Author: Annemaree Clementson

Barossa Region Vital Signs – 2021

Foundation Barossa is committed to addressing the needs of our community.

Over the years, through our partnerships in the community, we’ve identified the areas we believe we can make the most difference.

This Vital Signs report provides another valuable tool to help us direct our resources — the funds contributed by our community — to have the best impact. It provides a data-driven framework to measure the vitality of our community, and it gives us a snapshot of our strengths, challenges, and needs.

The report covers four key areas:

• disadvantage and poverty
• affordable housing and homelessness
• education and learning; and
• building resilient communities.

As we launch our inaugural Vital Signs report, we acknowledge that this is just the beginning. We’ll use this tool to track our progress and measure impact for years to come.

Much of the data is pre-COVID-19 and will be an important baseline for future reports.

We encourage you to read this report and to share it with your contacts.

DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE – PDF 

For more information: email Annabelle Elton-Martin, Foundation Barossa Executive Officer.

Foundation Barossa is excited to announce the recipients of the third round of Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust (PLAET) grants. 

The four successful projects will share in over $15,000. They were chosen from a diverse range of applications that show the breadth and depth of the arts, culture and history in the Barossa. 

“Another exciting and wonderful group of PLAET recipients who will bring lasting benefit to the Barossa. I am thrilled with the response”, said Margaret Lehmann. 

Funding will support the development of a Barossa Heritage Trails App. The app will include seven digital walking, cycling, or driving tours and trails of Barossa towns. It will promote Barossa’s heritage and share heritage experiences with the local community and visitors. 

Local radio station BBBFM will receive funding for a CD titled ‘Musical Creatures of Valleys & Plains’ featuring 15 local artists. The CD will support the growth and development of the artists’ music careers and develop links with the community. 

Josh van Konkelenberg will conduct an intensive residency at the Hill & Son Organ building on outcomes of 2020 mentorships. This will include two workshops for amateur organists, a public masterclass for Barossa based organists and pianists, and a concert 

The Barossa Bushgardens have hosted 10 SALA exhibitions over the last 11 years. This has established and enhanced the connection between the local natural environment and art scene in the Barossa. The Bushgardens will use the grant to establish an acquisitive sculpture prize held during the SALA festival. The Barossa Regional Acquisitive Sculpture prize will support, promote and raise awareness of the local art community in a unique setting. 

“We are really grateful for the opportunity that Foundation Barossa and the Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust are giving us and are delighted to become a bigger part of the Barossa’s diverse art scene as well as supporting local emerging and established artists”, said Doreen Von Linden of the Barossa Bushgardens. 

Established in 2014, The Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust (PLAET) fosters arts and cultural learning opportunities and access. It provides grants for arts, culture, and education projects in the Barossa. Foundation Barossa oversees the administration of the trust with an Advisory Committee, including members of the Lehmann family. 

READ MORE about the Peter Lehmann Arts & Education Trust here.

For more information: email Annabelle Elton-Martin, Foundation Barossa Executive Officer.

Gifts in Wills:  A gift that lasts forever

Our Role:

Foundation Barossa is a community-based foundation that invests for the long term benefit of our community.

We work with the local community to identify key needs, build community strength and find collaborative solutions to problems. This creates a strong, vital community in which everyone can participate and contribute.

We believe that everyone within our community deserves to participate fully. We recognise that some members of our community are excluded. We work to improve the ability, opportunity and dignity of those that are disadvantaged, to ensure no one is left out

Leaving a Gift in your Will:

Leaving a bequest to Foundation Barossa in your Will is a way of ensuring an ongoing impact on those who need it most in the community.  These funds will be held in trust by Foundation Barossa under terms agreed by you.  Every bequest to Foundation Barossa is invested in full, with only the earnings on the investments used to provide annual grants. This ensures your gift will last forever, providing ongoing benefit to the community for now and in future generations.

There are a number of ways to give.  Your gift may be given during your lifetime as a one-off donation or as an annuity over time, or included in your Will as a bequest.  You may select to have your bequest honoured in a “Named Fund”, ensuring your gift is in your family name or a person of significance to you.  Your gift will be included in our annual report unless anonymity is requested.

Note: Gifts made during a donor’s lifetime are tax-deductible.

Leaving a charitable gift in your Will won’t require much time or a lot of money. 

There are several ways you can structure your gift:

• Leaving a specified amount
• Giving a percentage of the overall value of your estate
• Giving real estate or an investment (for example shares, property, artwork)
• Making a ‘Residual Gift’ – which is a share of your estate after providing for families and friends.

Including a Bequest in your Will:

If you wish to support the work of Foundation Barossa through bequest giving, please contact us.  We will work with you to understand your wishes and support the documentation your solicitor will require to complete your Will.  Alternatively, you may choose to arrange for your bequest to be given to Foundation Barossa by working directly with your solicitor.

In either case Foundation Barossa can provide documentation examples, that can also be printed.

