Thank you for your continued engagement regarding the Southern Barossa Winery and Tourist Accommodation Project. 

The Environmental Impact Statement will be published for review on Wednesday, 5 November. Once released, it will be available for public exhibition and comment until Wednesday, 17 December. I will share the direct links when they are live.

Hard copies will be available to view at:

Department for Housing and Urban Development, Planning and Building: Level 9, 83 Pirie Street, Adelaide (please call the PlanSA Help Desk on 1800 752 664 beforehand to confirm access and visitation arrangements).
The Barossa Council’s Lyndoch Branch Office and Library, Barossa Valley Way, Lyndoch; and the main office of the Barossa Council, 43-51 Tanunda Road, Nuriootpa.
 

Your feedback will play a pivotal role in the project’s assessment. Further details on the submission process and suggested responses will follow shortly.

The key project-specific assessment requirements include:

• Environmental impact and scale of the project within the Character Preservation District and Significant Landscape Protection overlay
• Bushfire risk and emergency evacuation
• Existing tourist accommodation capacity
• Groundwater, surface water, and wastewater impacts
• Land tenure, protected areas, and land use
• Transport and traffic
• Visual amenity
• Waste management (refuse)
   

Copies of submissions from the public, councils, and other relevant agencies will be provided to the developer, Strategic Alliance, who will then prepare a Response Document to address matters raised during the public exhibition period.

At the conclusion of the assessment process, public submissions will be published on the Plan SA website, with personal details redacted.

Following submission of the Response Document, the State Planning Commission will prepare an Assessment Report, which will be provided to the Minister for Planning for consideration.

In the meantime, please:

• Share the petition and this message with others who value Barossa’s unique character and its landscapes
• Encourage colleagues, friends, neighbours, local businesses, and community groups to prepare submissions
• Stay informed via the Preserve and Protect Facebook Group and Facebook page updates
• Join us at the Barossa Region Residents’ Association (BRRA) Community Update & Action Meeting on Tuesday, 11 November 2025 (details below), to learn more and stay involved
   

Together we can protect the Barossa’s rural charm, heritage, and natural environment for future generations.

I'll be in touch with you regularly throughout the process.

Thank you again for your support and commitment to preserving our shared landscape.

The Barossa Region Residents’ Association (BRRA) are holding a Barossa Community Update & Action meeting Tuesday 11th November 2025 at Barossa Cellar, 991 Stockwell Rd, Vine Vale, 5pm for a 5.30pm start, with light refreshments.

KEY ISSUES:

·         Update from Fin McCulloch re the proposed Southern Barossa Tourist Accommodation Project

·         Proposed plan for Penrice Quarry expansion: update and Q & A

·         New ownership of Seelander Quarry, Stockwell: update and Q & A

·         Barossa Region Residents’ Association: update and Q & A

Please RSVP via Eventbrite - (via this link) or by email enquiries@brra.org.au or simply join on the night!

Please feel free to share this invitation with friends, colleagues and neighbours – all are welcome!