Playford Alive

One of the largest urban renewal projects in Australia, Playford Alive aims to create a diverse, integrated and sustainable community while supporting skills training and economic growth. With quality facilities including health care, education, recreation and a $250 million Town Centre, Playford Alive is the place of choice to live in northern Adelaide.

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About 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.

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

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.

Snapshot

Project size

1,000 hectares
Renewal SA investment

$312 million
Total project value

$1 billion
Council

Playford

Distance from CBD

30 kilometres
Project commenced

2008
Forecast completion

2027

Downloads

Playford Alive masterplan

More information

New businesses

The following is just a small number of businesses that are part of the Playford Alive Community:

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

It is a place with one united purpose: to enhance quality of life in a proud community

Project progress

Since Playford Alive commenced in 2008:

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.

Project targets

We've set the following goals as we work towards delivering a thriving community with high quality living and an ongoing supply of affordable housing.

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.