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Yorke Peninsula has it all . . .

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Visit Yorke Peninsula for your chance to win this Boat Load of Fun valued at over $19,000.

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Yorke Peninsula - has it all

Free lunch - but you’ll have to get your feet wet!

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here’s no such thing as a free lunch - unless you’re on holiday on Yorke Peninsula . Where you can stroll in the shallows to catch blue swimmer crabs by the bucket-load, dive for crayfish and scallops just off-shore, or throw out a line for garfish, tommy ruffs and King George whiting.

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Yorke Peninsula Visitor Informa on Centre Award winning centre ~ Open 7 days For all your information needs contact us on 1800 202 445 or visit www.harvestcorner.com.au Our friendly volunteers are waiting to help you with ~ Comprehensive local and regional information ~ Quality local crafts and produce ~ Internet café ~ Art gallery showcasing local artists ~ Souvenirs and postcards ~ Gluten free products ~ Tearooms with home made cake and biscuits ~ Freshly ground coffee and herbal teas

If relaxing with a fishing line is your idea of heaven there are plenty of jetties, once used as historic ports, to explore. Those at Wallaroo, Port Hughes, Port Victoria, Moonta Bay and Edithburgh provide some of the best catches around. For those wanting to try a spot of beach fishing, Hillocks Drive and Browns Beach yield great catches.

If fishing isn’t your thing, explore times gone by at one of the Peninsula’s many fascinating heritage museums, hike through untouched wilderness, taste Barley Stacks Shiraz at the region’s first winery, or relax with a book under a beach umbrella.

Be absorbed in the mining heritage of the Copper Coast and the lives of the Cornish miners and their families. While here, take the opportunity to retrace the steps of the Cornish Miners at Wheal Hughes Mine, with a tour deep underground into a copper mine while hearing tales of the miners and their hardships.

Copper Coast Caravan Parks Port Hughes Tourist Park The Foreshore, Port Hughes. Choice of two parks on the foreshore behind coastal sandhills. Ensuite cabins, ensuite sites, tent sites, rainwater, general store nearby and BBQ.

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Moonta Bay Caravan Park The Foreshore, Moonta Bay. Tranqil foreshore park overlooking the Spencer Gulf. Ensuite cabins, powered sites, tent sites, rainwater tanks.

Yorke Peninsula you’ll have a new Home Grown experience.

The many sheltered and secluded bays of the Peninsula provide calm swimming areas perfect for the family. Water sports enjoyed by both locals and visitors alike include surfing, diving, windsurfing, kayaking, snorkelling and more. Along the southern coastline of the Peninsula, the beaches feature ideal surfing conditions, with Pondalowie Bay hosting a major surfing contest each October long weekend, the Cutloose Coopers Yorke’s Classic.

As you travel down the peninsula, be sure to visit the Harry Butler Memorial in Minlaton, on the northern side of town, with his “Red Devil” Bristol Monoplane on display. Believed to be the only genuine one of its kind left in the world, this is a drawcard for visitors from far and wide. After flying with the Royal Flying Corps on the early seafaring history of Yorke Peninsula, with many of the during World War One in France, Harry returned to South Australia coastal towns using their ports for putting on displays as a stunt domestic and international trade. pilot and raising awareness about The Yorke Peninsula Home aviation. On August 6th 1919, Grown Trail is your ticket for a Harry created history when he behind-the-scenes view of some of the region’s produce operations, delivered the first mailbag over sea and sees ‘locals’ welcome you in South Australia, from Adelaide to their farms and businesses to to Minlaton, being greeted by over discover their produce and products 6,000 people on his arrival. The and to share their working lives.

National Trust Museum contains a They’ll show you what they do display of Harry Butler and ‘Red and how they do it, getting things Devil’ Memorabilia and history. grown, harvested, and taken to the Yorke Peninsula is establishing world. The trail gives an insight itself as a region with quality and into a range of local industries unique events, from the biannual including handmade paper, wine celebration of Cornish heritage, the making, alpaca farming, and so Kernewek Lowender, to boating much more. With such diverse regattas, celebrating innovation industries and businesses, it’s and invention; art exhibitions, a great opportunity to meet the showcasing renowned local artists; local identities. Throughout the to markets, fetes and fairs held changing seasons there’ll always across our region. For details of be something different and exciting any upcoming events, visit www. to see, so each time you visit the yorkepeninsula.com.au.

Moonta is a delight with cafes and antique shops to captivate every visitor, from the coffee lover to the history buff. A short distance from the main township is the heritage area of Moonta Mines, with a self-drive tour around the historic sites.

