ARCHIVE 2019
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stories and events the SBA has run in the past!
Below are the stories and events of 2019!
stories and events the SBA has run in the past!
Below are the stories and events of 2019!
LYNDOCH COMMUNITY COMMITTEE ENJOYS THE END OF DAYLIGHT SAVING (2019)
The Southern Barossa's Lyndoch Committee gathered on the Lyndoch Green on Sunday April 7 to mark the end of daylight saving and the beginning of Autumn in the place we love to live!
These 'catch ups' are invaluable as a means of keeping our community informed about the SBA's activities and how we're working to bring together and celebrate our unique community, as it is so conveniently located to the greater Adelaide metropolitan area and its historic links to Australia's premier wine region.
The SBA's Chair, Simon Taylor, said the Lyndoch is unique in that the town was the first settlement of the region now known as the 'Barossa', gaining its name from the range of low hills to the hamlet's north-east, hills which so reminded SA's founder and first Surveyor-General, Colonel William Light, of the 'Battle of the Barossa' at Cadiz in Spain, where he fought alongside his Commander, Lord Lynedoch. As Light pushed out into South Australia away from Adelaide, one of his first stops he named 'Lynedoch', in memory of his Commander. State cartographers later misspelt the name, and 'Lyndoch' is the name it is known by today. We also know it as the 'place we love to live'.....
With that historic link underpinning the Lyndoch community, today's locals enjoyed their catch-up. William Light was there in spirit....
The Southern Barossa's Lyndoch Committee gathered on the Lyndoch Green on Sunday April 7 to mark the end of daylight saving and the beginning of Autumn in the place we love to live!
These 'catch ups' are invaluable as a means of keeping our community informed about the SBA's activities and how we're working to bring together and celebrate our unique community, as it is so conveniently located to the greater Adelaide metropolitan area and its historic links to Australia's premier wine region.
The SBA's Chair, Simon Taylor, said the Lyndoch is unique in that the town was the first settlement of the region now known as the 'Barossa', gaining its name from the range of low hills to the hamlet's north-east, hills which so reminded SA's founder and first Surveyor-General, Colonel William Light, of the 'Battle of the Barossa' at Cadiz in Spain, where he fought alongside his Commander, Lord Lynedoch. As Light pushed out into South Australia away from Adelaide, one of his first stops he named 'Lynedoch', in memory of his Commander. State cartographers later misspelt the name, and 'Lyndoch' is the name it is known by today. We also know it as the 'place we love to live'.....
With that historic link underpinning the Lyndoch community, today's locals enjoyed their catch-up. William Light was there in spirit....
WOW! What a wonderful 2019 December for Williamstown -
and a lovely month for Lyndoch too!
Ok! So it's Christmas Day -- you've
just polished off lunch and the Christmas pudding.... You're
lying on the couch looking at that new fangled smartphone or Tablet that
well-meaning family members had Santa deliver!
But what to look at?! Well, the SBA has just the Christmas gift for you! Get the glass of egg-nog ready, and re-live the WONDERFUL WILLIAMSTOWN CHRISTMAS PARADE - and the LOVELY LYNDOCH CHRISTMAS PARTY, both of which swelled Southern Barossan Christmas spirits.
The celebrations in the Southern Barossa are the best in the Valley - see why below!
The best of the Festive Season to you all - and join with us in the New Year as we celebrate the new decade in the place we love to live!
But what to look at?! Well, the SBA has just the Christmas gift for you! Get the glass of egg-nog ready, and re-live the WONDERFUL WILLIAMSTOWN CHRISTMAS PARADE - and the LOVELY LYNDOCH CHRISTMAS PARTY, both of which swelled Southern Barossan Christmas spirits.
The celebrations in the Southern Barossa are the best in the Valley - see why below!
The best of the Festive Season to you all - and join with us in the New Year as we celebrate the new decade in the place we love to live!
See our photos below - click on the photos to expand them, then you can navigate left or right....
ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN' at the LOVELY LYNDOCH Christmas Party!
Not There? Check out what you missed!! If you were there, did ja get onto the dance-floor?
(check it all out below!) What a party! It was GROOVY, BABY!
See our photos below - click on the photos to expand them, then you can navigate left or right....
Williamstown remembers, November 11, 2019
Over 100 people attended the Remembrance Day Ceremony held at Williamstown on Monday November 11, accompanied by a timely fly-over of a squadron of RAAF Hornets as they prepared for their main fly-over of Adelaide.
Robyn Dennard did her usual professional job as the MC with support from the Barossa and District Pipe Band and the Gawler 'Sing Australia' Choir.
Wreathes were laid by people who have served in the Navy, Army and Air Force, the CFS, Police, local residents and children from St Jacobi and Williamstown Schools.
Remembrance Day reflections were given by Lieutenant Matthew Taylor, Russell Johnstone and Trevor Jessop.
Following the service, a street parade proceeded to Williamstown Primary School, led by a Light Horseman and an Army jeep, for a memorial tree unveiling ceremony. This special tree, made of metal, is a lasting and permanent memorial to those young men and women of Williamstown who lost their lives or who were injured in conflicts from the Boer War to conflicts of this present day.
