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A new city aquatic centre to replace the ageing North Adelaide facility could be located next to Adelaide Oval, opposite Santos Stadium, in the northern park lands or on Franklin Street – but the Adelaide City Council has warned the project might not go ahead unless the state and federal governments contribute.
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The state and federal governments and metropolitan councils will be asked to chip in funding to redevelop the North Adelaide Aquatic Centre to help stimulate the economy in the wake of COVID-19.
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UPDATED: Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor has criticised a predecessor for making “very offensive” claims about the Adelaide City Council’s handling of the Crows’ bid to build a new headquarters in the park lands.
If the Crows win their bid to build their new headquarters in the park lands, it will be tantamount to handing public Adelaide land to a deep-pocketed interstate corporate, writes Andrew Stock.
EXCLUSIVE: Norwood Payneham & St Peters councillors have rejected a push from their mayor to invite the Adelaide Football Club to build a new headquarters at the long-established Payneham Swimming Centre and a neighbouring reserve, and to keep the council discussion secret from the public.
State MP for Adelaide Rachel Sanderson says the city council can afford to redevelop the ageing Adelaide Aquatic Centre without having to rely on the Crows to do the work for it.