Take the opportunity to visit the nearby towns of Kadina and Wallaroo, also rich in Cornish history, and with a variety of Museums to explore. In Wallaroo, you’ll find the Wallaroo Hertiage and Nautical Museum, focusing

“there’ll always be something different and exciting to see

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Moonta here we come!

Yorke Peninsula offers visitors a ‘boat load of fun’

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he Yorke Peninsula is gearing up for an exciting few months ahead, with their ‘Boat Load of Fun’ campaign.

Visit Yorke Peninsula before the 31st July 2011 and you could be in the running to win a ‘Boat Load of Fun’ worth $19,295 or one of 3 accommodation prizes!

To enter, simply collect an entry form and have it stamped in two different towns by any two participating outlets on Yorke Peninsula.

Just look for the posters displaying the ‘Boat Load of Fun’ competition throughout the region, visit yorkepeninsula. com.au or call 1800 654 991.

The winner of the major

prize will take home a Savage 3.75m aluminium dinghy and trailer plus 15hp Mercury Outboard proudly sponsored

by Yorke Peninsula Marine, Savage & Mercury Outboard, full of everything you need for a brilliant break on Yorke Peninsula!

See the boat on display at The Farm Shed Museum & Tourism Centre, Kadina.

PHONE 1800 654 991 for more information or a FREE COPY of the Yorke Peninsula Visitor or Fishing Guide or visit yorkepeninsula.com.au Terms and conditions apply. SA Lic No T11/494

Winner of the Roxby Monitor’s Moonta Bay Caravan Park Competition Helen Haliman.

For Roxby Downs resident Helen Haliman winning a trip to Moonta Bay Caravan Park for three nights is just what she needs.

Helen won the prize in Yorke Peninsula Getaway competition run in the Monitor Newspaper during the month of April.

She was lucky enough to win a similar trip several years ago and fell in love with Moonta and Moonta Bay and has been a regular visitor ever since.

“I think this is where I am meant to be. One day I would love to live at Moonta,” she told the Monitor.

Helen plans on sharing her holiday experience with her daughter and grand children.

WIN A BOAT LOAD OF FUN!

Visit Yorke Peninsula between 1 May and 31 July 2011, collect an entry form and 2 stamps from participating outlets in 2 different towns and go in the draw to win a ‘Boat Load of Fun’ valued at over $19,000. Look for the posters throughout the region. Call 1800 654 991 or visit yorkepeninsula.com.au for more information.

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Conditions of entry: Competition starts 1/5/11 & closes 31/07/11 and is open to persons 18 years and over. Entry forms and stamps are available from participating businesses. Entries require 2 stamps from participating businesses in 2 different towns of the Yorke PeninsulaTourism Region. Completed entries can be lodged at any Yorke Peninsula Visitor Information Centre or posted to PO BOX 417, Kadina, SA, 5554. Maximum 3 entries per person. Staff and immediate family of participating businesses are ineligible to enter. Major prize of a boat and various goods, valued at $19,295; & 3 consolation prizes of 2 nights’ accommodation, valued at $260, $240 and $220. All prizes will be drawn at 5pm 9/8/11 by the promoter Yorke Peninsula Tourism Marketing Committee Inc. at 50 Moonta Road, Kadina, SA, 5554. Winners will be published in The Advertiser newspaper 12/8/11. SA Lic No T11/494

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Yorke Peninsula Kernewek Lowender - Copper Coast Cornish Festival

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the Fer Kernewek and the Classic Cavalcade of Cars, all held during the last three days of the six day event.

With ever-popular features such as the Maypole Dance, the Furry Dance, the May Queen crowning, and the Cousin Jack and Jenny traditional costume competition again taking the stage.

In addition to these major events, another 30 affiliated events are held over the week providing visitors with the chance to discover the Cornish culture, immerse themselves in the value of arts and literacy, and enjoy and listen to powerful music and big bands.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Art Prize Soiree, Poetry and Prose Night, Cornish Pasties and Saffron Cake Workshops, Dressing the Graves, Evening of Words and Wine, Blessing of the Waters, Cornish Association Seminar and more.

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arranges an array of exhibitions and displays for visitors to wander through including art exhibitions, heritage crafts, quilting displays and Cornish memorabilia.

Regardless of all the events the star performer of the Festival is the Cornish pasty with 20,000 pasties consumed during the week of festivities. The Cornish pasty was originally a meal for one person, with savoury in one end, a division in the middle, and fruit in the other.

The Cornish pasty is easily identifiable by the distinctive crimp across the top. The Crimp was used by miners as a handle which was thrown away - this was to ensure they did not get any arsenic, an occupational hazard of copper mining, from their hands on the food they consumed.