Click here to download: Foundation-Barossa-Bequests PDF

A Lasting Impact:

By leaving a gift in your Will to Foundation Barossa you can help improve the quality of life of those living in the Barossa – both now and in the future.  You will be directly helping address inequality and disadvantage and creating a strong, resilient community.

Contact Us:

Annabelle Elton-Martin
Executive Officer

Email Annabelle

 A group of Barossa chefs are focused on harnessing their skills for good and giving back to the community with a heart-warming community soup kitchen that supports youth homelessness in the Barossa. 

Give A Little More Barossa Community Soup Kitchen is a concept and initiative brought to life by Sam Smith of Fino. 

Every Tuesday in August from 12pm a rotating roster of chefs and front of house staff, including Sam Smith & Amy Dunleavy (Fino), Tim Bourke (The Eatery), Mark McNamara and Kind Hearted Kitchen, Clare Falzon (Hentley Farm) and Kyle Johns ( Appellation) will cook and serve soup each Tuesday through August with proceeds from cup of soup sales helping Foundation Barossa’s ‘Homburg Homeless Prevention Fund’. 

The pop-up soup kitchen will operate from the Barossa Co-op in Nuriootpa, selling cups of heart-warming soup for $12. The initiative raising money, through Foundation Barossa, for ‘Kids Under Cover’ and contribute to the purchase of youth homeless prevention studios for local youth at risk of homelessness. 

Sam Smith said the soup kitchen is a collaborative initiative that allows chefs to give back and contribute to the community they represent and acknowledges the idea stemmed from Fino’s involvement over the past few years with the Hutt St Centre and East End Cellars soup kitchen initiative. 

“It is great to be part of an event with such a strong social conscience and we’re optimistic this initiative will spark conversations and raise awareness about the issues facing our youth. Hopefully can build this into a regular, annual contribution and help contribute to creating a safer and better life for youth at risk in our region.” 

Annabelle Elton- Martin, Foundation Barossa Executive Officer said, “We have a real opportunity to make a difference to the lives of these children. Initiatives such as the ‘Give A Little More Barossa’ soup kitchen means much-needed funds will go directly to the transformational process of ensuring no young person should have to experience homelessness in the Barossa.

“We would like to personally thank you for being part of this important initiative to help some of the most vulnerable in our community.” 

Give A Little More Barossa Community Soup Kitchen is part of the region’s new food and wine festival ‘A Little More Barossa’ and represents a strong community partnership between chefs, Foundation Barossa, Barossa Co-op and Tourism Barossa. 

Jess Greatwich, Tourism Barossa’s Regional Tourism Manager acknowledged the generosity of the initiative saying the new A Little More Barossa food and wine festival is the perfect vehicle to support and promote the heart-warming initiative. 

“We are thrilled to be offering support to Sam to bring the concept to life and to have Foundation Barossa as our community partner. This project reflects the Barossa’s generosity, kindness and highlights our region’s strong sense of community.” 

The first Give A Little More Barossa Community Soup Kitchen will be held on August 3 with Fino’s Sam Smith and Amy Dunleavy at the helm. 

Give A Little More Barossa Community Soup Kitchen

August 3 – Sam Smith & Amy Dunleavy from Fino
August 10 – Tim Bourke from The Eatery
August 17 – Mark McNamara (foodluddite) and Ruby Stobart (Kind Hearted Kitchen)
August 24 – Clare Falzon from Hentley Farm
August 31 – Kyle Johns from Appellation

Donations

Make your donation to the Homburg Homelessness Prevention Fund here.

More Information

Read more about the Homburg Homelessness Prevention Fund here.

For further information on how you can support any of Foundation Barossa’s programs email Annabelle Elton-Martin, Foundation Barossa Executive Officer.

Thank you for your support of Foundation Barossa.

Make an impact in your community and support the cause of your choice by giving a tax-deductible donation before 30 June.

A donation at the end of this financial year does good in the community and will also reduce your taxable income. Foundation Barossa is a “Deductible Gift Recipient”  (DGR). This means we are endorsed (approved) by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and can provide tax-deductible receipts to donors when filling in your year-end tax return.

Choose the cause below you wish to support and 100% of your donation will go to that program.

Kicking Goals Scholarships:  John Hughes, Winemaker/Owner of Rieslingfreak, has established the Kicking Goals Scholarship. John has slight Cerebral Palsy and has always wanted to put together a Scholarship that enables a student with a disability to go further. The Kicking Goals Scholarship is designed to take a student in the Barossa region further into education, with the ultimate goal being employment.

Make your donation to Kicking Goals

Dr Ben Baker Memorial Scholarship:  Foundation Barossa and the Angaston Medical Centre established the scholarship in 2020 to honour the memory of Dr Ben Baker.
‘As Ben’s friends and business partners, we wanted to remember him in a way that helps someone achieve their dream of becoming a health professional’. Dr Adrian Griscti, Angaston Medical Centre.  The fund will provide an annual education scholarship of $1,000 to a student studying a course of (human) health.
Through scholarships like this, Foundation Barossa is helping young people to contribute to the future of the community.

