Playford Alive

Playford Alive is a partnership between Renewal SA, the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI), 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.

Throughout this new community are a host of new facilities such as schools, a GP super clinic, railway station, wetlands and parklands, with a new $250 million town centre being built, including a $70 million retail development by Woolworths.

Playford Alive is one of Adelaide’s most connected communities, situated between Main North Road and the Northern Expressway. The area is supported by train and bus services including a new train station at Munno Para.

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, child care centres 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 land stages have been released for sale in Munno Para, Andrews Farm, Smithfield Plains and Davoren Park.

More than 250 residential lots have been created in the renewal area and 1,000 lots in the greenfield area.

217 public housing dwellings have been renovated and 56 of these offered for sale.

149 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 500 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 2100 people have taken part in it.

More than 930 people have gained work experience and 558 have gone into paid jobs.

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 $156,000.

The design of 172 residential allotments and construction of up to 105 allotments with more than 50% of land sales at affordable price points.

Continue to build on the success of the Works Program, with 50 new work experience placements, 30 paid jobs, 105 accredited training places and three live training sites.

Release of the first Town Life Living terrace precinct within the new town centre and landscaping including new streets for people.

Renovation of 29 and construction of 15 new public housing dwellings.

Opening a new display village in Munno Para.

Continuing development of the new town centre including a new Woolworths supermarket, Big W and specialty shops, a play café, church and retail and apartment complex.