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Barossa Region Landscape Assessment Project

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APPENDIXES Number Contents Page

1 Project Brief 130 2 Coverage of Photographic Trips 133 3 List of survey photographs of Barossa Study Region and S.A. photographs 134 4 Barossa Study Region scenes 137 5 South Australian scenes 145 6 Summary of scene ratings and factor scores 146 7 Comments by participants 149



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APPENDIX 1 PROJECT BRIEF

STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTORATE

BRANCH: Area Management Program EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: BRONWYN HALLIDAY

PROJECT TITLE: LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT STUDY – BAROSSA AND LIGHT REGION

ABOUT PLANNING

SA: Planning SA’s role is: • To facilitate a strategic approach to achieving quality land use and built

development outcomes for the State.

• To provide efficient and effective planning and development assessment policies and practices.

• To support sound decision making by coordinating and providing innovative information products and services.

• To enhance understanding and awareness of the planning and development system by providing information and advice to customers, stakeholders, decision makers and the community.

Planning SA’s offices are located at Roma Mitchell House, 136 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000 and the postal address is GPO Box 1815, Adelaide SA 5001. Further information about Planning SA can be accessed at http://www.planning.sa.gov.au

BACKGROUND /

SCOPE:

• This study will assess the scenic quality of Barossa Valley Region rural

landscapes outside of townships. • The study will contribute to a project to set clear strategic directions for the

use of land within the Barossa and Light region being undertaken by Planning SA, The Barossa and Light Councils and the Barossa Light Regional Development Board.

• The area to be considered is shown in Attachment A. It is broadly based on the Barossa Valley Region identified in the Barossa GI Zone

1 but excludes atypical rural residential areas and some watershed

zone while including adjacent grape growing areas with emerging development pressures. The views from tourist roads and scenic regional and local roads have a high priority, reflected by the inclusion of Gomersal Road, and other key tourist roads.

METHODOLOGY:

• The contractor shall determine a proposed methodology to be used to

undertake the project, and have this approved by the client. • Valuations shall either be expert assessments, or determined by statistically

valid surveys of the users of the area • If expert assessments are used, the assessments shall be based on or

tested against a representative sample of local residents and of potential or actual visitors to the region.

• Note that the land units used should be based on view sheds, but may be divided or aggregated based on similarities or differences in such elements as land forms, vegetation, land use, cadastre and buildings. A balance needs to be struck between the greater precision offered by smaller units and the greater economy offered by larger units.

• Note that the scenic valuation of the land units must include the natural and cultural elements, eg. land form and buildings. A valuation of the intrinsic scenic value of the landscape may be useful as a basis for determining the value of the landscape as modified by cultural elements, but is not essential.

1 Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation – Geographic Indications Zone



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• Note that the scenic valuation should be the quantification of the aesthetic response of a typical Australian new to the landscape. It should not include any consideration of such factors as heritage value, agricultural or economic value, or personal association.

• Data on assessments and analysis is preferred to be recorded in a form suitable for transfer to Planning SA’s GIS system.

• The methodology must meet the following specific requirements: 1. The methodology must be capable of being repeated by others to

produce a similar result, while acknowledging that the valuations given by one expert may vary from those given by other experts

2. If the methodology includes user surveys, it should also include standard statistical tests of significance to ensure the statistical validity of the findings

3. Ensure that the scenic value can be potentially assessed within the wider context of the South Australian landscape.

4. Be capable of discriminating the scenic value of the landscapes to a level of around 0.5 on a 1 – 10 scale

5. Be capable of being applied to other regions of South Australia 6. Produce a scenic quality valuation capable of being understood without

specialist training or education 7. Define and document methodology assumptions and explain any factors

that might distort interpretation.

PROJECT

MANAGEMENT:

• The Project Manager is Christine Lloyd, Planning SA’s Area Manager for

Barossa and Light regional planning project. The project sponsor is the Director, Strategic Planning, Planning SA.

• The client group comprises Planning SA, The Barossa Council, the Light Regional Council, and the Barossa Light Regional Development Board.

• The contractor shall report to the project manager at least fortnightly on progress of the study.

• One presentation to the client group shall be made on delivery of each of the draft and final reports.

• Meetings with Christine (and other client officers as nominated) shall occur on project initiation and to comment on the draft report. Your proposed methodology may include other meetings as you see fit.

• Assume that comments on the draft report will be returned from Planning SA on behalf of the client group two weeks after submission of the draft report.

• Any public statements or announcements from the contractor must have prior approval from the project manager.

• For background information for this study, the contractor should refer to: o the Barossa Light Regional Development Board: Wine Industry Impact

Review (2004), and o Planning SA’s preliminary maps showing visibility from tourist roads and

scenic regional and local roads, and other key tourist roads.

CLIENT FACILITIES:

• The contractor shall identify and supply all resources needed to conduct the

study, including any facilities and equipment. The contractor proposal shall specify any resources sought from Planning SA or other organisations.

CONTRACTUAL

REQUIREMENTS:

The contract used shall be Planning SA’s standard fixed price contract, or a negotiated variation thereof. The contractor will also need to sign an application for a licence to use the Planning SA digital data products.

