The Lord Mayor wants to maintain parks and recreation
Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith is sounding a warning: if the State Government continuously pockets Adelaide Park Lands for projects it will come at a cost.
MoreLord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith is sounding a warning: if the State Government continuously pockets Adelaide Park Lands for projects it will come at a cost.
MoreAdelaide City Council elected members have voted to oppose the revised location for the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital, which will require the demolition of the heritage-listed police barracks.
MoreAt a workshop designed to gauge elected members’ thoughts on controversial plans to rezone up to 71ha of Adelaide Park Lands — almost 10 per cent of the city’s green belt — Adelaide City Councillors agreed on a clear message: “oppose building on the Park Lands".
MoreAdelaide City Council administration has warned councillors proposed developments along the Riverbank “may affect” the park lands' National Heritage Listing. Councillors voted not to oppose the projects but to work with State Government to “inform [their] delivery”.
MoreThe head of not-for-profit “watchdog” group, the Adelaide Park Lands Association, says the City of Adelaide and State Government should stick to their commitment to develop Kate Cocks Park into a green space and abandon plans to turn it into a car park.
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