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Open Green Public
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> Explore - Guided Walks
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* Inspire
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* Restore
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June 20, 2025
Shane Sody
Takeover to Build Over

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.

Takeover to Build Over
June 6, 2025
Shane Sody
Protect Possum Park - gathering pace

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.

Protect Possum Park - gathering pace
May 21, 2025
Shane Sody
Rally to Protect 104 species

It's time to PROTECT one Park and its 104 species.

At 11am on June 5, World Environment Day, come to the steps of Parliament House, North Terrace, to help PROTECT Possum Park.

Expose the Government’s LIV Golf excuse for yet another Park Lands commercialisation attack.

Rally to Protect 104 species
April 15, 2025
Shane Sody
Pillaging Parks for millionaire FIFOs

The hashtag #ProtectParksPete will soon be trending on social media. If you Love Your Park Lands, help us spread this hashtag, to bring it to the notice of the Premier, Peter Malinauskas as he prepares plans to slash more trees.

Pillaging Parks for millionaire FIFOs
March 31, 2025
Shane Sody
Whatever it takes

The Premier, Peter Malinauskas, has a vision: that your Park Lands must be profit centres, and that therefore Open, Green, Public land (as well as trees and biodiversity) must be subservient, or sacrificed to money-making imperatives, such as LIV golf.

Whatever it takes
Shane Sody
January 29, 2025

3D virtual views

Shane Sody
January 29, 2025
3D virtual views

An Adelaide videographer has given you the opportunity to experience 3D views of parts of your Park Lands, from any connected device.

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Shane Sody
January 28, 2025

Know Your Park Lands Plants - Lemon-scented gum

Shane Sody
January 28, 2025
Know Your Park Lands Plants - Lemon-scented gum

How well do you know your Park Lands Plants? Today, we focus on a citronella fragrance, coming from a gum tree that’s not classified as a “eucalyptus” species.

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Shane Sody
January 27, 2025

Last chance to veto Plaza giveaway

Shane Sody
January 27, 2025
Last chance to veto Plaza giveaway

Six members of State Parliament represent the last bulwark against the most blatant commercial sellout in the history of your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
January 25, 2025

Get your hands dirty

Shane Sody
January 25, 2025
Get your hands dirty

Two groups are offering you the opportunity to get your hands dirty with planting and re-generation activities in your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
January 25, 2025

Boost for Loopers

Shane Sody
January 25, 2025
Boost for Loopers

Our biannual Park Loop walks have been given a boost with sponsorship from City of Adelaide and local businesses.

We’re getting ready to welcome even more Park Loopers, in April and October this year.

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Shane Sody
January 22, 2025

What Bird is that? - Galah

Shane Sody
January 22, 2025
What Bird is that? - Galah

Why do we think they are silly? Learn about this iconic bird - a regular within your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
January 14, 2025

Park City cover-up

Shane Sody
January 14, 2025
Park City cover-up

It’s been more than three years since Adelaide was declared a “National Park City” but a report celebrating that milestone has omitted any reference to the State Government’s three years of repeated attacks on your Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
January 13, 2025

Renewed focus on homelessness

Shane Sody
January 13, 2025
Renewed focus on homelessness

Australia’s housing crisis has led to ever-greater numbers of people camping in your Park Lands, simply because they have nowhere else to go.

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Shane Sody
January 12, 2025

Prize money boost

Shane Sody
January 12, 2025
Prize money boost

There’s been a 13% boost to the overall prize pool for the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

The deadline for entries, 31 January, is fast approaching, but there’s still time for you, as an artist, donor or sponsor, to become part of this, Adelaide’s iconic biennial art prize event.

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Shane Sody
January 10, 2025

Probe into fallen trees

Shane Sody
January 10, 2025
Probe into fallen trees

It was lucky that no-one was under either of these two trees, that fell in recent days; one over a children’s playground, and the other over a popular Park Lands pathway.

City of Adelaide staff are investigating the causes.

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Shane Sody
January 8, 2025

Ghosting you

Shane Sody
January 8, 2025
Ghosting you

If you Love Your Park Lands, then it appears that SA Government Ministers are ghosting you. The evidence is clear: Ministers are continuing to ignore or failing to acknowledge the growing body of support for your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
January 7, 2025

Know Your Park Lands Art - Voyagers

Shane Sody
January 7, 2025
Know Your Park Lands Art - Voyagers

Our series of stories, Know Your Park Lands Art, guides you through various creative displays within your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.

Today, we feature this unique crescent shaped sculpture in Whitmore Square / Iparrityi.

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Shane Sody
January 6, 2025

Guardian focus on: Parks 22 & 23 South

Shane Sody
January 6, 2025
Guardian focus on:  Parks 22 & 23 South

Our Park Guardians are taking it in turns throughout 2025 to introduce you to their cherished places within your Adelaide Park Lands. Jan and Graham Smith are starting off with a look at their “Guardian” spot - the two parks either side of Anzac Highway.

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Shane Sody
December 30, 2024

Lake re-opened after pollution scare

Shane Sody
December 30, 2024
Lake re-opened after pollution scare

The City of Adelaide has given the all-clear for the Torrens Lake, and most other water features in your Adelaide Park Lands after a Christmas scare from unsafe levels of bacterial contamination.

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Shane Sody
December 28, 2024

Leadership opportunities in 2025

Shane Sody
December 28, 2024
Leadership opportunities in 2025

The Adelaide Park Lands Association will be going through a leadership renewal process in 2025.

Two long-standing members of our managing Committee are about to step down. If you Love Your Park Lands and want to help us secure their future, then 2025 is the time to step up.

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Shane Sody
December 28, 2024

Become a Tour Guide leader

Shane Sody
December 28, 2024
Become a Tour Guide leader

Would you like to be a Tour Guide, to lead Guided Walks through your Adelaide Park Lands?

We are looking to recruit a handful of volunteer Tour Guides to help people "Explore" various parts of your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands.

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December 26, 2024

Happy 2050, Terry

Guest User
December 26, 2024
Happy 2050, Terry

Can you imagine your Adelaide Park Lands in 25 years’ time?

Photography student Terry Hewitt has created an AI-enhanced image of our city in 2050 and it’s a rather bleak outlook. However, people power means there is hope.

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Shane Sody
December 24, 2024

Spectacular tree dies in Victoria Park

Shane Sody
December 24, 2024
Spectacular tree dies in Victoria Park

One of the most-loved trees in your Adelaide Park Lands has died, after less than a third of what is regarded as a normal 400-year lifespan for the species.

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Shane Sody
December 23, 2024

Ombudsman rules for public interest

Shane Sody
December 23, 2024
Ombudsman rules for public interest

The State Ombudsman has ruled that there is no valid reason for secrecy about a licence fee, paid by a charity to lease a garden in your Adelaide Park Lands.

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Shane Sody
December 22, 2024

How does it feel to win a $20,000 Art Prize?

Shane Sody
December 22, 2024
How does it feel to win a $20,000 Art Prize?

How would it feel to win $20,000, for first prize in the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize?

We asked previous winner, John Foubister, what his win in 2023 meant for him.

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