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MORE LAND
GRABS PROPOSED
Cirque du Soleil, of Montreal, Canada: Adelaide Oval, Oval No.2, Light's Vision,
Creswell Garden, and Pennington Garden West, are now being coveted by the Labor Government
in addition to alienated Park Lands west of the Morphett Street Bridge
being misappropriated for a new commercial hospital project, and
Federally-funded SA Health and Medical Research Institute. After demolishing Adelaide Oval’s State Heritage listed
George Giffen, Edwin Smith and Mostyn Evans stands
the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA)
wants a tax-payer funded bailout to pay off its multi-million dollar debt
and expand Adelaide Oval’s capacity to accomodate a corporate commercial
Stadium Management Authority, the AFL and SANFL, all of whom intend to convert
surrounding Park Lands into an all-weather all-year carpark.
Let your State Member
of Parliament in the House of Assembly
here, Members of the Legislative Council
here, Members of the Australian Parliament House of Representatives
here and Senators
here,
and the Adelaide City Council
here know that these land grabs and land grabbing legislation are not on!
NEW THREAT: Adelaide Oval Redevelopment and Management Bill 2011
As the proponent of Major Developments in the Park Lands the Government is presiding over the
greatest abuse of the Park Lands in the state's history.
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NEW THREAT: Victoria Park
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Victoria Square Masterplan not kosher
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The South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) Board convinced a majority of its members to: (1) SELL CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE – an enormous open space in Adelaide’s western suburbs – and use part of the very substantial proceeds from subdivision and development to (2) JOIN THE SA MOTOR SPORTS BOARD IN ERECTING
A GIANT PERMANENT MULTIFUNCTION FACILITY IN THE MIDDLE OF VICTORIA
PARK. APPA accepted horse racing in Victoria Park, in its 'picnic' format; we also accepted the idea of continuation of horse racing there on a revised track; but we will never support the entrenchment of motor racing within our Park Lands, and we will never support multi-storey buildings in the Park Lands’ precious open space. A TWO-FACED CORPORATE FACILITY
PUBLIC
CONSULTATION ON DRAFT LEASE
PROPOSAL FOR VICTORIA PARK The consultation ended
12 October 2007. Of the 766 responses received, more than 90 per
cent were against the development and the granting of a lease. Corrections
and updates: ACC results give the State
Government no room to move
Prior to the election, ACC candidates were surveyed by APPA to reveal their attitudes to the proposed complex in Victoria Park. Thirty-two of the 44 candidates responded to the survey. Of those 32 respondents, 21 said they were against the so-called 'grandstand' in Victoria Park. Nine of the 12 newly elected members of the ACC said that, if elected, they would not support the State Government’s corporate entertainment complex for commercial motor racing and horse racing interests at Victoria Park. Only Lord Mayor Harbison and Richard Hayward still supported the proposal, according to the survey results. Francis Wong did not respond to the APPA survey. Mr Daly called on Premier Rann to honour his 2002 and 2006 election promises to protect the Adelaide Park Lands from permanent commercial developments, and to return to Labor’s pledge to seek State, National and World Heritage listing for Adelaide’s unique greenbelt. Mr Daly said: 'The Government should accept and acknowledge what is a categorical and a fully democratic rejection of the Victoria Park development proposal and allow the elected councillors to carry on the business of the ACC for the benefit of residents, business and all South Australians'. STATE GOVERNMENT BACKS DOWN AND
SAJC WALKS OUT We'll keep you updated
here
Victoria Park in the clutches of motor sport. Below, Victoria Park in a more normal state, albeit still marred by tarmac tracks.
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Meanwhile,
back at the By the way: did you know that Adelaide
City councillors sit on the SA Motor Sports Board? The current ACC
representatives are (Area) Councillor Natasha Malani and (South Ward) Councillor Tony Williamson. In APPA’s
opinion, those councillors have a clear conflict of interest in
certain situations. They should not take part in decision making
where they have this conflict of interest.
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