Applications are now open for the Elderton Winemaking Excellence Scholarship.

The scholarship was established by Elderton Wines in 2015 and provides $3000 for the tertiary education needs of a student currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Oenology at an Australian University. The successful applicant also receives mentoring from the team at Elderton, with recipients in the 3rdor 4thyear of study encouraged to undertake a vintage placement at Elderton to provide them with the building blocks for a winemaking career.

“Giving back to the community in which Elderton operates whilst sharing the Barossa’s story, regional history and character is a priority for our family and our company”, said Cameron Ashmead, Co-Managing Director of Elderton Wines.

Previous recipients of the scholarship have acknowledged the importance of the opportunity to learn from and work in the environment of a highly regarded, family owned Barossa winery.

Current recipient Imogen McNamara spoke about the impact the scholarship had on her career at the recent Foundation Barossa awards night.

“This scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for me to gain hands on experience, and to use what I have learnt at University in a real-world winery setting – and it also allows me to support my family while I am studying and completing vintage. Being awarded this scholarship is an amazing start to what I hope will be a long career in the wine industry”.

“Foundation Barossa is grateful to the Ashmead family and Elderton Wines for their ongoing commitment to this scholarship which is just another way the foundation is able to fulfil its mission of giving today to enable tomorrow,” said Nick Slape, Chair of Foundation Barossa.

Applications for the 2019 Elderton Winemaking Excellence Scholarship open on 1 April 2019 and close on 30 April 2019.

Click here to visit the Elderton Winemaking Scholarship page for further information, eligibility requirements and online applications.

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If you would like more information about these scholarships or about the work of Foundation Barossa in general, please contact Annabelle Elton-Martin, Executive Officer on 0455 774 333 or email info@foundationprod.wpengine.com.

Barossa residents are being given the opportunity to inspire a unique piece of music showcasing the Hill & Son Organ.

Adam Page, known to many for his quirky improvisations on a diverse range of instruments at the annual Barossa Baroque and Beyond music festival will work with Joshua Van Konkelenberg to create a unique piece of music for the Hill and Son organ inspired by the experiences of the Barossa community.

Barossa residents are encouraged to submit visual art, photography, poetry or short written works focused on personal experiences, local history or anything that connects them to the Barossa. Applicants whose submissions are selected by Adam for use in the improvisation will receive an invitation to the performance.

Josh will use a selection of the contributions to create an improvised work. This truly individual recording will be released by Adelaide’s Wizard Tone records ensuring that the work is preserved.

This is the first of two exciting projects showcasing the Hill & Son Organ which will be launched together at a performance in the Barossa Regional Gallery in August 2019. Sebastian Phlox will also create a new organ composition inspired by the Barossa. The two projects are both aiming to make the Hill & Son Organ an ongoing and vibrant part of Barossa cultural life by opening it to new audiences, including through school workshops.

In announcing the recipients of the Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust late last year, Margaret Lehmann explained the importance of the trust supporting the Hill & Son Grand Organ and creating opportunities for it to continue to be a vital part of musical life, not just in the Barossa.

PLAET was established in 2014 to increase arts and cultural learning opportunities and access by providing grants for a range of arts, culture and education based projects. Foundation Barossa oversees the administration of the trust with an Advisory Committee.

Entrants can submit their contributions to info@foundationprod.wpengine.com or post to Foundation Barossa, PO Box 616, Nuriootpa 5353. Please limit written contributions to two paragraph. The closing date for submissions is 29 March 2019.

 

For further information, contact Annabelle Elton-Martin, Executive Officer on 0455 774 333.

At 17, Brodie Healy’s CV is already impressive. The Year 12 student from Nuriootpa High School is the Captain (and youngest player) on South Australia’s Wheelchair AFL team, the reigning national champions. He is in Australia’s Under 23 basketball development side and has previously played both wheelchair cricket and bocce.

For Brodie, the Kicking Goals scholarship has provided more than just financial support for his final two years of school giving him a valuable mentor in John Hughes.

With John’s support and encouragement, Brodie is embarking on his final research project focused on wheelchair sport in Australia, while exploring opportunities for future study in either sports management or furniture construction.

For winemaker John Hughes, the Kicking Goals scholarship is the realisation of a dream to support students with a disability by providing funding and support to assist them in their transition from school into the workplace or further studies.

The scholarship is open to students in Year 11 who have a disability and reside in the Barossa region. It provides financial assistance ($500 per year) for years 11 and 12. The recipient also receives ongoing mentoring from John. At the end of Year 12, an additional $3500 is available to fund further education, educational aids or transport.

