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Barossa Valley Geographical Indication

The Australian Geographical Indication "Barossa Valley" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 15 August 1997 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.


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Source maps for locating GI area boundaries:

Truro topographical map: (Cadastral Overprint) 
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 6729-3 
Second Edition 
Published by Authority of the Minister of Lands 
Photolithography: A. Secker, Government Printer, 1992

Angaston topographical map (Cadastral Overprint) 
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 6728-4 
Third Edition 
Published by Authority of the Minister of Lands 
Photolithography: D. J. Woolman, Government Printer, 1987

Barossa topographical map (Cadastral Overprint) 
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 6628-1 
Third Edition 
Published by Authority of the Minister of Lands 
Photolithography: A. D. Cauldell, Government Printer, 1990

Kapunda topographical map (Cadastral Overprint) 
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 6629-II 
First Edition 
Issued under the Authority of the Minister of Lands 
Photolithography: D. J. Woolman, Government Printer, 1978

GI textual description:

The Geographical Indication "Barossa Valley" is located within the zone Barossa within the State of South Australia, Australia.

The beginning point of the boundary is on Map Truro (Sheet 6729-3) at the intersection of the Sturt Highway and the Neales Flat Road at Grid Reference UG274908 and then proceeds in a south westerly direction along the Sturt Highway to the intersection with Bastion Hill Road at Grid Reference UG269907 and then proceeds in a south westerly direction along Bastion Hill Road to Duck Ponds Road intersection at Grid Reference UG256868 and thence in a westerly direction along Duck Ponds Road to the intersection with the rented road (extension of Fallands Road) at Grid Reference UG245873 and thence in a south westerly direction along the western boundary of Section 262 Hundred of Moorooroo along south boundary of Section 262 to Grid Reference UG246865 and thence along the western boundaries of Sections 215, 278, 227, 296 and Part Section 100 Hundred of Moorooroo to Moculta Road at Grid Reference UG235839 and thence in a south westerly direction along Moculta Road to edge of map at Grid Reference UG210806; on to Map Angaston (Sheet 6728-4) at Grid Reference UG210807 and continue into the township of Angaston thence in a south easterly direction along Eden Valley Road to the intersection with Valley Road at Grid Reference UG215796 and thence proceeding in a south westerly direction along Valley Road crossing Radford Road to Grid Reference UG200788 and thence in a southerly direction along grid line 200 to Grid Reference UG200783 to Hurns Road and thence proceeding in a south westerly direction along Hurns Road to the intersection with Long Gully Road at Grid Reference UG197781 and thence proceed in a south westerly direction to Grid Reference UG185755 on Menglers Hill Road and thence in a westerly direction along Menglers Hill Road to the intersection with the westerly boundary of Section 902, Hundred of Moorooroo at Grid Reference UG169758 and thence in a south westerly direction along the western boundaries of Sections 903, 774, 747, to edge of map at Grid Reference UG165746; on to Map Barossa (Sheet 6628-1) at Grid Reference UG164746 and then continue along the western boundaries of Sections 755, 749, 723, 728 and 734 until reaching the peak of the Kaiser Stuhl at Grid Reference UG155715 and thence proceeding westerly in a straight line to Jacob Creek at Grid Reference UG138713 and thence south westerly in a straight line to the intersection of Jacob Road and Steingarten Road at the Grid Reference UG128698 and thence in a southerly direction along Steingarten Road until the intersection with Trial Hills Road at Grid Reference UG124681 and thence in a north westerly direction to the lookout on Trial Hill Road at Grid Reference UG121682 and thence southerly in a straight line to Blue Rock corner on the Williamstown-Springton Road at Grid Reference UG111610 and thence in a south easterly direction along the Williamstown-Springton Road to the intersection with Manser Road at Grid Reference UG118602 and thence in a south westerly direction along Manser Road to the intersection with Fry Road at Grid Reference UG113595 and thence in a south easterly direction along Fry Road until it intersects with the South Para River at Grid Reference UG122588 and then following the South Para River in a south westerly direction until the bridge where Bassnet Road crosses the South Para River at Grid Reference UG027601 and then along Bassnet Road in a northerly direction until the intersection with Para Wirra Road at Grid Reference UG028609 and thence in a north westerly direction along Para Wirra Road until the intersection with Woodlands Road at Grid Reference UG008625 and thence in a northerly direction along Woodlands Road to the intersection with Balmoral Road at Grid Reference UG010669 and thence in a north westerly direction along Balmoral Road to the intersection with Davies Road at Grid Reference UG008672 and thence proceeding in a northerly direction along Davies Road to the intersection with the Barossa Valley Highway at Grid Reference UG005687 and thence in an easterly direction along Barossa Valley Highway to the intersection with Rosedale Road at Grid Reference UG015691 and thence in a northerly direction along Rosedale Road to Turretfield Road at Grid Reference UG023745 and thence in a northerly direction along Turretfield Road to the intersection with Gomersal Road at Grid Reference UG018777 and turn east along Gomersal Road to intersection with Lienert Road at Grid Reference UG019776 and thence in a north westerly direction along Lienert Road to the junction with the western corner of Section 1603 Hundred of Nuriootpa Grid Reference UG000799 and thence in a northerly direction along the 000 grid line to edge of map at Grid Reference UG000802; on to map Kapunda (Sheet 6629-II) at Grid Reference UG000802 then proceed north along the 000 grid line then to Grid Reference UG000857 and thence in a north easterly direction along the northern boundary of the Hundred of Nuriootpa to the intersection with the Hundred of Belvidere at Belvidere Trig Point at Grid Reference UG073882 and thence in a north westerly direction along the western boundary of the Hundred of Belvidere to Grid Reference UG067908 and thence in a north easterly direction to the intersection with the Light River at Grid Reference UG101961 and thence following the Light River in a generally easterly direction to Grid Reference UG141962 and thence in a south easterly direction to the edge of map at Grid Reference UG162953; on to Map Truro (Sheet 6729-3) at Grid Reference UG161953 and continue in a straight line to the Neales Flat Road near Truro (at the intersection with Government Road) at Grid Reference UG272912 and thence in a south easterly direction to the intersection with Sturt Highway and Neales Flat Road at the beginning point at Grid Reference UG274908.

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