The crimp is now thought of as the best bit!

Major sponsors of the festival are the South Australian Tourism Commission, The Dunes at Pt Hughes Residential and Resort Development, and the District Council of the Copper Coast.

Kernewek Lowender is to be held from May 10-15, an estimated 30,000 people are expected to visit the towns of Wallaroo, Moonta and Kadina for this big event, heralded as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest Cornish festival.

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Yorke Peninsula - has it all Kernewek Lowender Program May 10 -15 Monday 9th & Tuesday 10th May • Spiritual Retreat “Praying with Cornish Saints” Tuesday 10th May • Morning Melodies • Sacred Content • Newbery Chemist Art Prize Soiree Wednesday 11th May • Dressing the Graves - Kadina, Moonta & Wallaroo • Cornish Language Lesson for Beginners • Kernewek Bowls Day • The Dunes Port Hughes Golf Day at Copper Club • Cornish Pasty Workshops • Poetry and Prose Night • President’s Dinner Thursday 12th May • Cornish Association Seminar • Geryow - An evening of Words and Wine • Kadina, Wallaroo, Moonta Band Concert Friday 13th May • Meet the Writers • Village Green Fair • Furry Dance • Maypole Dance • Book Launch - Roger Norris Green • Film Festival • Gathering of the Bards • Meet the Cornish • Ceilidh • Kernewek Players Theatrical Production Saturday 14th May • Grand Procession • Fer Kernewek • Kernewek Lowender Shield “Wallaroo v’s Kadina” Football and Netball • A Workshop on Celtic/Cornish prayer & Spirituality: Gormola Sprysek Kernewek 2 • Illumina At All Saints • Classic Dinner Dance • Band Concert • Kernewek Players Theatrical Production • “A Night of Highlights” Lobethal Harmony Choir Sunday 15th May • Blessing the Waters • Aussie Breakfast • RAA/ Rosewarnes Classic Cavalcade of Cars and Motor Cycles • RAA/ Rosewarnes Classic Cavalcade Fun Fair • A Welsh Celebration • Ecumenical Heritage Church Service • Film Festival • Celebrations of the Church • Chas Roe Electronic Museum - Official Opening • Church Activities • Childhood Memories • Colour My World • Colours of the Rainbow • Copper Country Keepsakes • Family History Research • Gem and Mineral Display • I Dream of Quilting • KL Newbery Chemists Art Prize Exhibition • Lighter Shades of Pale • Miners Cottage and Garden • Moonta Gallery of the Arts • Moonta Mines Museum • Moonta Mines Sweets Shop • Moonta Mines Tourist Railway • Old Black Smith Shop • Queen Square Art Gallery • School of Mines • The Farm Shed Museum • The Joy of Flowers • Tourist Office • Wallaroo Heritage and Nautical Museum • Wallaroo Heritage Walks • Wheal Hughes Copper Mine

Even more to … iss M t ’ n o D discover on Yorke I nnes National Park is a marvellous playground for nature lovers, with 9,200 hectares to explore and discover. Detour off the main road to discover lighthouses, lookouts, and walking trails with stairways descending to the beaches below.

Explore the remains of the historic township of Inneston, within the National Park, where gypsum was mined during the early 1900’s and shipped from the Stenhouse Bay jetty. 12 buildings are located in this tiny village, with the restored old Post Office, and the remains of the store, factory, stables and bakery still visible today.

for beginners and the experienced. The Wardang Island Maritime Heritage trail, on the western coast, has 8 shipwrecks whilst the Investigator Strait Trail, on the eastern coasthighlights 10 of the 26 vessels.

Relaxed and laid back is the perfect way to describe our lifestyle. With a myriad of things to do from - sightseeing, fishing, bush walking, diving, snorkelling, crabbing, boating, bird watching, wildlife, soaking up colourful history, enjoying magnificent scenery or just laying back and relaxing.

Be sure to visit one of the many Visitor Centres scattered around the region.

They are a wealth of local knowledge and information, and handy hints on things to do and see.

To get away from it all you can rent your own island! Troubridge Island is just off the coast of Edithburgh and features a lighthouse and lighthouse keeper’s cottage, which guests can hire to stay in Yorke Peninsula is the and experience life as a perfect escape and has an lighthouse keeper. array of accommodation to suit everyone from a Walkers in particular will lazy beach shack holiday delight in the wide range to romantic bed and of bush walks, cliff top breakfasts, caravan parks, and coastal and shoreline hotels, motels, farm stays, rambles as well as unique heritage cottages, luxury geology trails throughout apartments and villas. the region – with a wonderful array of birdlife, Enjoy the hospitality flora, fauna, history and of the Yorke Peninsula’s heritage just waiting to be friendly locals and indulge discovered. in fishing, history, food and the great outdoors. We hope If you enjoy a diving to see you here soon! experience, Yorke Peninsula has two underwater For further information Maritime Heritage Trails visit www.yorkepeninsula. that provide excellent com.au or call 1800 654 d i v i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s 991

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Alpacas Chaparral, Minlaton Come and meet these curious creatures at Yorke Peninsula’s most highly awarded stud. Produce available both at the farm or Yorke Peninsula Visitor Information Centre, Minlaton.

