Traffic slowdown: North Adelaide golf blueprint reveal as govt’s midnight takeover looms
As a cloud remains over LIV Golf’s future the state government is set to close sections of North Adelaide’s prime park lands course. Latest work plans for its $45 million makeover are now revealed. See the map.
The North Adelaide Golf Course will officially be in state government hands from midnight on April 27 for its controversial $45 million upgrade, according to an entry from the Premier in Thursday’s Government Gazette.
InDaily understands North Adelaide residents can expect slower speed limits on War Memorial Drive near the Railway Station for safety as construction works get set up.
Montefiore Road will also face a temporary one-lane closure as temporary structures, like fences, are set up for early works.
North Adelaide Golf Course members received a newsletter on Thursday night with details of when parts of the main south course would be closed, with Sunday, April 26, listed as the last day to play.
Recreation, sport and racing minister Rhiannon Pearce is in charge of the project site, previously under control of the Adelaide City Council before the state government took over with special legislation last year.
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This includes lease agreements with tenants on the land, such as the North Adelaide Railway Station and its Sharehouse arts collective.
A spokesperson confirmed that the Department of Premier and Cabinet is working closely with tenants who will continue to operate in their existing businesses.
Plans were lodged with Land Services earlier this month to get the project underway.
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Plans seen by InDaily, indicate an area on the corner of Port Road and Park Terrace will be used as a “support zone” to enter John E Brown Park, where a driving range is expected to go.
The south course will be the first to be upgraded this year, while John E Brown Park and any changes to the northern course are expected later.
The northern course is home to a newly upgraded 13-hole course, which will remain open and playable from April 28 while the south course works are underway.
The kiosk across from Par 3 and the car park are also unmarked on the plans, though the government has said the car park will be lightly used as a support zone.
Par 3 – which drew concerns about Aboriginal burial sites when the plans were first announced – will not be excavated under the plans, the Premier confirmed in November.
The nearby Mary Lee Park is not part of the development.
The handover date was released on the same day conflicting reports emerged over the multi-billion-dollar LIV Golf league’s future.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) was close to cutting its backing for LIV Golf, according to the Financial Times – with suggestions that executives had been called to an “emergency meeting” in New York.
LIV Golf CEO Scott reassured players in an email yesterday that the remaining tournaments of the 14-event 2026 schedule would go ahead as planned, but did not address the long-term future of the tournament.
State Development Chris Picton, Urban Development Minister Nick Champion and Acting Premier Kyam Maher all said yesterday that the government had “received assurances” from LIV and the state government would push ahead with its plans to upgrade the golf course.
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