Calls to scrap New Year's Eve fireworks in Adelaide as a mark of respect to South Australian bushfire victims have been rejected by Adelaide City Council and its Mayor.

Key points: New Year's Eve fireworks celebrations will go ahead in Elder Park

New Year's Eve fireworks celebrations will go ahead in Elder Park The event will raise funds for bushfire victims

The event will raise funds for bushfire victims Some councillors have labelled the fireworks display as 'insensitive'

Councillor Anne Moran submitted a request to Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor this week, asking for the fireworks display to be cancelled to acknowledge victims of recent bushfires.

More than 80 homes have been destroyed in the Cudlee Creek fire along with one person also losing their life, while significant blazes also broke out on Kangaroo Island, the Yorke Peninsula and in the south-east.

Despite a number of councillors supporting the cancellation of the fireworks, Ms Verschoor and council CEO Mark Goldstone said the pyrotechnics would still go ahead.

The fireworks along the River Torrens draws a big crowd. ( ABC News )

The event along the River Torrens will also be held as a fundraiser to assist bushfire victims.

Councillor Phillip Martin is supporting Cr Moran's plea to cancel the fireworks, saying the colourful celebrations are insensitive at this time.

"I understand its importance this year more than ever as an occasion for us all to come together as South Australians to demonstrate our support for those who've lost so much," he said.

"It would be a respectful gesture, in my view, if Sandy Verschoor made the prompt decision to cancel the fireworks."

Cr Martin said there were other ways to celebrate bringing in the new year.

"A picnic in the park with music, a respectful acknowledgment of the terrible loss hundreds of people are feeling this week and an earnest fundraising effort is what's required right now," he said.

"Keep the fireworks for another time."

Cr Moran also expressed her disappointment and suggested alternative measures could be put in place.

A number of councillors from the City of Adelaide want the fireworks cancelled. ( Facebook: Eden Hills Country Fire Service )

"We could have a light display or a laser light display," she said.

"I just think it's insanely callous of us to go ahead with it and just say, 'It's OK because we're going to collect a few buckets of money donated to the fire victims'."

A statement from the Council acknowledged those opposing the fireworks, but stood firm in its decision to go ahead with them.

"While we appreciate the suggestion to cancel our New Year's Eve fireworks and reallocate the funding to bushfire relief, our fireworks are planned and contracted months in advance," it read.

"With the night now so close, many people would have already planned their trip into the city to watch the fireworks from the park or in one of the many venues adjacent to the riverbank.

"New Year's Eve in Elder Park provides an opportunity for the community to come together in a family-friendly environment to look forward to the new year with hope and optimism, while reflecting on the year that has just gone by.

"Our hearts go out to those impacted by the fires and we share the community's sadness and empathy for those affected."

Funds raised during the celebrations will go to St Vincent de Paul, the nationally allocated not-for-profit organisation for the National SA Bushfire Appeal.