Morphettville Racecourse Development Plan Amendment (DPA) Approval

I am pleased to advise that the Club has received a letter from the Minister for Planning, the Honourable Stephan Knoll MP, confirming that the Morphettville Racecourse Development Plan Amendment (DPA) has been formally approved.

The amendment means the land owned by the SAJC between the racetrack and Anzac Highway is now re-zoned as Urban Core Zone and paves the way for the club to go to the next stage in unlocking the value of our Morphettville site as part of our Concept Master Plan.

Under the guidance of our CEO, Grant Mayer, and development consultant, David Sinclair, we will now start an informal engagement process with the development market to seek feedback from companies interested in participating with the SAJC in the development of the club’s land.

That will then lead to a formal expression of interest process which will ultimately shape what the eventual redevelopment will look like, how it will be delivered and, importantly, what returns the club will ultimately realise.

This re-zoning is a great result for our club and would not have been possible without an enormous amount of hard work over the past five years.

In particular, I would like to acknowledge the efforts of past Chairs Tony Newman, Allan Burchard and Bodelle Francis, all of whom were integral in envisioning the potential of a redevelopment and maintaining momentum behind the process.
I would also like to thank members for participating in the consultation process that was so important in informing the DPA process.

We will continue to keep members informed throughout the process and I look forward to providing you with further updates in the coming months.

In the meantime, please stay safe and healthy and we look forward to welcoming you back to Morphettville as soon as possible.

Bob Holton
Chair