“Foundation Barossa is proud to support kids like Brodie and is grateful for the ongoing support of John Hughes and the other businesses and individuals involved in the Kicking Goals Scholarship. Helping Brodie to achieve both his sporting and career goals is just another way the foundation is able to fulfil its mission of giving today to enable tomorrow,” said Nick Slape, Chair of Foundation Barossa.

Individuals and organisations wishing to donate to the Kicking Goals Scholarship fund can contact Annabelle Elton-Martin, Foundation Barossa Executive Officer on 0455 774 333 or info@foundationprod.wpengine.com

Applications must be submitted here and must be received by Thursday 28 February.

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For further information, contact Annabelle Elton-Martin, Executive Officer on 0455 774 333 or info@foundationprod.wpengine.com

Last Thursday, Foundation Barossa launched its 2019 program with an event attended by over 70 guests including Barossa Mayor Bim Lange, Foundation Barossa Patron Kathryn Fuller, sponsors and supporters and generously hosted by the Jam Factory and Seppeltsfield.

In his opening remarks, Chair Nick Slape detailed the work of the foundation in the past year, which has included the award of seven scholarships, including two Concordis trainees for Kaesler Wines and Torbreck Vintners, the first Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust (PLAET) grants and over $5000 in Community Grants to the Drive My Future project, Backpacks for Kids and Steps to Better Health.

2017 Cellarmasters scholar Maddison Perry provided a heartfelt and often humorous update on her Bachelor of Veterinary Bioscience studies and highlighted the true impact of the scholarship for recipients.

“The scholarship allows me to seize every opportunity(including a work placement in Texas), and to be there early and to stay late” said Maddison. She went on to emphasise that the scholarship was the foundation of her success and again thanked Foundation Barossa, and its supporters for investing in her future.

Her words for echoed by Imogen McNamara, the Elderton Wine Making Excellence Scholar who spoke of her journey from Queensland to being the first female in her family to graduate from university. She thanked Foundation Barossa and Elderton for helping to make her winemaking dream possible.

Presenting the inaugural Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust grants together with sons David and Philip, Margaret Lehmann said it had been difficult to narrow down the project to just seven, all of which Peter would have loved.

Foundation Barossa also launched the ArtLease Program providing businesses and individuals with the opportunity to lease artwork from the Barossa Vintage Festival Art Collection. Funds from the program will support the running of the foundation, with a percentage returned to the Regional Gallery to support the Vintage Festival art prize.

The event was also the opportunity to launch the foundation’s new website, which has been generously provided/donated by long-time supporters Fuller.

For further information on any of Foundation Barossa’s programs contact:

Annabelle Elton-Martin,
Foundation Barossa Executive Officer
0455 774 333
info@foundationprod.wpengine.com

 

Foundation Barossa is excited to announce the launch of the Art Lease program.

Bring a part of Barossa’s cultural heritage into your home or workplace. Award winning art works from the Barossa Vintage Festival Art Collection are now available for annual lease. 

ArtLease by Foundation Barossa
Foundation Barossa’s ArtLease service gives you the opportunity to display your choice of an art work from the Barossa Vintage Festival Art Collection.

For a fraction of the cost of ownership, ArtLease gives you the opportunity to support your community and to enhance your home, business or workspace. Leasing through ArtLease is 100% tax deductible.

Selecting an art work is a personal experience. A catalogue of available art works can be viewed on the Foundation Barossa website. We’ll provide an advisor who will come to your workplace to understand your space and preferences.

Affordability
Art works are available for $1,000 per year. Insurance is compulsory, however most insurance companies will add the leased art work to your standard contents policy for little or no extra cost.

Delivery
You are responsible for transport of the art work between the Barossa Regional Gallery and your workplace. All art works are packed in custom made archive boxes, and our art advisor will supervise the hanging of the work.

Agreement
Once you have chosen your art work, you’ll sign an agreement for 12 months. Leases can be extended for a further year (depending on the availability of the piece), or you can choose a new art work.

Contact
For more information on ArtLease please contact
Annabelle Elton-Martin
Executive Officer Foundation Barossa
info@foundationprod.wpengine.com
0455 774 333 

More details on ArtLease are available here – Download ArtLease Brochure – pdf

 

For winemaker John Hughes, the Kicking Goals scholarship is the realisation of a dream to support students with a disability by providing funding and support to assist them in their transition from school into the workplace or further studies.

‘Thanks to the generous support of the local community and Rieslingfreak customers, we have been able to award two scholarships so far and I am excited to announce the opening of applications for the 2019 Kicking Goals Scholarship.’

The scholarship was born from John’s own experience of applying for over 140 jobs, going to interviews and not going further. He was able to secure unpaid work experience which eventually lead to a 10-year career at the Australian Wine Research Institute before he left to establish his award-winning Rieslingfreak label.

