“Sick to my stomach. There have been far too many situations where this has happened and our feelings, our connections and our thoughts have never been considered.”
Chair of the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation, Mitzi Nam, speaks out over the planned redevelopment of the North Adelaide Golf Course at Pirtawardli (meaning "brush tail possum home") to host the high-profile LIV Golf tournament in 2028.
She shares the deep cultural and spiritual significance of the site, the pain of feeling excluded from formal consultation, and the urgent need for culturally respectful conversations to protect sacred places.
"We know development needs to happen, but when it comes to something that's just going to benefit a certain section of people, it's not for the wider community.
It’s all about the money, but you can’t put a dollar value on protecting our cultural heritage for future generations.”
