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Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-10-27 Daily Xml
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ADELAIDE SHOWGROUND

The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (14:53): My question is to the Minister for Urban Development and Planning. Will the minister provide an update on the progress in rezoning the showground at Wayville?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (14:53): As members might recall, I informed them in April of the decision to initiate a rezoning for the Adelaide Showground site at Wayville. The Royal Adelaide Show has a long tradition in this state reaching back more than 150 years. The show is always held from the first Friday in September at the showground at Wayville, providing a wonderful opportunity to bring together the rural, regional and metropolitan communities of this state, showcasing the best in farming alongside local arts and crafts.

The Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society has made significant progress in updating the facilities at the showground, including the new Goyder Pavilion. Situated near major public transport routes for road, rail and tram, the showground site has always offered vastly greater potential than has been harnessed recently by the focus on the annual show and exhibitions. That has been changing, but the impediment to greater adaptation has been the zoning.

In partnership with the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia we feel that the zoning can be updated and readied for the 21st century. The development plan amendment currently out for community consultation has been driven largely by the progress the RAHS has already made in preparing a master plan for this site. The Royal Adelaide Show has been an important part of the social fabric of this state since it was established in 1839 and has been held at the current location since 1925, when the showground moved from North Terrace to Wayville.

In the more than 80 years that the Adelaide Showground has been at Wayville, the precinct has adapted to keep pace with changes in public demand while also embracing the traditions that have made it unquestionably the best show in Australia. We do not expect this important role that the show plays in South Australia to change, but there is no reason why the superb opportunities provided by the showground's potential cannot be further enhanced—no reason at all.

Against this backdrop of tradition and innovation, I have recently put out for public consultation a ministerial development plan amendment for the showground. Rather than limit the showground's use to exhibitions and the annual show, the proposed rezoning allows the land-holders to examine a broader range of uses for the 28 hectare site. This rezoning has also taken into account the heritage value of the buildings and other structures on the showground.

Our intent is to transform the Adelaide Showground into more than a venue for the annual Royal Adelaide Show and exhibitions. The changes on public consultation will provide the showground site with the rezoning needed to develop a modern exhibition and showground facility for South Australians. With close proximity to the city, public transport, the Parklands and other facilities, the revised planning policy unlocks the showground's superb location and vast potential.

The ideal location of the showground provides scope for additional uses more in keeping with the planning strategy for metropolitan Adelaide and draft the 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide. Members of the public, local councils, government agencies, community and industry groups have been invited to comment on the Adelaide Showground development plan amendment during the nine weeks of community consultation.

The proposed changes to the City of Unley development plan will create a new showground zone to include the following provisions that will create opportunities for:

continued and enhanced entertainment and exhibition type activities;

new commercial activities such as consulting rooms, offices, tourist accommodation, child-care centre and gymnasium on the Goodwood Road side of the showground;

new mixed use development along Rose Terrace on the northern side of the showground and along Leader Street on the southern side of the showground.

Public submissions to the independent development policy advisory committee are invited until 5pm on Wednesday 23 December and will be available to the public. The draft Adelaide Showground development plan amendment is already available online on the Department of Planning and Local Government website. Hard copies of the proposed development plan amendment can be viewed during office hours by visiting the Unley council chambers on Unley Road or the Department of Planning and Local Government office at North Terrace in the city.

A public meeting if people request to speak further to their submissions is planned for the Mercure Grosvenor Hotel, in the city, at 7pm on 19 January next year. Copies of the public submissions will be uploaded to the Department of Planning and Local Government website between the close of submissions and the public meeting.

After the development policy advisory committee considers all submissions and prepares advice, I will be in a position to determine the final form of the amendments to the City of Unley Development Plan. I would strongly encourage members of the public, local government, industry and community groups and government agencies to obtain a copy of the draft development plan amendment and lodge their submissions by the 23 December deadline.

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