Walkerville Oval Open Space consultation

The Town of Walkerville has developed concept plans for sports and infrastructure improvements within the Walkerville Oval precinct.

The proposed changes seek to bring the existing sporting infrastructure at the Oval up to modern design, compliance and safety standards, whilst also improving pedestrian connectivity and amenity through the precinct.

The recommended changes have come about as a result of Town of Walkerville’s long-standing commitment to improving the facilities at Walkerville Oval as part of its major projects strategy. The proposed scope of works would include the following:

1. New Walkerville Oval lighting & electrical infrastructure;
2. New multi-sport community court area with lighting (featuring line marking and match-compliant runoff for netball, basketball and tennis. Under plans, the current two tennis courts would be reduced to one tennis court to allow for line marking for a compliant netball court, as well as a basketball court);
3. New cricket practice nets (featuring six synthetic pitches for public use and two turf pitches to be used and maintained by the Walkerville Cricket Club);
4. New 10m x 4m shelter with two picnic tables/seating and new barbecue, with an accessible path linking through to Alfred Street; and
5. New public toilet (Exeloo).

The benefits of the above proposal include the improvement of night-time sporting standards, the introduction of community basketball within the oval precinct, the replacement of an old and dilapidated pergola structure with a new community picnic area (including shelter and barbecue), and the opportunity for new plantings and trees.

The upgrade would also include landscape screening in order to reduce the visual impact on surrounding residences as much as possible. A concept plan showing the proposed works is attached in the side bar under 'documents'.

You can provide feedback on this proposed development in one of these ways:

• Undertake the brief online survey below;
• Complete a hard copy survey, which is available at the Civic & Community Centre;
• Email your submission to walkerville@walkerville.sa.gov.au with the subject line “Walkerville Oval amenity development”; or
• Provide a written submission by posting to:
  The Chief Executive Officer
  Walkerville Oval amenity development consultation
  Town of Walkerville
  66 Walkerville Terrace
  GILBERTON SA 5081

The Walkerville Oval Open Space consultation will run from 9am on Thursday, 18 January 2024 to 5pm on Wednesday, 7 February 2024.

At the end of the consultation period, Council will consider all the feedback received and make a decision on the amenity development at Walkerville Oval.