Get ready for a cool redevelopment of Elizabeth CBD

When Chelsea and Maddy first heard that an ice-skating rink is proposed as part of the redevelopment of Elizabeth CBD, they brimmed with excitement.

“We just couldn’t believe it,” said Chelsea.

“It will change everything,” Maddy smiled whilst looking at an artist’s impression of the ice rink.

In August 2022 Council resolved to accept an offer by Pelligra to purchase and develop two sites within the Elizabeth CBD.

One of the sites, located on the corner of Ashfield Road, Philip Highway and Main North Road will boast a sports and entertainment precinct and is set to include an indoor ice sports arena, elite rock-climbing facility, two indoor sports courts, and gymnasium – supported by a restaurant and other hospitality tenancies.

When Chelsea and Maddy are not busy with their Year 11 homework, they are looking for new things to do in the city.

“Normally I am either with friends or I’ll just be in my room reading. I don’t really do much. Sometimes the movies, sometimes bowling, but this would mean a new place to hang out and I think our parents would let us go there a lot because they’d know where we are,” said Chelsea.

Maddy pledged she will be ice skating every weekend.

“I will be there all the time. I love ice skating and to have somewhere close would be amazing. I wouldn’t have to travel Thebarton [the Ice Arena],” she said.

Revitalising the Elizabeth CBD aligns with the needs of a fast growing and vibrant city. As the population rises, so do expectations for access to retail, business and entertainment opportunities that are close to home.

Council is not developing the sites, but after an extensive open-market Expressions of Interest process in 2021, Pelligra was chosen as the preferred developer.

Pelligra is one of Australia’s leading developers, with a great track record of developing major sites, including the old Holden site, which is now the Lionsgate Business Park at Elizabeth.

As well as the sports and entertainment precinct, a commercial office and innovation hub on Main North Road, Elizabeth is planned.

The venue will offer space for entrepreneurial start-ups, high growth companies and accelerator programs, as well as offer a hospitality venue, foyer, and landscaped forecourt.

Chelsea and Maddy were most thrilled to hear the project is in design phase.

“I think knowing that it is going ahead and not something we are just talking about is really exciting,” said Chelsea.

“All our friends are very excited too,” said Maddy. “I just can’t wait”.

Pelligra is focused on the next steps of the process which includes planning and development approvals.

For more information go to playford.sa.gov.au/cbd