Strathalbyn Businesses
Strathalbyn has a diverse range of businesses, from those that provide goods & services to locals and the primary production sector to those involved in the tourism industry. Strathalbyn is also known for its quality tradespeople, land services and building industries.
Strathalbyn & Lakes Tourist Association (SLTA)
The SLTA aims to:
- Promote and develop tourism for the prosperity of Strathalbyn and surrounding districts.
- Foster civic pride in Strathalbyn and surrounding districts as befitting its natural beauty and resources.
- Encourage tourism development which is in harmony with, preserves and enhances the environment and lifestyle of Strathalbyn and the surrounding districts.
- Initiate publicity, activities, raising of funds and all things whatsoever designed to achieve the previously stated objects and to give Strathalbyn and surrounding districts national and international tourism prominence.
The SLTA is responsible for running the monthly Strathalbyn Market, the Strathalbyn Antique Fair, producing the Town Map & Brochure, managing the Local Business Database and Newsletters, running several of the town noticeboards and operating the Visit Strathalbyn facebook page. The SLTA is also the custodian of the Strathalbyn – A Secret Worth Sharing brand and the owner of this website.
The SLTA, in conjunction with the Strathalbyn Inter-Church Council, runs the Strathalbyn Christmas Pageant as part of Christmas Where the Angas Flows, which is held on the last day of school every year.
Membership of the SLTA is open to anyone interested in the promotion of the Strathalbyn district for tourism, community and business purposes. Current members come from a mix of local business operators and interested community individuals.
The SLTA’s contact details are:
- President: Helen Nutt, Email: info@slta.asn.au,
- Secretary: Sue Scheiffers, Email: secretary@slta.asn.au
- Treasurer: Jo Scheiffers, Email: treasurer@slta.asn.au
- Antique Fair: Email: convener@slta.asn.au, Phone: 0427 674 620
- Strathalbyn Monthly Market: Email: markets@slta.asn.au, Phone: 0408 501 840
Postal Address: PO Box 255, Strathalbyn SA 5255
To list on this Website
To have your business or organisation listed on this website, please contact info@slta.asn.au.
Only businesses with an ABN and operating from the Strathalbyn district will be considered. Please use the same email address to request amendments.
To receive local Tourism & Business News
To receive regular e-newsletters on tourism and business matters from the SLTA, please subscribe here. We now have approximately 250 subscribers, so don’t miss out on what is happening locally!
Regional Development Association Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
The RDA AH, F & KI is a partnership between the state and local governments to support the growth and development of Australia’s regions, from an economic, environmental and social perspective. The SLTA recommends businesses subscribe to the RDA AH, F & KI to receive business-related news and workshop updates. The RDA AH, F & KI can also be followed on social media. For further details, please refer to their website.
Business Advice & Legislation Updates
For information on key changes that affect business operators, please go the websites of the Office of Consumer and Business Services or the Small Business Commissioner South Australia.
Regional Development Australia Murraylands & Riverland has a free business advisory service located in Murray Bridge. Some advisory services have been extended to the Strathalbyn area, please visit their website for further information.
Alexandrina Council
The Alexandrina Council has a business section on their website, which includes growth statistics and links to broader business bodies.
There are a number of buildings in Strathalbyn that are affected by heritage controls.
The historical fabric of Strathalbyn requires detailed planning for car parking, exterior signage & colours, alfresco dining, grease traps (relevant food businesses), customer access, waste disposal and landscaping, and can affect the capacity for both external and internal changes.
For those planning on starting a new businesses in Strathalbyn, please see the Planning and Development section on Council’s website, and speak to both a Development Officer-Planning and a Development Officer-Building at the outset. Persons planning on selling food are also encouraged to discuss their proposal with Council’s Environmental Health Officers. Click here for Council’s contact details.
Fleurieu Peninsula Tourism
Fleurieu Peninsula Tourism is funded by local and state governments to promote the region and support the regional tourism industry. The organisation regularly releases e-newsletters to regional tourism operators and manages the regional Fleurieu Peninsula website. Contact and subscription details for FPT can be found by clicking here.
Events & Business Updates on Facebook
Social media is a great way to get your event known or share what is happening with your business.
The following facebook pages provide opportunities to share local business news:
- Strathalbyn Community Noticeboard – A great page for smaller community event posts and general business updates.
- Visit Strathalbyn – Event and business posts. Run by Strathalbyn & Lakes Tourist Association.
- Strathalbyn Local Business Network – Local businesses can post to page.
- Strathalbyn Shopping Deals – Local businesses can post to page.
- Shopping Strathalbyn – Public group where posts will appear in the timeline.
Events
The following facebook pages promote local events:
- Visit Strathalbyn – Run by Strathalbyn & Lakes Tourist Association.
- Strathalbyn, South Australia (Community & Government) – Run by Alexandrina Council.
- Buy Sell Swap Strathalbyn Area – Whilst this membership-based page is predominantly for local buying, swapping and selling, they do allow community events to be posted as long it’s not too much and too often by the same poster.
- Strathalbyn Community Noticeboard – A great page for smaller community events.
- Events Alexandrina Region South Australia – Run by Alexandrina Council.
- Fleurieu Peninsula – Experience Culture Adventure – Run by Fleurieu Peninsula Tourism.
- Adelaide Hills Community Chat – Membership-based page with an extensive reach.
- Events in the Adelaide Hills & Surrounding Areas (Community) – A paged with a wide reach.
- Shout Outs in the Adelaide Hills – Membership-based page.
- Murray Valley Standard – Post to page to try and get your event picked up!
- The Victor Harbor Times – Post to page to try and get your event picked up!
- The Mt Barker Courier – Post to page to try and get your event picked up!
Events on Calendars
It is recommended that associations/clubs/ businesses contact Alexandrina Council to have tourism-related events listed on their visitor-based website. Regional-level events can also be displayed on the Fleurieu Peninsula Tourism website. However, for businesses to have their information on this website they will need to be registered with the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW). This website also links to information on all five visitor information centres in the area, including the Strathalbyn Visitor Information Centre.
Businesses in the hospitality field are particularly encouraged to monitor these calendars and relevant facebook pages, so that staffing levels can meet the demands of tourist influxes. The Council also loads Monthly Events listings to their website, and the Strathalbyn Visitor Information Centre manages a three month listing of Strathalbyn events, which are both beneficial for forward planning and checking if another event is being run at the same time. Contact cintraamos@bigpond.com to receive the three month events spreadsheet or to get your event included.