While heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc on parts of Australia in recent months, it s also brought colour and new life to some of the country s most desolate regions.
Australia holidays: A wildlife safari on South Australia s Murray River
31 Jan, 2021 10:04 PM
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Grab your paddles: Kayaking at Woolenook. Photo / Marie Barbieri
NZ Herald
Marie Barbieri, and it takes place on Australia s famous Murray River.
A paddlewheeler rests on the banks, its launch languidly swaying on its leash. Rustic shacks hold onto their prized real estate. Houseboats sit anchored as their well-heeled owners recline with one hand on the fishing rod and the other around the stubby. Call it multitasking. Nonchalant koalas wedge into impossible forks, while Australian darter birds stare vigilantly at the ripples ready to spear. And tents peep through bushes as smoke rises from barbecues. It s just just another day in SA…
$2 million cash injection to boost regional economies
January 18th, 2021
Wineries, boutique accommodation, a distillery expansion, a Far North micro-brewery and a houseboat build are among the latest tourism projects to benefit from the South Australian Government’s regional stimulus program.
A further 12 new regional tourism development projects have been granted funding under the South Australian Tourism Commission’s Tourism Industry Development Fund (TIDF).
This brings the total number of successful applications to 21 – with a combined project value of nearly $14.9 million and grant amount of $3.7 million.
Premier Steven Marshall said the funding will help bolster the state’s tourism industry as it continues to recover from the dual crises of the global Coronavirus pandemic and last summer’s bushfires.