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Heartland Heritage Trail wins

SA Great Regional Award for the MId North

Tourism Category

Pictured above Kirsty Dudley ( Eudunda ), Meg Barker ( SATC ) and Andrew Glen ( Burra )

 

Heartland Heritage Trail

The Accredited Visitor Information Centres based in Burra, Gawler and Kapunda  have joined forces with community members based in Auburn, Balaklava, Eudunda, Mintaro, Riverton and Two Wells to create a scenic driving trail of heritage discovery throughout the Clare Valley Touring Region.

 

Why not use the Heartland Heritage Trail for your journey to and from Burra, instead of the Barrier Highway ?

 

Brochures are available by contacting the Burra Visitor Centre.

 

Introduction                           

 

Today, the mellow, ever changing landscapes of this region, belie the dynamic role they played the fortunes of South Australia.

 

People came to the heartland with vision and hope for a venture that would last the remainder of their lives. Their passion for a better future, has provided a significant legacy, rich in history and culture, just waiting to be discovered.

 

Sheep runs and grain farms began to form, later becoming the heartbeat of South Australia, but the greatest boon to the region – and the colony – was the discovery of copper in the mid-1840’s, first at Kapunda and then Burra.  These two mines generated untold, almost inconceivable wealth, that flowed through the colony, saving it from economic doldrums. These funds established the family fortunes that built Adelaide’s grand houses, shaped civic life and funded cultural aspirations.

 

Manufacturing, viticulture and winemaking changed the landscape yet again, creating another layer of heritage.

 

The Heartland Heritage Trail is built on traditional Aboriginal lands on which the old bullockies, stagecoaches, stock routes, and the steel tracks of the old steam locomotives were laid. It leads you through seven towns that show how much of  colonial South Australia was forged outside the capital

 

Take them as a starting point for your journey. You’ll find heritage walks that dig deeper into the past, museums and centres that tell the stories, and drives that lead you to rolling country with its own heritage secrets.

 

It’s a tangible and evocative legacy.

 

Further Information on the Heartland Heritage Trail towns, is available by contacting the following:

 

Burra Visitor Information Centre

2 Market Square

Burra  SA  5417

Email: burravisitorcentre@bigpond.com

www.visitburra.com

Open: 9am – 5pm seven days. Closed Christmas Day

 

Gawler Visitor Information Centre

2 Lyndoch Road

Gawler SA 5118

Phone: 08 8522 6814

Email: visitorcentre@gawler.sa.gov.au

Website: www.gawler.sa.gov.au

Open: 9am-5pm seven days. Closed Christmas Day

 

Kapunda Visitor Information Centre

Corner of Main and Hill Streets

Kapunda SA 5373

Phone: 08 8566 2902

Email: info@kapundatourism.com.au

Website: www.kapundatourism.com.au

Open: 9am - 5pm Mon to Fri and 10am - 4pm weekends and public holidays. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.

 

Clare Visitor Information Centre

Corner of Main North Road and Spring Gully Road

Clare SA 5453

Phone: 1800 242 131

Email: ask@clarevalley.com.au

Website: www.clarevalley.com.au

Open: 9am – 5pm Mon to Fri, Sat 9.30am – 4.30pm and Sun 10am – 4pm. Closed Christmas Day.

 

Auburn Post Office

2 St Vincent Street

Auburn  SA  5451

Phone: 08 8849 2020

Open Mon to Fri

 

 

Cogwebs

30 Main North Road

Auburn  SA  5451

Phone: 08 8849 2380

www.cogwebs.com.au

Open 7 days

 

Magpie & Stump Hotel

Main Street

Mintaro  SA  5415

Phone: 08 8843 9014

Open: 10am – 10pm, 7 days

 

Royal Hotel

9 Edith Terrace

Balaklava  SA  5461

Phone: 08 8862 1607

Open 7 days

 

Eudunda Information Service

10 Bruce Street

Eudunda   SA   5374

Open 9am – 5pm, Mon to Thurs

Open 10am – 4pm, Fri, Sat & Sun

Phone: 08 8581 1101

 

Two Wells Visitor Information Centre

Corner of Wells and Old Port Wakefield Roads,

Two Wells   SA   5501

Phone: 08 8520 3682

Hours: Weekdays 9am-5pm

 

Riverton Family Research & Information Centre

21 Torrens Road

Riverton  SA  5412

Phone: 08 8847 2705

Email: famhist@rbe.net.au

Open: Tues, Wed, Thurs 11am – 3pm

 
 

 
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