Labor MP for Adelaide, Lucy Hood, is attempting to deflect attention from the State Government's recent attacks on your Park Lands, by claiming State credit for actions taken before she was born.
Highlighting decades-old Park restorations, while failing to acknowledge any recent Park Lands attacks has been described by the Deputy Lord Mayor as “Olympic-level gymnastics”.
Discover the vibrant events happening in your picturesque Adelaide Park Lands from the end of June to the end of July 2024. From immersive art installations and guided nature walks to cultural celebrations and fitness activities, plus July’s Illuminate Adelaide highlights, there's something to entice you!
A forty-year-old law to promote motor sport is being used to thwart Park Lands planning, landscaping and public access to your Open, Green, Public spaces.
It’s just one of several laws that fail to protect your Park Lands.
Advice from the United Nations “Habitat” program about the value of Open, Green, Public spaces, and the multiple benefits of planting and maintaining urban forests, has demonstrated the folly of recent State Government tree felling in your Park Lands.
Adelaide Councillor Keiran Snape says his elevation this year to the role of Deputy Lord Mayor for 2024 reflects “all the support out there in the community for your Park Lands”.
APA’s Carla Caruso spoke to him about his hopes for the year ahead, and the push to get long-delayed heritage listing for your Park Lands.
A sculpture by the late John Dowie, never before seen in public, is one of the fascinating features in a new City of Adelaide exhibition, “Veale’s Vision” unveiled today at the Town Hall.
The former City Council CEO, William Veale, left his mark on your Adelaide Park Lands with gardens and landscaping in three Parks during the early 1960s, but left very little of himself on the public record, until now.
“Our actions are working, and they are not enough. Nothing we do is sufficient, and everything we do matters.”
“Hope is a discipline. Hold fast to having a vision.” These quotes from a US educator and activist drive APA President Shane Sody and can help you too, to convert Park Lands HOPE from just a wish, into real-world actions.
We love interviewing people who enjoy frequenting your Park Lands.
This time in the hot-seat is Sue O’Brien who has an interesting background. She’s an outdoor educator and guide, a maker and repairer of outdoor gear, and a keen cyclist and hiker. We pinned her down long enough to find out what motivates her.
