Churchill Road has a history of flood inundation of surrounding residential and commercial properties. With past flooding, the hardest hit locality was in the vicinityof Charles Street and Princes Street (immediately east of Churchill Road).

Following the 2016 flood event, the City of Prospect purchased a flood-affected property at 93 Charles Street to expand the adjacent Stan Watson Reserve and increase the storage capacity of the existing pump station located in the reserve. The pump station, designed to serve the local catchment only, discharges into the existing low-capacity Churchill Road drain.

The Churchill Road Drainage Upgrade (Stage 1) project will establish a new high-capacity outfall drain connecting Charles Street to the HEP channel on the western side of the rail corridor.

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Prospect Oval is the jewel in the crown for City of Prospect, as it understands the importance the Oval plays to our community. It’s not just a historic sporting hub but also a gathering place that brings generations together and fosters a sense of belonging.

City of Prospect has placed the upgrade of Prospect Oval as one of its key priorities to support and deliver through committing a $200,000 funding allocation to design the lighting upgrade to AFL standard, making the site ready for a potential AFL Gather Round fixture and future broadcasting of domestic cricket matches nationally.

In addition, Council’s decision to undertake a strategic land purchase adjacent Prospect Oval demonstrates Council commitment to:

• Celebrate the Prospect Oval precinct as an enhanced, community focused asset;
• Increase public amenities and the oval quality of the community spaces;
• Create a unique health, wellness and fitness precinct;
• Support the economic development of Main North Road; and
• Connect Main North Road with Prospect

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Population growth, climate change and urban infill will place continued importance on the provision of accessible and diverse urban green spaces across City of Prospect. Easy to access and well-designed parks provide a wealth of benefits to individuals, families, communities, nature and the environment.

City of Prospect has 23.34 hectares of open space (1.2ha per 1000 people) which represents one of the lowest inner metropolitan open space offerings compared to the average provisions of Inner Metropolitan Councils (8ha per 1000 people).

The recommended walking distance to a playspace should be within 5 minutes walk or 400m distance of every home. City of Prospect therefore places the improvement of open space as one of its key priorities due to the important role they play in the health and wellbeing of its community.

The 2022 Residents Satisfaction Survey also highlighted the importance of open space
for our community, with over 81% stating they valued open space.

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City of Prospect is advocating for two key amendments to the Planning and Design Code in
relation to heritage and character preservation.

In the heritage space, City of Prospect wishes to see additional places and streets protected from
demolition by way of heritage listing (either as individual Heritage Places or as Heritage Areas).

In the character space, City of Prospect wishes to see adaptive reuse of existing character homes encouraged through planning policy as a desirable approach to development (compared to the demolition and replacement of character homes). This would be delivered through the Future Living Code Amendment as new co-housing development opportunities, and City of Prospect wishes to see this Code Amendment prioritised and implemented.

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City of Prospect believes all South Australians deserve to have a place to call home and advocates for opportunities through affordable housing to foster this important philosophy.

Affordable housing brings a multitude of tangible community benefits, which contribute to both the wellbeing and economic prosperity of communities. Increased spending on healthcare, education and food stimulates economic benefits as well as laying the foundation for generational wellbeing.

City of Prospect places high importance on fostering affordable housing options to its community, through advocating for policy positions and opportunities through both home ownership and rental options.

Where possible Council will work with State and Federal governments, local developers and its community to encourage the construction of affordable housing.

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