Port Willunga Beach in South Australia. Picture: Paula Boreham Source: Supplied

SOUTHERN beaches will be showcased across Australia as filming of a new children's TV series starts next month.

Onkaparinga Council voted at last night's meeting to allow vehicles on Port Noarlunga and Port Willunga beaches while Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures is filmed between Friday, March 1, and Friday, March 15.

Vehicles are normally prohibited from driving on southern beaches between Hallett Cove and Port Willunga.

Council staff recommended the filming be allowed because it would generate local revenue and promote the region.

The children's series, to be aired on Network Ten and the Cartoon Network, is based on action adventure books about a teenager who ventures into the wilderness.

The series, by SLR Productions, will also be distributed internationally.

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