About the project

The former Adelaide Bus Station site on Franklin Street is set to be transformed into a landmark urban precinct known as Tapangka, a multi-million-dollar development that will establish a new benchmark in city living.

Renewal SA will oversee the transformation of this strategically located site into a mixed-use community anchored by market and affordable apartment housing, supported by an arts and media hub, retail and public spaces.

In February 2026 it was confirmed a portion of the Tapangka site will be allocated to a new arts and media hub, anchored by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC). Scheduled for completion in 2031, the facility will be home to tenants of the broadcasters existing Collinswood site, including the State Theatre Company, State Opera and Country Arts South Australia.

Heritage and culture

Tapangka on Franklin sits on Kaurna Yerta (Kaurna Country) in Tarndanya (place of the Red Kangaroo), which is the Kaurna name for the site of Adelaide. This link to Kaurna heritage will be celebrated in Tapangka’s development, from its planning and design to its on-going cultural life.

Renewal SA aims to incorporate and celebrate First Nations culture as part of its delivery approach for the site and will engage the Kaurna community as part of its commitment to reconciliation and to ensure Culture and Country are appropriately interwoven into the project.

Stakeholders and community

Renewal SA’s vision for Tapangka places the human experience at the core of the built environment, aiming to create one of the most vibrant and inclusive residential and mixed use developments in the state.

This innovative approach to city living is inspired by the experience of following a path: a path to reconciliation, home ownership, towards sustainability and partnership. In Kaurna language, this experience is known as Tapangka.

Renewal SA is committed to engaging key stakeholders and the local community throughout the planning and design process for the Tapangka on Franklin project. In August 2024, Renewal SA invited the local community to share their views, with the information provided and subsequent Engagement Report available in the resources section below.