Widely regarded as the headquarters of netball in Playford, Argana Park features 22 outdoor netball courts, along with cricket nets, two football ovals and five soccer pitches.

The Elizabeth Downs venue has been a pillar of the city’s sporting culture since the early days of Elizabeth, hosting a variety of local teams and large-scale competitions.

This $6-million project jointly funded with $4.6 million from the City of Playford and a $1.5 million contribution from the state government, will work to enhance the experience for visitors, regular users and club members.

The project scope includes:

• 300 new carparks added
• Internal road widened to cope with traffic needs
• New and modern changerooms
• Oval lighting
• Updated footpaths leading into the facility
• New signage

The project is expected to be completed in late 2025.

Community concerns about limited parking led to a key component of the upgrade focussing on the addition of 300 extra spaces. The upgrade includes expanding car parking around the main football oval and their clubrooms as well as near the soccer clubrooms, reducing the walking distance to these facilities, beneficial for weeknight training.

These enhancements aim to ease parking pressures and traffic flow issues on weeknights and weekends, as Playford’s residential growth places further demand on its assets and facilities.

The installation of modern changerooms will replace the original facilities, which have received minor updates over the years to keep up with the growing needs of the soccer and netball club. The original changerooms will be converted into much-needed storage space for clubs’ use.

These unisex changerooms will be freestanding and purpose-built to accommodate multiple teams, with a strong emphasis on accessibility, user privacy and functionality.

Further upgrades to adjoining footpaths, oval lighting and widening an internal road to cope with traffic needs and signage are also planned, enhancing the overall experience for players, spectators and visitors alike.

As most of the construction at this point in time is restricted to the site, we foresee the interruptions to be at a minimum level for local residents. However, projects of this nature can still bring about increased traffic, noise, dust and temporary access impacts when required.

We apologise in advance for increased on-street parking, along Mavros Road in particular. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during construction.

Areas restricted to the public will be closed off and properly signed. Most of the sportsgrounds are free to use unless otherwise signed or notified by Council.

There will be some presence on site during the festive period, however much of the construction works will be paused from Friday 20 December until 6 January. All temporary offices currently place onsite will stay over this period.