An exciting upgrade to the popular McGilp Recreation Park at One Tree Hill is underway, featuring enhanced amenities to improve the athlete and spectator experience at the site.

Council’s transformation of the township’s major sport and recreation facility includes:

• An extension to the oval
• New changeroom facilities
• Resurfacing of the tennis courts
• Formalised parking for easy access
• A new bike track to the informal recreation space
• Improved spectator amenities such as seating

The extension to the oval will allow for both a full-sized senior and a full-sized junior soccer pitch to be accommodated at the site, which means whole-of-club game days can be held at One Tree Hill.

The new changerooms will be available to tennis, cricket and soccer players, and the new bike track will add another recreation opportunity for locals and visitors.

This project was identified in Council’s Open Space Strategy and is jointly funded by the City of Playford and the State Government through the Office for Recreation, Sport & Racing.

To facilitate this major upgrade, portions of the oval and current parking areas will be unavailable from Monday 26 August 2024 until mid 2025.

The gravel area near the tennis courts, currently used for parking, will also be closed from this date.

Access to a portion of the oval will always be maintained for school and public use. However, the point of access to the oval may change over the course of construction to accommodate different stages of the project.

Vehicle access to the Scout Hall only will be provided, as the scouts will continue to be based at the precinct over the project, however its entry points will change periodically.

Sport clubs impacted by the project have been temporarily relocated from the site.