28/04/2026
I cannot believe this is actually happening - please take a moment to sign the petition.🙏
Nearly 600 trees in our Parklands are set to be destroyed in coming days just for an extension for a golf course for the elites costing $50 million taxpayers money. Possum Park in the Adelaide Parklands is home to an incredible abundance of wildlife and one of the most important habitats in the Adelaide Parklands. Possums, Boobook owls🦉, tawny frogmouth, koalas, nesting and fledgling birds and over 150 species live in this green belt. The chainsaws are coming and I’m afraid the poor nocturnal creatures and baby birds in nests will not stand a chance to survive this.
There are also Kaurna ancestral remains at this site and the government has conceded that bones could be disturbed during excavation. This is deeply disrespectful and an act of cultural and environmental degradation.
The International golf course designer that saw the plans Peter Malinauskas made for this said there'd be thousands of trees destroyed to build the course..not just 585.
People need to understand where this leads as it won’t stop here..Areas next in line for the chop will be for the proposed motorcycle gp on the basis of safety..Then what???
Possum Park, identified by University of Adelaide researcher Tara McKenzie as the largest area of viable possum habitat in the Adelaide Parklands, is far more than just green space, it’s a thriving ecosystem that supports an extraordinary amount of native wildlife. The park’s 585 trees are not just trees; they are essential habitat, and they simply cannot be replaced or removed without serious consequences.
Brushtail possums are classified as a Rare species in South Australia. Due to habitat fragmentation, introduced predators, disease, and ongoing habitat loss, their populations now survive only in small, isolated pockets of native vegetation and urban environments.
That’s why urban refuges like the Adelaide Parklands are so critical. They provide reliable food sources and, importantly, hollow-bearing trees, something that cannot be recreated overnight. In fact, tree hollows take over 100 years to form, making each mature tree an irreplaceable asset!!!
Artificial alternatives like nest boxes cannot replicate the complexity of natural hollows, which offer superior protection from predators and help animals regulate their body temperature during extreme weather.
In New South Wales, the loss of hollow-bearing trees is officially recognised as a Key Threatening Process under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. Yet in South Australia, the removal of hundreds of trees in Possum Park fails to reflect the same level of environmental concern despite the park being a critical wildlife stronghold.
Because this park supports such rich biodiversity, the 585 trees within it are vital and should not be cut down. Their loss would not only harm native wildlife but also diminish the ecosystem services these trees provide to the broader community.
At present, there are no clear plans outlining how wildlife will be protected if these trees are removed leaving the animals that depend on this habitat at serious risk.
Sign the petition here to save our trees: https://c.org/tzRvrkS5BJ
📸 when tree removals occur, document them safely from behind barriers. Share widely and
Please report displaced wildlife to the hotline: Save Our Wildlife: (SOWFI) ph: 7120 6610
Sign the petition here to save our trees: https://c.org/tzRvrkS5BJ
