The Association had its beginnings as a Progress Association in late 1854. At a public meeting in early 1924 a Port Elliot Town and Foreshore Improvement Committee was formed, eventually becoming an incorporated body.
Following PETFIA's Anuual General Meeting on 23 September 2026, the following members have been accepted as the Committee for 2026-27.
At Council's meeting held 15 September 2025 Council received and accepted unanimously without change the report on the Horseshoe Bay, Port Elliot Data Collection and Wave Modelling Study. [Click on the title above to view an extract of the report]. Disappointingly, Council at it's meeting on 22 July 2026, voted to defer any further action on the report, pending further workshops to look at the entire Alexandrina coastline. PETFIA has written to Council expressing our deep concern with the decision to postpone both the Consultant's and Council Administration's suggested way forward. We question the need for a further workshop when Council has already received and accepted the Coastal Adaptation Study in 2020. This study identified Horseshoe Bay as one of the highest-risk sections of Alexandrina's coastline and recommended that further work be undertaken as a priority. The issue has now been compounded by the recent stormwater damage and subsequent collapse of the foreshore wall in front of the Flying Fish Cafe.
Councillor Scott advised that this upgrade to change rooms and toilet facilities has now been approved through a State Government grant of $1.07m and a $300k contribution from Alexandrina Council. Works are scheduled to be completed by September 2027.
The Community Garden Newsletter can be accessed by clicking on the title above.
