The Stage 2 Study for the proposed Port River Swimming Facility has been completed, and presented to the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, and is now available to the community.
The design of the swimming facility has been advanced with three design options providing appropriate water experiences for the community. Design option 3 is shown below.
Cruickshank’s Corner has been a recreational location since its earliest days after settlement and this study seeks to build on the many positive experiences community members have had there with swimming and watercraft. The concept plan below demonstrates how access to the water can be managed and how spaces can be provided for community use.
Water quality and sediment tests were conducted and yielded positive results, as outlined in the Study report and in this blog.
Additional water quality tests are needed, following heavy rainfall events, to provide guidance to swimmers. (Generally SA Health and the EPA advise people not to swim for 2-3 days following major rain events, given the potential impact of stormwater on our beaches and other water bodies).
The Study includes advice from the National Parks and Wildlife Service as to how to minimise impact on our local dolphins e.g. use of a mammal observer during construction to stop work as needed.
Extensive community and stakeholder consultation found significant support for a pool facility at Cruickshank’s Corner, with more than 90% of respondents to our online survey ‘being ‘very keen’ or ‘moderately keen’, as shown below.
The Study recommends that the City of Port Adelaide Enfield commit to a pool at Cruickshank’s Corner, seeking external funding support, while proceeding with architectural and engineering design and the updating of costs provided in the Stage 1 Feasibility Study.
Friends of Port River (FPR) are grateful to the City of Port Adelaide Enfield for funding this Stage 2 Study.
FPR would like to thank urban planner Mark Western from Mutual Projects (AKA Integrated Coasts) for his comprehensive
contribution to the project, the Australian Water Quality Centre (AWQC) and Senversa for their specialist expertise in water quality and
sediment testing and TOTLD Design for report design. FPR contributed to the project in a pro-bono capacity.
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