces.
The move defies many of the State Government’s own rules and laws; so that an upgraded golf course can downgrade your Park Lands.
The State Government’s hasty swoop to take over a large swathe of your Park Lands is designed to clear the way for a loss of biodiversity and large intrusive new buildings, infrastructure and more car parks on your Open Green Public spaces.
The move defies many of the State Government’s own rules and laws; so an upgraded golf course can downgrade your Park Lands.
Our “Possum Park Protection Platoon” is planning the next stage in our fight to protect Park 1 of your Adelaide Park Lands from State Government chainsaws that are threatening hundreds of trees in this unique urban forest.
An Adelaide institution is celebrating its 10th 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.
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Nick Champion, should be reminded of your Adelaide Park Lands every time he enters his King William Street office.
We’ve put three specific Park Lands issues onto his agenda, and will be following up to see what progress, if any, the State Government is prepared to make on protecting your Open, Green, Public Park Lands.
Without any public consultation, or any electoral mandate, the State Government has done a private deal with one of Australia’s largest property developers, to put a 38-storey office tower on Park 26 of your Park Lands.
State Cabinet has agreed that the Walker Corporation can build one of Adelaide’s biggest office towers on what’s left of the Open Public space on your former Festival Plaza.