How Will the Moto GP Affect You? 

The State Government is consulting on its proposed MotoGP circuit in Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi — including permanent construction and the removal of more than 400 trees.

Submissions close 11.59 pm, Sunday 20 September.

We’ve put together a simple guide on how to make a submission, what you might raise, and a template to help you get started.

Find out how to have your say.

Disruption and congestion 

  • How much longer are you prepared to spend getting to and from work because major roads are closed? 

  • What does an extra 30, 45 or 60 minutes each way actually take away from your day? 

  • If thousands of cars are displaced from closed roads, where will they go? 

  • If they are redirected through your suburb, past your home or onto your usual route, are you still comfortable with the proposal? 

  • What if this is just the first of many events? 

 Your children 

  • If your commute gets longer, will your children spend longer in childcare or OSHC waiting for you? 

  • Will you pay more for care because traffic prevents you collecting them on time? 

  • How much less time will your family have together each day? 

  • If you need to get from work to school pick-up and then to sport, does the proposed traffic plan actually allow your family to do that? 

How Will the Moto GP Affect Schools and education 

  • Will road closures or congestion make it harder for your children to get to school on time? 

  • What happens to school buses and public transport when usual routes are closed or congested? 

  • If you attend university or TAFE, could you reliably get to compulsory classes, placements or exams? 

  • What happens when an important exam and an unpredictable commute collide?  

How Will the Moto GP AffectSport and community clubs 

  • If your family uses sporting facilities in or around the Park Lands, will you still be able to reach them? 

  • A sporting ground might technically remain “open” but can players, parents, coaches and volunteers actually get there? 

  • What happens to a community club when training or competition is disrupted for weeks rather than a weekend? 

  • If your child's sport has to relocate, where exactly is it supposed to go? 

 How Will the Moto GP AffectHealth and emergencies 

  • If you needed an ambulance during peak congestion, would you be confident it could reach you and the hospital without delay? 

  • How will ambulances, fire appliances and other emergency vehicles move through roads carrying traffic displaced by closures? 

  • If you have a hospital appointment, medical treatment or specialist appointment, how much additional travel time should you have to allow? 

  • Have you seen enough information to be confident that emergency access has been properly planned and tested?

How will the MotoGP Track Affect Your Park Lands? 

  • Is it realistic for grassed areas to be rehabilitated quickly between events? 

  • How will the expanded track and infrastructure affect the attempt to have the Adelaide Park Lands World Heritage listed? 

  • Will there be financial pressure to have more and more events at this track and more and more such development across the Park Lands 

  • What effect will the additional noise have on vulnerable species such as the Chequered Copper Butterfly 

  • Is this event worth the  loss of 400 tree

Does the economic case stack up? 

  • What is the total cost in other subsidies and inducements to riders, teams and the owner Liberty media?        

  • What extra costs will be created in other budgets such as police and health?    

  • What other events and services have been cut or not funded to pay for this such as OzAsia ?     

  • What will the Government do if this event is lured away to another city? Is there a budget for what it is willing to spend to attract Motorsports Events?         

  • Have other less disruptive economic opportunities such as the tourism arising from World Heritage Status been considered?  

Consultation and Assessment Processes 

  • Have you actually been told how long your roads, sporting facilities and Park Lands could be affected? Are you able to get that information easily? 

  • Have you been given enough information to understand what this proposal will mean for your own household? 

  • Were the people who live, work, study, travel, play sport and raise families around these areas genuinely consulted before the decision was made? 

  • Why has there been no independent Environment Impact Statement?  

Alternative Sites 

  • Has there been enough consideration of alternative sites such as Tailem Bend?