First creek continues its journey from the hills through the park, the water flowing from Waterfall Gully and into Tusmore. The park contains an assortment of play areas, picnic tables and barbecues. It is relatively large by suburban standards, but unusually there are no playing fields. It is strongly characterised by massive old eucalyptus trees that can be seen from blocks away. Although it is well facilitated, it is normally not as popular as the nearby smaller Tusmore Park.
The park also contains the George Bolton Swimming Centre, sometimes referred to as the Burnside Swimming Centre, or just Burnside Pool, comprising an outdoor 50 metres (160 ft) lap pool, a 25 metres (82 ft) children's pool and a wading pool. There is also a sauna and steam room, two playgrounds and a kiosk. The facility is only open in the summer months, and is very popular on hot days in Adelaide (greater than 32 °C) when it is open until late in the evening.[4]
Historyedit
The Burnside Swimming Centre is a large swimming complex in the park, opened in 1966. The swimming centre was a pet project of then-Mayor George Bolton; he had a grand vision of what he wanted Hazelwood Park to become. Bolton met unprecedented public opposition in 1964 when the idea was first unveiled. The substantial elderly population of Burnside (15%) was wholly opposed to the idea, suggesting the influx of troublemakers and noise was hardly worth the effort. The cost was estimated at £75,000. While architects were resigning over the scale of the proposed development and a number of residents were up in arms, the Adelaide newspapers had a ball; cartoonists spent many of their daily cartoons covering the debacle. With the failure of a poll to decide the fate of the idea on 24 March 1964, the Sunday Mail proclaimed the headline "Burnside Says NO to Swim Pool". Mayor Bolton was not dismayed by the result; he pushed further ahead with his idea, announcing new plans in December 1964. After a strong PR campaign and minor changes to the project, a poll in February 1965 voted strongly in favour of the idea. The Mayor had won his battle and it was named the George Bolton Swimming Centre in his honour upon opening in 1966.[citation needed]
^ abc"Search results for "Hazelwood Park, RESV" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Local Government Areas', 'Gazetteer' and 'SA Heritage Places Indicative Footprints'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^Styles, A.W. (15 July 1915). "GRANT OF HAZELWOOD PARK AS A PUBLIC PLEASURE RESORT, &c" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 330. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^"Hazelwood Park [Boundaries: Greenhill Rd, Howard & Davenport Tces, Hazelwood Ave & Hawthorn Cres]". South Australian Heritage Register. Government of South Australia. 11 May 1995. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^"George Bolton Swimming Centre Burnside". City of Burnside. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
External linksedit
Hazelwood Park webpage
April 10, 2024
hazelwood, park, adelaide, suburb, hazelwood, park, south, australia, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources. For the suburb see Hazelwood Park South Australia This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hazelwood Park Adelaide news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hazelwood Park is a park in the Australian state of South Australia located in the suburb of Hazelwood Park within the Adelaide Metropolitan Area 1 Hazelwood ParkSign heralding Hazelwood Park from Greenhill RoadLocationHazelwood Park South AustraliaCoordinates34 56 17 S 138 39 20 E 34 938026 S 138 655425 E 34 938026 138 655425 1 Created15 July 1915 2 Operated byCity of BurnsideWebsitehttps www burnside sa gov au Parks Hazelwood ParkFirst Creek running through Hazelwood Park 1920 First creek continues its journey from the hills through the park the water flowing from Waterfall Gully and into Tusmore The park contains an assortment of play areas picnic tables and barbecues It is relatively large by suburban standards but unusually there are no playing fields It is strongly characterised by massive old eucalyptus trees that can be seen from blocks away Although it is well facilitated it is normally not as popular as the nearby smaller Tusmore Park Hazelwood Park was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 11 May 1995 1 3 George Bolton Swimming Centre edit nbsp The park also contains the George Bolton Swimming Centre sometimes referred to as the Burnside Swimming Centre or just Burnside Pool comprising an outdoor 50 metres 160 ft lap pool a 25 metres 82 ft children s pool and a wading pool There is also a sauna and steam room two playgrounds and a kiosk The facility is only open in the summer months and is very popular on hot days in Adelaide greater than 32 C when it is open until late in the evening 4 History edit The Burnside Swimming Centre is a large swimming complex in the park opened in 1966 The swimming centre was a pet project of then Mayor George Bolton he had a grand vision of what he wanted Hazelwood Park to become Bolton met unprecedented public opposition in 1964 when the idea was first unveiled The substantial elderly population of Burnside 15 was wholly opposed to the idea suggesting the influx of troublemakers and noise was hardly worth the effort The cost was estimated at 75 000 While architects were resigning over the scale of the proposed development and a number of residents were up in arms the Adelaide newspapers had a ball cartoonists spent many of their daily cartoons covering the debacle With the failure of a poll to decide the fate of the idea on 24 March 1964 the Sunday Mail proclaimed the headline Burnside Says NO to Swim Pool Mayor Bolton was not dismayed by the result he pushed further ahead with his idea announcing new plans in December 1964 After a strong PR campaign and minor changes to the project a poll in February 1965 voted strongly in favour of the idea The Mayor had won his battle and it was named the George Bolton Swimming Centre in his honour upon opening in 1966 citation needed Gallery edit nbsp Front door nbsp The smallest of the three pools nbsp Open space and green grass at the park nbsp WWI memorial obelisk nbsp Olive trees in the park nbsp First creek in summer nbsp Barbecue and picnic bench for free use nbsp Gum trees in the parkSee also editList of Adelaide parks and gardensReferences edit a b c Search results for Hazelwood Park RESV with the following datasets selected Suburbs and Localities Local Government Areas Gazetteer and SA Heritage Places Indicative Footprints Location SA Map Viewer Government of South Australia Retrieved 8 November 2018 Styles A W 15 July 1915 GRANT OF HAZELWOOD PARK AS A PUBLIC PLEASURE RESORT amp c PDF The South Australian Government Gazette South Australian Government p 330 Retrieved 21 May 2018 Hazelwood Park Boundaries Greenhill Rd Howard amp Davenport Tces Hazelwood Ave amp Hawthorn Cres South Australian Heritage Register Government of South Australia 11 May 1995 Retrieved 8 November 2018 George Bolton Swimming Centre Burnside City of Burnside 21 September 2019 Retrieved 5 June 2020 External links editHazelwood Park webpage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hazelwood Park Adelaide amp oldid 981352522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