Barachel Alpacas, Wool Bay Alpacas are adored for their softness and friendliness; baby alpacas are on site most of the year and visitors can feed them. Visit the on-farm shop with an extensive range of quality alpaca products. Tours Monday to Saturday by appointment.

Barley Stacks Wines, Maitland Specialising in premium wines, enjoy a tasting of “Barley Stacks” Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Liqueur Chardonnay at the regions’ only cellar door.

Ducatoon Park Horse Stud, Kadina Ducatoon Park Horse Stud at Kadina is one of South Australia’s leading horse studs. See the new foals, preparation of yearlings for sale and the education of young horses.

Orrie Cowie Merino Stud, Warooka The flock was established in 1935 and is still owned and run by the founding family. Learn about the stud and see the sheepdogs in action.

Paper Nymph Handmade Paper, Warooka This historic shop produces fine recycled handmade paper, books and cards. View the paper-making process, have a go at marbling and visit the magical ‘Rainbow Room’.

Port Vincent Primary School Marine Study Centre, Port Vincent This small school’s passion for environmental education is evident in the saltwater aquariums featuring the marine life of Gulf St Vincent..

Viterra, Ardrossan, Port Giles and Wallaroo One of the richest grain and fertiliser producing regions, Viterra manages the storage, handling and shipping of local produce.

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The Yorke Peninsula Home Grown Trail is your ticket for a behind-the-scenes view as locals welcome you to their farms and businesses to discover their working lives. They’ll show you what they do and how they do it - getting things grown, harvested, and taken to the world. The Home Grown Trail takes in:

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Copper Coast satisfies all interests

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re you contemplating a holiday in the Copper Coast? May 2011 is definitely the ideal time to visit. The weather, the fishing, and the entertainment will be great.

The Biennial Kernewek Lowender will be in progress from Tuesday May 10th culminating in the Moonta Grand Procession and Fer Kernewek (Cornish Fair) on Saturday 14th, and the ever popular Cavalcade of Cars the following day. Many other activities have also been planned so check the programme and make your bookings where necessary at www. kernewek.org.

Whilst the Kernewek Lowender is in progress National Trust Moonta venues will be open daily (see accompanying advertisement). With the whole of May being History Month venues will be open at their usual times for visitors to learn more about early Copper Mining, the lifestyle of the miners, their importance to the district, and the economy of the State in the mid 1800s. For more details go to www. moontatourism.org.au.

Ride through the Moonta Mines Heritage area on the train, visit the Sweet Shop for a great variety, and pick up good quality souvenirs at the Railway Station where you can

also have your queries answered, and make bookings.

A trip down Wheal Hughes Mine might be a “busman’s holiday” for some, but many visitors are impressed by the opportunity to experience the cathedral like underground caverns and see the multicoloured veins of minerals in the walls. Others, mainly children, love the idea of dressing up possibly like Dad in hard hats with lamps, to explore this unique tourism attraction.

For the serious minded the Moonta Mines Museum in the Old School is a treasure trove, and the School of Mines and the newly completed medical display is a must see. The School of Mines houses the Local and Family History Centre so if you wish to trace your ancestors, make an appointment. You never know who you may find.

For a quiet trip down memory lane visit the Miner’s Cottage and marvel at the old fashioned gadgets great grandma had to live with.

No television, computer, radio, refrigerator or washing machine, not even a dedicated bathroom. Peace and quiet, and a relaxing garden to listen to the birds.

The Copper Coast and Moonta

in particular have some lovely things to share, as well as the beach and jetties for fishing.

Come and try and you might wish to stay. We can always use some more volunteers on our team!!

For information on accommodation visit the Progress Association website at www. moontaprogress. org.au.

RIGHT: There are plenty of options on the Yorke Peninsula so do it your way.

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Must See Moonta Kernewek Lowender May 10 – 15 2011 Special Opening Times

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MOONTA MINES MUSEUM Open Daily 11am – 4 pm

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SWEET SHOP Daily 10am – 4pm

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WHEAL HUGHES COPPER MINE Tours Daily 10.30am, 12.30, 2.30pm

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Moonta Mines

opper was discovered near Kadina in 1859, creating a mining boom that populated the area and provided a rich built and social heritage.

