Adelaide Hills Geographical Indication

The Australian Geographical Indication "Adelaide Hills" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 9 February 1998 in response to a direction received by the Registrar from the Presiding Member of the Geographical Indications Committee acting under Section 40Z of the WAC Act 1980.

Source maps for locating GI area boundaries:

Adelaide topographic map
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 6628 
Edition 1-AAS 
Series R641 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1982.

Mannum topographic map
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 6728 
Edition 1-AAS 
Series R641 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1981.

Milang topographic map
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 6627 
Edition 2-AAS 
Series R641 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1982.

GI textual description:

The Geographical Indication "Adelaide hills" is located within the zone "Mount Lofty Ranges", within the State of South Australia, Australia.

The beginning point of the boundary is the spillway of the South Para Reservoir on Map Adelaide (Sheet 6628) at grid reference UG033592 thence proceeding in a generally easterly direction along the watercourse of the South Para River in an upstream direction through the following grid references UG059579 (South Para Bridge), UG093570 (Warren Reservoir Spillway) to grid reference UG148580 at which point , following the east-west grid line G580 in an easterly direction to edge of map at grid reference UG166580; on to Map Mannum (Sheet 6728) at grid reference UG166580 and continue in an easterly direction to grid reference UG218580 on an unnamed road, then follow the unnamed road in a generally southerly direction to the road junction at grid reference UG220550, then continue along Marley Road in a generally south easterly direction for approximately four kilometres to grid reference UG245525 and then south westerly for approximately one kilometre to its ‘T’ intersection at grid reference UG238518 with an unnamed road, then continue in a straight line to grid reference UG220490 on an unnamed road, then continue along the unnamed road in a south easterly direction for 2.8 kilometres to the road junction at grid reference UG240474, then continue along an unnamed road in a south westerly direction for approximately 2.6 kilometres until the Mannum-Adelaide pipeline is reached at grid reference UG224454, approximately 1.6 kilometres north west of Tungkillo; then cross the pipeline and continue in a straight line in a generally south westerly direction to intersect with unnamed road at grid reference UG222452, then continue southerly and then south westerly along the unnamed road towards Mount Torrens, passing through road junction at grid reference UG212422 and continue on to junction of Mount Torrens Road at grid reference UG175397, then continue in a south westerly direction along unnamed road to edge of map at grid reference UG174394; on to Map Adelaide (Sheet 6628) at grid reference UG172394 and continue on to road junction at grid reference UG161384, thence continue in a westerly direction along unnamed road to grid reference UG148384, then continue in a south easterly and then southerly direction along unnamed road to junction at grid reference UG147354, then continue in a southerly direction along unnamed road on Mount Torrens Range to grid reference UG141344, then continue south easterly along another unnamed road to junction at grid reference UG145335, then generally southerly along unnamed road to junction at grid reference UG136307, then continue south westerly along Woodside to Harrogate Road to junction at grid reference UG130305, then west of southerly along another unnamed road to road junction at grid reference UG122296, then westerly and south westerly to road junction at grid reference UG107277, then continue south easterly along another unnamed road to junction at grid reference UG115267, then continue on the Brukunga Road in an easterly and then south easterly direction to the ford at grid reference UG122261, then continue generally southerly along Brukunga Road to the edge of map at grid reference UG122250; on to Map Milang (Sheet 6627) at grid reference UG122250, then continue in a southerly direction along Brukunga Road to junction at grid reference UG115207, then continue in a east of southerly direction along unnamed road to junction with Princes Highway at grid reference UG117202, then continue along Princes Highway in a north of westerly direction to grid reference UG100206, then continue in a southerly direction along grid line U100 to the intersection with Mt. Summit Road at grid reference UG100202, then continue in a generally southerly direction along Mt. Summit Road for approximately 5 kilometres to its intersection with Springs Road at grid reference UG108158, then continue in a generally westerly direction along Springs Road for approximately 2 kilometres to its intersection with Harpers Road at grid reference UG088158, then continue in a generally southerly direction along Harpers Road for approximately 2.2 kilometres to its intersection with Yukunga and Hender Roads at grid reference UG085136, then continue in a generally westerly direction along Yukunga Road for approximately 1.5 kilometres to its intersection with Paech Road at grid reference UG071136, then continue along Paech Road in a generally southerly direction until its intersection with Wellington Road about 400 metres north of Wistow at grid reference UG071126, then continue in a south easterly direction along Wellington Road to Wistow at grid reference UG074123, then continue in a generally southerly direction along Morning Star and Strathalbyn Roads to the intersection with Pursell Road at grid reference UG072085, then continue along Pursell Road in a generally southerly and then westerly direction to Stamps Road at grid reference UG036082, then continue along Stamps Road in a generally southerly direction to Macclesfield at grid reference UG027056, then continue in a generally south easterly direction along the main street (Echunga to Strathalbyn Road) at cross roads at grid reference UG031051, then continue in a south westerly direction along unnamed road to road junction at grid reference UG028049, then continue in a generally southerly direction along Pound Road to its intersection with Broadbent Road at grid reference