Fleurieu Fiesta

October is when the Fleurieu Peninsula’s Fiesta! serves you a gastronomic journey of ...

new tastes
personal encounters
delectable meals
perfect picnics
top quality product
competitions and awards, and
food and wine prepared and served with passion
Throughout October the Fleurieu Peninsula throws open its doors to the world and invites food lovers and culinary explorers in to share the secrets of its kitchens, barrels, groves and markets.

How do you make cheese?

Pickle Olives?

What is Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

How do you taste wines?

What is the perfect food and wine match?

Come join our talented chefs, winemakers and food producers who will be happy to share their trade secrets.

2008 Tour Down Under

Next year's Tour Down Under will be a special 10th Anniversary celebration. As part of the celebrations team presentations will now be free to the public.

The celebrations will start on Friday, 25 January followed by Saturday 26 January with an Australia Day breakfast. The race will start at 11am and then in the evening an Australia Day Concert will be held at Rotary Park, Christies Beach. There will be more activities held on Sunday, 27 January.

The race will be visiting the City of Onkaparinga twice in Stage 3 on Thursday, 24 January 2008 and in Stage 5 on Saturday, 26 January 2008.

SA Writers' Festival - 6 – 16 September

The South Australian Writers' Festival is a joint initiative of the City of Onkaparinga and the SA Writers Centre.

Join with us for a week of sharing the delight of the written word and the splendour of a good story. Let the river of inspiration flow both ways, from reader to writer, from new hand to old. Raise a glass of Wirra Wirra wine to the sparkle of wordplay and the turn of a good phrase. Take a look at the festival program for details of the events.

Festival highlights

Poets & Pizza at Coriole Vineyards
SOLD OUT!

Combining the Ingredients - taste the creations of SA chefs, Cheong Leiw, Salvatore Pepe and hear food reviewers David Sly and Howard Twelfetree at Willunga Farmers' Market
Saturday 15 September 11am
Free entry

Writers at Wirra Wirra
Gourmet foods, words, wine and music
Writers include - David Williamson, Ashley Mallett, Kirsty Brooks and Rory Barnes
Sun 16 Sept 11am - 4pm Free entry