Skilled Cornish miners worked the Moonta and Wallaroo Mines and the area became known as ‘Australia’s Little Cornwall’.

Closed in 1923, visitors to the area can still visit the ruins of the Moonta Mines as well as the museum, which provides a fascinating overview of the region’s mining heritage.

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growth in agricultural knowledge produced bumper crops. To this day, the area is still one of the richest wheat and barley regions in the world.

From the early days of settlement, Yorke Peninsula’s ports were full of life. Shipping was the main mode of transporting the area’s great bounty to Adelaide and Europe; great windjammers and ketches loaded up with cargos of grain wool, lime, gypsum and general supplies traded as far away as England.

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The peninsula’s many farms produce more than $290 million in grain crops annually, the bulk of which is wheat and barley.

The pastry-wrapped treat, the Cornish pasty, features a pronounced folded edge, so the Cornish miners could hold it with their filthy hands without spoiling it.

In 2004, the King George Whiting became South Australia’s ‘fishiest’ BankSA Heritage Icon. Highly sought after in Australia for its delicate flavour and texture, the King George whiting is common to South Australian waters and has become one of the State’s most popular dishes

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atch your fill of King George whiting, dive for scallops just off the beach or rake the shallows for blue swimmer crabs.

The Yorke Peninsula is dotted with historic jetties and pristine surf beaches, perfect for snaring the catch of the day from snapper, garfish and salmon to tommy ruffs, mullet, crabs and squid.

Eat the freshest seafood and drink the coldest beer at great country pubs, cafes and restaurants (some

even come with free sea views).

There’s gourmet woodfired pizzas at Marion Bay Tavern or fine seafood and unbelievable ocean sunsets at The Boatshed Restaurant at Wallaroo.

Yorke Peninsula is also home to some of the state’s key farming and produce businesses; the Home Grown Trail is just the ticket for a behind-thescenes view of the region’s produce operations.

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Crabbing - an inexpensive, must try activity when visiting the Yorke Peninsula

Ventnor for great food

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here’s no better way to end the day than with a great meal at the local pub.

There are many across Yorke Peninsula and one of the most popular is the Ventnor Hotel at Port Vincent.

You might have heard the tales of their great snitzels, fish, and steaks, but until you’ve sampled the fare you really haven’t experienced true Yorke Peninsula hospitality and the great atmosphere of a country pub and dining room.

You can stay and play and enjoy the view – because the Hotel Ventnor is literally footsteps from the beach, right across from the foreshore.

There is a courtesy bus, so if you have one too many you might just get yourself a lift home!

Located just 189 kilometres from Adelaide, Port Vincent is well known

for its beautiful bay and swimming beaches, cliff top walking trails, all weather boat ramp and marina.

The locals are very proud of their beautiful town and in 2004 won the KESAB tidiest town award. The local marina has 90 berths and a boat ramp.

With a magnificent coastline and sheltered bay, Port Vincent has become a popular retirement town and holiday destination.

Just Up the Road Ardrossan – 43kms An easy 90 minute drive from Adelaide on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula, Ardrossan sits on top of imposing red cliffs providing excellent views of Gulf St Vincent.

Wander down the jetty at sunrise to see the cliffs’ amazing display of colour in the morning light Stansbury – 19kms

Stansbury sits on the pristine waters of Oyster Bay in Gulf St Vincent against a background of Norfolk Pines. The Mediterranean climate, sandy beach and calm waters of the bay are ideal for beach activities, swimming and water-skiing Black Point – 24kms Black Point is a well-known shackies’ paradise along a golden stretch of beach. Everything from old shacks to the most contemporary accommodation imaginable is available here – and it’s a great place to spend the day.

Minlaton – 26 kms Minlaton was the home town of famous World War 1 pilot Harry Butler and you can see is Briston M1C in the town. His air mail run from Adelaide across the gulf in 1919 was the first overwater flight in the southern hemisphere.

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The Copper Coast, Port Victoria Moonta & Port Pirie Lifestyle Villages offer resort style independent living for over 55s, you will feel like you are on holidays all year round.

The homes are compact yet stylish and feature the latest in quality fittings, fixtures and furnishings. Offering quality floor coverings and window treatments, reverse cycle ducted air/conditioning, rainwater tanks, paved surrounds and landscaped gardens, fully fenced yards and most importantly 24 hour tailored monitored security/ emergency systems giving residents (and their families) peace of mind.

