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Adelaide City Council has rejected a call for an immediate public consultation on the Adelaide Crows’ bid to build a multi-million dollar sporting facility in the park lands, after it was argued doing so would constitute a “political stunt”.
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Adelaide City Council’s backing for a State Government move to cut the number of councillors on the Adelaide Park Lands Authority has prompted one elected member to accuse it of “rolling over like a puppy excitedly looking for a pat on the belly”.
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From the stately Plane Trees that border Botanic Park to the buttress roots of the park lands’ Moreton Bay Figs, Adelaide’s exotic and native tree registry is brimming with stories of historical, botanical and sentimental significance.
The president of the Adelaide Park Lands Preservation Association has called for an independent review of the Park Lands Act in the wake of what he describes as “the worst time in Adelaide’s park lands history”.
Lord mayoral candidate Mark Hamilton says Adelaide should look to Melbourne to develop its own version of an “urban forest” tree canopy project to improve street appeal and offset a warming climate.
Adelaide City Council candidates have condemned the State Government and the council for what they say is a disrespectful relocation of Australia’s oldest World War I memorial from the south park lands.
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