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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...

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.

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...

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...

Learn how to make better decisions and get more people involved by learning about diversity, inclusion and cross-cultural understanding.

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...

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...

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...

Last night we welcomed attendees from the National Conference for Regional Rural and Remote Education to Barossa Regional University Campus to share best practices and idea so all students can thrive – no matter where they live. After visitors explored...

For immediate release Tanunda, SA (September 27, 2022) Regional Development Australia Barossa Gawler Light Adelaide Plains today announced that Anne Moroney has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer after 15 years in the role. She will remain CEO...

Thank you to all who joined us for our Think Tank Review last Friday (December 10th 2021). We recapped our Think Tank 2019 event, and updated on  progress and future priorities. We heard from James March and Jon Durdin on the...

Farmers and interested organisations in Barker are encouraged to apply for a share of $23 million with applications open for the Future Drought Fund’s Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes Program. Member for Barker Tony Pasin said the competitive grants process...

From the SA Government website: How to add your COVID-19 digital certificate to the mySA Gov app You will need a mySA Gov account to add your proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the mySA Gov app. Creating an account is easy and...

A walk-in vaccine clinic in Salisbury will be open from today (23/11/2021) for first and second doses of Pfizer Mobile vaccine clinics will be popping up in the Virginia Institute on the 29th of November and the 20th of December...

Welcome to the 2nd Edition of the South Australian Regional Blueprint. All eight South Australian RDA’s have continued to develop as a cohesive and collaborative force, working both across regions and within their own to develop strategic plans to drive...

Many business across our council regions sustained damages from hail storms, lightning strikes and flash flooding on the 28th of October. Adelaide Plains growers were particularly badly affected with the hail shattering the panels of their glasshouses and destroying crops....

Our biennial business conference Transforming Business was held on the 19th of October at the Barossa Valley Novotel resort. The Hon. David Pisoni opened the event with a speech on the state’s economic recovery from COVID-19. A brief re-cap of...

Our Barossa Recycling Initiative was voted the winner for the Economic Development Australia 2021 Awards for Excellence – Sustainable Initiatives. Our project aims to improve recycling outcomes for Barossa wine-based businesses, and open up the facilities to other industries and...

The first installment of Give A Little More Barossa Soup Kitchen has come to an end after five sell-out weeks, with an incredible 632 serves of soup delivered. A phenomenal 250+ litres of soup and 60+ loaves of delicious sourdough...

RDA Barossa Gawler Light Adelaide Plains joins regional business and industry in being excited to see over a million dollars injected into projects in the Barossa & Light region, as part of the South Australian Tourism Commission’s Tourism Industry Development...

Are you a small business in the Barossa? Would you benefit from four months business coaching and mentorship to develop the sustainability of your business and ensure its capacity to grow? Our BUILD small business scholarships offer three x four...

SPEECH TONY PASIN MP MEMBER FOR BARKER   Mr PASIN (Barker) (19:12): It has been an unprecedented beginning to the season. My deepest sympathies go to all those who, devastatingly, have lost homes, property, stock and, tragically, loved ones. In...

Barossa Valley On Demand Public Transport Service is a temporary extension of the existing Dial-a-Ride service. Book online or through the Keoride App today! For IOS and Android. Payments will be made over the phone using a credit card. Service...

Are you thinking about adding to your staffing crew? There is a lot to consider when looking to take on an employee. Trainee and apprenticeships can be a good option to train new employees and upskill current employees with solid...

Since April 2018 workers have been building a 29km pipeline, which will carry high-quality, climate-independent recycled water, irrigating a new horticultural precinct north of the Gawler River.

The Barossa Campus offers a place to study and succeed without the added pressure and costs of community or living away.

Red Centre, established by Nadia and Yuandamarra in 2014, is an agribusiness business that works to give Indigenous communities access to commercial markets for produce, and to generate employment; the Red Centre Enterprise also grow their own commercial crops of...

The five Barossan ladies, Janelle Amos, Renee de Saxe, Beryl Hunter, Sally Etherton and Kirsty Radford have come together to share their passions, fears and creative urges with like-minded women.