SANFL in partnership with Parks & Leisure Australia and The Barossa Council were thrilled to present the Gather Round Behind the Scenes | SANFL Facilities Forum on Thursday 10 April 2025 in the Barossa.
Celebrating the 2024 winner of SA Football Facility of the Year – Tanunda Recreation Park, we started on site with a self-guided tour of the facility, before taking a deep dive into the redevelopment project exploring the funding and design journey, and discovering the challenges and wins of construction – hearing firsthand from the club about their input and experience.
Jumping aboard LinkSA chartered buses to get an exclusive behind the scenes tour of Barossa Park – Lyndoch during Gather Round event week. We then headed back to Tanunda Recreation Park for guest speakers, panel sessions and of course some lunch!
A big thankyou to all of our guest, panelists and event partners for your involvement on the day:
- Matt Sexton (PLA SA/NT Region Councillor) as our event MC and Matt Duldig (SANFL) for the official welcome
- Amber Koster (AFL) who presented the State Winner – AFL Ken Gannon Award for Tanunda Recreation Park
- Belinda Marsh (SANFL), Martin McCarthy (CEO, The Barossa Council), and Kym Underwood (President, Tanunda Football Club) for your Facility of the Year Panel Discussion on Tanunda Recreation Park
- Martin McCarthy (CEO, The Barossa Council) and Rob Lustri (Director, Department of Premier and Cabinet) who set the scene for Barossa Park – Lyndoch before our special behind the scenes tour led by the AFL, iEDM and Council teams
- Patrick Clifton (COO, Adelaide Crows) for presenting on Thebarton Oval Facility Development
- Chris Greening (DASH Architects), Edward Smart (iEDM), Cameron Brown (Built) and Daryl Sellar (Green Space) who participated in an industry panel on the Accelerated Construction Program
- And last but not least, Martin McCarthy (CEO, The Barossa Council) who returned to provide an overview of ‘The Big Project’
