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Competition showcases South Australia's best

If you'd like to see South Australia for yourself, don’t forget to enter the Make the Move competition.

The competition offers five holidays in South Australia, each worth $4,000 – including airfares and accommodation – and is only open to interstate visitors.

Winners of the five holidays will enjoy a day in the Barossa Valley, a unique visit with the pandas at Adelaide Zoo, a night on spectacular Kangaroo Island and much more.

Enter now - and a great South Australian holiday could be yours! 

Be quick, the competition closes 28 February 2011. Give your friends a chance to enter too.

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Buyers market for Adelaide housing

Property experts say it’s a “buyer’s market” in Adelaide.

Already the lowest-priced mainland property market in Australia, Adelaide is now even more attractive to local and interstate buyers.

Real Estate Institute of South Australia figures show Adelaide’s median house price finished 2010 at A$406,000 – a 5% increase on the previous December's price, but still much lower than the median prices for other mainland capitals.

In late 2010,  the median Adelaide house price was more than $200,000 less than what you'd pay in Sydney and about $130,000 less than Melbourne, $50,000 less than Brisbane and Darwin, and $90,000 less than Perth.

Real Estate Institute of SA president Greg Nybo recently told News Ltd that "buyers are the winners" in Adelaide, where a steady market has included growth of about 30% in three years.

"That has been one of the great things about the South Australian property market  it's a very safe market, without the big booms and busts," Mr Nybo said. 

Read more about the South Australian housing market.

Music lovers flock to WOMADelaide

Thousands of music and dance lovers from around Australia and the world will join the global artists making the annual pilgrimage to Adelaide’s Botanic Park for the 2011 WOMADelaide festival in March.

More than 50 groups and 550 artists from 30 countries will perform in a lineup that includes an impressive collection of Australian firsts and the WOMADelaide debut of many established and emerging international performers.

Among the attractions are Afro Celt Sound System, Mali’s internationally celebrated husband-and-wife act Amadou and Mariam, US indie-folk harpist Joanna Newsom, punk-reggae icon Don Letts and pioneering UK DJ Norman Jay.

WOMADedaide – to be staged between 11 and 14 March – is among a host of arts and sporting events focusing global attention on South Australia in early 2011. 

For more information visit www.womadelaide.com.au or www.southaustralia.com.

Regions and wine a tasty focus

South Australia’s regions are providing a smorgasbord of world-class food and wine in a range of festivals and celebrations in coming months.

From the Tastes of the Outback in the Flinders Ranges, to the Coonawarra’s After Dark Weekend, the State’s internationally acclaimed produce will be on show.

Other celebrations to tickle the tastebuds include the Port Elliot Film and Music Festival at one of the State’s most popular summertime resort towns, and chef and restaurateur Gay Bilson’s “One Magic Bowl” cook-fest at nearby Port Willunga.

The events follow the highly successful Barossa Under the Stars concert by legendary performer Sting in Tanunda on Australia Day. Sting was accompanied by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – all in the midst of one of the world’s most famous wine-producing regions.
 

SA Stories - Why I made the move

Jacqueline and Gav made the move to Adelaide when Gav was offered a career opportunity, but being closer to Gav’s family and the chance of a better lifestyle were also prime motivators.

"The lifestyle change is one of the best things about living in Adelaide. We can both take an active role in the kid’s lives and we also love the climate, which is so much milder than Victoria." Jacqueline says.

Read Jacqueline's SA Story and other testimonials from those who have made the move to Adelaide.