Welcome to the second email edition of Edwardstown Transformed. This newsletter aims to keep you informed about the development of Edwardstown Oval into a modern sporting and community complex and memorial site. It also introduces you to some of the clubs and people involved.
Memorial gardens to be ready for Dawn Service
Work on the memorial gardens is progressing quickly.
Work to build the new two-storey facility that will be the centrepiece of the $8.8 million new-look oval has begun.
Upgrades to the memorial garden on Raglan Avenue are nearing completion. New pillars are being installed and the gates refurbished.
Work to install turf, plants, a shelter and landscaping is also underway.
The memorial garden will be ready to host an ANZAC Day Dawn Service at 6.30am on April 25. A barbecue breakfast will be available at the Edwardstown Football Club after the service.
The old bowling club building is now being demolished and access to the car park is now closed.
Half of the car park upgrade has been completed and a spectator mound and bike and cricket storage are being built.
An additional car park entry/exit point is located further south along East Terrace.
The old memorial hall has also been demolished.
Work is expected to be completed in early 2019.
What's happening next?
Sporting a new look: Designs of the new sports and community complex planned for Edwardstown Oval.
* Lawn bowls players use temporary building in memorial garden
* Road speeds surrounding site may be temporarily reduced, some road closures and/or diversions may be required
* Work to build the new two-storey facility will continue until early 2019.
* A section of the loop path from north of the football club to the memorial gardens will be closed from 19 April to 19 May. Access to the rest of the loop path around the oval will remain.
* Bike/cricket storage is anticipated for completion in early May. The spectator mound is expected to be completed in late April.
Edwardstown Oval Map
This map shows the new entry and exit points for the car park, the location of the temporary lawns bowls clubrooms and where the ANZAC Day Dawn Service will be held.
The map shows the new entry and exit points for the car park, the location of the temporary lawn bowls clubrooms. The ANZAC Day Dawn Service will be held in the memorial garden.
What we're working towards
Once completed, the new-look Edwardstown Oval will contain:
* Modern two-storey building
* Community function rooms
* Change rooms
* Upgraded memorial gardens
* Canteen
* Resurfaced velodrome
* Cycling and cricket storage
Footy season kicks off
The Towns celebrate their premiership win in 2017.
Edwardstown Oval Football Club are looking to repeat last season's success when the senior side was crowned Division 4 champions.
Players and officials will have access to the existing football clubrooms until the end of the season.
The club has 350 members, including 240 juniors. It fields teams from Under 7s upwards.
There's opportunities for new and experienced players who want to don the The Towns' famous blue guernsey. Find out more at www.edwardstownfc.com.au
Meet the Architect
In this section we will introduce you to all of the companies involved in this project.
Simon Best from Swanbury Penglase
Spotlight on: Swanbury Penglase Architects and Simon Best
Simon Best is one of the brains behind the new look Edwardstown Oval - sports and community complex and memorial site. The project required a reimaging of this area to become a multiuse site for sports, memorials, events and general community use.
By architectural design - Swanbury Penglase Architects Swanbury Penglase Architects Pty Ltd was established in 1989 when founding architects Eric Swanbury and Stephen Penglase merged. Their business has since grown from a humble team of four, to over thirty five members of staff including directors, associate directors, project directors, senior associates, associates, architectural staff, interior designers, landscape architects and administration staff. This Adelaide based firm now provides architecture, interior design and landscape architecture services.
In closing ...
We hope you found this newsletter useful. Please feel free to forward it to share it with anyone else who is interested in the redevelopment of Edwardstown Oval.