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Gardens are full of life and colour, thanks to the Landscape Gardener, and the Maintenance Manager is always readily available to lend a hand. The ultra modern community centre ( yet to be constructed) is where

you will have the opportunity to get together with friends to enjoy the big screen television, play cards, darts and billiards or take advantage of the alfresco dining and barbecue areas are a perfect place to relax and enjoy with family and friends. Hairdressing facilities and a gymnasium will help keep you looking your best while the library and theatre room will keep you entertained. The village will even feature its very own bowling green.

Life in the village provides residents with a feeling of a safe community with a sense of fun and belonging, with like-minded friends.

The friendly support of sales and administration staff who are always happy to provide assistance when required is just another comfort to both residents and their families.

With so much on offer, now is

Quick Info…

• The traditional occupants of the land were the Adjahdura people.

• By the 1850s the agricultural expansion had encroached on much of the Adjahdura land.

• Edithburgh was the first town planned (1869) and proclaimed on the Yorke Peninsula.

• In 1876, the jump stump plough was invented and this remarkable tool ended the laborious backbreaking work

of clearing mallee stumps, making cropping a viable business.

• Copper was first discovered near Kadina in 1859.

• In 1919, Captain Harry Butler flew his World War 1 Bristol monoplane, Red Devil, on the first mail delivery across the sea to Minlaton.

• The Moonta and Wallaroo Mines were closed in 1923.

the time to visit and begin the Retirement you are so deserving of at any one of the FOUR villages the SA Lifestyle Village Group has to offer you.

Let your life just begin with the SA Lifestyle Village Group.

For more details contact Katrina Cross, Sales & Marketing Manager on 0408 515 300 or 8825 3700.

The serviced apartments at the Copper Coast Lifestyle Village means residents can spend more time doing what they love.

Did you know?

Elizabeth Woolcock, born in Burra, was the first and only woman to be hanged in South Australia in 1873 for poisoning her husband, Thomas.

His grave can still be found today in Moonta.

The hardships endured by the early miners can be seen today at the Moonta Cemetery, a stark reminder of the early mortality of children from diseases such as typhoid and measles.

Quick Info…

• The first cellar door on Yorke Peninsula was Barley Stacks at Maitland.

• Main grape varieties include Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier and Chardonnay.

• The leaders and innovators in the area include Barley Stacks Wines, Inland Seafood and Gill Fisheries.

• Harvest periods are February to late April.

Copper Coast Lifestyle Village group is now operating as

life’s only just begun...

Our head office is now at

6 Ellen Street, Moonta (opposite the Post Office) Opening hours are 8.30am to 3pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday For more information call Katrina on

Ph: 8825 3700 or Mobile: 0408 515 300 www.salvg.com.au

Homes available in the Copper Coast for immediate occupancy from $292,500 - $330,000

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Yorke Peninsula – an angler’s paradise

Y

orke Peninsula is well established as a fishing Mecca. The very nature of the peninsula’s coastal geography plays a major role in its popularity. It is dominated by mangroves, sand flats and tidal creeks to the north, deeper water and jetties along both mid-coast shorelines, and a blend of rock ledges and surf beaches to the south – something to suit most angling tastes and aspirations.

And then, of course, there is superb offshore and small boat fishing from Port Wakefield all the way around to Port Broughton.

Yorke Peninsula produces a diverse range of popular recreational fish species. Plump tommy ruffs, gar, squid and blue swimmer crabs make up the bulk of the jetty catch, while boaties can expect anything from jumbo snapper to King George whiting and practically everything in between. Throw in big, black-back salmon and the occasional mulloway from bottom-end beaches and it is easy to appreciate why Yorke Peninsula appeals to such a broad cross section of recreational anglers.

As is the case right around the South Australian coast, seasons and associated weather fluctuations play a significant role in what the peninsula has to offer the visiting angler. During autumn and in winter months, when the winds are lightest and most predictable, it’s simply a matter of selecting

the type of fish you’re after and going for it.

It’s safe to say that Yorke Peninsula is one of Australia’s most appealing, accessible and affordable venues for an angling-based holiday. Whether you are a died-in-the-wool offshore fishing fanatic or simply like to drop a bait from the jetty, there are few locations nation-wide that can offer as much in such a compact package.

So whether you take your own boat, try one of the many fine charter boat operations or fish from the shore or jetty you will not be disappointed.

Make sure you grab a copy of the free Yorke Peninsula Fishing Guide. A one stop guide to shore, jetty and boat fishing, following the coast from Port Gawler to Port Wakefield, then right around the ‘leg’ to Port Broughton.

The guide has all the information you need to make the most of your fishing holiday on the Yorke Peninsula, including locations of jetties, boat ramps, fishing charters, bait and tackle outlets, marine services, boat hire and most importantly, what species can be caught where.

