You’ll Be In Good Company
Smart investors are already here.
Discovery Parks. Neutrog. Fleurieu Milk. The Cliffs. The Break. Eastbrook Farms. Established businesses backed by serious investment, operating in a region producing $6.9 billion in economic output and growing.
Regional investment opportunities are often the best-kept secrets. This one is becoming harder to keep.
We are Regional Development Australia Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island – regional insiders with direct relationships across all six councils, comprehensive economic intelligence, and a track record of helping investors find their footing here and move quickly. We work with both sides of the investment equation: helping new investors assess and act on opportunities in this region, and helping established regional businesses find new growth directions and access new markets.
Our Investment Portal connects investors directly with opportunities, projects and businesses across the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island. It’s how The Break connected with aligned investors to make their transformational surf park and resort project a reality.
The Region At A Glance
A decade of consistent, measurable growth.
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Gross Regional Product, growing since 2008
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Population and rising steadily since 2014
$b
Annual exports from the region
People employed across the region
Where The Opportunities Are
Three sub-regions. Distinct characters. Serious potential.
The Region
What’s Drawin Investment Here
Three sectors with genuine competitive advantage.
Agribusiness and food production
This region produces some of Australia’s most awarded food and agricultural products – premium wine, artisan cheese, honey, seafood, free-range eggs and high-value horticultural crops. The supply chain from paddock to plate is short, the provenance story is strong, and consumer demand for regional premium food continues to grow. The National Dairy Training Centre and the Fleurieu Milk Visitor Centre are recent examples of investment anchoring value-adding activity here rather than elsewhere.
Tourism and hospitality
1.5 million visitors arrive in this region annually. The Adelaide Hills wine country, the Fleurieu Peninsula coastline and Kangaroo Island’s world-class eco-tourism offer three distinct visitor experiences within two hours of the Adelaide CBD. Discovery Parks, The Cliffs golf and accommodation precinct, and The Break surf park represent the kind of experience-led investment the region’s visitor profile supports.
Manufacturing and advanced industry
The region has a strong manufacturing base with export ambitions. The Hills and Coast Business Grant has unlocked more than $667,000 in matched manufacturing investment, supporting businesses from precision engineering to food processing. South Australia’s status as the most competitive business tax environment in the nation – and its first-ranked planning system – make this a low-friction environment for manufacturing operators looking to grow.
Go Deeper
Not everyone has the time or inclination to write their own applications – and for complex grants, professional help often pays for itself. Here are experienced grant writers who know our region and can help you put together a strong submission.
We recommend talking to more than one to find the right fit for your organisation and your project.
Investment Support
Find out exactly what we can do to make your investment in this region move faster and land better – from intelligence and introductions to concierge site tours, government engagement and access to the Investment Portal.
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Regional Data
Population trends, economic output, land supply, planning intelligence and the economic reports that underpin every serious investment decision in this region.
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The Region
Infrastructure, talent, lifestyle, local government connections and the things that make the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island worth your serious attention.
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