PROJECT

STAGING/TIMING:

• A draft report shall be handed to the client by the 5th August 2005 at the

latest for client group review and feedback to the consultant by 19 August 2005



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• A final report shall be handed to the client by the 31 August 2005 at the latest.

• These times are not extendable.

FEE SCHEDULE:

• 60% of the total fee payable shall be made on delivery of the draft report,

with the balance upon delivery of a satisfactory final report.

PROJECT TEAM AND

REFEREES:

• The contractor shall identify the proposed project team, their specific skills

relevant to the study and their individual hourly charge rates, and shall include a schedule of tasks, each individual’s tasks and the time allocated per task.

• The contractor shall provide a list of referees and detail relevant project experience, and detail of the assets / resources of their organisation.

PROJECT BRIEF

APPROVAL:

This Project Brief is approved by: …………………………… …………… ………………………............................ Project Sponsor Date Project Manager Date



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APPENDIX 2 COVERAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIPS

Number Date Photographs Areas covered

1 12 April, 2006

1 – 232 (247) Sandy Creek – Williamstown – Lyndoch – Yaldara – Lyndoch/ Gomersal Rd – Dunkley Rd – Seiber Rd – Gerard Roberts Rd – Seppeltsfield – Yalumba – east Nuriootpa – Stockwell – Boston Hill Rd – Angaston – Eden Valley

2 22 April 232 – 560 (529) Gawler – SandyCreek – Altona – Tweedies Gully Rd – Lyndoch/

Williamstown Rd – Kreig Rd – Gods Hill – Lyndoch – Rowland Flat – Jacobs Creek – Tanunda Ck – Yalumba – Bethany – Menglers Hill – Light Pass Rd – Wolf Blass Centre – Nuriootpa/ Greenock Rd – Sturt Hwy

3 7 May 530 – 875 Gomersal Rd – Gramps Rd – Freeling – Daveyston Road - Nth of

Daveyston – Nain – Greenock/Kapunda Rd – Higgins Rd – Light River – Kapunda – St Kitts Creek & valley – west of Truro – Ebenezer Rd – car dumps – N/W Nuriootpa & NE Greenock

4 9 May 876 – 1177 Roseworthy Rd – Gomersal Rd – Rosedale Rd – Scot Rd –

Yaldara Drive – Scenic Rd – Lyndoch – Hentschke Rd – Fromm Rd – Stonewell Rd - Tanunda – Richmond Grove – Nuriootpa – east of Nuriootpa – Stonewell Rd – Krondorf – Rowland Flat – Lyndoch

5 10 May 1178 – 1395 Penrice Rd – Cement works – Nth Angaston – Bastian Hill Rd –

Truro – Follands Hill Rd – Duck Ponds Rd – Truro/Moculta Rd – Mt Karinya Rd – Gnadenberg Rd – Angaston – Hurns Rd – Menglers Hill Rd - Tununda (sic) Ck Rd – Flaxman Valley Rd – Mines Rd – Seiboths Rd – Wynns Rd – Mountadam – Corryton Park Rd – Wirra Wirra Rd – Springton/Williamstown Rd - Williamstown

6 12 May 1396 – 1589 Williamstown – Wirra Wirra Rd – Tower Rd – Williamstown –

Fromms Sq Rd – Lyndoch Valley Rd – Trial Hill Rd – Brownes Rd – Heggies Range Rd – Flaxman Valley Rd – Angaston/Eden Valley Rd – Angaston – Collingrove Rd – Hill Climb Rd – Sawpit Gully Rd – Peggys Hill Rd – Eden Valley – Rushlea Rd – Cranes Range Rd – Craneford Rd – Martins Rd – Williamstown/Springton Rd – Cowell Rd – Boehm Springs Rd – Cemetery Rd – Springton

7 16 May 1590 – 1704 Rosedale Rd – Turretfield Rd – Heinjus Rd – Graetz Rd – Martins

Rd – Kreig Rd – Hempel Rd – Roennfeldt Rd – Seppeltsfield Rd – Kaiserstuhl Rd.



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APPENDIX 3 LIST OF SURVEY PHOTOGRAPHS OF BAROSSA STUDY REGION AND SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHS

Number Location Description

Barossa Study Region Scenes

1 Seiber Rd, north Gomersal Vines, undulating, few trees

2 Gerald Roberts Rd Powerlines

3 Gerald Roberts Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

4 Seppeltsfield Rd Large unpainted shed, Seppeltsfield winery

5 Seppeltsfield Rd Barossa Valley Estate Winery, Palms, Barossa Ranges

6 Seppeltsfield Rd Barossa Valley Estate Winery

7 Seppeltsfield Rd Barossa Valley Estate Winery visitor centre

8 View from Viking wines Vines, undulating, some trees

9 View from Viking wines Valley, trees, some vines, Barossa Ranges

10 Seppeltsfield Rd Church on Seppeltsfield Rd

11 Basedow Rd, east Tanunda Yalumba winery & vines

12 Diagonal Rd, near Penrice Cement works

13 Moculta Rd, north Angaston Undulating, some trees, arable

14 Radford Rd, south Angaston Vines, undulating, some trees

15 Angaston Rd, Collingrove Undulating, some trees, arable

16 Angaston - Eden Valley Rd Flat, some trees, arable

17 Springton - Eden Valley Rd Creek & water

18 Springton - Eden Valley Rd Flat, some trees, arable

19 Williamstown-Lyndoch Rd Dirt road, roadside vegetation

20 Near Chateau Rosevale winery Vines, undulating, few trees

32 Hoffnungstall Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

33 Gods Hill R, South Lyndoch Vines, Barossa Ranges (south)

34 Gods Hill R, South Lyndoch Vines, Barossa Ranges south)

35 Rowland Flat Rd Vines, Rowland Flat tanks, Barossa Ranges

36 Jacob Ck Jacob Ck visitor centre

37 Tanunda Ck, south Tanunda Tanunda Creek with reeds

38 Menglers Hill Rd Barossa Ranges hills face from Menglers Hill

39 Menglers Hill Rd Vines, some trees, flat

40 Light Pass Rd Vines, flat land

41 Light Pass Rd Vines, flat, few trees

42 Light Pass Rd Vines, green sheds in row

43 Light Pass Rd Vines, flat, few trees

44 Light Pass Rd Light Pass church & vines

45 North of Lyndoch Farm house amidst vines

46 Barossa Valley Rd Vines, some trees, flat

47 Sand Track Rd, Altona Vines, Barossa Ranges (south)

48 Trial Hill Rd Vines, Barossa Ranges (south)

49 Tweedies Guly Rd Undulating, some trees, arable

61 Keane Rd, near Nain Farm house, Nain Range

62 Nain Rd Arable land, undulating, Barossa Ranges distant

63 Nain Rd Undulating, few trees, arable

64 Greenock-Kapunda Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

65 Almond Corner Rd Large unpainted shed, Greenock - Kapunda Rd

66 Higgins Rd Undulating, few trees, arable

67 Sturt Hwy Flat, few trees, arable

68 Off Reformatory Rd Tree lined creek, near Light River

69 Light River Water in creek, trees

70 Truro - Kapunda Rd Vines, flat, few trees

71 Nietscke Rd Stone ruin, triangular façade

72 Yatara Rd Dry creekbed, large gums



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73 Ebenezer Rd Flat, some trees, arable

74 Schrapel Rd Thatched ruin, tumbled down

75 Schrapel Rd Car dump

76 St Johns Rd Undulating, some trees, arable

77 St Johns Rd Arable land, trees, Barossa Ranges in distance

78 St Johns Rd Small stone house ruin

79 Vinegrove Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

80 Moppa Rd Dirt road, tree lined

81 Kuhlmann Rd, near Freeling Flat, some trees, arable

82 Daveyston Rd Dense trees

83 Heinrich Rd Dirt road and roadside vegetation

86 Golf Links Rd Flat, few trees, arable

87 Dunkley Rd White dirt road, some trees

88 Fromm Rd Arable flat land, Barossa Ranges

89 Jenke Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

90 Presser Rd, west Tanunda Arable & vines, Barossa Ranges

91 Presser Rd, west Tanunda Vines, Tanunda

92 Samuel Rd Vines, Barossa Ranges (north)

93 Gomersal Rd Flat, few trees, arable

94 Barossa Valley Rd Vines, flat, few trees

95 Nuriootpa - Tanunda Rd Green winery tanks

96 Nuriootpa - Tanunda Rd Vines, some trees, flat

97 Neldner Rd Vines, Barossa Ranges (central)

98 Nicolai Rd Vines, Barossa Ranges (central)

99 Koch Rd Arable land, bare Barossa Ranges

100 Nr Koch Rd Undulating, some trees, arable

101 Narrow Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

102 Rosedale Rd Undulating, few trees, arable

103 Narrow Rd Vines, undulating, few trees

104 Rosedale Rd Arable undulating land, Barossa Ranges

105 Gomersal Rd Tanks at farm, near Sheoak Log

106 Gomersal Rd Vines, undulating, few trees

107 Scott Rd Poultry sheds

108 Scenic Rd Dry dam, vines, Barossa Ranges

109 Scenic Rd Vines, green shed

111 Lamb Tail Corner Rd Dirt road, roadside vegetation

112 Truro Rd Vines, some trees, flat

113 Hurns Rd, Angaston Vines, undulating, some trees

114 Wynns Rd Vines, some trees, flat

115 Duck Ponds Rd Flat, few trees, arable

116 Lindsay Park Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

117 Lindsay Park Rd Undulating, some trees, arable


120 Angaston - Eden Valley Rd Large red gums

121 Angaston - Eden Valley Rd Lindsay Park area


123 Collingrove Rd Flat, some trees, arable

124 Craneford Rd Corrugated iron ruin, trees

125 Craneford Rd Flat, some trees, arable

126 Craneford Rd Dirt road, roadside vegetation

127 Martins Rd, west Springton Flat, some trees, arable

128 Cowell Rd Pine plantation

129 Steingarten Rd Undulating, some trees, arable



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130 Trial Hill Rd Undulating, some trees, arable