For more information or to get a copy of the free Yorke Peninsula Fishing Guide or Yorke Peninsula Visitor Guide, visit www. yorkepeninsula.com.au or call 1800 654 991.

SATC

Marion Bay - fish and stay T here are not too many places in the world like Marion Bay. It’s a place where time seems to stand still, and the land and ocean live in perfect harmony.

Located right down the bottom of Yorke Peninsula, Marion Bay is perched on the pristine coastline of Stenhouse Bay and just minutes from the gateway to the Innes National Park.

Few people have discovered the secret of Marion Bay, and those who live here have carved a little niche in a region popular for its beauty and obvious tourism attractions.

The popular Marion Bay Tavern with its famous wood-fired pizza is a well-known oasis down this end of Yorke, and if you’ve been out deep sea fishing with Herbie and Kirsty Glacken at SA Fishing Adventures

you are guaranteed to make your way to the bar for a few evening refreshments.

The Marion Bay Tavern is a classy little establishment, with a nice menu and a welcome cold beer – plus the usual array of interesting locals who come from all walks of life. You may even stumble across an ex Roxby local or two, as the region is a popular place to retire.

The Marion Bay Motel – another stylish little establishment – is literally right next door to the tavern. It’s very modern, clean and affordable and the ideal place to lay your head at the end of a long day fishing, eating and enjoying the local lifestyle.

Visitors are not confined to Marion Bay – or anything on the mainland in fact. SA Fishing Adventures have day and overnight packages at a fantastic beach house on

marion bay

motel $399

Wedge Island, but you can fish all over. From Neptune to Kangaroo Islands – SA Fishing Adventures will tailor packages to suit your wishes and chase all the great deep sea varieties including nannygai, whiting, snapper, morwong, harlequin, trevally and mulloway.

It all sounds too good to be true – but it doesn’t get more real than this.

That’s why Marion Bay is a great place to fish, stay and play and just another of Yorke Peninsula’s great holiday destinations.

tavern & fishing charter Each inc GST

*

* min 6 people - max 10 people

This offer includes:

• 1 meal at the Marion bay Tavern • 1 full day fishing charter with SA Fishing Adventrures • 2 nights accommodation twin share at the new Marion Bay Motel Contact: Graham and Robyn Virgin Jetty Road, Marion Bay SA 5575 Ph: (08) 88544044 E: marionbaymotel@internode.on.net Web: www.marionbaymotel.com.au THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

One of the mouth watering dishes available at the Marion Bay Tavern.

MARION T A V E R

Deep Sea & Beach Fishing

• Charters from 6 to 36 people • Two boats 36ft and 40ft • Accommodation and Adelaide pick up available • Various Destinations in SA

Sect. 90 Stenhouse Bay Road, Marion Bay, SA 5575 BAY Ph: (08) 8854 4141 (08) 8854 4141 N www.marionbaytavern.com.au

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Burke Urban creating the ultimate beach T here is something in the way people talk about Yorke Peninsula that tells you it’s a special place.

You hear it from people who have lived there all their lives or holidayed there since they were children and now a growing community is discovering what creates all this good feeling about the region.

The most recent lifestyle developments in the region have grown from one family’s enthusiasm for the beauty and attributes of the Yorke Peninsula.

Over the past 20 years innovative property developer Burke Urban has invested in four highly acclaimed beachfront projects in the region and Project Marketing Manager Olivia Burke says her family understands the landscape.

“Everytime someone slows down enough to see places like Port Vincent, Stansbury and Black Point it is the beginning of what is often a life-

time connection to the Peninsula,” Ms Burke said.

“Our family has always loved it over there, on our holidays we would fish and eat meals on the beach; everything was so quiet and peaceful looking out into the gulf.

“As developers we have formed great connections with land owners and locals to help us develop lifestyle communities for everyone to enjoy.”

The Beachcomber development at Black Point has the latest land offerings and is well known for the house Burke Urban donated to the Adelaide Crows for its Crows Junior Football Development program. Due to the success of the partnership, Crows Beach House 2 will be available at Beachcomber this year.

“Through this project we started a relationship with Rivergum Homes and they are creating designs for Beachcomber that are ideal for this beautiful beach environment,”

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Ms Burke said.

House and land packages at Beachcomber start at under $465,000 and offer generous allotments of some 730 to

1187 square metres. upon a gently sloping hill and Seascape is Burke Urban’s takes advantage of spectacular other current coastal develop- view of the St Vincent Gulf. ment in the much-loved town Land is being sold off the of Stansbury. Seascape is set

Above: Burke Urbans’s great locations give a new meaning to spending ‘quality time’ with loved ones.

