17 Dec 93
Premier Kennett announces Grand Prix to be held in Albert Park.

20 Feb 94
Save Albert Park formed at a meeting of residents.

24 Feb 94
First meeting of the Save Albert Park committee.

Mar 94
First of Working Groups (Lobby, Publicity and Information) established.

Apr 94
Councils of South Melbourne, St Kilda and Port Melbourne vote against holding the Grand Prix in Albert Park.

7 May 94
Richard Burke, Manager of Albert Park, resigns in protest.

15 May 94
10,000 rally in Albert Park to oppose Grand Prix in the Park.

May 94
SAP Newsletter starts.

7 Jun 94
SAP executive elected and a campaign office opened.

22 Jun 94
Elected councils of Cities of South Melbourne, Port Melbourne and St Kilda replaced by State Government-appointed Commissioners.

10 Jul 94
10,000 attend rally addressed by Dr. Bob Brown.
SAP seeks information about financial arrangements under FOI.

Aug 94
Doctors' Group Health Report released.

Sep 94
Campaign Co-ordinator appointed.

18 Sep 94
ParkWatch launched.
Yellow ribbons adopted as a symbol of the campaign.

2 Oct 94
Park Action training commences.

9 Oct 94
'Ring of Protest' rally encircling Albert Park Lake.

Oct 94
Local resident's Supreme Court challenge to Governor-in-Council order exempting the Grand Prix from the Environment Effects Act 1978.

18 Oct 94
Aust. Grand Prix Act passed, exempting Grand Prix from Environment Effects Act amongst others.

24 Oct 94
SAP adopts Code of Non-Violent Conduct for park actions.

26 Oct 94
Demolition of Hellas Soccer Ground commences.

5 Nov 94
Daily 'Vigil' commences.
Telephone Tree established.

7 Nov 94
16 months of park action commences.
First of 675 arrests of park protestors.

15 Nov 94
Plans for Grand Prix track released, including permanent pit garages.

11 Dec 94
6,000 attend 'Reclaim the Park' Rally. Mass ribboning and breaching of fencing.

13 Dec 94
'Chainsaw Tuesday'. Over 400 trees removed by nine cutting teams. 71 arrests.

14 Dec 94
Mock funeral held in Aughtie Drive to mourn the fallen trees.

16 Dec 94
800 SAP members and supporters attended special service at Wesley Uniting Church, Melbourne.

Jan 95
Marginals Electorate Working Group set up (to become Outreach group in May 96).

6-7 Feb 95
All night blockade of trucks engaged in tree-felling and wood-chipping.

10 Feb 95
20,000 attend 'Victorians Under Threat' rally in City Square.

20 Mar 95
Protests against compaction works and damage to local houses. 29 arrests

26 Mar 95
200 rally in London's Hyde Park near office of Bernie Ecclestone.

Mar 95
First round of letters sent to over 300 potential sponsors and corporate box purchasers.

6 Apr 95
Victorian Trades Hall Council passes resolution condemning Government's stance on Albert Park.

May 95
Save Albert Park establishes Web site.

1 May 95
9 x 5 Art Exhibition with paintings donated by Arthur Boyd and other prominent artists.

24 May 95
Magistrate Couzens found that Grand Prix Act invalidly gazetted.
Charges for trespass against 97 defendants dismissed.

7 Jun 95
Australian Grand Prix Act amended to retrospectively make park actions unlawful. Government grants amnesty to 97 defendants.

Jul 95
SAP establishes contact with protest group at Monza Park , venue of Italian Grand Prix.

8 Jul 95
102 protestors arrested in Pit Building.

30 Sep 95
SAP members burn Grand Prix flag outside Ecclestone's London office.

15 Oct 95
'Pit Buildings' Rally in Park to launch the Parklands Code and flag. Addressed by President of ACF and Ben Haber of Committee against Motor Racing in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park, New York.

24 Oct 95
Jenni Chandler lodges writ claiming damages for slander and libel against Premier Kennett for his remarks linking SAP with tacks on the road on 22 Oct (MP and W 'People's Day at the Park').

15 Nov 95
Transurban (City Link) announced as the Grand Prix Sponsor. 'The Grand Prix is now tarred with the City Link brush' (The Age editorial).

20 Nov 95
'No Entry' photographic record of the campaign by Nina Landis launched.

13 Dec 95
Arrest powers of the police in relation to the Australian Grand Prix Act found to be unlawful. Charges against three defendants dismissed.

14 Jan 96
SAP makes submission to Rassaby Review of Section 18 of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992.

20 Jan 96
'Day of Defiance'. Approximately 500 entered Park to challenge new regulations under Grand Prix Act. 95 arrests.

24 Feb 96
74 protestors arrested playing games in pit straight area. Total arrests now 620.

6 Mar 96
Vigil temporarily suspended after 488 consecutive days. Resumed immediately after race.
Four SAP members unfurl a 'SAVE ALBERT PARK' banner in main grandstand.

10 Mar 96
3000 march in protest outside the Grand Prix fence.

16 Mar 96
SAP supported election campaign of community-oriented local government candidates. Majority of new councillors opposed to the Grand Prix in Albert Park.

24 Apr 96
City of Port Phillip Council voted to lease former Post Office Information Centre (previously used by Grand Prix Corporation) to SAP for a new office.

