Pinky Flat |
Pinky Flat is parklands to sit and enjoy the River Torrens, away from the more commonly visited riverbank parks and gardens.
Along the riverbank Pink Flat has trees and some wide open space for the kids to run around. It is a fairly basic park, there are no playgrounds or toilet. The main attraction is its spot by the Torrens River.
As Pinky Flat is on the North of the Torrens, facing Elder Park on the opposite river bank, it is less frequently visited and so a visit to this park is likely to be more private. Pinky Flat does feature an electronic barbeque to the east side of the park.
History
What is now the Torrens River separating North and South Adelaide in Light's Plan was, at the time Europeans arrived, an abundant source of food for the Indigenous Kaurna people who occupied the area known as Karra Wirra Parri.
The river was most often a series of connected water holes, yielding fish and shellfish as well as attracting game such as kangaroos, possums, emu and water birds. The towering river gum trees, river reeds and bulrushes provided timber and fibre for making string and nets.
The Kaurna people remained around this site for some time after the establishment of the colonial settlement, as shown in artwork and writing into the 1850s. Alexander Schramm's 1850 painting shows a vibrant community living in the Park Lands.
The North Side of the riverbank became known as Pinky Flat, which may be a reference to the pingko bilby a small marsupial once abundant there. The name was also associated with the drinking of cheap red wine when the place became a popular picnic spot in the twentieth century. Today, Pinky Flat has become a popular home for outdoor festivals and events.
What we now enjoy as Park Lands retain great significance to the living Kaurna people today. We acknowledge that significance in the following statement prepared by members of the Kaurna community in 1998.
Car Parking
Disability drop off and pick up zones for event days are located on: War Memorial Drive, out the front of Next Gen Health Clubs and Tennis SA, adjacent to Pinky Flat. This drop off zone must be accessed from the western side via Montefiore Road or Morphett Street Bridge (disability permit holders only).
❊ Address ❊
⊜ War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide View Map
❊ Web Links ❊
➼ Pinky Flat
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