About the project

Alexandrina Council is inviting community feedback to help name a site located within the Ratalang Basham Beach Conservation Reserve, which is being restored into a native grass meadow.

The Ratalang Basham Beach Conservation Reserve, located on the coastal strip between Port Elliot and Middleton, is a landscape of significant cultural, environmental and recreational importance.

An area within the Reserve that was once used as a grazing paddock is now being restored with native grasses to create a healthier and more diverse ecosystem.

This new native grass meadow will restore biodiversity and improve habitat for wildlife, reduce soil erosion and improve water quality, support sustainable land management practices, and enhance the cultural and ecological value of the Reserve.

Council is now seeking community input to name the new native grassland zone.

Three suggestions for consideration are:

  • Ratalang Native Grasslands; or
  • Ratalang Native Grassland Reserve; or
  • Pleasant Banks Native Grassland Reserve

We also welcome any alternative name suggestions from the community.

Maps

Aerial map indicating location of native grasslands site
Aerial image of Reserve

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Formal feedback

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10 November, 2025

Anonymous says:

Bashams Pleasant Banks Farm Est 1856

10 November, 2025

Anonymous says:

It seems a shame to loose the Basham name. What about Basham Pleasant Banks Farm.

9 November, 2025

ZaraLupton says:

Basham's Pleasant Banks Farm est 1856. Basham- the well known name for this area,carries its history. Farm 1856 informs about its use.

5 November, 2025

Anonymous says:

Basham’s Pleasant Banks est. 1856

5 November, 2025

Anonymous says:

Ratalang Basham Beach Conservation Reserve - Keep things simple with one name for the whole area and all its individual aspects

5 November, 2025

Anonymous says:

Basham's Pleasant Banks Est. 1856

30 October, 2025

Anonymous says:

You would need Ngarrindjeri approval but I think it should be named after Ngarrindjeri Elder, Uncle Archie Kartinyeri - a Ratalang member

30 October, 2025

Anonymous says:

Basham s beach.

23 October, 2025

Anonymous says:

Frodo Grassland Reserve

23 October, 2025

Anonymous says:

Kondili Knoll

How to share your feedback

  • Online

    • Provide feedback via the formal online survey
    • Submit your feedback on the quick poll
    • Have an idea for another name? Post it on the board.
  • Written feedback

    • Email your submission to alex@alexandrina.sa.gov.au
    • Post your feedback to Att: CEO, Alexandrina Council, PO Box 21, Goolwa SA 5214
    • Drop your feedback off at the Strathalbyn or Goolwa office during opening hours

    You can prepare your own written submissions, or download a hardcopy survey from the Document Library.