131 Brownes Rd Undulating, some trees, arable

132 Brownes Rd Dirt road, roadside vegetation

133 Brownes Rd Large trees, dry creek

134 Brownes Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

135 Brownes Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

136 Brownes Rd Undulating, some trees, arable

138 Kaiserstuhl Rd Little Kaiserstuhl. Undulating, some trees, arable

139 Martins Rd near Daveyston Arable land, Barossa Ranges distance

140 Seppeltsfield Rd Vines, undulating, some trees

141 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield Road & palms

142 Kaiserstuhl Rd Undulating, few trees, arable

143 Kaiserstuhl Rd Undulating, some trees, arable

144 Kaiserstuhl Rd Schlenke Gully

145 Kaiserstuhl Rd Kaiserstuhl

147 Bastion Hill Rd Flat, arable, some trees

148 Flaxmans Valley Road Undulating, some trees, arable

Scenes of South Australia

21 Red sand dunes, far north

22 Trees and pasture, Mt Lofty Ranges

23 Saltbush and low hills, Barrier Highway, Mannahill

24 Farmland and ridge, south of Georgetown

25 Edeowie Gorge, Wilpena Pound

26 Mulga and saltbush, far north

27 Cereal farmland, mid north

28 Spinifex, far north

29 Dalhousie Springs, far north

30 Morolana between Elders Ranges & Wilpena Pound

31 Aroona Valley, Flinders Ranges

50 Creek in the Flinders Ranges

51 Vines north of Clare

52 Saltbush and low hills, Barrier Highway

53 Shaly hillside, Flinders Ranges

54 Sand dune, far north

55 Lower River Murray dairy flats

56 The Bluff and Encounter Bay

57 Petrel Cove, near Victor Harbor

58 Cape Torrens, Kangaroo Island

59 Vines and trees, Clare area

60 Lindsay Park green pasture

84 Eden valley green pasture

85 Edward Bay peninsulas, west Eyre Peninsula

110 Mulga and salt bush, far north

118 Sturt Stony Desert – gibber plain

137 Mann Ranges, far north west

146 Cereal farmland, mid north

149 Marble Hill, Mt Lofty Ranges

150 Cereal farmland, Tarlee



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APPENDIX 4 BAROSSA REGION SCENES 1 - 15

1 (1/101) Seiber Road, north Gomersal 5.53

2 (1/115) Gerald Roberts Road 5.62

3 (1/117) Gerald Roberts Road 6.19

4 (1/128) Seppeltsfield Road 3.63




8 (1/146) View from Viking Wines 5.98

9 (1/147) View from Viking Wines 5.91

10 (1/149) Church, Seppeltsfield Road 5.94

11 (1/152) Yalumba winery, Tanunda 5.60

12 (1/163) Penrice limestone works 4.36

13 (1/195) Moculta Road, nth Angaston 5.74

14 (1/200) Radford Rd, sth Angaston 5.61

15 (1/208) Angaston Road, Collingrove 5.72



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16 (1/218) Angaston – Eden Valley Road 5.44

17 (1/230) Marne R, Springton-Eden Valley Rd 7.41

18 (1/240) Springton – Eden Valley Rd 3.90

19 (1/35) Williamstown-Lyndoch Rd 7.01

20 (1/84) Chateau Rosevale winery 4.76

32 (2/113) Hoffnungstall Road 5.88

33 (2/136) Gods Hill Road, Sth Lyndoch 5.69

34 (2/147) Gods Hill Road, Sth Lyndoch 5.93

35 (2/167) Rowland Flat Road 4.84

36 (2/176) Jacob Creek Visitor Centre 5.32

37 (2/185) North Para R. sth Tanunda 6.57

38 (2/219) From Menglers Hill 5.34

39 (2/223) From Menglers Hill 6.10

40 (2/237) Light Pass Road 5.25




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44 (2/246) Light Pass Road & church 5.35

45 (2/31) Farmhouse north of Lyndoch 5.46

46 (2/40) Barossa Valley Road 5.90

47 (2/53) Sand Track Road, Altona 6.00

48 (2/66) Trial Hill Road 5.69

49 (2/89) Tweedies Gully Road 6.45

61 (3/120) Keane Road, nr Nain 4.19

62 (3/132) Nain Road, west of Greenock 4.46

63 (3/135) Nain Road, west Greenock 4.12

64 (3/137) Greenock – Kapunda Road 5.02

65 (3/159) Greenock – Kapunda Road 3.48

66 (3/167) Higgins Road, nth Greenock 3.68

67 (3/17) Sturt Hwy 3.63



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68 (3/180) Off Reformatory Road, Light R. 4.16

69 (3/194) Light River 6.53

70 (3/204) Truro – Kapunda Rd 4.51

71 (3/210) Old farm structure Nietschke Rd 6.50

72 (3/225) Yatara Road 6.45

73 (3/264) Ebenezer Road 5.21

74 (3/268) Schrapel Road 5.29

75 (3/273) Schrapel Road car dump 2.52

76 (3/297) St Johns Road, nth Greenock 3.89



79 (3/318) Vinegrove Rd, nth Greenock 5.26

80 (3/328) Moppa Rd, Nth Nuriootpa 6.99

81 (3/45) Kuhlmann Rd, nr Freeling 3.79

82 (3/52) Daveyston Road 6.45



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83 (3/74) Heinrich Road 6.90