UG023019, then continue in a generally west north westerly direction along Broadbent Road to its intersection with Sandy Grove Road at grid reference TG995028, then continue in a generally southerly direction along Sandy Grove Road to its intersection with Paris Creek Road at grid reference TG992014, then continue in a north westerly direction along Paris Creek Road until its intersection with Bull Creek (Adelaide-Goolwa) Road at grid reference TG970025, then continue in a generally southerly direction along the Bull Creek Road to its intersection with McHarg Creek Road at grid reference TF961953, then continue along McHarg Creek Road in an westerly and then south westerly direction to its intersection with Range Road at grid reference TF923940, then continue along Range Road in a southerly and then south westerly direction passing the eastern boundary of Mount Magnificent Conservation Park to the intersection with the Mount Compass-Goolwa Road at grid reference TG870866, then continue in a generally westerly direction along the Mount Compass-Goolwa Road to its junction with the Victor Harbor-Noarlunga Road in Mount Compass at grid reference TF836856, then continue in a north westerly and then northerly direction along the Willunga Hill (Noarlunga-Victor Harbor) Road to its intersection with Range Road at grid reference TF798918, then continue in a generally north easterly direction along Range Road to its intersection with Pennys Hill Road at grid reference TF835968, then continue in a generally north easterly direction along Range Road to its intersection with Knotts Hill Road at grid reference TF864033, then continue in a generally easterly direction along Knotts Hill Road to its intersection with Peter Creek Road at grid reference TG881035, then continue in a generally northerly direction along Peter Creek Road to where it departs from the boundary of Kuitpo Forest at grid reference TG875047, then continue in a generally northerly direction along the western boundary of Kuitpo Forest until meeting the vehicular track at grid reference TG878058, then follow the vehicular track in a generally south easterly direction along the northern boundary of Kuitpo Forest to grid reference TG888054, then continue in a generally northerly direction along Sharandon Park Road to grid reference TG891065, then continue in a generally westerly direction along Dashwood Gully Road to its intersection with the watercourse adjacent at grid reference TG886067, then continue in a generally northerly direction along this watercourse to the dam located at grid reference TG889093, and then in a straight line to the intersection of Razor Back and Boothill Roads at grid reference TG889095, then continue in a northerly direction to the intersection with the footbridge south of the Mount Bold Spillway located at grid reference TG887106, then continue in a generally westerly direction along the centre line of the Onkaparinga River to the Spillway at Clarendon weir at map reference TG843118, then continue in a generally westerly direction to the intersection with unnamed road at grid reference TG830120, then continue in a westerly and then northerly direction along Grants Gully Road to its intersection with Chandlers Hill and Sugarloaf Roads at grid reference TG822143, then continue along Sugarloaf Road to its intersection with Main Road at grid reference TG823143, then continue in a generally north easterly direction along Main Road to the intersection with Cherry Gardens Road at grid reference TG835162, then continue in a generally easterly direction along Cherry Gardens Road to its intersection with the north-south grid line T870, then continue in a straight line along the grid line T870 to the edge of map at grid reference TG870245; on to Map Adelaide (Sheet 6628) at grid reference TG870245 and continue north along the grid line T870 to its intersection with the Mount Barker Road (Princes Highway) at about 1 kilometre road distance above the Devil’s Elbow at grid reference TG870273, then continue along the Mount Barker Road in a generally easterly and then south easterly direction until it becomes the South Eastern Freeway at grid reference TG895257, then leave the Freeway and continue along Epiphany Place (the Freeway east bound traffic access to Crafers) to the intersection with Summit Road at grid reference TG902249, then continue in a generally northerly direction along Summit Road passing Mount Lofty and Mount Bonython to the intersection at grid reference TG913293 and then northerly along minor road and then north easterly to the road junction at grid reference TG922307, then continue in a north easterly direction along road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference TG923307, then continue northerly along the unnamed road to the boundary of the Horsnell Gully Conservation Park at grid reference TG927318, then continue along the northern boundary of the Horsnell Gully Conservation Park to grid reference TG910323, then continue along the north-south grid line T910 in a northerly direction to intersect with the Norton Summit Road at grid reference TG910342, then continue along the east-west grid line G342 in an easterly direction to intersect with Colonial Drive at grid reference TG923342, then continue along the north-south grid line T923 in a northerly direction to intersect with the Montacute and Marble Hill Road at grid reference TG923366, then continue in a generally easterly direction along the Montacute and Marble Hill Road to its intersection with Corkscrew Road at grid reference TG941369, then continue in a generally northerly and then easterly direction along Corkscrew Road to the north-south grid line T945 at grid reference TG945374, then continue along the north-south grid line T945 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the North East and Range North Roads adjacent to quarry at grid reference TG945444, then continue along Range Road North in a generally northerly direction to its intersection with the north-south grid line T945 at grid reference TG945462, then continue along the grid line T945 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the northern most end of Range Road North (just before the intersection with Seaview Road) at grid reference TG945483, then continue in a straight line in a north easterly direction to the spillway of the South Para Reservoir at grid reference UG033592, being the starting point of the boundary.