Your views: on park lands and police horses
Today, readers comment on moving police horses as part of demolishing Thebarton barracks, effective protest and Adelaide rock music.
Commenting on the story: Govt eyes new park lands acquisition for police horses
It is worth noting, to use the anonymous government spokeperson’s words, that horses are not currently stabled in the North Adelaide parklands.
It’s more than just the usual misleading spin to suggest so: it’s flat out false. Horses are agisted in open paddocks. A stable is a building, of which there are none – for horses, at least … for the time being, anyway.
Disappointedly, the Malinauskis Government’s pre-election commitments over the protection of park lands and heritage increasingly resemble Tony Abbott’s notorious 2013 statements – “no cuts to health, no cuts to the ABC, etc, etc” – a calculated misleading of voters. – Simon Royal
Horses require stables and then, maybe, an admin building or two? Even though I do not live in Adelaide proper I am past furious at the way this government is treating the park lands. – Peter Annear
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Why not return the police grays to their very first paddock, which is the Torrens Parade Ground. Get rid of the bitumen carpark, and make the grays a major tourist attraction as well. – Austin Taylor
Commenting on the story: Effective protests are disruptive – not destructive
Ali Clarke seems to have missed the point of the protests by Extinction Rebellion.
Artworks are not being destroyed; they’re covered with protective glass. The protesters know this. Their actions are highlighting to us that more people are concerned about non-existent damage to a painting, than the genuine and irreversible damage we’re doing to the planet which sustains our lives.
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Ms Clarke also appears to be ignorant of the history of women’s suffrage. When women in England politely asked men for the right to vote, they were refused. When they gathered a petition of signatures and had it presented to the parliament, they were refused. It wasn’t until they started destroying property that they won the right to vote.
When peaceful protest falls upon deaf ears and blind eyes, protesters escalate their behaviour. As the women’s suffrage movement proved, destructive protest is effective. People who are concerned about the lack of effective action to mitigate climate change have tried the polite conservations, signing of petitions, and writing letters. Now they’re resorting to disruptive protests, as politicians and fellow citizens refuse to listen.
When are people going to express as much concern for a dying planet as they do for a painting? No one will be able to enjoy gazing at the van Gogh when the planet is cooked. – Leandra Ford
Yes, protests can miss the mark, but so does Ali Clarke. What on Earth is harmful about two art gallery stunts that did no harm to the paintings? – Jim Allen
Commenting on the story: Heritage is about our future as much as our past
Stephanie Johnston hits the nail on the head. We need governments and planners to make a shift from myopic perspectives and serving a few, to a broader focus on the impacts and benefits that preserving our heritage brings to the whole community. – Dianne van Eck
Commenting on the story: Film Festival review: The Angels – Kickin’ Down the Door
Ahh, The Angels. One of the best rock and roll bands ever.
It was a pity that when they toured America they never had the right backing. I remember seeing them so many times in Adelaide, the Old Lion, the Top Room of the Arkaba and several other places.
Bring it back, all live music. Adelaide use to be the cradle of the best live music going around, and fantastic venues – now they want to stop the music at 10pm so we don’t disturb the neighbours. What a joke. Good luck, musos. – David Broad
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