Bonython Park new home to multipurpose beach volleyball and soccer centre under council plan
The City Beach volleyball site will be moved to Bonython Park, if the council can convince the Adelaide Park Land Authority.
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Plans for a new City Beach volleyball facility in Bonython Park will be presented to the Adelaide Park Lands Authority on Thursday night.
The Adelaide City Council will ask APLA to transform former netball courts into multipurpose volleyball courts, beach soccer pitches and a kiosk.
The land is currently used for free carparking with capacity for 350 vehicles.
It comes as the council looks to sell assets, including the Pirie Street volleyball courts, and adjoining Pirie Street UPark building, in the face of multimillion-dollar operating losses due to COVID-19.
Three sites were considered by the council, including the Bonython Park site, King Rodney Park east of the city and Gladys Elphick Park northwest of the city, according to the report presented to APLA members.
Favoured by the council and both Volleyball SA due to its visibility, accessibility, free carparking and minimal impact on stakeholders, the Bonython Park site will also allow for construction of a youth hub.
The youth hub would cater to skating, BMX, basketball and other activities, the report said.
The report said minimal impact would be had on other events in Bonython Park.
“Being close to the edge of the park, the proposed location of the beach volleyball facility will allow it and events to operating simultaneously,” it said.
“There are some constraints to the site including uneven ground, underground services and probable site contamination through the various uses of the space including the bitumen courts themselves.”
As well as a kiosk, change rooms, toilets and an administration area would be built.
It also noted that several schools and the University of South Australia City West campus and the North Terrace biomedical precinct is within two kilometres of the site, as well as public transport access and an adjacent tram stop.
If the move is supported by councillors and APLA members, Volleyball SA would be required to fund the project in full.
Once established, Volleyball SA would receive an operating and maintenance grant from the State Government.
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