Plans for world-class soccer hub at Gepps Cross out for public notification
A multi-million-dollar State Centre of Football, featuring a show pitch, grandstand and two-storey clubhouse, is planned for Gepps Cross – and, now, you can have your say. SEE THE PICTURES
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Plans to create a multi-million-dollar soccer hub, with a 1000-seat grandstand, outdoor pitches and two-storey clubhouse, at Gepps Cross are out for public consultation.
The development, to be known as the State Centre of Football and forming part of the State Sports Park on Briens Rd, will include a show pitch with a 1000-seat grandstand, two-storey clubhouse, gymnasium, changerooms and 10 outdoor five-a-side pitches.
There would be two community pitches to be used by a variety of sports, such as rugby and lacrosse.
The show pitch would be made from a hybrid playing surface while the rest of the pitches would be synthetic.
An indoor futsal centre with three courts is planned for a later stage of the development.
A report by Greenway Architects said the development would cost $19 million, and that Football SA was seeking further funding to complete the project.
“The centre will also consolidate football’s identity in South Australia, provide revenue streams to support the sport’s financial sustainability and include a headquarters for FSA and other community football associations,” the report said.
The hub will be capable of hosting local games through to FFA Cup matches and national and international training and events.
“The project will establish the State Centre of Football as a vital and sustainable grass roots to elite football facility, integrated into the State Sports Park and connected with wider local and regional sports networks and activity,” the report said.
“The project will provide facilities that cater for all levels of the sport from social participation to elite level competition as well as a corporate headquarters for FSA.”
It said the entrance plaza would be one of the development’s key features, able to host events such as farmers’ markets and community gatherings.
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Sport Minister Corey Wingard said the vision for the State Sports Park was for an “integrated, multi-use community hub that is greener, more accessible and more welcoming”.
“We want to create a first-class facility for our elite athletes and also a place where members of the community can to be more active,” Mr Wingard said.
Port Adelaide Enfield Mayor Claire Boan said: “We are excited about working alongside the State Government to create a master plan that will not only improve elite sporting facilities within SA, but also create an amazing new open space for our community to enjoy.”
Public notification ends on August 21.