Vote for a Town

This year, with 91 unique towns nominated, every vote counts. Anyone can vote, you don’t need to live in the town, just love it! 

The Award shines a spotlight on South Australian regional communities that excel in agricultural practices and are great places to live and work. It’s a celebration of innovation, resilience, leadership and community spirit in places where agriculture is the backbone of the town.

Your vote could help that town be selected as one of the Top 10 towns, and have the opportunity to be crowned the 2026 Agricultural Town of the Year

Voting has closed for 2026

1. Select a Town

  • American River

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    280
    Seafood, especially oysters
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  • Auburn

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    668
    Canola fields, wheat, barley, pulses farming and olive farming
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  • Beachport

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    745
    Livestock, cropping, fishing crayfish, snapper and whiting
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  • Berri

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    4,143
    Citrus fruit, stone fruit, almond and grapes (wine)
    VOTE
  • Booborowie

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    205
    Broadacre cropping and livestock
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  • Booleroo Centre

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    482
    Livestock and cropping
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  • Bordertown

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    3,095
    Livestock , broadacre cropping
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  • Bowhill

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    127
    Vegetables, broadacre cropping
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  • Burra

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    1,112
    Merino sheep and wool, cattle
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  • Bute

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    400
    Broadacre cropping, mixed farming
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  • Callington

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    625
    Canola farming and livestock
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  • Cambrai

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    266
    Cereal grains, olive production (Kalamata)
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  • Ceduna

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    3,700
    Oyster farming, fishing
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  • Clare

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    3,379
    Wine, broadacre cropping, livestock
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  • Cleve

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    1770
    Grain Production (wheat, barley, lentils and canola)
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  • Coffin Bay

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    667
    Oyster farming
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  • Coobowie

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    258
    Wheat and pulses (lentils), sheep farming
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  • Coonawarra

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    135
    Wine, livestock and wool
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  • Cowell

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    1,124
    Cereals and legumes, sheep farming, oyster farming
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  • Crystal Brook

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    1,322
    Wheat, barley, vetch, lentils and beans
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  • Cummins

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    748
    Wheat, barley, canola and legumes
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  • Echunga

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    1,219
    Livestock grazing and dairying
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  • Elliston

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    375
    Cereal crops (barley and wheat), livestock
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  • Eudunda

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    601
    Grain and wool
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  • Flaxley

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    177
    Livestock grazing and dairying
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  • Freeling

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    2,688
    Hay production, cereal production (wheat, barley, lentils and peas)
    VOTE
  • Gawler

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    28,500
    Livestock, cereal crops, viticulture and orchards
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  • Gladstone

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    745
    Grain storage and handling
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  • Goolwa

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    7,994
    Harvesting pipis (Goolwa cockles), mixed farming and grains
    VOTE
  • Greenock

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    1,199
    Viticulture and wine production, olive producers
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  • Halidon

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    18
    Cereal crops, sheep grazing
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  • Jamestown

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    1,700
    Cereal cropping, grain production, livestock (sheep and wool)
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  • Kadina

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    5,800
    Grain production and oilseeds
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  • Kapunda

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    2,947
    Grain crops and hay
    VOTE
  • Keith

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    1,405
    Processing lucerne seed and hay, Merino sheep and cattle
    VOTE
  • Kimba

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    1,064
    Wheat, barley, lentils and canola
    VOTE
  • Kingston SE

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    1,342
    Sheep, cattle grazing, fishing
    VOTE
  • Lameroo

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    857
    Root vegetables and dryland farming
    VOTE
  • Laura

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    765
    Grain and sheep
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  • Loveday

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    655
    Vineyards, orchards and meadow hay
    VOTE
  • Loxton

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    4,700
    Citrus fruit, wine grapes, almonds, stone fruits and dryland farming
    VOTE
  • Lucindale

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    288
    Beef cattle, sheep and wool, fodder and seed production
    VOTE
  • Macclesfield

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    2,100
    Red wine grapes, goats milk and cheese
    VOTE
  • Maitland

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    1,079
    Dryland cropping (wheat, pulses and legumes, oilseeds, export hay)
    VOTE
  • Mannum

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    7,296
    Livestock, meat, wool, cereal crops and vegetables
    VOTE
  • McLaren Vale

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    4,550
    Grapes (wine and table)
    VOTE
  • Meadows

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    2,269
    Hay for grazing livestock
    VOTE
  • Minlaton

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    1,100
    Barley production
    VOTE
  • Mintaro

