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Wudinna: united by granite and grain

Located in the heart of the Eyre Peninsula, Wudinna is a town where agriculture is not just a livelihood, it is the very heart and soul of the community. The townspeople show their unity and endurance as the winner of the 2023 Agricultural Town of the Year Award.

Eudunda's past empowers its future

The mid-north town of Eudunda draws from its rich farming heritage to shape the future. It’s this, along with the ability to diversify in adversity, that makes the town a finalist for the 2023 Agricultural Town of the Year Awards.

Mypolonga celebrates AgTown of the Year win

With floodwaters receding, the small River Murray town has finally been able to get together to officially celebrate being South Australia’s 2022 Agricultural Town of the Year.

AgTown of the Year 2021 finalists revealed

More than 3200 public votes were cast to choose five finalist towns from 59 nominations across South Australia for the 2021 Agricultural Town of the Year award.

AgTech and bravado brings Adelaide Hills vineyard back from ashes

A radical decision to cut fire-damaged grapevines back to their stumps immediately after the Adelaide Hills bushfires in December 2019 is shaping up as the right move for a South Australian vineyard.

McLaren Vale co-working hub helps local first responders

Meeting Place MV has a history for helping those in need, with its most recent project supplying more than 220 dinner hampers for emergency workers during the recent lockdown.