Our Honorary Business Friend Blue Goanna Digital assembled the following Riesling Trail video, which will be screened at an upcoming Rail Trails for NSW conference. Click the image to view:
Italian Runners visit Clare
From Left: Marco Roccella, Pierluigi Benini, Giulio Dichiera, Paolo Venturini, Allan Mayfield
Roccella, Pierluigi and Paolo (from Padua, Italy).
An Italian TV crew from Sky TV Italia was in Clare last week as part of a television documentary about leisurely running. Paolo Venturini, a policeman from Padua, is being filmed running in stunning scenery all around the world. While in Clare they filmed Paolo running along part of the Riesling Trail with local Guilio Dichiera from Evilo Estate who was born in Italy. Guilio is training for the Clare Valley Half Marathon, which is to be held on Sunday 3rd April. The group from Italy had already been filming on Kangaroo Island and the Barossa Valley before coming to Clare. They were to have come to Australia in October but Paolo had a bicycle accident last year and suffered a punctured lung. They came to Clare on a 38 degree day and were travelling on to film in the Flinders Ranges the following day.
The South Australian Road Runners Club [SARRC] organises several half marathons in South Australia. The first for the year, the Northern Argus Clare Valley Half Marathon, will be held on Sunday 3rd April 2016 on the Riesling Trail.
To register for the Half Marathon, 10km or 5km, visit www.sarrc.asn.au
2016 Northern Argus Half Marathon
It’s time for the 2016 Northern Argus Clare Valley Half Marathon on 3rd April 2016.
Go to www.sarrc.asn.au for more information and to enter online.
Riesling Trail Loops Speed Limit Consultation
The advertising for this Public Consultation is open today until Friday 4th March. Council would appreciate feedback from your members and associates regarding the proposal to restrict the speed limit on the Riesling Trail loops. The details are in the Advert below and please refer to the Riesling Trail map. Please note it does not include Jolly Way (Mintaro Sevenhill Road) or any unmade roads.
Queries can be directed to Caroline Fleming at admin@cgvc.sa.gov.au or 88426400
Recognised in the ‘Gourmet Traveller’ Magazine
The Riesling Trail has again been recognised as one of the top attractions in the world … click here to see the article published this month in the ‘Gourmet Traveller’ Magazine.
2015 AGM
Chairman, Allan Mayfield, presented his Chairman’s Report at the 2015 AGM which was held on the 12th November 2015. click here to read Allan’s report.
Grant for re-surfacing the Riesling Trail
Gary Sims and Mark Hill inspect a section of the Riesling Trail that has worn down to the base rock. A grant from the Office of Recreation and Sport will fund the resurfacing of the trail, which has gradually eroded over its 20 years by rain, wind and thousands of feet and bicycle tyres.
The ever-popular Riesling Trail will soon receive a $189,000 ‘face lift’, funded by a state government Community Recreation and Sport Facilities Program grant. click here to read the whole article published in the Northern Argus, written by Keira James.
Gary Sims and Mark Hill
One of the top 10 Trails in the World
Look who made The Guardian’s top 10 bike-friendly wine routes in the world … The Riesling Trail. Listed alongside rides in Austria, France, USA, South Africa, NZ and South America. The Guardian online is read worldwide, so this story will give the region fantastic international exposure. See the Guardian’s article here
Memberships
Memberships are now due for 1/7/2015 to 31/6/2016.
Qantas June Newsletter Article
The Riesling Trail was rated No. 1 in the June Qantas Newsletter. Click here to read the whole article.
Qantas Newsletter Article