See our pictures of the day, below...
Robyn Dennard did her usual professional job as the MC with support from the Barossa and District Pipe Band and the Gawler 'Sing Australia' Choir.
Wreathes were laid by people who have served in the Navy, Army and Air Force, the CFS, Police, local residents and children from St Jacobi and Williamstown Schools.
Remembrance Day reflections were given by Lieutenant Matthew Taylor, Russell Johnstone and Trevor Jessop.
Following the service, a street parade proceeded to Williamstown Primary School, led by a Light Horseman and an Army jeep, for a memorial tree unveiling ceremony. This special tree, made of metal, is a lasting and permanent memorial to those young men and women of Williamstown who lost their lives or who were injured in conflicts from the Boer War to conflicts of this present day.
See our pictures of the day, below...
The Southern Barossa Alliance's second
'Budburst in the Barossa' held in Lyndoch on October 11 2019 followed
the success of last year's inaugral event, with hundreds turning out on a
mild Friday night to enjoy the company, the food and wines - and the
Southern Barossa's young entertainers.
As the Southern Barossa's vineyards are bursting with young life, so too are our young singers and musicians who wowed all again with their talent and enthusiasm.
Check out our gallery below to re-visit the event - or if you weren't able to attend, see what you missed out on! Click on any image to see larger pics. Scroll over enlarged pics to see navigation buttons to take you forward or back!
As the Southern Barossa's vineyards are bursting with young life, so too are our young singers and musicians who wowed all again with their talent and enthusiasm.
Check out our gallery below to re-visit the event - or if you weren't able to attend, see what you missed out on! Click on any image to see larger pics. Scroll over enlarged pics to see navigation buttons to take you forward or back!
COALS, CABERNETS AND CAMP-OVENS!
Over a dozen
SBA volunteers gathered on the 'back paddock' of the SBA's Chairman
Simon Taylor's Williamstown property on July 27 2019 for a good
old-fashioned country camp-fire cook-out to 'chew and stew' over great
coal-heated tucker and a chance to yarn about SBA activities.
Great camp-oven food, baked spuds in foil, fresh popcorn and marshmallows were enjoyed by all, along with the odd glass of two of the Southern Barossa's favorite reds - proving again that this is the place we love to live! For those who were there, re-live a great night in our photos below -- and for those of you who missed it, there's always next year! (Click on the photos to enlarge and navigate!)
Great camp-oven food, baked spuds in foil, fresh popcorn and marshmallows were enjoyed by all, along with the odd glass of two of the Southern Barossa's favorite reds - proving again that this is the place we love to live! For those who were there, re-live a great night in our photos below -- and for those of you who missed it, there's always next year! (Click on the photos to enlarge and navigate!)
LYNDOCH MARKET SHRUGS OFF WET WEATHER
Lyndoch's Monthly
Market attracted big numbers again when the doors of the Lyndoch
Institute opened on Saturday July 13 2019 - despite the cold and wintry
conditions.
With rain periodically lashing the Southern Barossa during the day, most stallholders took refuge inside the Institute - bar a couple of hardy souls who rugged up to man their stalls on the grass in front of Lyndoch's War Memorial garden.
This is one of the best Markets in the Barossa as you'll see in our pictures below (click on the first image to bring it up in full-size, then click the arrows to move forward or back) . If you haven't visited, come along in August - you won't be disappointed. Remember to bring your friends!
With rain periodically lashing the Southern Barossa during the day, most stallholders took refuge inside the Institute - bar a couple of hardy souls who rugged up to man their stalls on the grass in front of Lyndoch's War Memorial garden.
This is one of the best Markets in the Barossa as you'll see in our pictures below (click on the first image to bring it up in full-size, then click the arrows to move forward or back) . If you haven't visited, come along in August - you won't be disappointed. Remember to bring your friends!
SAD TIMES LEAD TO A HAPPIER PLACE FOR TEARO ESTATE
The
Southern Barossa’s wine dynasty, the Fromm family (offering their
extensive wine range under the brand ‘TeAro Estate'), are returning to
their roots at their family vineyard near Williamstown - but as part of
succession planning, the Fromms have decided to close their Tasting Room
in Williamstown’s main street, allowing them to focus on their
vineyard’s future.
TeAro (the Maori word for ‘happy place’) will be developing a new ‘happy place’ Cellar Door at the vineyard into the future, but their ‘happy place’ in Williamstown’s main street has become a ‘sad place’ for the moment, although there are plans to place a new ‘happy face’ on the building in the months ahead.
The Southern Barossa Alliance was there on June 30 to commemorate the temporary closure of TeAro’s ‘happy place’, along with many of the Fromm family and loyal customers.
See our video below (runs 3min 30sec approx) - and thanks, the Fromms, for your 10 year efforts to make your Tasting Room a happy place - and we look forward to witnessing your happy times ahead!
