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We take a look at the winning entry in the Mix 102.3 Famous in the Barossa Competition....

Briony Hume gets a taste of what's new in Hahndorf. She takes a new tour among the art galleries shops and cellar doors and discovers that plenty of new things have sprung up in the main street rec...

Briony Hume heads to the Bay to discover not only what's new - but finds that everything old is new again! There's a treasure trove of fashion, furniture, music, books and pre-loved memorabilia from a...

Pete Michell explores the stylish seaside town of Port Elliot. All along the main street and the Strand, new shops are springing up that invite a good old fashioned sticky beak....

Kelly Golding heads to Williamstown, a charming town situated on the edge of the Adelaide Hills and the southern gateway to the Barossa Valley. Famous for its Whispering Wall - this charming town has ...

Kelly Golding discovers that you don't need a passport to enjoy the delights of France. <br />
From delectable French cuisine to mouth watering pastries, French antiques, children's clothes and giftw...

Briony Hume heads down the coast to Normanville and Yankalilla. Just over an hour south of the city, this hugely popular coastal playground is home to an array of interesting shops, cafes, cellar door...

With all the controversy over our beloved river Murray lately Briony Hume heads riverside and finds some very good news. <br />
Recent rains have had a positive effect on the upper Murray, and down a...

Briony Hume discovers the many delights of Prospect Road. The area's gathering a reputation for unique boutiques and great specialty shops. There's everything along this strip to have you looking styl...

Briony Hume takes a look at what's new and what you can do in Penola. &quot;MustSeeWantHaveBuy&quot;, a phrase we're all familiar with is actually the name of a tantalising new shop in Penola's histor...

Pete Michell heads down to Glenelg to try out Adelaide's newest amusement complex, the Beachouse. A cool 20 million has gone into the place and it certainly shows. Pete gives all the rides an amusemen...

Briony Hume takes a wander through Woodside. Here on Discover we just love getting into the hills and having a good ol' nosey around, we did that not that long ago in the township of Nairne and a few ...

Briony Hume stops in at the new eye catching purpose-built Clare Visitor Information centre on the main route in from Adelaide, just before you get to the town of Clare itself. The Clare Valley region...

Chris Dittmar heads to Kenton Valley and discovers a family friendly par 3 golf course. Spread out over 25 acres, there are water traps and of course plenty of trees to negotiate. We found kids of all...

It's only 40 minutes from the city, but Nairne's kept every bit of its country feel. It's a little off the usual beaten tourist track, but Briony Hume discovers enough to keep a dedicated browser happ...

Jetty Road at Brighton has had a real injection of life lately, and if you haven't taken a look for a few years, it's time to head out for a stroll. Briony Hume takes a wander down this very compact r...

Pete Michell takes a look around one of the largest wind farms in the southern hemisphere. The area surrounding Millicent and Lake Bonney has always boasted a very considerable and very consistent res...

We take a tour around the Barossa's Butcher, Baker, Winemaker trail. A great idea for daytrip where you can collect some supplies to fill your picnic basket. <br />
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Barossa Visitor and Inform...

Kelly Golding visits Adelaide's new Guide Dogs Discovery Centre - Australia's first interactive eye and ear health education centre....

Chris Dittmar visits South Australia's only Planetarium at the Uni SA's Mawson Lakes Campus. If you're a star gazer you'll love it - a feature is the Zeiss Star Projector, it shows stars on the dome c...

Kelly Golding’s found some new market’s you won’t want to miss! Magnolia Square Market specialises in handmade and unique wares by artists, designers and craftspeople from all over Australia. It’s on ...

Kelly Golding checks out the new Norwood Market for Child and Baby. If you have children in your life then this market is definitely worth a browse. You'll find toys, clothes, shoes, bedroom décor ite...

&quot;No Snow&quot; doesn't mean &quot;no-go&quot; when it comes to dog sledding in South Australia. Pete Michell gets a taste of the mushing action when he heads to the hills to find out more about t...

The Anzac Legend was born at Gallipoli, a place which saw the death of more than 8,000 soldiers. During a campaign which lasted 8 months extraordinary stories of sacrifice and courage arose, now defi...

The Wheal Hughes Copper Mine at Moonta is a fascinating tour which combines a train ride with history, geology and a touch of adventure!...

Ken &quot;KG&quot;� Cunningham meets author and Holden enthusiast Don Loffler. Don is so passionate about Holden's he not only drives one he writes about them as well....

We take for granted the magnificent Norfolk Island Pines which line many roads in Adelaide, more particularly along our coastal strip. Graeme Goodings takes a look at the history of these plantings wh...

