Lights of Lobethal Dry Zone 2023

Update September 2023

Council has reviewed the feedback received from nine participants and as seen in the Consultation Outcomes Report there was a significant level of support for the dry zone.

Council submitted an application for the dry area to Consumer and Business Services at the conclusion of the consultation outlining the results. The application was approved, and a notice was published in the Government Gazette on Thursday 14 September. 

Thank you again to all who provided feedback in this consultation.

Update 3 August 2023

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. Council have reviewed your comments and have submitted an application for the dry area to Consumer and Business Services outlining the results. An update will be provided on this page in the coming weeks regarding the outcome of the application.

To provide some clarification, the Lights of Lobethal Festival will run from the 9 December – 23 December. The dry zone has been requested up till the 1 January 2024 to account for visitors coming to view the lights over the Christmas to New Year period after the festival has officially finished.

We are seeking feedback on a proposed dry area in Lobethal township to run between 7:00pm and 7:00am every night between Saturday 9 December 2023 and Monday 1 January 2024. As this period is longer than 48 hours public consultation is required.

The declaration of this dry area is made annually, to ensure activities in Lobethal township remain 'family friendly' and to allow SA Police to proactively manage potential alcohol-related anti-social behaviour during this period. This dry area has been well received in recent years and is considered to be a successful initiative.

Please provide your feedback before 11:59pm Wednesday 2 August 2023.

A detailed map and description of the Dry Area is available in the document library (right hand side of this page)