Apr 96
Victorial Police adopt new guidelines governing health and welfare of prisoners in transit as result of complaints lodged by members of SAP about police van conditions while in custody on 8 July 1995. Subsequent Ombudsman's Report critical of condition and use of vans.

20 May 96
'The Age' reports information obtained under FOI that police had doubts about lawfulness of arrests under Grand Prix Act regulations in November 1994.

15 Jun 96
Qantas replaces Transurban as naming rights sponsor of GP. Boycott campaign commences.

14 Jul 96
SAP members occupy Pit Building to draw attention to lack of use 4 months after the GP.

21 Jul 96
SAP hosted delegates to the 28th Annual International Conference of the Community Development Society and invited to operate information booth at the Conference.

24 Jul 96
City of Port Phillip Council adopted policy calling for relocation of the Grand Prix from Albert Park to a more suitable venue.

7 Sep 96
ParkWatch Report on dismantling program and post-race condition of the park released.

Sep 96
SAP delegation to Monza to maintain international profile and expand Qantas campaign.

12 Sep 96
Magistrate Couzens awards $47,830 in costs against police arising from successful defence of 95 members against charges of trespass in May 95.

20 Nov 96
Protest held outside and inside Qantas Annual General Meeting.

16 Dec 96
Save Albert Park 3CR radio program commenced.

18 Dec 96
Protest actions against set-up works for 1997 Grand Prix re-commence.

23 Feb 97
Hands Off Our Parks alliance of over 80 environmental and parkland groups holds rally in Carlton Gardens.

5 Mar 97
SAP protestors breach security to reach F1 crews in pit area.

Mar 97
SAP Lobby Group forwards detailed submission to all relevant ALP policy committees and commences a series of presentations to policy committee meetings.

30 May 97
SAP makes submission and presentation to review by Public Accounts and Estimates Committee into the impact of commercial confidentiality on public accountability.

16 Jun 97
SAP submission to COPP Open Space and Sports and Recreation Stragegies gains positive recognition of negative impact of Grand Prix and importance of the park.

20 Jun 97
Circular letter sent to all ALP branches on the GP and the Parklands Code.

27 Oct 97
More charges of trespass dismissed. Arrests under Regulation 21 found invalid.

9 Nov 97
1,000th day of the Save Albert Park Vigil commemorated.

15 Jan 98
Protest outside AGPC office against tobacco advertising in parkland, with Smoking Kangaroo and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg marks first protest action against 1998 race.

31 Jan 98
John Thwaites MP launches SAP 1997 Post Race report.

Feb 98
Graeme Bannerman's 'Built for Excitement, Not Safety' report on park road/race-track design and vehicle accidents released.

19 Feb 98
Annual letter on impact of the GP on the park sent to all Formula One team chiefs.

25 Feb 98
Francis Grey's audit of economic impact of 1996 Grand Prix, 'Grand Prixtensions', launched.

2-8 Mar 98
Week of protest actions including annual breach of security, 'Bad Taste' GP Ball, SAP 'Supporting Local Traders' bus, attendance count, and race-day protest.

Mar 98
Survey of 325 local businesses by SAP member finds 47% suffered drop in trade.

May 98
Charges against SAP member for releasing flare at March 97 race-day protest dismissed.

23 May 98
SAP presents paper at PCOM forum on city planning and development.

Jun 98
Letter on financial and environmental costs of the GP sent to all ALP branches.

Jun 98
SAP lodges objection against construction of Optus mobile phone tower and base station in Albert Park Reserve.

13 Aug 98
Parklands Defence Council launches the Parkland Principles with support of SAP.

Sep 98
Letters outlining SAP position on GP sent to 450 companies.

18-23 Oct 98
SAP submits anti-GP poster for display at 18th World Congress of Federation of International Parks and Recreation Administration at Melbourne Convention Centre, and distributes information to delegates.

7 Nov 98
Fourth anniversary of Vigil celebrated, attended by Mayor Dick Gross and Senator Lyn Allison.

Nov 98
SAP adopts additional objective - 'To work to protect Albert Park from the impact of the Grand Prix and other inappropriate development and activities.'

Nov 98
Article on campaign submitted and published in New York-published journal Festival Management and Event Tourism: An International Journal.

15 Dec 98
Senator Lyn Alison launches 1998 ParkWatch Post-Race Report outside office of Minister Marie Tehan.

Dec 98
SAP submission to draft Albert Park Traffic Management Implementation Plan points out safety and management problems arising from use of F1 circuit as park and commuter roads.

Feb 99
Annual letter on impact of the GP on the park sent to all Formula One team chiefs and editors of all major British daily newspapers.

1-7 Mar 99
Week of protest actions including annual breach of security, bus trips to country centres, SAP 'Supporting Local Traders' bus, attendance count, and race-day mass silent vigil protest at GP Gate 1.

4-7 Mar 99
150 members conduct comprehensive attendance count which records on race day 20,000 fewer than official figures. AGPC forced to reveal use of laser beam to estimate attendance numbers.

20 Mar 99
Carolyn Hutchens, immediate past-President of SAP, elected to COPP Council.

30 Apr 99
Vigil moved to Royal Park to help promote Saturday protest rally against Commonwealth Games stadiums.