
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE TOWN
Support your favourite town and vote for one of the 97 nominated towns.
Vote for the Agricultural Town that you feel excels in agricultural practices and is a great place to live and work.
Your vote could help that town be selected as one of the top 10 towns and have the opportunity to be crowned the 2025 Agricultural Town of the Year.
Voting closes Friday 20 June 2025
1. SELECT A TOWN
Bordertown
Limestone Coast
Population: 3095
Livestock, meat and wool, vegetables and crops for hay
Cleve
Eyre and Western
Population: 1742
Cereal crops, livestock, meat and wool, and other broadacre crops
Coonalpyn
Murray and Mallee
Population: 350
Wheat, barley, canola, bean, and pea crops, as well as sheep and cattle farming
Curramulka
Yorke Peninsula
Population: 304
Wheat, barley (including malting barley), pulse crops (beans and lentils) and Merino sheep farming
Encounter Bay
Encounter Bay
Population: 5,305
Wheat farming, aquaculture, vineyards and market gardens
Eudunda
Barossa, Light and Lower North
Population: 815
Cereal crops, other broadacre crops and livestock, meat and wool
Farrell Flat
Clare Valley
Population: 201
Grain farming, specifically the growing, collection, sorting, and distribution of various grains
Freeling
Barossa, Light and Lower North
Population: 2,516
Cereal production and hay harvesting
Gladstone
Yorke and Mid North
Population: 745
Wheat and sheep; the largest inland grain storage facility in the Southern Hemisphere, storing wheat, barley, durum wheat, peas, faba beans and fiesta beans.
Hahndorf
Adelaide Hills
Population: 2,814
Known for growing strawberries. The region also produces a wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as being home to artisan food producers.
Jamestown
Yorke and Mid North
Population: 1,549
Cereal crops, livestock, meat and wool and other broadacre crops
Kapunda
Barossa, Light and Lower North
Population: 3,865
Livestock, meat and wool, cereal crops and grapes (wine and table)
Kingston SE
Population: 1,637
Livestock, meat and wool, other broadacre crops, cereal crops
Langhorne Creek
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
Population: 444
Grapes (wine and table), livestock, meat and wool and vegetables
Loxton
Murray and Mallee
Population: 3,947
Citrus fruit, grapes (wine and table) and crops for hay
Lucindale
Limestone Coast
Population: 637
Sheep farming (wool and meat), beef cattle raising, and oilseed cultivation
Lyrup
Riverland
Population: 346
Large-scale table grape production, particularly export-oriented varieties
Maitland
Yorke and Mid North
Population: 1,079
Cereal crops, livestock, meat and wool and other broadacre crops
Mannum
Murray and Mallee
Population: 6,594
Livestock, meat and wool, cereal crops and vegetables
Milang
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
Population: 831
Mingbool
Limestone Coast
Population 123
Dairy, beef, grain farming, forestry, viticulture, potatoes and other vegetables.
Mintaro
Clare Valley
Population: 218
Mixed agriculture, including wheat and canola crops, as well as pastoralism
Mount Compass
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
Population: 1,580
Dairy farms, (production of milk and related dairy products), market gardens, strawberries
Mount Pleasant
Barossa, Light and Lower North
Population: 1,058
Vineyards, local produce, farming
Murray Bridge
Murraylands
Population: 18,243
Dairy, stone fruit, citrus, wine grapes, and olives
Mylor
Adelaide Hills
Population: 1,067
Premier wine region, strawberries, cherry growing, and fig picking
Mypolonga
Murray and Mallee
Population: 1,697
Dairy (cow and buffalo milk), stone fruit (apricots, peach, nectarine, plums), citrus, wine grapes and olives
Naracoorte
Limestone Coast
Population: 6,293
Sheep, cattle, wheat farming, vineyards for wine production, dairying, and forestry
Palmer
Mid Murray
Population: 215
Vegetable production, particularly seeds, onions, and processing potatoes
Parachilna
Flinders Ranges
Population: N/A
Pastoral farming, including grazing livestock (cattle and sheep) and a tourism hub for agricultural related activities
Penneshaw
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
Population: 269
Cereal crops, canola, wheat and pulses, livestock, abolone and oyster farming
Pinnaroo
Murray and Mallee
Population: 768
Broadacre farming, pistachio,olive, turf, honey, meat, potato and other vegetable production
Port Augusta
Far North
Population: 13,829
Arid-zone horticulture, particularly the production of tomatoes in a solar-powered greenhouse
Port Lincoln
Eyre and Western
Population: 15,018
Livestock, meat and wool, cereal crops and seafood
Port Macdonnell
Limestone Coast
Population: 859
Rock lobster fishing, dairying, beef, sheep production, as well as wool, seed, and grain production
Renmark North
Population: 678
Asparagus, fruits (apples and oranges), grapes, citrus fruits, tomatoes, vegetables, and nuts
Stirling
Adelaide Hills
Population: 3,067
Strathalbyn
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
Population: 6,207
Grapes (wine and table), livestock, meat and wool and vegetables
Victor Harbor
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
Population: 16,139
Livestock grazing (beef and sheep), dairy farming, and the production of various crops
Waikerie
Murray and Mallee
Population: 2,684
Citrus fruit, grapes (wine and table) and crops for hay
Wild Horse Plains
Barossa Light and Lower North
Population: 96
Grain growing and livestock farming
Woodside
Adelaide Hills
Population: 2,701
Cheese production, specifically artisan cow and goat cheeses
Wudinna
Eyre and Western
Population: 1,136
Cereal crops, other broadacre crops, livestock, meat and wool
2. SUBMIT YOUR VOTE
Why Vote?
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 2026 February edition of SALIFE magazine.
- Sign for the town entrance recognising the town’s achievement.
- Community event and sign unveiling to celebrate the ‘2025 Agricultural Town of the Year’ win.
- Networking opportunities with other regional towns.
Terms and conditions
- 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.
- The promoter is Solstice Media (ABN 63 105 598 187) of Ground Floor, 165 Grenfell Street Adelaide SA 5000 (Promoter).
- Voting closes at 11.59pm on Friday 20 June 2025.
- Voters are required to provide their full name, email, phone number and postcode.
- Entrants may be required to provide their residential or mailing address, if requested, to provide to gaming authorities.
- Each individual person is allowed a maximum of one vote. Any duplicate votes and entries will be removed.
- 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.
- Entrants must be above the age of 18 years old to accept the prize.
- Entrants must be a South Australian resident.
- A person who submits a vote is considered to be a “voter”.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Should a voter’s contact details change during the Voting Period it is the voter’s responsibility to notify the Promoter.
- A request to access or modify any information provided in an entry should be directed to the Promoter.
- If the district council of a nominated town does not wish for their town to be considered as a finalist or to have a nomination progress through the entry stage of the program, the District Council can advise the judging panel and the nomination will be removed from the process. In this instance the town with the next highest votes will be selected and made a finalist.
- 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.
- 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 e-mail, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The voter agrees if they are not already a subscriber to PIRSA’s database, they will be subscribed to PIRSA News as part of the nomination process, unless advised otherwise.
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