86 (4/127) Golf Links Rd, w Tanunda 3.79

87 (4/13) Dunkley Road 4.79

88 (4/138) Fromm Road, w Tanunda 3.77

89 (4/173) Jenke Road 4.92

90 (4/185) Presser Rd, w Tanunda 4.94

91 (4/187) Presser Rd, w Tanunda 4.83

92 (4/199) Samuel Road 5.32

93 (4/2) Gomersal Road 2.81

94 (4/213) Barossa Valley Road 4.54

95 (4/216) Nuriootpa – Tanunda Rd 4.23

96 (4/217) Nuriootpa – Tanunda Rd 5.51

97 (4/225) Nelder Road 4.99

98 (4/241) Nicolai Road 5.29

99 (4/263) Koch Road 4.73



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100 (4/271) Nr Koch Road 4.73

101 (4/277) Narrow Road 5.55

102 (4/28) Rosedale Road 4.09

103 (4/286) Narrow Road 5.71

104 (4/42) Rosedale Road 4.56



107 (4/72) Scott Road poultry sheds 4.10

108 (4/95) Scenic Road 6.50

109 (4/98) Scenic Road 4.87

111 (5/100) Lamb Tail Corner Road 6.90

112 (5/111) Truro Road 5.09

113 (5/119) Hurns Road, Angaston 6.25

114 (5/190) Wynnes Road 6.03

115 (5/44) Duck Ponds Road 3.42



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116 (5/77) Lindsay Park Road 5.93

117 (5/97) Lindsay Park Road 6.59

119 (6/109) Angaston – Eden Valley Rd. 6.19

120 (6/116) Angaston – Eden Valley Rd 5.82



123 (6/122) Collingrove Road 5.12

124 (6/161) Craneford Road 6.45



127 (6/172) Martins Rd, w Springton 5.66

128 (6/183) Cowell Road 4.62

129 (6/40) Steingarten Road 6.20

130 (6/48) Trial Hill Road 4.46

131(6/63) Brownes Road 6.06



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132 (6/66) Brownes Road 6.76

133 (6/68) Brownes Road 6.15

134 (6/70) Brownes Road 5.35

135 (6/72) Brownes Road 5.40

136 (6/84) Brownes Road 6.20

138 (7/100) Little Kaiserstuhl 5.75

139 (7/35) Martins Rd nr Daveyston 4.14



142 (7/81) From Kaiserstuhl Road 4.80

143 (7/87) Schlenke Gully 7.08

144 (7/89) Schlenke Gully 6.67

145 (7/99) Kaiserstuhl 6.72

147 (5/13) Bastion Hill Road 4.36

148 (5/156) Flaxmans Valley Rd 5.22



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APPENDIX 5 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SCENES

