South Australian tourism operators and stakeholders are being urged to take an active role in shaping the industry’s future by contributing to the new South Australian Tourism Plan. The new plan will drive the industry and provide a positive framework for growth helping SA reach the tourism target of $6.3 billion in tourism expenditure by 2014. Business leaders, tourism industry members, government stakeholders and the general public are invited to provide comment to ensure future success.
More information: www.tourism.sa.gov.au

With not even 12 months’ trading under its belt, the Lobethal Bierhaus has scooped up five awards at the Australian International Beer Awards held in Melbourne recently. The biggest event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, the brewery picked up a bronze award for their American style Pale Ale, a silver award for a Porter style beer, and three silver medals for their innovative packaging. Five beers are now on offer at the Lobethal Bierhaus: an American style Pale Ale, IPA, Porter, Pilsner and Hefeweizen (each on tap and in bottles). The owners hope to release an Oatmeal Stout variety and a Belgium style Strong Golden Ale in the near future.
More information: www.bierhaus.com.au

Harbour Town Adelaide has announced plans to expand its brand direct shopping precinct in Adelaide’s booming western suburbs. Capital works have commenced on the development, part of a major expansion of what is already the State’s biggest outlet shopping destination, adding up to 30 more shops to the precinct. In addition to local shoppers, Harbour Town attracts national and international visitors and this expansion will ensure demand for a broader shopping experience is met. Significant interest from high-profile retailers has already been received and is expected to continue as the construction takes shape. Completion of the Harbour Town Adelaide expansion is anticipated for December 2008.
More information: www.harbourtownshopping.com.au

Appellation, in the Barossa, has announced the expansion of its popular nightly tasting menu and the monthly ‘Best of Barossa’ tasting program for the remainder of 2008. One of Appellation’s key offerings, the ‘Best of Barossa Tasting Menu’ is available nightly in addition to the a la carte menu. Updated monthly, the tasting will feature wines of more than five-dozen local producers, which so far this year has included wineries based in the Barossa sub regions of Seppeltsfield Road, Krondorf Road and Lyndoch. Using the wines as a starting point, Chef Mark McNamara creates a nine-course food menu incorporating the best seasonally available produce to create a highly memorable dining experience.
More information: www.appellation.com.au

Adelaide’s Mercury Cinema is going ‘international’ during the next few months with a sensational new program of films from around the globe, which promise to provide the perfect escape from the cool winter days ahead. Curated by the Media Resource Centre (MRC), the April to June Mercury screening calendar includes a celebration of the film cultures of Greece, France and Japan – as well as the Adelaide premiere of a must-see documentary about Joy Division and Australia’s only refugee film festival.
More information: www.mercurycinema.org.au

South Australia’s largest confectioner – Robern Menz – has launched its ‘new-look’ website, complete with a user-friendly online shopping service which means whether you live in Loxton or London, door-to-door delivery of delectable Menz FruChocs is now only a ‘click’ away! While still accessed via www.robernmenz.com.au – the updated website is much easier to navigate and has been given a visual makeover. With a few simple ‘mouse clicks’, online orders at excellent factory door prices can be placed for a diverse range of Robern Menz products – whether it’s Menz FruChocs, Crown Mints, Menz Choccy Snakes, Medlow Gels or Robern fruit products.
More information: www.robernmenz.com.au

Pete and Cil Dobre have released another two photographic books showcasing the beauty of South Australia. ‘Pichi Richi Railway, South Australia’ features stunning images of this historic railway as it travels through the Flinders Ranges. Another book, ‘Paddle-steamers and Riverboats of the Murray River – Australia’ brings the Murray to life with images of historic riverboats, some restored and renovated, others in their original state, as they travel or are based on beautiful locations along this famous waterway. Books can be purchased directly from Pete Dobre on ozscapes@chariot.net.au, or alternatively they can be sourced from Dymocks and Angus and Robertson book stores.
More information: www.petedobre.com.au/

The Adelaide Festival Centre, home of the performing arts in South Australia, has announced an exciting program for the eighth annual Adelaide Cabaret Festival, to be held from 6 -14 June, 2008. This year's program features ten brand new shows and five international performances exclusive to Adelaide. The Festival will offer plenty of opportunities to indulge in the best cabaret from around Australia and the world including a selection of the finest international cabaret artists from the United Kingdom, Argentina, the Balkans, the United States of America and France. With 100 performances of 45 different shows during the nine-day festival, you’ll see classic cabaret chanteuses right through to celebrated raconteurs pushing the boundaries of performance.
More information: www.adelaidecabaretfestival.com

The Mitsubishi production process has been recorded for posterity by the History Trust of South Australia. In the past months the Trust has commissioned a filmmaker and oral historian to film the assembly line in operation and record the memories of workers at the plant. The film and extracts from the oral history interviews will feature in exhibitions at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, alongside the Mitsubishi 380, and may also be used in other exhibitions about South Australia’s industrial past. Both the film and the interviews will be placed on the Trust’s web site. The Trust aims to exhibit these collections in the near future.
More information: www.history.sa.gov.au

Ms Judy Potter, Chair of the 2010 National Games Board, recently announced the dates for the Special Olympics Australia IX National Games to be held in Adelaide. Up to 1,200 athletes with an intellectual disability will travel to South Australia for a week of competition, social activities and general fellowship from April 18 – 24, 2010. Special Olympics is an international organisation dedicated to empowering individuals with an intellectual disability to become physically fit, productive and respected members of their community through sports training and competition. It’s an international program of sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with an intellectual disability. Games organisers are currently working on confirming a location for a Special Olympics Village that will accommodate, cater for, entertain and provide an event hub for all participants.
More information: www.specialolympics.com.au

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