What the State Budget means for your region

No matter which side of the city you live, or even in the country, there’s cash being splashed across the board. Here’s what’s in it for your region.

The Springbank / Daws roads intersection upgrade will receive $26.4m over two years.

The North-South Corridor is the major announcement in this year’s budget and it’s set to transform the western suburbs.

But there are winners across the board in this year’s big-spending budget, with infrastructure projects littered around the state.

While some large pools of money are yet to be dedicated to specific projects, here’s what we know will be happening in your area.

CITY

Sport and culture are the biggest winners in the Adelaide CBD, which will also benefit from funding to upgrade the courts precinct.

There’s $45m for the major Stage Two upgrade of Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, which will lift its capacity to 6000 people.

A further $50m has been set aside for the $200m Aboriginal and Cultures Centre, which is set to be a major attraction at Lot Fourteen when it is built.

A $9.2m funding parcel has been set aside for the upgrade of tram buildings at Botanic Gardens, while there is now a pot of $685m towards construction of a new Women’s and Children’s Hospital next to the RAH, but still no set timeline on when it will be built or exactly how much it will cost.

In the courts precinct, there is $12.1m for a Sir Samuel Way Building facade preservation and a further $546,000 for Supreme Court disability access.

There’s also another $9 million allocated for the ongoing Festival Plaza upgrade, while $2.2 million will go towards maintenance works and upgrades at Government House.

NORTH

Intersection and parking upgrades share the majority of funding, along with Cavan’s youth detention facilities in the north.

A $18.7m parcel has been allocated to consolidate Cavan’s two youth detention services into a single 60-bed prison at Goldsborough Road.

On the roads front, $20.3m will be spent over two years as part of upgrades to intersections near major schools, including the new Angle Vale school, and there is $25 million for the Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride upgrade.

There’s also $10m to upgrade the former Investigator College site at Gawler and $1.5 million for an improvement to lifts at Modbury Hospital.

Further north, there’s $9m over next three years for anti-flood measures across the Gawler River and $2m for new trails and campsites at the South Para, Warren and Barossa reservoirs.

The Gawler Hospital will get $15m to expand its emergency department.

EAST

A notorious intersection and the Adelaide Hills are the winners east of the CBD.

There is now a total of $26.4m over two years to change the dog-leg intersection at Goodwood/Springbank/Daws roads into a four-way intersection.

The Springbank / Daws roads intersection upgrade will receive $26.4m over two years.

The Adelaide Hills is also a major winner out of the budget, with funding measures including:

INCREASED hazard reduction burns, with $28 million across four years to be shared between the Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island. A total of $18 million will be spent to increase burn-offs on public land and $10 million will be put towards private land.

SAFETY upgrades to the Mt Barker Magistrates Court, including security scanners and the front door and more sheriff’s officers. Mt Barker will share in $638,000 towards the upgrades this financial year and $523,000 each year after.

A $3 million upgrade of the Mt Lofty area, including expanded trails and paths and a new carpark.

CLELAND Wildlife Park will be given $1 million to upgrade its visitor centre and other general improvements.

A CLEAN-UP of green waste caused by bushfires, including felled trees, has been allocated $6.3 million to be shared with Kangaroo Island.

THE promised Service SA centre for Mt Barker will be established this financial year at a cost of $1.1 million. It will cost $725,000 a year to operate.

SOUTH

Projects surrounding the new Aldinga super school will get the most attention, including $20.3m to upgrade intersections near the school.

The money will be shared with intersection projects near the Angle Vale school in the north.

WEST

The State Budget’s major infrastructure and sporting spend is predominantly in the west.

The North-South corridor upgrade is the big announcement out of the budget, while Hindmarsh Stadium is getting a $45m upgrade.

Outside of these big ticket items, there is $50m towards redeveloping Queen Elizabeth Hospital and $2.3m to redevelop part of the Holbrooks Housing Trust estate in Brooklyn Park. It will provide 18 units to rough sleepers, as well as an onsite carer and case management support.

There is $2m to relocate the historic Vickers Vimy at Adelaide Airport and $1.5m to restore Port Adelaide wharves.

REGIONS

Road and park upgrades, business funding, health and arts centre works and ferry infrastructure improvements are among regional projects targeted in the Budget.

The Government will spend $52m over three years on a regional road network package, including upgrades to the Stuart, Dukes, Spencer and Riddoch highways, $15m for the Heysen Tunnels, $135m for the Strzelecki Track and $250m for the South East Freeway.

It has flagged $185m over five years – including 80 per cent Federal funding – for a “Fleurieu Connections Improvement Package” to fix safety and traffic flows south of the duplication works on Main South Road and Victor Harbor Road.

Ferry services will receive a boost, with $22m over three years to upgrade berthing infrastructure at Cape Jervis and Penneshaw.

Business projects will be boosted with $25m from the Regional Growth Fund ($10m on top of the usual yearly spend).

Companies can apply for up to $2m each to launch projects that drive economic activity and create jobs, while primary producers will be supported through the Government’s Drought Support Package, including $17m to be spent this year.

In health, a new $4.3m ambulance station is planned in Port Augusta, $4m has been set aside towards works an aged care development at Strathalbyn and $15m for expanding Gawler Hospital’s emergency department.

An upgrade of Renmark’s Chaffey Theatre and plans to convert the old Varcoe Foundry building in Mount Gambier into an arts and performance space will share in $2.3m.

As previously announced, the Government will also spend $67m on bushfire recovery across Kangaroo Island, the Adelaide Hills, Yorke Peninsula and the South East, and $40m on biosecurity, including protecting the state’s crops against fruit fly.

Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister David Basham said this year’s budget invested more than $1.6bn in new measures across regional SA to improve services, boost the economy and create jobs.

“South Australia’s regions will be critical to our economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which is why we are investing in our agricultural industries to increase productivity and create jobs,” he said.

DETAILED BUDGET READING :
MAIN WRAP: Tunnels, tennis stadiums and tax relief
SPORTS UPDGRADES: $40m upgrades for Memorial Drive, Hindmarsh Stadium
ANALYSIS: Why this Budget will change SA forever
POLICE: High-def cameras to catch drivers on mobile phones
BUSINESS: Payroll tax holiday extended
ACROSS SA: What’s in the Budget where you live