21 Red sand dunes, Outback 6.72

22 Green pastures & trees 6.71

23 Broken Hill road 5.71

24 Georgetown ridge 5.23

25 Edeowie Gorge 7.86

26 Mulga and saltbush 6.33

27 Dry cereals, low trees 5.63

28 Spinifex 5.31

29 Dalhousie Springs 7.71

30 Akaba & Wilpena 8.00

31 Aroona Valley 7.71

50 Flinders Ranges creek 7.52

51 Clare Valley vines 6.23

52 Broken Hill road 5.55

53 Flinders Ranges hillside 6.29



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APPENDIX 6 SUMMARY OF SCENE RATINGS AND FACTOR SCORES

Scene Rating Water Terrain Natural Trees Buildings B. Ranges Vines

1 5.53 1 2.27 1.72 1.67 1 1 3.58

2 5.62 1 2.36 2.33 2.11 1 2.16 3.58

3 6.19 1 2.55 2.72 3.39 1 1 2.95

4 3.63 1 1.91 1.56 1 4.61 1 3.16

5 5.49 1 1.82 2.17 3 2.06 3.05 1.83

6 3.26 1 1.82 1.56 1 4.24 2.21 1

7 4.85 1 1.91 2.00 2.78 3.56 1.37 1

8 5.98 1 2.09 2.50 2.67 1.11 1.42 3.00

9 5.91 1 2.36 2.94 3.39 1 2.26 1.95

10 5.94 1 1.82 2.28 2.78 2.06 2.26 2.89

11 5.60 1 1.09 1.61 1 3.24 1.79 3.84

12 4.36 1 1.36 1.22 1.67 3.59 1.26 3.79

13 5.74 1 3.00 3.83 4.06 1 1 1

14 5.61 1 2.00 2.72 2.83 1 1 4.11

15 5.72 1 1.91 3.17 4.06 1 1 1

16 5.44 1 1.18 3.50 3.83 1 1 1

17 7.41 4 1.91 4.50 4.44 1 1 1

18 4.88 1 2.00 2.94 1 1 1 1

19 7.01 1 1.18 2.89 4.5 1 1 1

20 4.76 1 1.82 1.56 2.56 1 1 3.21

32 5.88 1 2.55 2.50 2.5 1 1 3.74

33 5.69 1 1.64 2.61 1.94 1 4.37 3.32

34 5.93 1 1.91 3.44 2.78 1 4.11 1

35 4.84 1 1.09 1.67 1.83 2.39 3.00 3.63

36 5.32 1 1.09 1.28 2.06 4.22 1 1

37 6.57 1 2.00 4.00 4.61 1 1 1

38 5.34 1 3.18 3.28 3 1 1 1

39 6.10 2 2.18 2.56 2.44 1 1 2.84

40 5.25 1 1.55 2.00 1 1 1 4.53

41 5.08 1 1.73 1.83 1 1 1.26 4.68

42 4.95 1 1.00 1.39 1 2.71 1.37 4.53

43 5.35 1 1.00 1.61 1 1 1 4.79

44 5.35 1 1.18 1.56 1 1.61 1 4.53

45 5.46 1 1.27 1.67 1 2.78 1 4.21

46 5.90 1 1.45 1.72 1 1 1 3.79

47 6.00 1 1.18 2.56 2.44 1 4.16 3.58

48 5.69 1 1.82 2.67 2 1 4.00 2.89

49 6.45 1 3.82 3.89 3.72 1 1 1

61 4.19 1 1.91 1.89 3.11 3.61 1 1

62 5.58 1 2.00 2.11 2 1 2.53 1

63 5.15 1 1.09 1.78 1 1 1 1

64 5.02 1 2.09 1.83 1 1 1 3.42

65 4.35 1 1.82 1.67 1.67 4.11 1 1

66 3.68 1 2.18 1.33 1 1 1 1

67 4.54 1 1.09 2.00 1 1 1 1

68 5.20 1 2.09 2.06 2.78 1 1 1

69 6.53 3.97 2.27 3.17 3.17 1 1 1

70 4.51 1 2.36 1.72 1 1 1 3.16

71 6.50 1 1.73 1.39 2.78 4.17 1 1

72 6.45 1 1.27 3.44 4.56 1 1 1

73 6.51 1 1.73 3.39 4.06 1 1 1



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74 5.29 1 1.00 2.17 3.22 3.35 1 1

75 3.15 1 1.45 1.28 2.67 2.94 1 1

76 4.86 1 1.73 2.06 2.89 1 1 1

77 5.61 1 1.91 2.50 2.78 1 2.47 1

78 6.11 1 1.91 1.67 1 3.88 1 1

79 5.26 1 1.64 1.83 1.56 1 1 4.32

80 6.99 1 1.82 3.17 4.67 1 1 1

81 3.79 1 1.55 2.22 3.17 1 1 1

82 6.45 1 1.18 4.29 4.83 1 1 1

83 4.74 1 1.00 3.28 4.67 1 1 1

86 3.79 1 1.00 1.67 1 1 3.79 1

87 4.79 1 1.36 1.78 3.89 1 1 1

88 4.71 1 1.73 1.78 1 1 3.74 1

89 4.92 1 1.00 2.22 2.67 1 1 3.58

90 6.18 1 2.09 2.33 3.06 1 3.42 1.53

91 4.83 1 2.09 1.94 3.41 1.53 3.21 2.56

92 5.32 1 1.91 1.78 1 1 2.00 4.39

93 3.51 1 1.27 1.50 1 1 1 1

94 4.54 1 1.00 1.56 1 1 1.47 4.58

95 5.23 1 1.18 1.28 1 4 1 3.42

96 5.51 1 1.00 2.11 3.72 1 1.42 4.16

97 4.99 1 1.00 2.00 1.72 1 3.32 3.42

98 5.29 1 1.36 2.22 1 1 3.84 3.47

99 4.73 1 2.73 2.00 2.89 1 4.16 1

100 5.91 1 1.36 2.33 2.83 1 2.95 1

101 5.55 1 2.09 1.56 2.39 1 1 4.21

102 5.11 1 1.91 1.94 1 1 1.68 1

103 5.71 1 2.00 1.89 1 1 1 4.63

104 5.70 1 2.45 2.17 1 1 3.11 1

105 4.25 1 1.55 1.44 1 3.71 1 1

106 4.46 1 1.82 1.11 1 1 1 4.32

107 4.10 1 1.73 1.78 2.78 3.18 1 2.47

108 6.50 1 2.55 2.83 2.89 1 3.74 1.47

109 4.87 1 2.36 1.94 1.78 1.76 1 3.11

111 6.90 1 1.73 3.39 4.67 1 1 1

112 5.09 1 1.64 2.33 3 1 1 3.21

113 6.25 1 1.91 3.56 4.17 1 1 3.89

114 6.03 1 1.91 2.61 4.06 1 1 2.79

115 4.28 1 2.09 2.22 1 1 1 1

116 5.93 1 2.45 2.44 3.28 1 1 2.79

117 6.59 1 3.00 4.06 4.39 1 1 1

119 6.19 1 1.82 3.28 4.39 1 1 1

120 5.82 1 1.09 3.78 4.28 1 1 1

121 5.67 1 2.09 3.11 3.72 1 1 1

122 5.02 1 2.00 2.06 1.78 1 1 3.63

123 5.12 1 2.18 2.44 3.89 1 1 1

124 6.45 1 2.27 2.78 4.22 2.35 1 1

125 5.96 1 1.55 3.44 4.39 1 1 1

126 6.96 1 1.09 3.06 4.83 1 1 1

127 5.66 1 1.18 2.83 3.72 1 1 1

128 4.62 1 1.18 1.72 3.83 1 1 1

129 6.20 1 3.09 3.00 3.11 1 1 1

130 4.46 1 2.18 2.50 2.06 1 1 1



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131 6.06 2.25 3.00 3.56 3.5 1 1 1

