Campaigns

Adelaide is losing its mature trees at an alarming rate. According to a recent analysis, as many as 75,000 trees are being lost each year across metropolitan Adelaide. Recent changes to our planning rules are escalating the losses. The stakes are high – our trees: Help make our cities more liveable (living near trees has been shown to improve our health) Lower temperatures by as much as 5-6 degrees during […]  Read More »

Our planning system needs to be democratic, fair, and inclusive. The community needs to be able to trust that decisions about our city, about new buildings and new developments, are made in a way that is transparent and impartial, with the interests of the wider public given proper consideration. But it is not possible to have a planning system with integrity, while property developers are able to exert huge influence […]  Read More »

In April 2020, a 14,000 signature Petition was presented to the Legislative Council by Hon Mark Parnell MLC, on behalf of the Protect Our Heritage Alliance.   The petition raised concerns about the content and implementation of the Planning, Development, and Infrastructure Act (PDI Act), and the Planning and Design Code (PDC), and requested independent reviews of their impacts. Last November, the Legislative Review Committee (LRC) of State Parliament released its […]  Read More »

The previous state government sought, unsuccessfully, to privatise the iconic Martindale Hall, star of the film Picnic at Hanging Rock. Martindale Hall was gifted to the entire community, for all of us to enjoy. It was never intended to be sold off, turned into luxury, private accommodation, for the benefit of a fortunate few. It must stay in the hands of the community!! During the state election, SA Labor Deputy-Leader […]  Read More »