A commercial corporate group like the Crows has no right to encroach on public land. Unbelievably the Crows has been gifted a $15million handout of public money, by the Federal government. The corporate body can buy its own land for its corporate headquarters. I am sick of all the spin from those who play "The Game of Mates"! Once again I repeat the ParkLands are for the public...for the people. Commercial corporates are for profit not for the public's health and well being!!! Adelaide City Councillors have a duty to protect the ParkLands as those before them have done!!
The Crows commercial operations will inevitably seek to expand. Their present management will have moved on quite soon, but Adelaide would have to put up with this development indefinitely. And who would be next? How could Port Adelaide not get similar treatment? The parklands are like a sanctuary, a buffer between the city and the suburbs, valuable beyond measure, even for those who simply drive through them. They are suitable for small, amateur clubs to use, not for offices and corporate venues.
The bias of the Advertiser newspaper against the precious Parklands is sickening.
This proposal must be stopped. Keep our parklands open space for all.