This region has a lot going for it.
Our job is to make sure it stays that way.
Regional insiders with the experience and connections to get things done.
We are Regional Development Australia Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island. We work across 8,752 square kilometres of some of South Australia’s most productive and distinctive country – the Adelaide Hills, the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.
We advocate for better infrastructure and services. We help businesses find funding and grow. We attract investment and support the industries that drive this region’s economy. We connect government programs to the communities and organisations that need them most.
Whatever brings you here, you’re in the right place.
Where would you like to start?
For Business Owners
Running a regional business shouldn’t mean doing it alone.
We help businesses across the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island find funding, build their teams, navigate government programs and connect with the networks that help them grow.
For Investors and Entrepreneurs
For investors and entrepreneurs
Regional opportunities are often the best-kept secrets.
This region produces $3.5 billion in exports annually, across food, agribusiness, tourism and manufacturing. We provide the intelligence, connections and introductions that make regional investment make sense.
For Government Partners
You need programs that work, projects that get finished, and results you can point to with pride.
We have direct relationships across all levels of government and a track record of delivering programs that create lasting change in regional communities. If you need a trusted regional partner, we should talk.
For Community Members
Your sporting club, community group or local organisation could be sitting on funding opportunities you don’t know about yet.
We help community groups, progress associations, arts organisations, sporting clubs and individuals across the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island find grants, access support and connect with the resources that make local projects happen.
The Region In Numbers
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$7.15 billion – Gross Regional Product, up 4.6%
$3.5 billion – Total local exports from the region
62,595 – People employed across the region
1,734 – Businesses using the Hills and Coast Grant Finder
3,062 – Newsletter subscribers, 47.7% open rate
[TBC] – Projects delivered across six councils in 2024-25
Now Open
Open for applications and registrations
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Suggested format for each live item:
Program or event name
One line description
Close date or event date
CTA button linking to application or registration
Drought support for our region
The Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island now has a dedicated Drought Resilience Lead working across the region to connect primary producers, businesses and communities with support, funding and programs.
If dry conditions are affecting your livelihood, Markus Bucy is your first call.
Contact Markus Bucy, Drought Resilience Lead
M: 0481 369 954 | [Email Markus →]
Free one-to-one business mentoring is also currently available for drought-affected businesses across the region.
ROTATING STORY (Editorial selection, reviewed quarterly)
[This card is editorially selected by the RDA team and rotated quarterly. Choose the strongest human story available at the time. Candidates include: individual business case studies from Funded Projects, the KI fibre optic advocacy win, an Inspired Leadership participant story, a specific advocacy outcome with a named beneficiary. The card should have a strong image, a human headline, two to three sentences of context, and a single read more link.]
Suggested format:
Human headline (outcome first, not program name)
2-3 sentence story with a named person or place
Single CTA: Read the full story →
Editorial brief for the team: Ask three questions before selecting. What is the story? Who does it speak to? What is the one image that makes it work? The best rotating stories have a named person, a specific place in the region, and a before-and-after that anyone can understand in thirty seconds.
Latest from the region
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Stay across everything that matters to this region.
Our weekly newsletter goes to more than 3,000 subscribers across the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. It covers funding opportunities, regional news, upcoming events and program updates – written for people who live and work here, not for bureaucrats.
It’s free. It comes once a week. And it has a 47.7% open rate, which tells you people actually read it.