Farmer Peter Charlick, who owns land around the popular camping and fishing spot, is opposed to the road through his property being officially gazetted.

Mr Charlick was asked to come to the council meeting held last Wednesday to explain his objections to the road opening.

He said people visiting damaged his property.

"The people that want to use the area don't want to take notice of anyone," he said.

Councillor Ken Maynard twice asked Mr Charlick what it would take to let people back into the Nadia Landing area, and if he was totally opposed to people having access to the road.

Mr Charlick replied by saying where Nadia Landing is was not defined and that he had received threats and intimidation about the issue.

"I'm pretty disappointed and pretty disgusted about the whole show," he said.

Mayor Allan Suter said, "Council sees no merit in objections made," and a motion was passed saying, "Council, having received the deputation from PM Charlick, who failed to raise credible objections, proceeds to make a road process order to open a road over sections 14 and 42 (in the) Hundred of Moule."

Councillors noted that the road had been open to the public for many years and Mr Charlick would not be losing any land because there was already a public road in the area that was not used and this land could be swapped for the land of the more common, but unofficial, road.

The road to Nadia Landing comes off Denial Bay Road, about 19 kilometres from Ceduna.

At the same meeting, councillors decided to oppose an extension to the licensed areas at Thevenard Sports and Community Club and at the Thevenard Hotel.

Thevenard Sports and Community Club had proposed to rope off an area outside the main building for smokers, and to allow an area for people to eat and drink outside.

CEO Tony Irvine's recommendation was that council support the redefined area subject to "an appropriate and approved structure being constructed … for improved differentiation of barriers to non-licensed areas".

Cr Maynard said this could be hard to do before the cricket season and amended the motion to give until April 1 next for the structure to be built. The amended motion was supported by councillors Maynard, Phill Stevens and Ian Bergmann but opposed by Lynton Brown.

After the vote, Mayor Allan Suter said, "I must tell you I think you've made a very foolish decision but that's not up to me."

Councillors criticised Mr Suter for his comment, to which he said, "The squeals start when the hard part of the bargain has to be carried out. The squeals will be loud and long."

Cr Stevens said he did not realise he had voted to support the roped off area and asked for a division, or re-vote. The second time Cr Stevens voted against the motion, leaving it two and two, with Mayor Suter making the casting vote against.

A motion was then passed for deputy CEO Trevor Smart to liaise with the club about their proposal. Mr Suter then admitted it was wrong of him to express his opposition to a council decision.