Yankalilla Council releases plans for $11m Normanville foreshore upgrade in a bid to lure more tourists to the Fleurieu Peninsula

An $11m overhaul of Normanville’s foreshore will include a new accommodation and lifesaving club and cafe - and maybe a longer jetty.

An artist's impression of the plaza planned in Yankalilla Council's planned Normanville foreshore upgrade. Picture: Oxigen

A new surf life saving club building, cafe, public plaza and more than 20 up-market cabins will feature in a major upgrade planned for the Normanville foreshore.

Yankalilla Council has released its vision for the area’s overhaul, which would cost more than$11m and create dozens of jobs.

Chief executive Nigel Morris said the majority of the work would take three years to complete, beginning with an upgrade of the council-owned holiday park to feature 23 new cabins. It is hoped that work could begin in the middle of 2022.

The foreshore’s facelift also includes a bigger lawn, 63 extra carparks and improved caravan park access.

“What we’re proposing is going to be stunning,” he said.

“It creates jobs and more interest for visitors to come and spend time in the shops in the district.”

The cabins would replace some campsites and existing, older-style cabins, generating more income and drawing extra holiday-makers.

“We’re hoping that some of the money from the cabins will be able to fund other initiatives on the foreshore,” Mr Morris said.

A paved plaza sits alongside the rebuilt Normanville Surf Life Saving Club and cafe.

The project’s construction phase will generate more than 25 new jobs, with the same amount of long-term roles to be created once it is complete.

Normanville beach. Picture: Tait Schmaal

Yankalilla Council has allocated $4.7m towards the work. It has also received $2.7m from the state and federal governments and surf club, with plans to seek further government money to pay for the rest.

In the future, it will advocate for the State Government to double the length of the town’s jetty in a move expected to be welcomed by fishers.

“It’s a very small jetty that doesn’t always reach the water,” Mr Morris said.

“It got washed away many years ago – that’s why it’s so short. It’s sometimes classified as SA’s smallest jetty.”

Also in a future stage, the council will look to reconfigure the local tennis courts and build a new clubhouse. It is seeking public comment on the plans until January 31.

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