Visiting Barossa Cellar once again for our Barossa Future Leaders program, our Food Projects manager Mark McNamara took us through the history and evolution of Barossa cuisine. Starting with a lesson on native Indigenous Australian plants and foods in the region, we learned about the introduction of Germanic foods and why they became such a…
Visiting Gawler on RDA business today, we bumped into one of our graduates from last years immersive hospitality bootcamp that we conducted in conjunction with the Barossa Campus and working hospitality venues in the Barossa. It’s really rewarding when you see the genuine results of our workforce training programs in action, in this case working…
On Tuesday night (6/04/22), Australian National Treasure Jane Ferrari and Barossa Australia Members CEO James March, took our Barossa Future Leaders through the story of the Barossa region. We learned so much about the variety of grapes, the effect of temperature, sunlight and altitude on wine and how to talk about the flavours of wine.…
On the menu for our first Food Projects newsletter: Developing & Accessing New Markets Destination Development Industry Support and Assistance Workforce Development How Can You Get Involved & Benefit? Click here to read. Email mark@barossa.org.au to be added to Food Projects mailing list
What an amazing day to take our wonderful Skills To Employment trainees for a walk around the Barossa Bushgardens! The Skills to Employment programs is a 11 week intensive program training these wonderful people up for careers in the care sector (Certificate 3 in Individual Support) This program will provide these trainees with the…
Image: Wikimedia Commons Assistance is now available for landholders adjacent to the Gawler River who would like their section of the river assessed for potential clean up, levy strengthening and other flood protection activities under a new program run by the Department of Environment and Water. The program is being delivered as part of the…
The Northern Adelaide Plains Food Cluster was set up in 2020 as an organisation that would help grow and develop the food industry within the Adelaide Plains region. A Collaborative Plan was developed that set the strategic direction of the group. In August 2021, a Cluster manager and a Strategist were appointed to begin driving…
The Hon Stuart Robert MP Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business The Hon Luke Howarth MP Assistant Minister for Youth and Employment Services Mr Tony Pasin MP Member for Barker MEDIA RELEASE 28 March 2022 Job seekers in South Australia’s Barossa Valley can meet employers face-to-face, discover what skills and qualifications they…
A new South Australian cabinet has been sworn in, under the newly elected SA Premier Peter Malinauskas Peter Malinauskas: Premier Susan Close: Deputy Premier, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, MInister for Climate, Environment and Water Stephen Mullighan: Treasurer Kyam Maher: Attorney-General, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector…
The theme for World Water Day 2022 is “Groundwater – making the invisible visible.” Did you know groundwater is the main, affordable source of water for many rural communities? You can save water at home by: – Taking a 4 minute shower – Install low-flow showerheads – Checking your kitchen, bathroom and laundry appliances for…