Hazelwood Park, Adelaide

For the suburb, see Hazelwood Park, South Australia.

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 Park
Sign heralding Hazelwood Park from Greenhill Road
Location	Hazelwood Park, South Australia
Coordinates	34°56′17″S 138°39′20″E[1]
Created	15 July 1915[2]
Operated by	City of Burnside
Website	https://www.burnside.sa.gov.au/Parks/Hazelwood-Park

First 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

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

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

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  Front door
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  The smallest of the three pools
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  Open space and green grass at the park
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  WWI memorial obelisk
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  Olive trees in the park
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  First creek in summer
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  Barbecue and picnic bench for free use
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  Gum trees in the park

See also

• List of Adelaide parks and gardens

References

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. "George Bolton Swimming Centre Burnside". City of Burnside. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

External links

• Hazelwood Park webpage