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Public Works Committee: Kilburn Sportplex

Ms DIGANCE (Elder) (11:51): I move:

That the 561st report of the committee, entitled Kilburn Sportplex, be noted.

The Office for Recreation and Sport is working with the West Adelaide Hellas Soccer Club and the Football Federation of South Australia to build a community football facility on land that was the former Kilburn Primary School site.

The West Adelaide Hellas Soccer Club would like to consolidate its facilities in one location as it is currently using fields across four different locations for home games. Bringing them all together in one location will help build a sense of community both within the club and the surrounding areas, and allow for the junior players to see and aspire to be senior soccer players. It will also assist families who have players in the different leagues—seniors, juniors and women's league—support one another on game days and at practice sessions. The scope of this project includes establishing:

a floodlit, artificial turf, main football pitch constructed to FIFA two-star standard with covered grandstand and open grassed viewing mounds;

a floodlit grass football pitch for practice, community use and, as required, temporary car parking; and

a two-storey multipurpose club building and covered grandstand with public dining room and function centre.

In addition, lighting will be installed as well as onsite car parking. The grass training pitch will be accessible to the public as open space on non-game days, and this will address the lack of public reserve facilities within Kilburn and the surrounding suburbs. The perimeter of the pitch will be appropriately fenced so people can exercise their dogs in a safe environment away from Churchill Road, and the artificial pitch will provide for all year round access.

The state government is contributing $4.5 million (GST exclusive) to the project and the soccer club is responsible for providing the remaining $5.4 million. The project is widely supported by the local community as well as the local state and federal members of parliament. Work is due to commence early this year, with the project to take around 12 months.

I wish to thank all my fellow committee members for the consideration of this project. I would like to thank our committee staff for their assistance in reviewing this project and all who came to present to the committee on this 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) (11:54): I support the project, ma'am.

Ms DIGANCE (Elder) (11:54): With that, I suggest that the report be noted.

Motion carried.

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