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    218
    Mixed agriculture (wheat and canola)
    VOTE
  • Monarto

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    203
    Mushroom farming, horticultural enrichment and fodder
    VOTE
  • Moonta

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    5,977
    Livestock, meat and wool, cereal crops , dairy
    VOTE
  • Moonta Bay

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    5,217
    Barley production
    VOTE
  • Mount Compass

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    1580
    Dairy farms, dairy products, market gardens, strawberries
    VOTE
  • Mount Pleasant

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    1,100
    Vineyards, local produce, farming
    VOTE
  • Murray Bridge

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    23,539
    Dairy, stone fruit, citrus, wine grapes, and olives
    VOTE
  • Myponga

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    748
    Dairy farming (specialty Buffalo)
    VOTE
  • Naracoorte

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    8,691
    Sheep, cattle, wheat farming, vineyards, dairying, forestry
    VOTE
  • Orroroo

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    578
    Wheat, sheep, cattle
    VOTE
  • Parilla

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    159
    Potato, carrot and onion farming
    VOTE
  • Paris Creek

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    206
    Dairy cattle, milk, cheese and yoghurt products
    VOTE
  • Penneshaw

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    275
    Cereal crops, canola, livestock, abalone and oyster farming
    VOTE
  • Peterborough

    Far North
    Population:
    1,600
    Arable farming, horticulture, livestock farming
    VOTE
  • Pinnaroo

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    768
    Broadacre farming (pistachio, olive, turf, honey, meat, potato)
    VOTE
  • Port Augusta

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    14,200
    Arid-zone horticulture
    VOTE
  • Port Broughton

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    1,116
    Wheat and barley
    VOTE
  • Port Moorowie

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    93
    Wheat and lentils, pastoral livestock
    VOTE
  • Port Neill

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    218
    Cereal cropping, sheep farming
    VOTE
  • Port Pirie

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    17,285
    Regional agricultural shipping
    VOTE
  • Quorn

    Far North
    Population:
    1,232
    Bush foods, particularly quandong
    VOTE
  • Renmark

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    4,705
    Nuts, grapes (wine and table), citrus fruit
    VOTE
  • Robe

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    1,621
    Cereal crops, beef cattle, and sheep
    VOTE
  • Rosedale

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    190
    Viticulture, olive production, cropping, fodder, livestock
    VOTE
  • Stansbury

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    603
    Cereal crops (wheat and barley), oyster farming
    VOTE
  • Stockwell

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    516
    Viticulture and wine, broadacre cropping and livestock grazing
    VOTE
  • Strathalbyn

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    8,334
    Grapes (wine and table), livestock, meat, wool, vegetables
    VOTE
  • Tanunda

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    5,200
    Viticulture, wine production
    VOTE
  • Tarcowie

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    41
    Livestock, mixed farming, cropping
    VOTE
  • Tintinara

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    544
    Sheep, beef, cropping
    VOTE
  • Tumby Bay

    Eyre and Western
    Population:
    2,963
    Cereal crops, livestock (sheep and beef)
    VOTE
  • Two Wells

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    4,555
    Greenhouse horticulture
    VOTE
  • Waikerie

    Murraylands and Riverland
    Population:
    2,681
    Citrus fruit, grapes (wine and table), crops for hay
    VOTE
  • Wallaroo

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    4,240
    Grain farming, major grain port
    VOTE
  • Wasleys

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    885
    Livestock, meat, wool, cereal crops, grapes (wine and table)
    VOTE
  • Willalooka

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    136
    Livestock, cereal cropping
    VOTE
  • Wilmington

    Far North
    Population:
    667
    Olive groves, broadacre cropping, livestock and greenhouse farming
    VOTE
  • Wiltunga

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    Less than 100
    Grain farming, fishing
    VOTE
  • Woodside

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    2,877
    Cheese production
    VOTE
  • Yahl

    Limestone Coast
    Population:
    817
    Dairy farming, livestock grazing, mixed agriculture
    VOTE
  • Yankalilla

    Outer Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
    Population:
    6,962
    Cereal crops (wheat and barley)
    VOTE
  • Yorketown

    Yorke and Mid North
    Population:
    997
    Cereal crops, livestock and wool
    VOTE
  • Yunta

    Far North
    Population:
    60
    Merino wool and diversified livestock
    VOTE

2. Submit your vote

AgTown of the Year 2026 – Vote
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Voting has closed for 2026

Entering the awards will provide regional communities the opportunity to reflect on their contributions to South Australia’s primary industries and regional development and increase awareness of their town and agricultural contribution.

