Police will again have additional powers to ensure public order and safety is maintained across Glenelg's entertainment district.
Commencing today, 21 November 2025, to Monday 13 April 2026, the Glenelg Declared Public Precinct (DPP) will operate for a period of 12 hours from 3pm to 3am every Friday, Saturday and Sunday (into Monday).
Attorney General, the Honourable Kyam Maher MLC, approved the South Australia Police (SAPOL) Glenelg Declared Public Precinct application, within the following boundaries:
- Southern boundary of High Street to western boundary of Moseley Street, north to southern boundary of College Street, then west to the western boundary of St Johns Row, east along the southern boundary of the Stamford Grand Hotel to the eastern boundary of South Esplanade, south to the northern boundary of Kent Street taking a straight-line west to the low tide shoreline of the Gulf St. Vincent.
- Low tide shoreline of the Gulf St. Vincent to the most northern point at low tide of the breakwater (inclusive of Glenelg Jetty), to the northeast corner of the Holdfast Shores Marina (inclusive of Holdfast Promenade Plaza).
- The northeastern corner of the Holdfast Shores Marina, east along the low tide shoreline then north to southern boundary of King Street then east on King Street to eastern boundary of Adelphi Terrace then south to southern boundary of Anzac Highway.
- Southern boundary of Anzac Highway then west to eastern boundary of Colley Terrace, south on Colley Terrace to northern boundary of Augusta Street then east to eastern boundary of Brighton Road including the northern boundary of Torrens Square.
- Eastern boundary of Brighton Road to southern boundary of High Street.
- Tram Stop 15, including the northern boundary of Dunbar Terrace to Service Road, south across the tram tracks 40 metres east of Brighton Road, to the southern side of Maxwell Terrace up to the intersection with Fortrose Street.
Police data shows behavioural offences against people and property spiked in the Glenelg entertainment precinct between Friday and Sunday during the summer months.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Metropolitan Operations John De Candia said the declaration would provide police additional authorities to further protect public safety within the defined entertainment area.
"The DPP will support Operation Jericho and Western District police in ensuring the safety of local residents and people anticipated to be visiting the Glenelg entertainment precinct during the warmer months," he said.
"Glenelg has historically seen a substantially larger patronage from December to April and this requires a dedicated policing response.
"Operation Jericho has already started this year, focussing on behavioural offending in Glenelg and along the foreshore.
"We want everyone to enjoy their time in Glenelg and this DPP provides police with another tool to protect the community."
A Declared Public Precinct enables the following powers provided by Section 66 of the Act to be exercised by police:
- Conduct a metal detector search of a person and any property in their possession within a declared public precinct for the presence of weapons.
- Carry out general drug detection in relation to any person present within a declared public precinct.
- Order a person or group posing a risk to public order and safety to leave the declared public precinct
- Ban a person who commits an offence of a kind that may pose a risk to public order and safety, or behaves in an offensive or disorderly manner, within a declared public precinct.
- Remove children from the declared public precinct who are in danger of physical harm or abuse, behaving in an offensive or disorderly manner, or otherwise committing or about to commit an offence.
The new DPP also supports the 'Dry Zone' declaration for the Glenelg entertainment district, which came into effect on 31 October 2024.
