Victoria Park/Pakapakanthi Sports Facilities

For the 2019/20 summer program we approved seven (7) hire agreements.

For the 2019 winter program (April to end of September) we approved eight hire agreements and one seasonal licence across the facilities in the park as a result of the consultation. These were mainly cycling groups, Pedal Prix, two school programs and South Australia Cricket Association (SACA), and we also had a new soccer club use the facilities for the first time.

The summer season (October to end of March) has led to two applications, still to be assessed – SACA and the Pashtun Association of SA, so both cricket related. The cycling clubs, soccer club and one school will continue to utilise the facilities over the summer.

The City of Adelaide sought registrations of interest from sporting organisations and educational institutions to use the sports facilities located within the Southern Sports Fields in Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi over the 2018 Summer Season (1 October 2018 – 31 March 2019). Hire agreements were available for ten or twenty weeks/games commencing in October 2018. Registrations closed on 17 August 2018 with allocations confirmed in September 2018.

Click below for further information:

Information pack

Registration of Interest Form

Location of sporting facilities

Outcome

Two Registrations of Interest were received. The hire agreements were negotiated with the applicants and finalised in early September 2018.

In January 2018, the City of Adelaide (CoA) requested expressions of interest (EOIs) from sporting organisations and educational institutions for a licence to use a sports field within the eastern side of Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi for up to three years. Expressions of interest closed 5pm, Friday 23 February 2018

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In addition to the Your Say Adelaide page CoA promoted the EOI to all relevant sports clubs and organisations that may have been interested.

Background

A strategic aim of the City of Adelaide is to enhance the role of the Park Lands in increasing levels of physical activity and wellbeing through formal and informal sport and recreation opportunities. A Master Plan for the usage of Victoria Park has been developed to support this aim.

The Master Plan for Victoria Park (2008) has a vision to: ‘Create a vibrant, flexible and sustainable recreational open space within the iconic Adelaide Park Lands to serve all South Australians, supporting a variety of community activities whilst preserving the unique landscape and heritage qualities of the place.’

The Master Plan included the creation of a series of sports fields to the south of the park. These facilities, which are available for hire on a seasonal basis, have previously been licenced as an AFL oval and soccer pitches in winter and cricket pitches in summer. In April 2017 Council endorsed the construction of a new change room and public toilet facility to support activation of the southern fields. As of 1 July 2018, the new facility is in the final stages of completion.

To help achieve our strategic aim of enhancing the role of the Park Lands in increasing levels of physical activity and wellbeing through formal and informal sport and recreation opportunities, we recently offered seasonal hire agreements for the use of facilities within Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi over the 2018 Winter season (1 April-1 September 2018).

All interested organisations had to submit a registration of interest form for proposed use during winter 2018. The call for registrations of interest has now closed. Council is currently undertaking the assessment process and will confirm allocations in February 2018. Please see below for further information on this project:

• Information Pack for Registrations of Interest
• Registration of Interest Form
• Map of Sports Facilities
• FAQS for Registrations of Interest project