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Blackwood

RDA Blackwood centre

Where is Blackwood centre now?

From 1 February 2009:  sharing Jennibrook Farm RDA premises, Pine Road, Woodcroft for riding lessons.

From "sometime 2010":  Majors Road, O'Halloran Hill - currently being developed at the centre's new "home"

Ph/fax:  08 8322 2622;   email: blackwood*rdasa.org.au

Postal address:
5 Esther Drive, Woodcroft  SA 5162

Provides horse riding only. Sessions:  Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. 

Contact the centre or RDASA state office to make a tax-deductible donation to help us create a briliant new centre for our riders with disabilities.   Or make an on-line donation through this website - simply click on the link to DONATIONS (left) and follow the prompts!

Facilities for our Riders

What lies ahead

Here's an indication of some items needed before riders can start riding at the new site at O'Halloran Hill:

  • $60K to connect and install power and water
  • $40K or more to rebuild the indoor arena (thanks to Blackwood Lions for their donation)
  • $30K to complete an administration building (half-funded by a grant from the Office for Recreation and Sport, to be matched $ for $ by RDA)
  • install disability-accessible toilet in the admin building - part funded by an IRIS grant of $6,600 from the Office for Recreation and Sport
  • Stable block to be built ($100,000 grant from Office for Recreation & Sport, to be matched $ for $ by RDA)
  • Horse shelters to be erected in paddocks (purchased with a grant of $7,500 from Community Benefit SA - thank you)
  • Internal roads and tracks to be built

All donations will be gratefully received, either cash, kind or labour.

Earth moves with the Australian Army

3rd Field Squadron volunteers share vision for riders

3rd Field Squadron helps RDA

Thank you to Australian Army 3rd Field Squadron based at Warradale for massive efforts to do roadworks at O'Halloran Hill in September 2009.  Army volunteers working along side RDA volunteers to help build a vision for riders with disabilities.

Helping the Vision become a reality

... thanks to ....

Here are some of the people, companies, government departments and friends who have helped achieve the Vision so far:

  • The Hon. Jennifer Rankin MP, Minister for Disability Services, who granted $30,000 in January 2009. This was used to dismantle the indoor arena from the old Blackwood site, to be rebuilt at O'Halloran Hill. When the arena is finally rebuilt, our riders will again have all-weather shelter and shade, and won't have to miss lessons because it's too hot or too wet and windy.
  • The Taxi Council of SA - donation of $2,000
  • Access Cabs - donated $2,000
  • HomeStart Finance - Donated $20,000
  • Karidis Corporation - $5,000 donation
  • Blackwood Lions - $40,000 donation for facility building
  • Boral Products - reduced price for sand and mineral products used on site
  • Office for Recreation and Sport - grants for 
    • Administration building ($31K)
    • stable complex ($100K, to be matched $for$ by RDA)
  • Marion Council - $2,000 donation towards a ramp
  • Community Benefit SA - $8,000 for horse shelters
  • Springfield Small Charities - $10,000 towards a disabled access toilet
  • BankSA Marion branch - $1,000