Parliamentary Committees

Public Works Committee: Pityarilla (Park 19) in the South-East Park Lands

Ms DIGANCE (Elder) (11:02): I move:

That the 565^th report of the committee, entitled Enhancement to Pityarilla (Park 19) in the South-East Park Lands, be noted.

Pityarilla, or Park 19, is located within the south Parklands, bounded by Glen Osmond Road, Unley Road, Greenhill Road and Hutt Street. It currently contains a children's playground and community courts for basketball and tennis, as well as playing fields and open space. The intent of this project is to redevelop the area into an attractive space for families to use, with the scope of works including an upgrade to the existing Marshmallow Park playground, a nature play area, community courts, a community plaza, a fenced dog park, irrigated lawn and garden areas, new lighting, amenities block and public artworks, and the rehabilitation of the creek line.

A shared use promenade linking the Rugby Street-Porter Street bikeway through Unley and Mitcham to the Frome Street Bikeway will also be incorporated. There will be facilities for food trucks, and it is envisaged that community events will be held in the plaza area. The state government has provided the City of Adelaide with a $4.5 million grant towards the works. The council will be responsible for undertaking the works, with a project control group consisting of representatives from the council and the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure's Office for Design and Architecture overseeing the project implementation.

Consultation has occurred with the adjacent council, the City of Unley, and other stakeholders. A community engagement day was held in October last year to canvass the thoughts and ideas of the general community. Work on the project is due to commence in June with completion by the end of this year. The aim is to have facilities available to the community for use by next summer.

This is an exciting project that should provide a much-needed active space for families, especially those living in the city and the inner suburbs. This project is particularly important given the increasing amount of infill that is occurring in these areas. I wish to thank my fellow committee members for considering this project—the members for Colton, Torrens, Finniss and Unley—as well as committee staff for their assistance in reviewing the project. Given this, and pursuant to section 12C of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991, the Public Works Committee reports to parliament that it recommends the proposed public works.

Mr PENGILLY (Finniss) (11:05): I indicate that the opposition supported this project. I have nothing further to add to the comments made by the member for Elder.

Ms DIGANCE (Elder) (11:05): Thank you to the member for Finniss for his supporting words. There was bipartisan support from the committee. It is absolutely a worthwhile project, and I recommend it to the house.

Motion carried.