Salisbury Park locals back TreeClimb plans for Harry Bowey Reserve

There’s overwhelming public support for an adventure playground empire’s big swing into the northern suburbs.

Claire, 6 at Adelaide TreeClimb in the South Parklands. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe

A proposal for an aerial adventure park in the northern suburbs is growing roots with Salisbury Council ratepayers overwhelmingly in favour of the idea.

TreeClimb wants to invest $1m to build the state’s third treetop challenge course at Harry Bowey Reserve, in Salisbury Park.

The council received nearly 1200 responses during community consultation throughout August, with about 95 per cent of those surveyed indicating they would use the park.

“Feedback indicates that community members would use TreeClimb Salisbury to have fun, use as a location to spend time with friends and family, and to use for special occasions, such as birthdays,” a council spokesman said.

Ember Hewison on the zipline at TreeClimb in the south parklands.

TreeClimb. Picture: Grays PR

The council will assess the feedback, carparking at the site and potential impact on flora and fauna before a decision is made on the proposal early next year.

TreeClimb has sought a lease for at least five years. A TreeClimb spokeswoman said planning was in the very early stages and “our next steps are to work through the planning and development process”.

The company’s second site will open at Kuitpo Forest in December and will offer adventurers 12 courses and promises to be more challenging than its original city site.

Kuitpo will have higher platforms, longer ziplines and Australia’s first aerial net course.

TreeClimb’s original site opened in the Adelaide parklands, on the corner of Greenhill and Unley roads, in 2018. Since opening, the company has welcomed more than 170,000 climbers.

Steph Malan, mum of Claire, 7, said TreeClimb is a favourite family activity.