Protect South Australia’s coastal jetties
Jetties are part of South Australia’s coastal life. They support tourism, strengthen local businesses and create places where communities gather, fish and connect with the water.
Many jetties are ageing and costly to maintain. Councils manage many of these structures but cannot carry the growing cost alone. Without stronger state investment, some jetties risk falling into disrepair or closing.
Our advocacy asks
We're advocating for the state government to increase funding and work with councils to protect these important community assets.
To support this, we're calling for the state government to commit to an:
- 80/20 funding partnership, with the state government contributing 80 percent and local government 20 percent
- increase in state jetty funding from $5 million to $10 million per year.
A stronger funding partnership will help councils keep jetties safe, open and accessible for communities and visitors.
Stand with us to protect jetties
There are a number of ways you can help. Even a small action from each of us will help raise the profile of this important topic. Learn more below:
Pledge to protect our jetties
South Australians value their jetties. They're places where memories are made, visitors gather and communities connect with the coast. Without adequate funding, some jetties may face closure or decline.
Thousands of people made a pledge to show the state government that South Australians want their jetties protected for future generations.
Promote our 'Going Missing' campaign
Download resources from our digital toolkit and promote the campaign via social media, e-news, websites and more.
The digital toolkit includes:
- our campaign video
- an A3 poster
- social media posts.
Working together for SA’s jetties
In 2025, we brought councils together through a Jetties Summit and established a Jetties Working Group to address the growing challenges of maintaining these important assets.
The group continues to work with councils and the state government to identify funding solutions, improve long term planning and support safer, more resilient jetty infrastructure across the state.
Value of jetties study
In 2023, LGA conducted the value of jetties study. The study findings clearly demonstrated the immense value that jetties have for the South Australian community.
Download the value of Jetties report (PDF 3.0 MB).
The report was supported by our previous jetties campaign. Watch the value of SA jetties video (YouTube).