It was wrong then and it’s wrong now. The Greens have consistently opposed the North Adelaide Golf Course redevelopment and we won’t stop standing up for our Parklands. #StopTheChop
You want the truth? Labor’s on track to win the state election in a landslide.
But if they do, will anything change?🤷♀️
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If you want change, you have to vote for it. You can do better with The Greens.
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Prisons belong in public hands! Thank you to the @psa_of_sa General Secretary Charlotte Watson and Assistant Secretary Celia Broughman for meeting with me today to talk about their union’s campaign against the privatisation of the Adelaide Remand Centre.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR STOP THE CHOP:
Attend Parliament House to show support for MPs who support your Park Lands!
On Wednesday 20 May, the Hon Robert Simms MLC will bring a motion to the Legislative Council to cancel the North Adelaide Golf Course redevelopment and instead allocate the $45 million to assist South Australians with the cost-of-living crisis. The motion also calls for returning the annexed Adelaide Park Lands to the Adelaide City Council’s management.
How to attend in person.
The debate is likely to happen around 3:20pm. There is room for around 30 - 40 people in the public gallery.
Although no bookings are required, it is recommended to arrive early to go through security and register at the desk.
Photo ID is required and talking, shouting, taking photos, or displaying placards or signs is strictly prohibited. Silence is required and strictly enforced so please adhere to these restrictions.
If the gallery is full, people can view the proceedings from the centre hall.
You can also view the sitting from home at www.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/About-Parliament/Live-
Broadcast
To hear Rob’s introduction for the motion, please go here: .au/motion_north_adelaide
Action: Encourage members to vote Yes!
There are 22 elected members of the Legislative Council.
Call their office or send a short email asking them to vote yes on this motion and explain why. Ask them their intentions.
You can make a huge impact with just 30 minutes of work!
Go here for their contact details:
http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/Legislative-Council/
Members
Thank you to the Pirltawardli Collective for organising today’s peaceful gathering on Kaurna country. Lots of support for protecting our public green space and saving Possum Park. Stop the chop Mali!
Thank you @alex.frayne for allowing me to share this stunning photo of a Possum Park gum. It really captures the beauty & majesty of these trees.
Reflecting on the events of the last week, it’s hard not to feel helpless but now is not the time to give up.
For me, trees represent connection, strength and resilience. These are the things that we need to draw on in the days ahead.
The Malinauskas Government will be planning to axe even more trees to make way for MotoGP and have demonstrated over the last 4 years that they view the parklands as nothing more than free land to accomodate their pet projects.
Through their actions, Labor have shown a contempt for our public green space. It’s even more galling that this is being done to redevelop a golf course. $45m of public money being wasted while we have nurses fighting for fair pay, people sleeping on the street and so many South Australians struggling to afford the basics.
Lots of people have reached out asking what can be done. Now’s the time to get active.
Reach out to your local member of parliament and urge them to oppose the golf course redevelopment and future land grabs. Turn up to rallies and protests to make your voice heard. Join environmental groups. Join the Greens so we can continue to grow our movement.
In the Parliament, the Greens will continue to take action. On Wednesday we have a motion going to a vote in the Upper House urging the Government to dump this golf course plan and return the parklands to the city council. We have also introduced a bill that would finally add the Adelaide Park Lands to the state heritage register.
The events of the last week are devastating but there is always hope. It’s been inspiring to see so many South Australians engaged in the debate about the future of our parklands. Thousands protesting on the streets, engaging in peaceful direct action and calling out this destruction. It’s clear that a real movement for change is growing.
Parliament makes the laws but it’s the community that drives change. Let’s keep working together to finally give the Adelaide Park Lands the protection they deserve.
Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia.
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