Make your donation to the Dr Ben Baker Memorial Scholarship

Concordis Social Inclusion Trust:  Through funds raised by an annual collaborative winemaking project between Kaesler Wines, Seppeltsfield Wines, Torbreck Vintners and Two Hands Wines Concordis provides scholarships to assist those affected by homelessness, mental health, disability or other areas of disadvantage

Make your donation to the Concordis Social Inclusion Scholarships

BGWA Well-being Fund: The BGWA Well-being Fund will be used to benefit the Barossa wine and grape growing community by increasing capability via knowledge and understanding about various issues relating to mental health.  The outcomes will be designed to better equip members of the Barossa wine and grape growing community to engage in conversations and to provide active support for people, whose colleagues, friends or family members are facing mental health issues. It is intended that the grants will fund regular, formal mental health First Aid training. The training will cover areas such as what is mental illness, how to talk about mental health, the importance of self-care and how to support someone with mental health challenges.

Make your donation to the BGWA Well-being Fund

Peter Lehmann Arts & Education Trust:  The Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust (PLAET) was launched in 2014 to nurture and sustain the artistic and cultural fabric of the Barossa by providing access and education to a wide range of arts and cultural activities.
The trust came about to memorialise Peter Lehmann, a true son of the Barossa and supporter of all aspects of Barossa culture and heritage.

Make your donation to the Peter Lehmann Arts & Education Trust

Elderton Wine Making Excellence Scholarships: The one-year scholarship provides $3000 towards a student’s Bachelor of Oenology (Winemaking) or Bachelor of Viticulture at an Australian University.  The successful applicant will receive mentoring from the team at Elderton. We encourage scholarship recipients to undertake a vintage placement at Elderton. During their placement, the Elderton team will mentor the student, giving them the building blocks for a winemaking career.

Make your donation to the Elderton Wine Making Excellence Scholarship

Thomas Scholarships:  Foundation Barossa’s scholarships support students that might not otherwise go on to TAFE and university.
The three-year scholarships can pay for tuition, accommodation or equipment.
Through these scholarships, Foundation Barossa is helping young people to contribute to the future of the community.

Make your donation to the Thomas Scholarships

Barossa Bands Scholarships: The Barossa Bands Scholarship was created in 2015 following the disbanding of the Barossa Junior Brass Band. The aim of the Scholarship is to enable and promote the tuition of young, talented musicians who will be mentored by one of the local community bands.

 Make your donation to the Barossa Bands Scholarships

“Giving is not just about making a donation, it’s about making a difference”.

 Thank You.

For further information on how you can support any of Foundation Barossa’s programs email Annabelle Elton-Martin, Foundation Barossa Executive Officer.

Thank you for your support of Foundation Barossa.

Youth homelessness is not a new issue in the Barossa region, however, numbers are steadily increasing. There were 44 children that presented as homeless in the Barossa, with recent heartbreaking cases such as an eight-year-old child presenting as homeless and a young mother with a three-month-old baby sleeping in their car.  

For young people at risk of homelessness, a space to call their own is life-changing.

Foundation Barossa and Homburg Real Estate have launched the Homburg Homelessness Prevention Fund to build  Kids Under Cover youth homeless prevention studios in the Barossa region.

Through the generosity of the Barossa community and Homburg Real Estate,  funds raised to date are $74, 700.

Our goal is to build the first Barossa studio in 2021.

You can help young Barossans in need by making your online donation here.

To learn more, please visit our page.

* This story is from a local youth who has been assisted by Foundation Barossa (voice actor used).

Nick Slape has stepped down from his role as Chair of Foundation Barossa. He has been Chair for the last four years and has worked tirelessly to promote the Foundation throughout the community. Nick said, “It has been my privilege to work to provide opportunities for the many members of our community who need some financial and/or mentoring support to achieve their goals.” He is to remain on the Board and will continue his contribution to the Foundation.

Neil Retallick has been appointed as the new Chair. He has been on the Board for the last two years and brings a wealth of experience from his working life. Neil is committed to the objectives of the Foundation.

Neil is the Managing Director of The Barossa Co-op, having joined the co-operative a little more than three years ago. He sees an alignment between his work for this community-based organisation that has the objective of improving the quality of life for the Barossa community and being involved with the Foundation, an organisation also seeking to improve the lives of members of the Barossa community.

“The generosity of the people of the Barossa is wonderful. They look out for each other and know that life is not always easy. I am excited by the opportunities that we can realise to support more folks that are doing it tough,” said Neil.

Foundation Barossa would like to take the opportunity to thank Nick for his passion and drive in implementing innovative new programs, tackling disadvantage and driving positive change in the community. We welcome Neil to his role as Chair and look forward to working with him in this role to the long-term benefit of the community and continuing to enable community philanthropy for the social, cultural and economic prosperity of the Barossa region.

FOUNDATION BAROSSA PARTNERS WITH BAROSSA REAL ESTATE TO HELP DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL KIDS IN THE BAROSSA START THE SCHOOL YEAR