Pizza festival plan for Campbelltown

Rostrevor Pizza Bar owners Gaetano and Josie Lepore have backed plans for a pizza festival in Campbelltown.  Source: adelaidenow

A PIZZA festival could be used as a way to promote Campbelltown's plethora of food businesses.

Campbelltown Council is in the early stages of planning the festival, which would be combined with another community event, such as Campbelltown Celebrates.

The festival, which would include pizza making and eating competitions, demonstrations and celebrity chefs, would allow businesses to promote their products and encourage shoppers to spend more dollars in the area, Campbelltown chief executive Paul Di Iulio said.

Rostrevor Pizzeria owner Gaetano Lepore said the festival would help small businesses.

"I think it's a very good idea," Mr Lepore told the East Torrens Messenger.

"We have a wonderful and loyal customer base, but it would expose us to other people in the area.

"It would be nice for people to know what's cooking."

The council will consider allocating $6800 toward the Pizza Festival as part of the upcoming 2013-14 draft business pland and budget, which will go out for community consultation on April 22.

A public meeting on the budget will be held in May before it is adopted in June.

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New operator, turf for Campbelltown golf course

Olivia Perez-White tees off at Lochiel Park's par-three golf course. Source: adelaidenow

NEW turf and landscaped grounds are among the new operator's plans for Lochiel Park's par-three golf course.

Belair Turf Management was this month awarded the tender to manage and maintain the course, which was previously run by Belgravia Leisure and maintained by the Bedford Group.

Belair director Simon Ford said the arrangement would benefit local golfers.

"There's a fair bit to gain in improving the turf and we're also looking at landscaping a beautifying the grounds around the pro shop," he said.

"But we will have to get on the ground before we can formulate any specific plans."

Mr Ford said existing opening times and course fees would not be affected when the site changed hands in the next two months.

"There will be no reduction in services once we take control, in fact we're hoping we will improve those services over time," he said.

The 9ha course is on Crown land but is under Campbelltown Council's care and control.

Belair Turf Management already manages and maintains golf courses at Marion, North Haven, Salisbury Green and North Lakes.

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