Thriving Communities Program
Up to $50,000 grants for community projects in our regions that facilitate community group participation, a sense of belonging and equity of access.
Watch Chris Sand’s keynote at The Barns of Freeling
Voted UK’s Top 100 change makers, Chris Sands has worked with over 100 towns and thousands of businesses to establish strong brand messages that people love and take ownership of – building pride of place and attracting visitors to their town. By helping people to work together, declining towns have been transformed into thriving local…
Merry Christmas
🎄 As we approach the end of the year, we wanted to take a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2023. We’re grateful to all the businesses, educators and community leaders who help make the Barossa, Gawler, Light and Adelaide Plains a wonderful place to live and work. We…
8 things I’ve learnt along the way by Anne Moroney
Anne Moroney has been our CEO for 15 years and will depart in February 2023. Here are 8 things she’s learnt along the way.
Barossa Farmers Market 20th Birthday
We’re celebrating 20 years of the Barossa Farmers Market 🎂 Join Maggie Beer as she explores local fresh produce in dishes prepared by John Hughes (Rieslingfreak), Mark McNamara (Regional Development Australia Barossa Gawler Light Adelaide Plains), Nik Tucker (St Hugo Wines Barossa Valley), Eleni Michau (Eleni Barossa Hand-Made), Michael Wohlstadt (The Dairyman Barossa) , Peter…
New CEO appointed for RDA BGLAP
Leonie Boothby has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Regional Development Australia Barossa Gawler Light Adelaide Plains from 2023. Boothby has 25 years of senior management experience. Her consultancy firm provides strategic planning, economic development, community engagement and project delivery services. Her former roles include Manager of Strategic Projects at The Barossa…
Community Leadership Program: Learn about Diversity & Inclusion
Learn how to make better decisions and get more people involved by learning about diversity, inclusion and cross-cultural understanding.
Our AGM 2022 kicks off at Barossa Cellars
There was a huge buzz of enthusiasm as community and business leaders from across the region descended on The Barossa Cellar for our AGM last night. Chris Sands gave a powerful presentation on the power of decentralised leadership, inspiring us all with his global success using the Totally Locally framework. Chair Rolf Binder kicked off…
Barossa front and centre at the 2022 Work Health & Safety Excellence Awards
The Work Health & Safety Excellence Awards recognise South Australian wine businesses that go above and beyond the basics of WHS by demonstrating substantial improvements and commitment to worker safety. The awards also recognise the critical role of workers in health and safety, via a separate category for a Safety Champion, who is a role model…
Chris Sands aims to re-invigorate SA regional towns with the power of story & local leadership
Chris Sands, creator of UK’s biggest grassroots high street campaign Totally Locally, is set to launch 3 weeks of workshops across Barossa, Gawler, Light and Adelaide Plains to help boost local economies and tourism with the power of story. Voted UK’s Top 100 change makers by Big Issue, UK’s largest street paper, Chris Sands has…