Magill

The Magill campus offers an opportunity to plan for future development that aligns with community needs and aspirations.

Development of the 14.62-hectare site, straddling St Bernards Road, will be guided by high-level development principles that include:

• enhanced open space and tree canopy
• improved community amenity
• integration of aged care and retirement facilities
• diversity of housing typologies including affordable housing
• sustainable design principles
• cultural and heritage preservation including continued use of local heritage-listed Murray House.

The community continues to be engaged in developing the future vision for a high-quality mixed-use development.

Significant environmental and cultural elements, such as Third Creek and the extensive tree canopy, will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the site.

The vision also extends beyond the project’s borders. By fostering pedestrian-friendly pathways and enhancing connectivity to nearby amenities, shops and services, it aims to create connections within the broader community, allowing neighbours to thrive, grow and connect.

The redevelopment aims to proceed in two stages. The smaller three-hectare parcel east of St Bernards Road is expected to begin in 2027.

Development of the main 11-hectare campus site to the west is not anticipated to commence before 2033-34 due to the ongoing lease with Adelaide University.

Renewal SA is continuing to engage with stakeholders and the local community in a structured and transparent way.

A staged approach is being taken. The initial engagement was undertaken from November 2024 to February 2025, which focused on the high-level vision, key attributes and opportunities for the site.

Renewal SA considered all input received through this engagement and was mindful of community views, particularly in relation to the local environment and the future of Murray House. This feedback also highlighted the importance of significant attributes such as Third Creek and the existing tree canopy in shaping the site’s future.

Following this process, Renewal SA developed the draft Magill Campus Structure Plan, which is now the subject of the next round of community consultation.

The draft structure plan outlines a long-term vision for a green, inclusive and sustainable neighbourhood that seeks to protect community assets, while responding to growing aged care demand across Adelaide.

It prioritises the protection of the Third Creek biodiversity corridor and tree canopy and ensures the retention and enhancement of key community assets, including sports and community facilities and the heritage-listed Murray House.

More than 60 per cent of the main Magill campus site to the west will be retained for open space, sport and community use.

Key features of the three-hectare Eastern parcel include:

• Homes for market sale - maximum 100 residential dwellings
• Affordable sale homes, ideal for young families and professionals to be sold through HomeSeeker SA - minimum 20% of total housing
• Aged care / retirement living
• Open green space - minimum 17%
• 30% tree canopy target
• All development in keeping with existing neighbourhood zoning
• Construction set to begin no later than 2027, following further detailed master planning.

Key features of the 11-hectare Western parcel include:

• More than 60% of site to be retained for open space, sport and community use
• Protection of the Third Creek biodiversity corridor, significant trees and native vegetation that surround the creek
• Retention and enhancement of key sport and community facilities, including a gym upgrade
• Aged care and retirement living to be built largely on the footprint of existing University buildings
• Mix of building heights, limited to five-storeys with the intention of not exceeding the tree canopy
• Walk-through public access to Third Creek will be maintained through any development on site
• Existing Community Facilities Zone to be retained, with a new Subzone to allow for aged care and retirement living
• Murray House retained as an important heritage asset
• Children’s Centre retained on a long-term lease
• Not anticipated to commence until 2033-34 due to ongoing lease with Adelaide University.

Community engagement now open

The draft Magill Campus Structure Plan will be open for community engagement for about an eight-week period, from 27 April to 22 June 2026.

You can provide your feedback online anytime by visiting: yoursay.sa.gov.au/magill-structure-plan

YourSAy is an online consultation hub where you can find and provide feedback on consultations open across the South Australian government.

If you have not signed up previously, you will be asked to create an account.

If you have any issues accessing or navigating the engagement materials, please email us at [email protected]

There will also be a Community Drop-in Session on-site on 9 May from 11am-3.30pm.

The day will be held at the Student Lounge cafeteria (building A), with car parking available in the M4 carpark from Lorne Avenue.

To secure your preferred time to attend the open day, bookings are recommended and can be made by visiting events.humanitix.com/magill

Should you require further information, please register your interest by visiting: renewalsa.sa.gov.au/projects/magill