Park 22

English name:  Josie Agius Park

Kaurna name:  Wikaparntu Wirra (meaning "netball place")

Features: 

• 24 netball courts, including lighting for night games

• Pine trees, and sheoaks

• Location designated for new hockey facilities, with a new sports 'hub' building intended for sharing between hockey and netball

Bounded by:  Anzac Highway, Greenhill Road, Goodwood Road.

Trail Guide to Park 22 (and part of 23)

Take a self-guided walk through Park 22 and the adjacent Park 23 South, using our Trail Guide.

Start at the corner of Goodwood Road and Greenhill Road and follow these guide notes: www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/parks-22-and-23-south-tour

The Trail is about 2km. Allow 90 minutes,

See dozens of photos in the Josie Agius Park / Wikaparntu Wirra (Park 22) photo album:

Josie Agius (1934 - 2015) was a leader recognised by the Narungga, Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri and Ngadjuri communitties - one of South Australia's first aboriginal health workers.  "Aunty" Josie, as she was known, also was a strong supporter of girl's netball.

Netball has been played in the Park Lands since 1938.  In early years girls had to contend with horses “galloping over the courts while play was in progress”.

Related links:

• Observations of biodiversity within this Park

• Park 22 on Google Maps

• Adelaide City Council's page for the south Park Lands