“It’s the Pridham of South Australia,” no, not the Adelaide Crows but the University of South Australia’s new sports and functions centre Pridham Hall, which opens today with a graduation ceremony. The idea for the project emerged out of UniSA online community consultation in 2013, with work on the $50m project commencing in 2015. Some 500 friends of the university contributed to construction costs, including the family of alumnus Andrew Pridham who kicked in $5m.