Magazine - 'No going back' on Oval

By Editor in Editorial on 2nd Sep 2010 6:00

Infrastructure Minister Pat Conlon said today there was “no going back” on the Adelaide Oval plan while also saying it still was “not a done deal”.

In a stage-managed announcement today at the Convention Centre, the South Australian National Football League and the South Australian Cricket Association displayed a signed letter of intent - trumpeted as a major step forward - although little more has been decided since the project’s first declaration in last December.

At the December announcement, SANFL and SACA signed an in-principle agreement, receiving $5 million from the State Government to establish the Stadium Management Authority (SMA) and work towards a legally-binding agreement by July 1.

That deadline was later pushed out until today’s date. Although several key issues remain unresolved, Minister Conlon today insisted there would be no further delays but he declined to name a third deadline for a legally-binding agreement between the parties.

“It is not a done deal. We acknowledge there are funding issues to be addressed, (including) $50 million for car parking.” Mr Conlon also conceded the cost of the redevelopment could well exceed the State Government’s construction contribution of $450 million, and he suggested the Federal Government or private sector might pick up the tab.


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