South Australian Regional Development Funding to draw more visitors to the Eyre Peninsula
Facilities to attract and keep visitors in the lower Eyre Peninsula are to be built at the Glen-Forest Tourist Park and Vineyard with the support of a $193,750 Regional Development Fund grant.
The family-operated tourist park will expand and improve their current facilities, adding a new reception, kiosk and shop, along with a cellar door and the creation of an adventure maze.
The Glen-Forest Tourist Park and Vineyard at Green Patch, about 13 kilometres from Port Lincoln, is a 400 acre farm with 120 acres dedicated to an animal park, while 100 acres of vineyards supports the Lincoln Estate Vineyard label.
Commenting on the project, South Australian Regional Development Minister Geoff Brock stated “the Glen-Forest Tourist Park and Vineyard upgrades will bring something new to this area of the state, creating jobs and boosting the local tourist economy.”
Welcoming the funding support, Glen-Forest Tourist Park and Vineyard Director Brian Turvey added “we’re delighted to have the support of the RDF grant to bring our ideas to fruition.
“Being able to create a dedicated reception area for the park, a new kiosk and shop, and a timber adventure maze will make a huge difference to our operations, while the new cellar door will offer new marketing opportunities for our Lincoln Estate Vineyard label.”
The South Australian Government’s Regional Development Fund (RDF) provides grants to drive economic growth backing economic priorities of ‘South Australia - a growing destination of choice for international and domestic travellers’ and ‘Premium food and wine produced in our clean environment and exported to the world’.
Image: Animals at the Glen-Forest Tourist Park and Vineyard.
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