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SA Population vs Adelaide Parklands Preservation Association

Posted on 14/06/2010 by John

 

Clipsal is over for another year, so once again its time for the Adelaide Parklands Preservation Association (APPA) to pop up “demanding” bans. This year they aren’t specifically calling for a ban in the Clipsal. This year they are calling for a ban on all events that charge people for entry. The ban would basically cover Clipsal, Fringe, Adelaide Festival, WOMADelaide and the Horse Trials to name a few. So by proxy they would achieve their goal of finally getting the Clipsal banned. Now while I have never been to the Clipsal, I can see how important this and other events are for Adelaide. Other cities around Australia would absolutely love to have some of these events. The amount of money they bring in with tourists and business opportunities is massive. If all these events were to go, then why would people travel here? There is pretty much only the Tour Down Under to bring people here. We aren’t going to get tourists or business opportunities on the same scale with this one event. I am sick of this small vocal group constantly trying to stifle progress in this city, when progress is exactly what Adelaide needs. The fact they generated a list of “demands” makes me even more angry. Adelaide is a backwater, the butt of jokes in other cities around Australia. When we finally get good events and festivals going a group of people go whinging that its bad for the parklands. The parklands are the property of every single citizen in South Australia. They should be utilised to their full potential to bring benefit to all South Australians, not just the few people that happen to live near them. These people say that the parklands should be for people to play cricket and so on. Even with the Clipsal and Fringe on at the same time, there is PLENTY of areas to play cricket or what ever. Its not like ALL the parklands are being closed. The size of the areas being closed for a significant time is tiny compared to the overall size of the parklands. More on the story at City North Messenger

 

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