Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Coming up in Burra

 

There's always something exciting to do in Burra and we're coming up to one of our busiest times of the year. September and October are always fun - the weather starts to warm up and the town is busy with tourists and holiday makers. 

For those with a spirit of adventure, the Bush to Burra Trail Ride will start on Thursday 1st October at Gum Creek Station west of Burra and will finish at Old Canowie Station east of Jamestown on Monday 5th October 2009. For more information about the ride Information Packs are available from the Burra Visitor Centre  or call 8892 2154.

There are many special drives from Burra including the Dares Hill drive, Clare Valley wineries and more. The Goyder Tourism Committee have developed northern and southern scenic driving trails throughout the Council region. These are available from the Burra Visitor Centre.

    

For walkers and cyclists, both the Heysen and Mawson Trails run right through the middle of Burra. To find out more, go to www.heysentrail.asn.au  for information on the Heysen Trail or www.bikesa.asn.au for more on the Mawson Trail.

 

If you enjoy a game of golf bring your sticks and have a round Burra's 18 hole course… yes we have greens and the green fees are only $20 a round!

And at the end of whatever activities you choose to enjoy, you can always join us for a delicious afternoon tea at Gaslight! Hope to see you here soon.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Old Tupton Ware

We’ve just taken delivery of several pieces from the Old Tupton Ware range. All the pieces are hand painted in gorgeous, bright colours. Old Tupton Ware has only been produced since about 2002, but because of its beautiful designs and distinctive bold colours it’s already become very collectable.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Meet the Artist


All of Burra was busy celebrating SALA yesterday. At Gaslight we were happy to have Russell and Halina Morrison with us. Russell was on hand to talk about his exhibition "Painting Goyder's Line", which will be on show in our store until the end of August.

Lots of people came along to meet Russell and enjoy his wonderful work.



Jessica Dames with Anne and Beth Field







Helen demonstrated her extensive knowledge of art to Colin and Valerie









Geoff with Liz and Jane






Russell and Halina with Tom and Julie Marshall from Burra North's Uptown Gallery








Bob and Russell with Chris Schacht









...and everyone else!


Friday, August 7, 2009

All dressed up for SALA!


Burra is all dressed up for the SALA festival with yellow flags and hats decorating the streets and Gaslight is joining the fun. Sunday 16th August will see the whole town busy with SALA festivities which will include African drummers, line dancing, artists at work in Market Square, food stalls. a band and the "Sing Australia" choir in action.

Gaslight will be hosting a "Meet the Artist" event between 4pm and 6pm, when Russell Morrison will be on hand to talk about his "Painting Goyder's Line" exhibition.

Bring your friends and come and join the celebrations!

Sunday, August 2, 2009


In the middle of a Burra winter it's lovely to see the almond blossoms breaking through. This is right across the road from the shop in the backyard of the National Bank building.