Capital works program

Road renewal

To renew the roads at the following locations in accordance with Council's adopted Asset Management Plans. The cost of these works are offset by the Commonwealth Government's Roads to Recovery grant.

• Athelstone
  • Gembrook Road
  • Griggs Drive
  • Hamilton Terrace
  • Lymn Avenue
  • Robert Emery Court
  • Shelton Drive
  • Victoria Avenue
• Campbelltown
  • Peter Avenue
• Magill
  • Gladstone Avenue (carry forward from 2025/2026)
• Newton
  • Andrea Avenue
  • Berry Avenue
  • Laura Drive
  • Mary Crescent
  • Thorndon Crescent
  • Thornton Drive
  • Young Street
• Paradise
  • Avenue Road
• Rostrevor
  • Horwood Avenue
  • Koonga Avenue
  • Maurice Avenue
  • Morialta Road
  • Stradbroke Road (Stage 3)

Water sensitive urban design road renewal

• Quondong Avenue, Athelstone
  To address issues caused by tree roots along this road by using new sustainable construction practices to reduce the risk of infrastructure failure, including the trees in the median.

Traffic control

• Hectorville Road pedestrian crossing
  To install a pedestrian refuge to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility, particularly for vulnerable users such as the elderly, children and people with mobility impairments.
• North Street, Hectorville emu crossing
  To install an emu children’s crossing on North Street, adjacent to St Joseph’s School. This crossing will enhance the safety of school children, improve connectivity to the school, and contribute to traffic calming along the street. This is a Transport Plan (Southern) initiative.

Bus stops

• Bus stop relocation - Graves Street and Borillo Avenue intersection
  To relocate Bus Stop 32 (South) on Graves Street to a new location between Borillo Avenue and Leombruno Street and install additional 'No Stopping Anytime' line marking at this location.
• New bus shelters
  To install new bus shelters at the following locations:
  • George Street, Paradise - Bus Stop 46, north side
  • Moules Road, Rostrevor - Bus Stop 23, north side
  • Stradbroke Road, Rostrevor - Bus Stop 27, west side
  A new shelter will also be installed by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport at 349 Gorge Road and will be maintained by Council.

Community requested footpaths

• Bosville Grove, Campbelltown
  To construct a new footpath from Mines Road to Kenwyn Drive.
• Melville Grove, Hectorville
  To construct a new footpath from Hectorville Road to West Street.
• Melville Road, Paradise
  To construct a new footpath from Church Road to Darley Road.
• Sprankling Avenue, Newton
  To construct a new footpath from 13 D'Angelica Court to Forest Avenue
• Swan Avenue, Rostrevor
  To construct a new footpath from Gleeson Crescent to Morialta Road.

Footpath renewals

• Acasta Street, Rostrevor
  To replace the narrow footpath between Ellerslie Drive to Orbona Street.
• Albion Terrace, Campbelltown
  To replace the narrow footpath between Mundon Street and Newton Road.
• Heyes Court, Rostrevor
  To replace the narrow footpath between Orbona Street and the cul-de-sac.
• Medway Crescent, Rostrevor
  To replace the narrow footpath between the southern and northern ends of Ellerslie Drive.
• Morialta Road East, Rostrevor
  To replace the narrow footpath between Egerton Avenue and Derwent Avenue.
• Reynell Road, Rostrevor
  To replace the narrow footpath between Rostrevor Terrace and Cecil Street.

Transport Plan (Southern) initiatives

• Fairleys Road, Rostrevor
  To complete the footpath along the eastern side of Fairleys Road to provide continuous pedestrian connectivity.
• Stradbroke Road, Rostrevor
  To complete the footpath on the western side of Stradbroke Road, between Redden Street and 220 Stradbroke Road to provide continuous pedestrian connectivity.
• Pram ramp installation
  Installation of two pram ramps at each of the following locations:
  • Jervois Avenue, Magill
  • Gladstone Avenue, Magill

The ARC Campbelltown

• Aquatic area clock replacement
  To replace four digital clocks in the aquatic area.
• Aquatic area lane rope reel replacement
  To replace the 100m lane rope reel.
• Pool overflow grate replacement
  To replace the grating for pool overflow channels on the 25 metre and leisure pools.
• Lockers and locks replacement
  To replace 161 lockers and locks in the aquatic area, health club and Staff rooms.
• Female change double bench replacement
  To replace the double bench in the female change rooms.
• Courts scoreboard replacement
  To replace the main scoreboard and two court scoreboards with a LED multi-purpose scoreboard/screen that can be used as a full scoreboard/screen or two individual scoreboards/screens. Multi-purpose use includes scoring, game video/replays, player presentations, advertising and movies/TV.
• Board/meeting room chairs replacement
  To replace 16 chairs in The ARC Board/Meeting Room.
• Function room projector replacement
  To replace the Meeting Room projector.
• Gym cardio cycle replacement
  To replace two upright cycles and two recumbent cycles.
• Heat pump upgrade and car park PV system
  To integrate the facility’s existing gas boilers with a suitable heat pump system. To offset the additional electricity usage of the Heat Pump, this project will also install a 750kW car park solar system. The cost of this project is offset by a Commonwealth Grant.
• Staff desk chair replacement
  To replace chairs that have reached the end of their useful life.
• Cafe table replacement (carry forward from 2025/2026)
  Replacement of two American oak tables in the cafe which have reached the end of their life.

Athelstone Recreation Reserve

• Car park access
  To improve access in the car park area by constructing new steps to prevent water ponding.
• Drainage and pitch access
  To improve access between the grass and synthetic pitches through the construction of retaining walls, repositioning the coaches boxes and the installation of a small drainage system.

Campbelltown Tennis and Netball Club

• Detailed design
  To undertake detailed design works for Campbelltown Tennis and Netball Club, which is one of the major capital projects identified in Council's adopted Long Term Financial Plan.