In addition to being recognised as the ‘South Australian Agricultural Town of the Year’, the winning town will receive:

  • Certificate and trophy presented by the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development at the awards event.
  • Media exposure around the award.
  • Video highlights showcasing the regional development and agricultural contribution captured in the written submission, plus the people and places that make up the fabric of the community.
  • Stories published to showcase the achievements of individuals and businesses that have made a significant contribution to the town.
  • Double page feature in the 2027 February edition of SALIFE magazine.
  • Sign for the town entrance recognising the town’s achievement.
  • Community event and sign unveiling to celebrate the ‘2026 Agricultural Town of the Year’ win.
  • PIRSA will also undertake their own promotion of the award and winner through promotional articles, social media and a media release.
  • Networking opportunities with other regional towns, throughout the program and at the awards event, to connect and discuss shared learnings.
  1. Submitting a vote is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions, and the award criteria listed on the website. Information on how to vote forms part of the terms and conditions of entry.
  2. The promoter is Solstice Media (ABN 63 105 598 187) of Ground Floor, 165 Grenfell Street Adelaide SA 5000 (Promoter).
  3. Voting closes at 11.59pm on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
  4. Voters are required to provide their full name, email, phone number and postcode.
  5. Entrants may be required to provide their residential or mailing address, if requested, to provide to gaming authorities.
  6. Each individual person is allowed a maximum of one vote. Any duplicate votes and entries will be removed.
  7. Employees of Solstice Media, the Department of Primary Industries and Regions and members of their family residing at the same address are not eligible to enter.
  8. Entrants must be above the age of 18 years old to accept the prize.
  9. Entrants must be a South Australian resident.
  10. A person who submits a vote is considered to be a “voter”.
  11. Any regional town in South Australia can be nominated and enter the South Australian Agricultural Town of the Year award. ‘Regional’ is defined by those towns that are located within Areas 1-6 on the PIRSA Regions Map here, and the McLaren Vale Preservation District, Virginia and Gawler.
  12. For the purpose of this award, ‘agriculture’ refers to all primary industries – agriculture (field crops, horticulture, meat and livestock, dairy, grape and wine, forestry), and fisheries and aquaculture.
  13. A town’s involvement in agriculture is not limited to farmers, but includes the wider community that supports the industry – e.g. shops, service providers, community activities.
  14. Should a voter’s contact details change during the Voting Period it is the voter’s responsibility to notify the Promoter.
  15. A request to access or modify any information provided in an entry should be directed to the Promoter.
  16. If the District Council of a town does not wish for their town to be considered as a Top 10 Town, the District Council can advise the Promoter, and their town will be removed from the process. In this instance the town with the next highest votes will be selected and progress to the Top 10 Town phase of the program. 
  17. The Promoter is not responsible for any lost, late, incorrectly entered or misdirected entries. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any nominator or voter who tampers with the nomination process or who submits a nomination or entry that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions.
  18. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email, nomination, and entry to be received by the Promoter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof.
  19. The Promoter and its related bodies corporate and their respective officers, employees and agents will not be liable for any loss, damage or personal injury whatever (including but not limited to direct, indirect and consequential loss) suffered or sustained in connection with this promotion, the promotion of this promotion or the use of any prizes, except for liability which cannot be excluded by law.
  20. If for any reason the promotion is not capable of running as planned (including but not limited to) infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right (subject to any written directions given under applicable law) to qualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.
  21. Entry and voting details remain the property of the Promoter and may be passed on to the supplier of the prize(s). The name and a photograph of the winners may be used for promotional purposes by the Promoter, unless the winner otherwise notifies the Promoter at the time of accepting the prize. The Promoter will provide the name and address of the winner to State and Territory gaming authorities as required by law. Eligible Entrants consent to the Promoter using personal information provided in connection with this promotion for the purposes of facilitating the conduct of the promotion and awarding of prizes.
  22. A failure by the Promoter to enforce any one of these items and conditions in any instance(s) will not give rise to any claim or right of action by any other person or contestant.
  23. The entrant/voter agrees if they are not already a subscriber to InDaily, they will be subscribed to InDaily as part of the entry process, unless advised otherwise.
  24. The entrant/voter agrees if they are not already a subscriber to PIRSA’s database, they may be subscribed to the PIRSA database as part of the nomination process, unless advised otherwise.

For enquiries about the Agricultural Town of the Year award:

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