A critical housing development at Dry Creek would have to make way for a public golf course under a radical plan by Vincent Tarzia's Liberal Party.
Liberal MLC Frank Pangallo revealed on radio the Liberal Party's plan to build a golf course at Dry Creek instead of at North Adelaide.
"You don't have to have it at North Adelaide…There's a greenfield site at Dry Creek that the government could take over tomorrow and build (a public golf course) very quickly…in three years you could have it done" – Frank Pangallo, Liberal MLC on FIVEAA, 24 August, 10:15pm
The site at Dry Creek is being rezoned to accommodate one of the biggest urban renewal projects in the state's history.
Critical housing supply of at least 15,000 new homes has been earmarked for Dry Creek as part of the Premier's Housing Roadmap.
As of today, the area where the proposed Liberal golf course would be built is a mix of a site undergoing significant soil remediation and salt fields.
Vincent Tarzia and the Liberal Party need to explain how much their proposed golf course would cost, and given the complexities of the land, how they would have it built in three years.
They also need to explain why, in the middle of a national housing crisis, a site with such potential for urban development is their preferred choice for a public golf course.
The Malinauskas Labor Government's plan for an improved North Adelaide Public Golf Course will transform it into a world-class facility within the Adelaide Park Lands which would provide a stunning platform on which to showcase our state to the world.
The redeveloped course will be a compelling venue to drive national and international visitation, and will attract major events including LIV Golf, which in 2025 delivered an $81.46 million return to the state economy.
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Vincent Tarzia has some serious explaining to do about how his party's plan to scrap the new North Adelaide Golf Course project and instead build one at Dry Creek could possibly work.
How would they plan to build it in three years? How much would it cost? It is not good enough for the Liberals to make these commitments without telling South Australians how it is going to happen.
Sacrificing the future of the Dry Creek urban renewal project for a golf course shows just how out of touch the Liberals are with the scale of the housing crisis confronting South Australians.
The idea to move one of the most significant tourist events on the calendar to Dry Creek and to scrap such a crucial part of the Housing Roadmap is completely irresponsible policy on the fly by the alternate government.
