Park Lands Authority 2020 – 2025 Strategic Plan

The are the largest inner urban park system in Australia. Nationally Heritage listed for their unique design - they are the city’s lungs, backyard, playground, meeting space and more. They are there for everyone to enjoy, enhancing physical and mental well-being, and they secure Adelaide’s place as one of the planet’s most liveable cities.

Purpose Governance To conserve and enhance the environmental, cultural, ▪ Maximise utilisation of skills, knowledge and enthusiasm of the Board recreational and social importance of the Adelaide Park through effective meetings that foster dialogue and the development of Lands shared thinking

▪ Develop a high level of knowledge and understanding of the Park Guiding Principles Lands amongst Members through regular site visits and briefings ▪ Preserve and strengthen the integrity of the Adelaide Park Lands ▪ Seek early input into issues relating to the Park Lands to ensure APLA's advice is timely and relevant. ▪ Promote the values of the Park Lands – as Adelaide’s ▪ Monitor developments subsequent to APLA advice defining feature, and an internationally unique asset ▪ Advocate for the value of APLA as a proactive, accountable, ▪ Contribute to the delivery of The 's independent, skills-based board that advises on Park Lands Strategic Plan and vision, and the State management and protection Government’s 30-year plan for Greater Adelaide

Culture Environment Management and Protection Advice

Promote the cultural values of Improve community Function as the peak advisory the Park Lands including connection with the natural Treat the Park Lands body for policy, development, holistically with long term culture, heritage and and cultural landscape of the heritage & management of wellbeing Park Lands vision the Park Lands

Key Actions Key Actions Key Actions Key Actions

1.1 Make Kaurna culture intrinsic to 2.1 Define, protect and enhance 3.1 Review and improve the Adelaide 4.1 Provide advice on plans, projects and everything we do landscape values and design qualities Park Lands Managment Strategy policies for the Adelaide Park Lands which includes prioritisation of projects 1.2 Assist with Kaurna cultural mapping 2.2 Provide advice in relation to tree canopy 4.2 Engage with City of Adelaide and State 3.2 Review of provisions to influence the Government including input into the 1.3 Advocate for the featuring of the Adelaide cover, biodiversity and environmental Planning and Design Code Riverbank Masterplan (Karrawirra) Park Lands in Designed for Life, South sustanability and improvements including National Heritage overlay Australian Tourism Commission and 2.3 Regularly review 4.3 Review leasing and licensing and other promotional campaigns water quality,amenity and activation 3.3 Review the City of Adelaide Community event management policies together with other relevant Park Lands use 1.4 Host an annual community forum Land Management Plans and 2.4 Increase the accessibility of State Government Management policies 1.5 Support the development of World information Plans 4.4 Strengthen APLA's engagement Heritage listing nomination 3.4 Advocate for State Heritage Listing with City of Adelaide, State Government and adjoining Councils Measures of Success Measures of Success Measures of Success Measures of Success

▪ Each matter that comes before the ▪ Conduct a landscape review to inform ▪ An updated Adelaide Park Lands ▪ Advice of APLA is endorsed and adopted Board considers Kaurna culture next in a easy to use the Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy n ▪ Senior State Government Officers/ format with a series of (measurable and ▪ Kaurna Cultural mapping used to Management Strategy consultants engage with APLA achievable) prioritised projects on Riverbank Masterplan (Karrawirra) inform APLA considerations ▪ Develop a better understanding of environmental values and trends ▪ Adelaide Park Lands Management ▪ Increased promotion of Park Lands in Strategy informs Planning and Design ▪ APLA initiates a policy review where all tourism campaigns (City of Adelaide, ▪ Board Members are well informed Code and related policy for the Park deemed necessary South Australian Tourism Commission through regular updates Lands ▪ Meetings with adjoining Councils to etc) ▪ Regular online Park Lands updates ▪ Advice sought and provided for the discuss Adelaide Park Lands ▪ 1 public forum held per year preparation by the State Government of Managment Strategy and other current (inclusive of events, trends, ▪ Support tentative world heritage management plans for areas of Park Park Lands usage related policy gardens & botanical features listing submission–end of 2021 Lands controlled by State Government and items dealt with at APLA) ▪ State Heritage listing achieved

Data and Insights: Request data to provide understandings and insights to assist with decision making

▪ Kaurna Cultural Mapping ▪ Heat mapping ▪ Net Gain/loss of Park Lands ▪ Projects & policies assessed ▪ Use of Park Lands ▪ Biodiversity ▪ Extent of Leases and licences and recommended by APLA ▪ Wellbeing dashboard ▪ Mapping of carbon abatement ▪ Built form and building footprints ▪ Mapping of projects and investment ▪ Cultural tours sequestration ▪ Changes in use ▪ Attendances and visitation ▪ Landscape changes and sustainability ▪ How the Park Lands have developed Community wants and needs ▪ ▪ Metrics relating to % of tree canopy and changed