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Since the move to the sidewalk areas outside The Alma Hotel and Fino’s in Hill Street Willunga, as the market grew out of their original location, there have been quite a few changes. The new brand with the pitch fork logo, the introduction of the community membership scheme and the engagement of administration, book-keeping and marketing staff all demonstrate that this is a serious business.

The chair of the Willunga Farmers Market, Jude McBain says, “…we see ourselves [the committee] as managing a multimillion dollar business – it’s about people’s livelihoods. People put their trust in us as we have helped farmers to say goodbye to the packing shed and be brave by selling all their produce via the market.”
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There is a romanticism about wine, food and cellar door locations in South Australia that sometimes has me considering moving (or mini-breaking) to a regional location with beautiful views and growing my own produce or running a South Australian produce shop. So when I heard about South Australia’s First State Cellar Door Wine Festival in Adelaide from 25 – 27 February 2011 I had to go.

I reviewed the website, liked the Facebook page and knew that I could buy tickets at the door on Saturday afternoon so off we went – Aimee (my 19 year old daughter) and I. Held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, we bought our tickets, received our Passport with details of the 100+wineries by region, and festival wine tokens. Read More

Regional Development Australia Barossa recently advertised a Thinking Barossa forum headed with a question, Can we have it all?With a title like that it piqued my interest in regional development so I booked in online and looked forward to making the drive out along the new Northern Expressway and through the valley.

At late notice I decided to drive up to the Barossa Valley the night before the forum and I booked into the Novotel Barossa Valley Resort in Rowland Flat.  Arriving after dark I was happy to see the resort had been updated with a number of improvements from the last time I stayed there for a conference which was a few years ago now.  Read More

A kaleidoscope of lycra clad cyclists, media, entourage, sponsors, spectators and families lined the decorated streets of Willunga for the Jayco Stage 5 of the Tour Down Under (TDU) on Saturday 22.1.11.

This stage started in McLaren Vale, through to Willunga, along Aldinga Road to the Esplanade at Aldinga Beach and Port Willunga, and then across vineyards along Tatachilla and McMurtrie Roads.  Stunning footage was beamed out to the world of this gorgeous countryside and our beaches.  The race distance was 131 km and Skoda King of the Mountain was fought out on Willunga Hill with the stage winner was Francisco Ventoso from team Movistar. Read More