Local Stories - Regional Development Australia Barossa Gawler Light Adelaide Plains

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Contractors Who Care: Katie Lester

Katie Lester started Home-Maid Helpers in 2017, initially seeking private clients before finding locally based in-home aged care provider, Country Home Services

Have Your Say: Draft Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Bill 2025

Led by CreateSA (formerly Arts South Australia) under the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, this new legislation will formalise how the arts are valued and led in the state.

Kate Goodes appointed Barossa Regional University Campus Manager

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Kate Goodes as the new Campus Manager of the Barossa Regional University Campus (BRUC), commencing today.

Did Gather Round bring more customers through your doors? The Southern Barossa Business Group is requesting locals to have their say.

Gather Round Business Feedback – Southern Barossa

Did Gather Round bring more customers? The Southern Barossa Business Group is inviting businesses to have a say.

Farm Household Allowance

Farming families facing financial hardship may be eligible for the Farm Household Allowance.

South Australian Food and Beverage Industry Census Now Open

The South Australian Food and Beverage Industry Census is now open, with businesses invited to contribute insights from the 2023–24 Financial Year.

Teaching Adults with Impact: Trainer Essentials Delivered by WEA Adult Learning with the support of the State Government of South Australia

Trainer Essentials: WEA Launches Free Course for New Trainers

WEA has launched a fully subsidised short course designed to help new trainers gain the knowledge, confidence and practical skills to deliver non-accredited adult education across SA.

Twenty-one local clubs across the Barossa, Light, Gawler and Adelaide Plains region have secured funding through Round 53 of the South Australian Government’s Active Club Program, delivered by the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing. The program provides grants of either $1,500 or $3,000 to support sport and active recreation across South Australia.

Active Club Program Local Receipients

South Australian Government Active Club Program provides funding support for twenty-one local sporting clubs.

Applications for Carclew’s 2026 Fellowships open in May, offering up to $10,000 in funding to support young emerging artists and arts workers across all creative disciplines.

Carclew Fellowships 2026

Carclew 2026 Fellowships open in May supporting young emerging artists and arts workers across creative disciplines.

Nominations are now open for the 29th South Australian Training Awards—our state’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in vocational education and training (VET).This year introduces a new category—the Adult Community Education (ACE) Provider of the Year Award, celebrating the role of community-based learning in helping South Australians build foundation skills and employment confidence.

South Australian Training Awards 2025

Nominations open for South Australian Training Awards recognizing vocational education and training (VET) excellence.