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Adrossan plan in Stage 1 for a starting price of $156,000 and there are a range of Rivergum House and Land Packages available from $297,636.

Burke Urban’s Yorke Peninsula

portfolio includes Vincent Rise at Port Vincent, the Black Point Freeholding Scheme, and now Seascape at Stansbury, and the Beachcomber Release at Black Point. Burke Urban will develop

a further stage of Vincent Rise in 2012.

For more information about the Burke Urban developments on York Peninsula visit www. burkeurban.com.au.

Ardrossan is known as the home of the stump jump plough, invented by the Smith Brothers.

Their ingenuity is remembered and explained at the local museum.

Edithburgh

Visit the Edithburgh Museum and learn about the large salt industry that once dominated the town and discover the famous history of the Clan Ranald and Marion shipwrecks.

Kadina

One of Australia’s largest collections of historical farming implements and displays can be found at The Farm Shed Museum and Tourism Centre in Kadina. The town also features a unique Banking and Currency Museum and Kadina is a key centre for the Kernewek Lowender (Cornish festival) held every odd-numbered year.

Minlaton

Visit the Harry Butler Memorial to see a dedication to pioneer aviator, Captain Harry Butler. His tiny aircraft, the Red Devil, a 1916 Bristol monoplane is housed behind glass at the memorial.

Moonta

Visit the Moonta Mines National Trust Museum, in the formed Moonta Mines Model School (circa 1878), which provides a fascinating overview of the region’s mining heritage.

Above: Another of Burke urban’s stunning new design homes.

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Those who holiday on Yorke Peninsula dream a common dream … to live there

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t’s always been a popular place to holiday – and the Copper Coast has always been a popular place to buy a slice of well-earned paradise.

While history has seen many homes bought at popular spots like Wallaroo and Moonta, The Dunes development at Port Hughes is the latest patch of Yorke to attract sea changers to the region.

It’s been the talk of the town for years, and now it’s a reality…a Greg Norman designed golf links course, surrounded by resort style living including a village development that will include a lounge and restaurant bar, swimming pool, tennis courts and shops.

Not to mention the fishing, the growing local cosmopolitan lifestyle, shopping at nearby Kadina and Wallaroo, and the not too far Port Pirie … and did we mention it’s only two

hours from Adelaide?

Local builders Wahlstedt Quality Homes have two luxury display homes due for completion which will soon be available for sale, with lease back options.

Six time HIA award builders, Wahlstedt Quality Homes are renowned across the Yorke Peninsula for providing quality homes, built to the highest of standards, using professional local trades’ people and staff.

Wahlstedt are building homes throughout the Yorke Peninsula, Mid North and Adelaide. Whether for investment, house and land packages or a new home for your family, Wahlstedt Homes has something for you.

For more information on Wahlstedt Quality Homes, visit their web site www.wqh.com.au, or phone 1300 950 335.

Right: One of Wahlstedt’s most popular designs the “Spencer”, is one of two display homes avaialbe immediately for those looking to secure that dream getaway home.

Below: The closely located Dunes Golf Club.

Photo courtesy of The Dunes Port Hughes.

TWO NEW DISPLAY HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR SALE WITH LEASEBACK TERMS * - OPENING SOON - WITHIN THE DUNES

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Lot 153 St Andrews Drive, THE DUNES PORT HUGHES DISPLAY HOME FOR SALE WITH LEASE BACK

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Lot 154 St Andrews Drive, THE DUNES PORT HUGHES

House Inclusions

• STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION • DOUBLE GARAGE WITH AUTO DOOR • 2.7M HIGH CEILINGS • ESSASTONE BENCHTOPS TO KITCHEN • OVERHEAD CUPBOARDS TO KITCHEN • STAINLESS STEEL BLANCO APPLIANCES • TILES BY ITALIA CERAMICS

• TILES BY ITALIA CERAMICS • DUCTED REVERSE CYCLE AIR CONDITIONING • FLOOR COVERINGS THROUGHOUT • WINDOW TREATMENTS • LIGHT FITTINGS • FULLY LANDSCAPED • PATHS AND DRIVEWAYS

Moonta 16 George Street Salisbury Plain 1A 89 Stanbel Road E: info@wqh.com.au W: www.wqh.com.au

the Spencer • DUCTED REVERSE CYCLE A/C • FLOOR COVERINGS THROUGHOUT • WINDOW TREATMENTS • LIGHT FITTINGS • FULLY LANDSCAPED • PATHS AND DRIVEWAYS • STORMWATER INC 10,000L RAINWATER TANK • FENCING • ALARM SYSTEM

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