The ABC has selected the Tapangka site in the Adelaide CBD as its preferred new location.
The ABC and the South Australian government will partner with Renewal SA to progress plans for a new Arts and Media Hub on Franklin Street (the former Adelaide Bus Station site), subject to the required State and Federal Public Works Committee approvals.
The proposed new ABC facility will house modern production studios alongside content making, technical and administrative operations. Design, planning and approvals will continue throughout 2026–27.
The ABC, together with the South Australian government, representing Country Arts SA, State Theatre Company South Australia, and State Opera South Australia, selected the Tapangka site following a detailed feasibility study and site selection process.
The new ABC building is expected to be completed by FY 2031.
ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks: “Today is a significant day for the ABC and we’re delighted to take the next step with the SA government to secure a new arts hub. The new home for the ABC Adelaide location is fit for purpose for a modern public broadcaster. Moving to new state-of-the-art facilities central to the CBD and co-locating with government arts organisations offers enormous benefits to the broader arts community and our staff, audiences, and the creative sector.”
Hon. Peter Malinauskas MP Premier of South Australia: “Our brand new Arts & Media Hub will serve as a catalyst for creativity, innovation, and collaboration in the Adelaide CBD. Franklin Street will become a portal for all South Australians to experience, participate and engage with the arts in a way they have never been able to before. It will ensure that the ABC has a state-of-the-art home in Adelaide to ensure South Australians will continue to have access to news and information they can trust, together with safe, engaging and educational content for their children. Our Government is continuing to transform our CBD and make it a better place to live, work, play and create.”
Work and planning on the decommissioning of the ABC Adelaide Collinswood property will progress in line with the construction of the Tapangka Arts and Media Hub.
The ABC, together with Country Arts SA, State Theatre Company South Australia and State Opera South Australia, will remain at Collinswood over the next five years as divestment planning is undertaken in preparation for sale of the current Adelaide site.