Food and drink prices at Adelaide Oval to go up, but footy pies the same
Want a feed at Adelaide Oval? It’s going to be expensive, with food and beverage prices set to go up — again. See how much it’s going to cost you.
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FOOD and beverage prices at Adelaide Oval will jump an average 1.5 per cent from this month, with the cost of a pint of beer pushing even closer to $10.
However, the price of healthy options, water and footy pies will remain unchanged.
The Stadium Management Authority blamed the increases, which will come into effect from the Sheffield Shield game between South Australia and Tasmania on November 11, on supplier costs, wage increases, rent, maintenance and electricity.
A pint of full strength beer will cost $9.60, up from $9.50 this year, a 600ml soft drink will cost $6.10, up 10 cents, while house wine will go up 20 cents to $8.80.
The Advertiser reported in September price increases would help cover the costs of falling attendances at AFL matches.
Stadium Management Authority chief executive Andrew Daniels said the authority was committed to keeping the experience affordable for patrons and was finding new streams of revenue.
He said the oval remained “mid-pack” in its pricing, compared to other stadiums across Australia.
“We are protecting our patrons from the full effect of the increasing costs that the Adelaide Oval is being faced with every year” Mr Daniels said.
“The fact we are absorbing many of the cost increases we are incurring is further evidence of our commitment to keep the Adelaide Oval experience as affordable as possible.”
Adelaide Oval had the most expensive mid-strength beer and burgers of any AFL venue this year. And — despite the price remaining the same — the cost of our footy pies remains the highest in the nation.
Mr Andrews argued that keeping some items at the same price was a “decrease”.
He said the authority had also installed free SA Water stations to fill drink bottles, while patrons could still bring their own food and non-alcoholic beverages to the stadium.
There would be no increase in game-day parking or the Adelaide Oval Football Membership.
The Oval Hotel, which will cost $42 million, was labelled a way of “diversifying” the authority’s revenue streams.
The hotel will include a five-level building extending from the eastern stand.
The project is on budget and on track to open by September 2020.
Planning Minister Stephan Knoll said the hotel would bring “much needed dollars into the local economy”.
“The Adelaide Oval Hotel will increase our tourism offering and provide an additional revenue stream for the Oval to help keep costs down,” Mr Knoll said.
Opposition treasury spokesman Stephen Mullighan said fans would be disappointed with further rises.