Daly Oval

• Daly Oval walking path upgrade
  To upgrade the main walking path around Daly Oval using plain concrete.
• Pump track jumps line project (carry forward from 2025/2026)
  To design and build a pump track (or jumps line) for community use to support skill progression, user satisfaction and user safety. This style of pump track/jumps line will be accessible to bikes, skateboards and scooters.

Max Amber Sportsfield

• Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) system controller (SCADA)
  To replace the current MAR SCADA to ensure it meets the current reporting requirements of the scheme and makes the operation of the system more efficient and effective.

Rostrevor Tennis Club

• Clubrooms upgrade
  To fully fund the redevelopment of the Rostrevor Tennis Clubrooms in lieu of obtaining 50% from external parties.

Open spaces

• Irrigation controller upgrade
  To transition to a cloud-based system to automatically adjust or suspend irrigation, preventing watering during rain events and improving efficiency and responsiveness.
• Open Space Asset Management Plan
  To undertake renewal works identified through the Open Space Asset Management Plan.  Works include:
  • sign at Charlesworth Park
  • coaches box at Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
  • practice net golf matting at Geoff Heath Golf Course
  • edging on Montacute Road/Stradbroke Road roundabout and Pacific Avenue Reserve.

River Torrens Linear Park

• Lighting project stage 2
  To replace the existing 66 solar lights along the Park with a lighting network that meets lighting standards while considering the sensitive environment the path occupies. This is stage 2 of a 3-stage project, which represents the start of the construction stage.

Thorndon Park

• Water tank connection
  To activate the existing 150,000 litre tank to irrigate the eastern oval using groundwater from the Max Amber Sportsfield bore, avoiding lake or mains water during summer. The system would still be able to switch between tank, lake and mains as needed, ensuring resilience during peak demand or maintenance, saving approximately $25,000 per year in water costs.
• Kiosk upgrade (carry forward from 2025/2026)
  Extension of the existing building, including an updated fit-out of the kitchen.

Wadmore Park/Pulyonna Wirra

• Wadmore Park/Pulyonna Wirra path hierarchy guideline and concept design
  To establish a Wadmore Park/Pulyonna Wirra Path hierarchy guideline and develop a concept design for an immobility impaired/assisted path at the Park.

Brookside Cellars

• Internal painting
  To repaint the main hall walls, ceiling beams and cellar.
• Main hall fit-out
  Following previous improvements to the roof and windows, which have made this space ready for activation for music, performing arts, visual arts and events, this fit-out includes curtains on rails, lighting racks, lighting and portable screens to screen off the end of the room for storage.

Campbelltown Library

• Board book shelving units
  To replace two large units with four smaller units on casters to make them easier to move when setting up for various library programs.
• Public address and paging system
  To replace the public address and paging system and associated speakers, as they have passed their useful life.
• Storytime tree audio and lighting
  To replace the Library storytime tree audio and lighting due to issues relating to the age of the system and replacement parts no longer available.
• Washing machine and dryer
  To purchase a new washing machine and dryer for Campbelltown Library to maintain cloth items borrowed from the Toy Library and to reduce the spread of germs.
• Renewable energy system replacement
  To replace the existing Campbelltown Library solar system that has reached the end of its useful life with a 95 kW solar system.

Council Office

• Detailed design
  To undertake the design phase of the project, with the $29 million construction works scheduled to occur in 2027/2028 and 2028/2029.
• IT equipment
  Replacement of the following IT equipment:
  • PC's
  • Landline phones
  • Mobile devices
  • Servers and storage
  • Network and backup infrastructure
  • Printers and scanners
  • CCTV.

Dog Pound

• Design review
  To engage a suitably experienced architect to review the existing dog pound and make recommendations to ensure that the facility remains fit for purpose and suited to the current and future needs of Council’s animal management program.

Foxfield Community Hall

• Community hall design and construction
  To undertake detailed design works to replace the existing Foxfield Oval Community Hall, which is one of the major capital projects identified in Council's adopted Long Term Financial Plan. The cost of this project is offset by a State Government Grant.

Hectorville Community Hall

• Renewable energy system expansion
  To replace and expand the existing solar system at Hectorville Community Hall with a 15 kW solar system.

Magill Community Centre

• Furniture Replacement
  To replace existing furniture in the centre, including flip tables on wheels for ease of movement, lighter chairs (with trolley) and small tables.

Various buildings

• Security System Upgrade
  To replace legacy access and alarm systems with the Gallagher Command Centre. This will assist in establishing a centralised, secure, and scalable platform for all Council facilities.
• Water backflow device renewals
  To replace 12 priority backflow devices, used to prevent contaminated water from flowing back into the clean, potable water supply, with modern, testable units to maintain compliance, improve testing access, reduce reactive repairs and support a shift toward a planned renewal program under Council’s Asset Management framework.
• Building Asset Management Plan
  To undertake works identified through the Building Asset Management Plan. These funds will be rolled over to 2027/2028 to offset the budget required to fund the major capital projects identified in the adopted Long Term Financial Plan.

• Public art fund
  An annual allocation of funding to commission, acquire or attract public art in the Council area. No art works have been identified at this time to allocate this budget to.
• Replacement of plant and machinery
  Replacement of the following plant and machinery:
  • 1 x water truck
  • 1 x spray tank
  • 17 x chainsaws
  • 1 x chainsaw pole
  • 5 x hedgetrimmers
  • 10 x brushcutters
  • 1 x van
  • 1 x ute
  • 5 x pool vehicles
  • 2 x mower trailers
• Strategic land purchases
  An annual allocation of funding for strategic land acquisitions as opportunities arise. This amount will be combined with the allocation not spent in 2025/2026.