Notes on Adelaide podcast: Park Lands Protectors
They’ve been called Nimbys and park narcs, but those who devote themselves to protecting and celebrating Adelaide’s park lands say they are involved in an essentially democratic project – to keep the city’s unique green belt open to everyone in the community.
The State Government’s proposal to bulldoze the heritage-listed Thebarton police barracks to build a new Women’s and Children’s Hospital has caused uproar in heritage circles.
But behind this debate is something deeper, more quintessentially South Australian – a profound disagreement about the piece of urban design that defines how our capital city looks, feels and operates – Colonel Light’s celebrated park lands.
To gain some insight into the passion of our park lands purists, this week we speak with Shane Sody – a former radio journalist, sometime audiobook narrator, and president of the Adelaide Park Lands Association.
For InDaily’s reporting on the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital, go here – https://indaily.com.au/tag/womens-and-childrens-hospital/
After we recorded this podcast, the Government fired the latest shot in its PR campaign, releasing details of how it proposes to create more accessible park lands space around the new hospital.
About Notes on Adelaide
Notes on Adelaide is a weekly current affairs podcast driven by the independent journalism of InDaily, CityMag and SALIFE, and produced by Solstice Podcasting.
New episodes are uploaded weekly. You can find the podcast on InDaily or on your favourite podcast app including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Listen to our previous episodes here.
