Project update - March 2025

At their General Council meeting on Tuesday March 25, Council Members endorsed a four-court basketball stadium design for release for community consultation.

Community consultation on the concept design will be commencing on Monday 7 April.

25 March Council Meeting Minutes (pages 8-10).

Background

For years, the South Adelaide Basketball Club has been lobbying for a new facility to meet the needs of its membership (over 2200 players). The existing Marion Basketball Stadium is well over 50 years old and must be replaced.

In April 2022, the Marion Council received Federal Government funding of $6 million to upgrade the Marion Basketball Stadium.

At its General Council meeting held on 27 February 2024, Marion Council considered that the best solution to replace the ageing basketball facility at Norfolk Road was to replace it with a five-court basketball stadium. The overarching principle being to maximise public spaces for the good of the community.

Subsequently at their 25 March 2025 General Council meeting, Council Members decided to amend the design from a five-court stadium to a four-court stadium.

Council staff have now developed a site plan for the new stadium and associated car parking at Norfolk Road.

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Project update - December 2024

Onsite works have commenced with drilling and survey work being undertaken for two weeks from mid-December. You can access further information in the notification letter that has been sent to local residents.

The following table provides an estimated timeframe for the next key stages of the project.

Project update - August 2024

Following on from the community consultation undertaken in May and June 2024, we have now published the Community Feedback Report summary which is now available for your review - thank you for the feedback you provided. Work on the next stages of design is underway and a concept design is expected to be released for consultation in April/May 2025.

You can also review the project update letter communicated to local residents in early September.