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100 years of sporting achievement

Opening of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ sportsgrounds in 1910
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The Pavilion in 1910
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The newly renovated Pavilion (the Grandstand) in 2010
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Friday, 9 July 2010

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide this weekend celebrates the centenary of the opening of its early sporting grounds and facilities at a special event in the North Parklands.

On 11 July 1910, the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Governor of the time, Sir Day Bosanquet, officially opened the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Oval, the Pavilion (now more commonly called the Grandstand) and the Boat Shed - all icons of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s sporting history.

On Sunday 11 July 2010, and the (AUSA) will host current and past sporting heroes of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s 36 sports clubs, representatives of the , and other members of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and local community to celebrate a century of sporting achievements and plans for the future.

Volunteers from the SA Chapter of the and the will wear historical costumes from the early 1900s and ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ sporting memorabilia will be on display.

Guests will also have the opportunity to see the new $750,000 renovation of the Grandstand in its original heritage colours and designs for the Boat Shed renovation.

The AUSA will also launch its Sports Facility Plan - a blueprint for the future of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ sports grounds and facilities for the next 10 years.

"Sport is an important part of campus life at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥," says Mike Daws, AUSA Executive Officer. "While the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has acquired other sporting grounds and facilities over the years, these original facilities continue to play a major role in the physical health and wellbeing of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ community, in adding to the student experience and life at university, and in creating a sense of collegiality."

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Oval and Grandstand are home to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide cricket and football clubs and soccer is also increasingly played there. The football club is ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s largest amateur senior ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Rules football club. The cricket club is one of the longest established clubs in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

The Boat Shed, originally built with the help of a generous £750 from Mr Robert Barr Smith, has been a key part of the history of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Boat Club which has produced world champion rowers and Olympians over the years.

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