The scholarship is open to students in Year 11 who have a disability and reside in the Barossa region. It provides financial assistance ($500 per year) for years 11 and 12. The recipient also receives ongoing mentoring from John. At the end of Year 12, an additional $3500 is available to fund further education, educational aids or transport.

“Foundation Barossa is proud to offer the Kicking Goals scholarship and is grateful for the ongoing support of John Hughes and the other businesses and individuals involved to ensure this valuable initiative can continue. Supporting disabled youth in the Barossa to achieve their educational and employment goals is just another way the foundation is able to fulfil its mission of giving today to enable tomorrow,” said Nick Slape, Chair of Foundation Barossa.

Previous recipients Brodie Healy and Joshua Grace have already benefited from the scholarship with John playing an active role in supporting both to identify future education goals and career pathways.

Individuals and organisations wishing to donate to the Kicking Goals Scholarship fund can contact Annabelle Elton-Martin, Foundation Barossa Executive Officer on 0455 774 333 or info@foundationprod.wpengine.com

Applications must be submitted via the Foundation Barossa website and must be received by Thursday 28 February.

Read more about the Kicking Goals Scholarship here

 

The first round of Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust (PLAET) grants have been awarded and Margaret Lehmann, chair of the Advisory Committee has expressed her delight at the calibre of the applications.

“The range and richness of the applications would have struck a chord with Peter. I didn’t know what to expect with this inaugural round, but the results exceeded even my highest hopes – and made selection very hard,” she said.

Almost $21,000 will be shared between seven successful applicants:

  • Two exciting projects showcasing the Hill & Son Organ – Joshua Van Konklenberg will work with Adam Page on a CD of organ improvisations based on art, poems or prose provided by Barossa residents while Sebastian Phlox will create a new organ composition based on the Barossa region. The two projects both aim to make the Organ an ongoing and vibrant part of Barossan cultural life and open it to new audiences through school workshops, and a joint launch in August 2019.
  • Preservation and protection of historic Luhr’s Cottage.
  • Workshops to assist the Tutti Visual Arts Group to create artworks for SALA 2019 (all Tutti Artists are living with a disability).
  • Creation of a mural as part of the redesign of the courtyard at Barossa Village.
  • Busk Til Dusk – a Barossa Vintage Festival event for musicians aged 12-25.
  • Development of a toolkit by Danielle Edwards to assist Barossa farmers and food producers to promote the Barossa region as a food tourism destination and to create an ongoing demand for their products.

“The Hill & Son Grand Organ was a project that Peter and I took a personal interest in, and loved to visit on Saturday mornings to check on the progress of the restoration. It is essential that opportunities for this great instrument continue to be a vital part of musical life, not just in the Barossa, so I am especially excited about the projects that will focus on making this wonderful organ part of 21stcentury music making,” said Margaret Lehmann.

“As a result of these grants, we will see many exciting projects come to fruition in the coming year. The awards will reach into many corners of the community including youth, the aged and the disabled as well as projects to engage the whole community,” said Nick Slape, Chair of Foundation Barossa.

PLAET was established in 2014 to increase arts and cultural learning opportunities and access by providing grants for a range of arts, culture and education based projects. Foundation Barossa oversees the administration of the trust with an Advisory Committee including members of the Lehmann family.

Lesley Ann Grimoldy, Nick Slape & Margaret Lehmann. Image courtesy The Leader.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has been another big year for Foundation Barossa, with the consolidation of the Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust  and several changes to the Board.

The original vision behind the Foundation was to encourage philanthropy and provide a vehicle for Barossans to build a sustainable financial asset. Invested funds would be used to nurture our community, providing opportunities for community groups; for those less advantaged; for young people starting out; and to contribute to the health and preservation of our heritage and environment. 

This past year has seen a number of projects and activities deliver on the promise. These include: 

  • The completion of the Pinery Bushfire Appeal grants process, with just over $47,000 distributed to communities affected by the fires. 
  • $5,000 delivered to programs through Community Grants bringing the total distribution of our grants to the community to over $35,000. 
  • Awarding of the first Barossa Bands scholarship funded by the Nuriootpa Brass Band and the Marananga Brass Band. 
  • Allocation of funds through the scholarships program reaching over $350,000. 
  • Establishment of the Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust. 

To learn more about the Foundation’s programs, outcomes and how you can help support your community, please download your copy of the 2018 Annual Report below, or contact us on: info@foundationprod.wpengine.com

 

2018 Foundation Barossa Annual Report - Cover
2018 Foundation Barossa Annual Report – Cover

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