TeAro (the Maori word for ‘happy place’) will be developing a new ‘happy place’ Cellar Door at the vineyard into the future, but their ‘happy place’ in Williamstown’s main street has become a ‘sad place’ for the moment, although there are plans to place a new ‘happy face’ on the building in the months ahead.
The Southern Barossa Alliance was there on June 30 to commemorate the temporary closure of TeAro’s ‘happy place’, along with many of the Fromm family and loyal customers.
See our video below (runs 3min 30sec approx) - and thanks, the Fromms, for your 10 year efforts to make your Tasting Room a happy place - and we look forward to witnessing your happy times ahead!
A SIZZLING WELCOME FOR WILLIAMSTOWN’S NEW POLICE OFFICER
Williamstown
turned out in force during the early evening of April 1 to welcome our
new Police Officer, Brevet Sergeant Matthew Hale, over a sausage sizzle
and soft-drinks at the Williamstown Institute.
Williamstown, on the edge of the Nuriootpa, Gawler and Mount Pleasant police patrol districts, has missed their local policeman since the retirement of Brian Dicker, who was highly regarded by the local community.
The worry was that Brian may not have been replaced, given the State-wide demand on policing resources.
“We were thankful that Williamstown has not dropped off the ‘police radar’ and we are so pleased that Matthew will be joining our community,” Williamstown Action Group Chair Debbie Boehm said.
“And in the short time we have had to get to know Matthew, we can’t be happier.
“Matthew is a personable young man with a young family behind him, and we are so pleased to welcome him and his family into the greater Williamstown community.”
And Brevet Sergeant Hale could not be a better fit.
As a former police officer with his roots in Ireland and Scotland, Matthew fell in love with Australia on a visit here, and as a result transitioned to policing in South Australia which ultimately saw him accepting postings to Whyalla, Coober Pedy, Roxby Downs and Lameroo.
“With this experience behind him, Matthew brings the ‘best of British’ policing - and an understanding of South Australian regional and rural policing to Williamstown,” Debbie said.
“I am personally pleased that so many locals turned out to greet and get to know Matthew, and to learn of his thoughts about policing the greater Williamstown area.”
One of Brevet Sergeant Hale’s priorities, he said, will be to patrol the roads in and out of Williamstown, and as a result will not always be at the Williamstown Police Station - but for those who need his help with police administrative issues or who want to bring matters to his attention - he encourages people to ring him. His contact details are posted in the window of the Williamstown Police Station.
“Welcome Matthew - and like us, we hope you enjoy the place we all love to live,” Debbie said.
See more of Williamstown's welcome to Matthew in our gallery below (click on the pics to bring them to full size, then use the arrows to go back and forth. Enjoy!
Williamstown, on the edge of the Nuriootpa, Gawler and Mount Pleasant police patrol districts, has missed their local policeman since the retirement of Brian Dicker, who was highly regarded by the local community.
The worry was that Brian may not have been replaced, given the State-wide demand on policing resources.
“We were thankful that Williamstown has not dropped off the ‘police radar’ and we are so pleased that Matthew will be joining our community,” Williamstown Action Group Chair Debbie Boehm said.
“And in the short time we have had to get to know Matthew, we can’t be happier.
“Matthew is a personable young man with a young family behind him, and we are so pleased to welcome him and his family into the greater Williamstown community.”
And Brevet Sergeant Hale could not be a better fit.
As a former police officer with his roots in Ireland and Scotland, Matthew fell in love with Australia on a visit here, and as a result transitioned to policing in South Australia which ultimately saw him accepting postings to Whyalla, Coober Pedy, Roxby Downs and Lameroo.
“With this experience behind him, Matthew brings the ‘best of British’ policing - and an understanding of South Australian regional and rural policing to Williamstown,” Debbie said.
“I am personally pleased that so many locals turned out to greet and get to know Matthew, and to learn of his thoughts about policing the greater Williamstown area.”
One of Brevet Sergeant Hale’s priorities, he said, will be to patrol the roads in and out of Williamstown, and as a result will not always be at the Williamstown Police Station - but for those who need his help with police administrative issues or who want to bring matters to his attention - he encourages people to ring him. His contact details are posted in the window of the Williamstown Police Station.
“Welcome Matthew - and like us, we hope you enjoy the place we all love to live,” Debbie said.
See more of Williamstown's welcome to Matthew in our gallery below (click on the pics to bring them to full size, then use the arrows to go back and forth. Enjoy!
LET THE PICKING BEGIN!
The official beginning of the Barossa's 2019 grape harvest was officially Declared by the Barons of the Barossa at the Barons' traditional ceremony in Tanunda on February 16, which also saw the naming of the region's Winemaker of the Year and the Viticulturalist of the Year. For details, check out our short video below!
The official beginning of the Barossa's 2019 grape harvest was officially Declared by the Barons of the Barossa at the Barons' traditional ceremony in Tanunda on February 16, which also saw the naming of the region's Winemaker of the Year and the Viticulturalist of the Year. For details, check out our short video below!