Our new Public Plaza in Henley Beach is opening with a community celebration on Saturday 10 December 2022 between 10am and 3pm.
There will be family friendly entertainment throughout the day with live entertainment and music, children's activities, face painting, sausage sizzle and more.
“This is the largest streetscape upgrade project we have delivered for our community, and it looks fantastic,” said Mayor Angela Evans.
“The project also includes a new plaza, where we have converted the bitumen roadway into a beautiful space with seating and greenery to benefit residents, visitors and the local businesses,” she said.
“We funded $2.6m for this project to benefit local residents as well as all South Australians who love visiting such an iconic beach. The improved amenity and focus on pedestrians makes this a safer and more useable environment for years to come,” Minister Koutsantonis said.
The City of Charles Sturt received $2.6 million in funding from the State Government’s 2021/22 Open Spaces and Places for People Grants program, to assist with revitalising public spaces.
The $14.2 million Military Road and Main Street Upgrade and Public Plaza project included converting Main Street between Military Road and Seaview Road into a public plaza as well as streetscape upgrades of Military Road Henley Beach between North Street and South Street and Main Street between Military Road and East Terrace.
The total project cost $14.2 million with $9 million allocated through Council, $2.6 million of funding through SA Power Networks and $2.6 million from the State Government’s 2021/22 Open Spaces and Places for People Grants program.
The event will commence with a Welcome to Country and didgeridoo performance from Jack Buckskin in the plaza at 10am. The official opening of the plaza with speeches from Hon Tom Koutsantonis MP Minister for Energy and Mining and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and City of Charles Sturt Mayor Angela Evans will follow from 10:15am.