The Adelaide Croatia Soccer Club after a 49-year history finally established itself at its long awaited new home. Years of talking and planning finally came to fruition and now Adelaide Croatia has home of it's own, a goal which was long overdue.

The CSC and Adelaide Croatia have been praised and recognised in soccer and sporting circles for building what will certainly become one of the State's best facilities.

It is pleasing to finally have all our Croatian teams training and playing at one venue especially when it belongs to us! In financial terms it is extremely beneficial and vital to the economic stability of the CSC to have all our teams at the one location.

The government in its commitment has completed all necessary service works by providing roads, water and electricity to the CSC site. As a result we have been able to move more rapidly by developing the grounds, providing power to the ground lights and commencing the long awaited Stage 2 project (Main Building and change rooms). We have estimated completion for the change rooms to be March of next year and the Main Building which will house the Soccer Club Rooms another year following.

As a part of our financial commitment to the government, we have so far paid off $70,000.00 from the 10-year loan and $33,000.00 off the "work in kind" agreement. Currently we are in a very comfortable financial position.

Attendances have once again this year been outstanding in particular the Church picnic, the 1st official game for Adelaide Croatia at the CSC against Croydon Kings and the visit by Melbourne dance group Hrvatska Zora. All of which proves that with proper facilities the Croatian community here in SA will prosper and remain strong.

Last year at the AGM a resolution was past to impose a levy of $300.00 per member to assist in the building of Stage 2 development. Since that AGM invoices were issued and the response from members to date has been slightly disappointing. Many have sent through their pledge and we are grateful however we urge you again if you haven't paid to please reconsider and make a commitment to the CSC and to the Croatian Community.

As always we are looking for volunteers to help in all forms of capacities because much work still needs to be done. We are a voluntary organisation and we appreciate all the help we can get.

I would like to personally thank all involved at the CSC including all the volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure a smooth operation, their efforts are very much appreciated.

Ante Kilic
President