Today commemorates 3 years of Adelaide being Australia’s first and only National Park City, and it’s a perfect time to spotlight how Adelaide is a nature-friendly city.
To celebrate this milestone, a report has been released to showcase the projects and activities across the Greater Adelaide area, which have been achieved since 2021, when Adelaide was announced as the second National Park City in the world, alongside London.
Green Adelaide National Park City Project Lead, Dr Sheryn Pitman, said that it’s an incredible honor for Adelaide, and there have been countless nature successes over the last 3 years.
“Great examples of this are Green Adelaide’s completion of the Breakout Creek stage 3 Redevelopment on the River Torrens, the not-for-profit Nature Play SA helping South Australians – from homes to schools and even workplaces – tap into everything the outdoors has to offer, the wonderful work of Trees for Life, Greening Australia, and of course the diverse contributions of our local governments in engaging communities in local projects," Dr Pitman said.
"We are also very proud of the Nature Festival, a local annual celebration that continues to grow and this year featured over 400 events to help cultivate a deeper relationship of our society with nature."
“Adelaide being only the second National Park City in the world shows that Adelaide really is a leader in terms of livability and connection with nature, and this status has allowed Adelaide to continue to be visionaries in this space.”
To read about more nature-friendly projects and activities happening across Greater Adelaide download ‘The changing nature of our city – Adelaide National Park City the first 3 years' report on the Adelaide National Park City website. You can also watch the short celebration video below.
The concept of ‘National Park City’ is a global movement to improve life for people and nature in cities. Green Adelaide spearheaded the campaign which saw Adelaide become a National Park City on 10 December 2021. Adelaide’s status as a National Park City is supported by Green Adelaide as a way to connect sectors, businesses and individuals with nature and each other.