Briony Hume takes a fossick through Port Adelaide's past at Sea Witch Images. Their enormous back catalogue of fascinating historical images stretches back a century and a half. People researching the...

Vision from an early documentary showing Adelaide city circa in 1925 - Adelaide was one of the first places in Australia to adopt the practice of angle parking....

Chris Dittmar takes a historic look back at the city of Adelaide. The Adelaide City Council has just released a brand new book called 'Those Turbulent Years' a history of Adelaide from 1929 - 1979. Hi...

For most of us, Wayville is the home of the Royal Show but for many years community gatherings of this type were always held in the city. This shot from the History on Glass collection was taken in th...

Adelaide was the first city in Australia to have a Luna Park. Humble in comparison to it's Coney Island namesake, the amusement centre was nevertheless a huge drawcard on the Glenelg Foreshore. The la...

In the late 1800s rail travel was a fast and efficient means of transport but our first trams weren't always a huge success. Horse Trams were commonplace in the 1880s but many complained about the slo...

Semaphore has always been a popular seaside destination and tourists would arrive by the trainload in the warmer months to &quot;inhale the ozone&quot; and be entertained. Broken Hill miners would bri...

The completion of the Overland Telegraph line in 1872 meant that the time to send a message was reduced from 60 days to mere hours but, it came at a price. Vast networks of wire began to appear, festo...

Camels and their handlers are the unsung heroes of outback exploration. History would read very differently if it weren't for these &quot;ships of the desert&quot; because for many years camel trains ...

The Boy Scout movement was established by Britain's Robert Baden Powell in 1907 and the first South Australian troop was formed one year later. Joining the boy scouts offered boys in this era the oppo...

River Trade was an important part of South Australia's economy for nearly a century. Barges and working paddle steamers were a common sight on the Murray from the mid 1800's as they traversed the wate...

In 1881, the construction of the First Torrens Weir transformed the string of stagnant pools into a lake. By the 1920's a floating dance hall sat alongside the southern bank - The &quot;Flaoting Palai...

Our metropolitan beaches have always been a popular spot for locals and tourists but how times have changed in less than a century! A photograph of Brighton Beach in 1915 shows that even on a hot Febr...

These days we open our fridge doors and expect to find food and drinks perfectly chilled but it wasn't always so easy. Before domestic refrigeration became commonplace the coolest job in town was to b...

From the very beginning football has been associated with the Adelaide Oval, a connection which exists to the present day, and the game was a particularly popular distraction after the devastating los...

The Royal Visit by Edward, Prince of Wales in 1920 saw Adelaide city streets bedecked with navy, red and white as the entire population rallied to welcome the extremely popular heir to the throne....

What is it that sets South Australians apart from our fellow countrymen? How can we define true South Australian Culture? Each year the National Trust and Bank SA join forces to select a group of item...

What does a rat, a cockroach, and a fly all have in common? Well, they’re all commonly found in and around rubbish dumps – But Dublin’s super size versions form part of an imaginative collection of s...

Briony Hume takes her tastebuds on a treasure hunt… it's called &quot;The Amazing Taste&quot; and it will have you driving through some of McLaren Vale's most lovely scenery, while challenging you to ...

Pete Michell stops in at the Wadlata Outback Centre in Port Augusta. The Centre has recently undergone a 1 million dollar facelift and now has even more interactive displays. Wadlata's time tunnel tak...

To mark the recent 30th anniversary of the Bay to Birdwood Ken ‘KG’ Cunningham takes a ride in a Cadillac with entrant John Lucas....

Chris Dittmar heads just over the border in NSW to discover Silverton – an Outback town with plenty of charm....

Pete Michell takes a look at Suburban Dreams: house and home in Adelaide 1975-1965, the latest exhibition now on at the Migration Museum. Exploring many of the themes of planning, design and housing a...

Pete Michell stops in to smell the roses at Ruston's Roses in Renmark. Ruston's boast the biggest rose display garden in Australia and in the past year have undergone a major upgrade of its public fa...

Chris Dittmar checks out the South Australian Aviation Museum at their new home at Lipson Street in Port Adelaide. The newly located museum is open 364 days of the year from 10.30am to 4.30pm and is p...

John Riddell plays Lord of the Manor for the night at Martindale Hall at Mintaro in the Clare Valley. For a evening of Mayhem, Mirth and Mystery and Marvellously Mouth watering food in what's been bil...

Each year in association with the National Trust, the Bank SA Heritage Icon list records, recognises and protects items that have made a significant contribution to South Australia's Cultural Identity...

John Riddell heads for the hills, the National Motor Museum at Birdwood to be exact. If you know your EJ from your HQ, then the newest Holden exhibition is a must-see. 'Hot Holdens' tells the story of...