Magill Campus community consultation period extended

Community and stakeholder engagement on the Magill Campus project will be extended by more than two months to allow people more time to express their views on the future of the site.

The Government has extended the timeline for online engagement from Sunday 1 December 2024 to Monday 10 February 2025 as it considers the plan for a high-quality residential development on the Magill University Campus site.

The extension follows two successful community drop-in sessions hosted by Renewal SA on-site that were attended by more than 170 people.

The State Government is working with leading South Australian integrated design firm, Oxigen, to develop a structure plan for the entire 14.62-hectare site and is committed to ensuring that key stakeholders and the local community are engaged throughout the planning process.

This process is still in its very early stages. This initial round of engagement will be considered in the master planning process to prepare a draft structure plan. This will be the focus of further community engagement planned for mid-2025.

The state government bought the entire Magill Campus in late 2023, as part of the university merger between The University of Adelaide and UniSA.

UniSA has a lease for up to 10 years on the main campus site, west of St Bernards Road, before transitioning out of the area. A second 3-hectare parcel of land, east of St Bernards Road has been leased back to the university for the next two to three years. It is not envisaged that any development will occur ahead of the current leases held by the university expiring or the university vacating.

The online engagement portal can be accessed at https://renewalsa.mysocialpinpoint.com

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Attributable to Nick Champion

The community has made it clear that they want more time to help shape the future of this site.

The University still has a long-term lease on the campus, so we have the opportunity to extend this round of consultation.

I am pleased to say the Government has extended the closing date for the initial round of community engagement to ensure the community has sufficient opportunity to engage in the process.