$1.5 million funding windfall supports redevelopment of Barossa local sports facilities

The Barossa Council has secured funding of $1.5 million to support the $4.6 million redevelopment of clubroom and changeroom facilities at Tanunda as part of The Big Project.

Council in partnership with South Australian Government Office of Recreation Sport and Racing, will develop multi-use facilities at Tanunda Recreation Park including:

• shared clubrooms with 280 capacity seating and public lounge

• six gender-neutral changerooms plus umpire rooms

• toilets for both sporting and public use

• spectator viewing to oval and courts

• office and storage spaces

• breezeway to connect to Tanunda Show Hall and commercial kitchen

• civil and landscaping improvements

The redevelopment is part of a shared vision with the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) and the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) to develop the Barossa as the best regional sports event tourism destination for AFL and cricket in South Australia.

Barossa Mayor Bim Lange says it’s a big win for grassroots sport and the local sporting community, plus the wider community adding “this project will deliver contemporary facilities to support local participation across men, women and junior competitions, and also attract regional, state and national sports tourism events for the Barossa region.

“High quality, inclusive facilities that meet the needs of our growing football, cricket, netball and tennis clubs is a major driver for this investment as part of The Big Project.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering once more with the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing to reach our shared sports and recreation goals and thank all the Park stakeholders for their enthusiasm and collaboration.”

The project complements the current $2.9 million investment at the Park to develop a junior oval, cricket nets and inclusion playground, plus widen and provide new irrigation to the main oval.

Mayor Lange advised “these projects complete the priority projects from the Park masterplan adopted by Council in 2017, with the previous show hall upgrades, electrical capacity works and new oval lighting making a total investment in the Park of $10.6 million under The Big Project umbrella.”

Image courtesy the Barossa Council