Playford Alive

Playford Alive is a partnership between Renewal SA, the South Australian Housing Authority, the City of Playford and the local community.

It involves the renewal of the Peachey Belt suburbs of Davoren Park and Smithfield Plains and more than 500 hectares of greenfield development in Andrews Farm, Munno Para, Munno Para Downs and Penfield.

By the time the project is finished, there will be more than 40,000 people living in the project area.

• GP Super Clinic
• Benson Radiology
• Bounce Back Health & Wellness Clinic
• Smiles Dentist
• Playford Vet Clinic
• Snap Fitness
• Red Desert Beauty

• Australia Post
• On The Run
• Liberty Service Station
• Pit Stop Carwash
• Auto Plus SA
• Automasters

• Little Rockets Play Cafe
• Hungry Jack’s
• McDonald’s
• KFC
• Marcellina’s Italian Restaurant
• Queen Bee Chinese Restaurant
• Indian Brothers Restaurant

A new railway station has been built and opened at Munno Para.

New community facilities opened including a GP super clinic and training facility, the Peachey Place Living Skills Centre, the refurbished John McVeity Centre, Playford Uniting Church, the Stretton Centre and Playford Library, child care centres, a play café, restaurants, fitness centres, plus several other commercial and retail outlets.

Two new wetlands, plus new and improved parks, including the new state-of-the-art Playford Alive Town Park, are finished and are now enjoyed by the community.

Three schools were opened; John Hartley School (B-7) in Smithfield Plains, Mark Oliphant College (B-12) in Munno Para, and Adelaide North Special School, also in Munno Para.

Twenty-eight land stages have been released for sale in Munno Para, Andrews Farm, Smithfield Plains and Davoren Park.

More than 380 residential lots have been created in the renewal area and 1,000 lots in the greenfield area.

342 public housing dwellings have been renovated and 150 of these offered for sale.

205 new public housing dwellings have been constructed.

More than half of the housing offered for sale is within the state government’s current affordable price point – that’s over 600 affordable homes for South Australian families.

More than $70 million has been spent on civil works, including new roads and new and upgraded stormwater infrastructure.

Since the Works Training and Employment Program began at Playford Alive in 2008, more than 2,174 local people have benefitted from work experience and 1,004 have gained employment (current as at 30 June 2020).

A new innovative small lot housing project was released in conjunction with Rivergum Homes. Town Life Living aims to get more first home buyers into their own homes with prices starting from $199,000.

The design of 103 residential allotments and construction of up to 141 allotments with more than 50% of land sales at affordable price points.

Continue to build on the success of the Works Program, with 150 new work experience placements, 55 paid jobs, 150 accredited training places and five live training sites.

Release of the next stage of the award-winning Town Life Living terrace precinct.

Renovation of 25 and construction of 60 new public housing dwellings.

Continuing development of the Curtis Road commercial outcomes, including a new Liberty petrol station.

Implement a series of community programs to activate the Town Park.