Save Adelaide Parklands

Proposed settlement ponds at the Victoria Park racecourse.
A group of councils including the Burnside council currently constructing a flood mitigation, water treatment facility on the Adelaide parklands, in apparent contradiction of their purpose as recreation areas for the residents of Adelaide.

Contact: Mark S.

Hazelwood Park
State Heritage Significance is stated as: "Hazelwood Park is a portion of the original Hazelwood Park Estate which was owned by the Clark family 1853-1914. During their ownership they allowed the general public to use the area for recreational purposes and it became known as Clark's Paddock. That use was formalized when the family offered to sell it to the South Australian Government provided that it remained a park and the Government purchased it in 1914. In 1915 it was dedicated as a National Pleasure Resort under the National Pleasure Resorts Act 1914, one of the first four places to be dedicated.

The deed was transferred on 2 January 1964 for the 2.2 ha of Section 298 that is Hazelwood Park, to the Burnside council. In 1966, after much political wrangling, a 3-pool swimming center opened at Hazelwood Park. It was named after Mayor George Bolton who had been the leading voice in advocating its construction. The George Bolton Swimming Center remains open to this day, and saw renovations in 1996 which added further facilities.