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The Adelaide City Council plans to ask the state and federal governments to contribute $55 million towards the cost of building a new aquatic centre in the park lands in the hope that taxpayers can foot the bulk of the bill.
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Adelaide Aquatic Centre looks set to remain in North Adelaide, with the majority of city councillors in support of rebuilding the current 50-year-old complex off Jeffcott Road or a new centre at a nearby site close to O’Connell Street.
The Adelaide Football Club’s relocation to a new facility “close to or in the CBD” is one of the top priorities for incoming chairman John Olsen, who was confirmed today as Rob Chapman’s successor at the Crows helm.
Adelaide City Council has asked the state and federal governments to contribute over $40 million towards the cost of building a new aquatic centre in the city or North Adelaide in the hope taxpayers can foot the bulk of the bill.
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.