132 6.76 1 2.09 3.22 4.83 1 1 1

133 6.15 1 2.00 3.94 4.39 1 1 1

134 5.35 1 2.00 1.78 3 1 1 3.11

135 5.40 1 2.73 1.89 1 1 1 4.21

136 6.20 2.17 2.45 3.44 3.5 1 1 1

138 5.75 1 3.64 4.06 3.72 1 1 1

139 5.18 1 1.91 1.67 1 1 2.11 1

140 5.58 1 2.27 2.00 2.33 1 1 3.89

141 6.30 1 1.91 1.17 4.39 1 1 1.63

142 4.80 1 1.45 1.56 1 1 1 1

143 7.08 1.08 4.00 3.78 3.94 1 1 1

144 6.67 1 3.91 4.22 4.22 1 1 1

145 6.72 1 3.82 4.67 4.67 1 1 1

147 5.45 1 3.36 3.00 1 1 1 1

148 5.22 1 2.73 3.61 2.83 1 1 1

Note: Ratings scale 1 to 10. Factor score scale 1 to 5

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APPENDIX 7 COMMENTS BY PARTICIPANTS

Note: Corrections made to spelling and minor editing; comments placed in alphabetical order of first word. Would welcome feedback Landscapes rate highly with me that contain:

• vegetation of significant height or density (particularly large trees)

• significant changes in relief

• buildings with character

• natural water bodies or streams

• panoramas - coastal scenes rate highly because they generally are panoramas and have added dimension of sea movement.

150 slides seems a bit long. I would have thought there are more interesting structures (houses, buildings, rock outcrops that constitute the Barossa landscape which should be part of the assessment. A lot of the pictures I rated low were of dry landscape and of ground level perspective. The more interesting pictures had a range of vegetation, more interesting angles and good contrasts of colour. A lot of the scenes looked very dry & barren-photos of the varying towns might be appreciated also A lot of those scenes would look a lot nicer in winter, when its green and not so dry. all a bit depressing as there is so little under storey in the area Although I have tried to give honest ratings, I found it dragged a bit towards the end. It got a bit tedious, but I realise you need a good representative number. Good luck. Am not a photographer, some just appealed to me as a bushwalker, more than others (therefore very subjective) but there are some lovely photos to promote the region and variety is the spice of life. Amazing! The State that I grew up in is a beautiful place! Let's get out there and encourage more tourism. The visual contrasts that we are lucky enough to have in our wonderful State is worth the effort. I realise that most overseas visitors go to NSW, QLD and WA (I'm a travel agent in London) but this is because they're looking for contrasts and these are the places that they see advertised most often. I do my best to encourage people to try SA, but usually my word and a few photos isn’t enough. I really think SA should really be pushing tourism to the overseas market, offering all our contrast, sea, sand, bush, outback, vines, rivers, great towns and a beautiful capital city with nightlife, markets, beach, culture, excellent restaurants, you name it we have it! Let's not keep it a secret any longer!

As a member of the Gawler Car club I recognised many of the locations particularly Dudley's wrecking yard which I visit often and love. As you can see from my ratings I particularly like scenes with greenery, trees, large hills or small mountains, definitely scenes with water of any kind but especially coastal. However some dryer scenes with trees and mountains are also appealing. Barossa is vineyards and wineries together with native flora. The balance is perfect, do not mess with it. It is a world renowned district. Barossa needs to preserve landscape. An emerging problem seems to be the poor control on the erection of sheds with inappropriate dimensions and colorbond colours Beautiful photos... proud of SA....



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Beautiful scenes, how can I get a copy of them all..... Big green lawns are not appropriate or a very Australian scene. It is ridiculous to waste so much water and energy on growing lawns in a country that is faced with water shortages. Also it does not represent the beauty of Australia. If people want to see green lawns they can go to England! Please try to use native plants in landscaping around information centres etc. Also having gum trees or other tall native trees around vineyards makes them more attractive and is also more environmentally friendly. I hope that this Landscape assessment board takes into account environmental factors when developing any changes to the area. Certain aspects such as lighting and camera angle can affect the visual appeal of a photo. The time of year also can change the look of the landscape. It may have been beneficial to have a series of one scene with these variations. Colour seemed to be important - green is better than brown for similar scenes. Also grazing animals being present would increase the rating for some scenes. Colour, water and the aspect the scene is taken make a big bearing on the rating Combine both commercial and native landscapes Contrasting of colours it most effective CULTIVATED LAND MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN DISTRESSED Disappointing selection. Visited the Barossa a few times and thought it was more impressive (maybe I was younger and in love? Downloads were SO SLOW! Dryland agriculture is not particularly appealing in photographs. Winery infrastructure such as storage vats/towers are ok, as long as they are landscaped into the environment...and not sited at the expense of 200 year old gums!! healthy vineyards look great , but again they look better surrounded by native gums in their natural state. Enjoyed the trees and water. Far too many photos - after a while they are boring so you are not sure if the scenery is nice or not! Feel that most pictures of grazing or cropping land showed very dry and unappealing landscape with all but 2 or 3 having any stock present. In my view this would, by default, make the green irrigated vineyards look more appealing. You can't top a green pasture with grazing cattle, or a canola crop etc - but these don't appear in your collection so you will undoubtedly get a bias towards the irrigated vegetation and away from cropping & grazing which I think is disappointing. Your survey will give you a bias as I said which is either very ignorant or very sneaky. Is the hidden agenda to reduce grazing and cropping land ?? That is how it seems to come across. Found at times that my judgement was based on composition of the photo, or faults such as overexposure, and not the quality of the landscape. Found myself not overly appreciating the shots of most of those of barren earth and the vineyards. Conversely , gum trees have a majesty" that always makes them a good photographic subject

