It was great to see so many Adelaideans enjoying the shade at last weekend's Sheffield Shield cricket final, and the well deserved win by SA, over the Queensland Bulls, on Karen Rolton Oval in Gladys Elphick Park/Narnungga (Park 25).
Sheffield Shield action. Pic: Jan Bowman
Although the State Government cannot find any funds to advance World Heritage listing of your Park Lands, it could find $190,000 to cover the costs of erecting temporary grandstands for the event.
After the Sheffield Shield final - the temporary grandstands in Gladys Elphick Park / Narnugga (Park 25). How long will they remain? Pic: John Bridgland
Immediately after the morale-boosting win, suggestions were made that this Park should be further "developed" in the interests of professional sport. Premier Peter Malinauskas told ABC Radio Adelaide that an approach had been made by SACA. We'll watch this space.
Drivers paid $20 per car, as the adjacent Oval #2 was turned into a car park, for the duration of the event.
Pic: John Bridgland
Is car parking a legitimate use of your Park Lands? That's a myth. https://www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/blog/2022/12/27/myth-busting-7
But how much of your Park Lands should be handed over for the purpose of professional sport, inside fenced arenas?
Patrick Prior looked at that question in a recent documentary.
