Construction of the facilities is now complete. Commencing in August 2018, the new Goolwa Surf Life Saving (SLSC) Club building was officially opened at a function in October 2019.
Alexandrina Council worked in collaboration with Surf Life Saving South Australia (SLSSA) and Goolwa Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) to bring this much needed and anticipated facility to reality. The $3.5 million dollar project is part-funded by Alexandrina Council, which allocated a $500,000 contribution to SLSSA from its 2018-19 Budget. Council also conducted site preparation, including the decommissioning and establishment of new public toilet facilities. SLSSA contributed further funding through their Club Rebuild Program, while the Goolwa SLSC provided eleven percent of the project cost – funds they have tirelessly raised through many fundraising activities over a number of years.
The Surf Life Saving Club is the first stage in the transformation of the entire precinct, with the Club planned and designed in line with the Goolwa Beach Car Park and Environs Masterplan. The Masterplan aims to guide future development and management of the Goolwa Beach area, as a vibrant and functional mixed-use precinct over the next 20 years.