Generally the scenes lacked emotiveness. Too sterile. No story. Some out of focus. So often they could have been of any vineyard area in Aus. or even California (eucalypts.) If they are meant to represent Barossa, any ten year old could have done better. Camera work could have been a lot, more specific.

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GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS Great pictures, pity about the massive overclearing and lack of understorey vegetation. Thank you for the opportunity to participate. Had no problems at all, very well done. Hello As a Barossa resident for 8 years now - and previously a resident in 'tourist' areas in Qld and the NT, I was a little disappointed by the quality of the photo's. The Barossa is a stunning and unique location: and I don't think the photo's did it justice.

Hi, Great that this type of survey is being undertaken. I found that my ratings changed as I went through the survey. Initially I rated the scenes purely aesthetically, but as the survey continued I used a more Ethno-centric approach towards the Barossa and as such rated the Flinders and southern coastal(?) scenes much lower than perhaps their aesthetic appeal rates. Cheers! Hi, I am a landscape architect and have undertaken similar scenic surveys many years ago - i am interested in your criteria for assessment of the results and the methodology for the use of photographs - i'm particularly interested in what the State-wide basis entails. i am very biased towards vineyard development and the degradation of our native habitat and hence therefore why the natural landscapes were rated much higher I believe I was certainly influenced by my own value base I prefer low level development, rather than anything that unduly interrupts the natural view. Silos etc. were less noticeable if in a dull green colorbond-type color rather than the usual zinc oxide silver colour. Water catchment or flow (ie stream/dam) areas are more visually attractive if left with tree and shrub growth (would be more effective in fighting erosion too). A blend of trees/farming and vineyards is more attractive than acre upon acre of pure vineyard. Denuded hills and fields appear dry and at risk of topsoil loss in comparison to areas with a blend of native trees/shrubs. If most farming areas disappear and vineyards are all we have, depending upon the season, the region could look either lovely or extremely grim!(we could be limiting our options here) I am against the planting of exotic trees along the roadside, as was shown in 2 of the photos near a 'church?', preferring a more typical planting of natives, indigenous to the area. I believe visitors want to see something unique to the particular region they visit, not something that they could see if visiting ANY of the Australian wine regions ie. miles of vineyards or exotic trees/shrubs. Also some of the old old derelict homesteads/cottages should be kept rather than demolished for an extra few paltry vines - they provide a special appeal to visitors to the region who are often compelled to stop the car, use their zoom lens and take a few photos. Thankyou. I can't imagine that you are seriously entertaining the idea of including the view with all of the wrecked cars ..... are you? I could easily say: water-good; natural beauty-great; tank farms and huge buildings-bad .... and saved myself 15mins! I will wait to see results with mild interest. I couldn't get past the first few because the program wouldn't show me the next screen - it kept saying the web page was not available. Very frustrating.

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and lack any interest for me. I felt at least one scene was not from South Australia - waterfalls in a canyon? (Edeowie Gorge, Flinders Ranges) Most scenes dramatically showed the dryness of South Australia - taken earlier this year. It would have been nice to have seen some taken when the vines had their young leaves instead most seemed to have been taken towards autumn when the vine leaves were browning off? Loved the scenes in the ranges/Kaiser Stuhl area, know it well, a fascinating rugged part adjacent to the Barossa, incredible area for those interested in trekking in wild areas"." I found photos generally were very average, and surely not done by a professional photographer. Considering the Barossa Valley's main production is from grapes, I found in particular all the vineyard photos extremely disappointing and totally lacking in any photographic integrity (I am not a photographer). Vineyards in autumn, rows disappearing over hills, pruners or harvesters at work were all missing leaving an array of boring vines. Not even a grape to be seen. Missed photo opportunities include the huge gums on the road from Mt Pleasant to Angaston, Collingrove Homestead and its wonderful shearing shed, the townships of Tanunda, Nuri & Angaston, the roadside view of Lindsay Park. I found some of the scenes to be boring with very little of interest in them, I have traveled a lot in the Barossa, and it seems to me that photographs do not do it justice. I found that anything with a range of brighter colours appealed to me and also with depth of heights I found that I didn't like photos showing a dry landscape - although I know we haven't, up until now, had much rain. I would have liked some of the photos to be closer up - particularly looking through the vines to the steeple of the church and things like that. Sometimes I thought there was too much foreground that was of no interest when the content in the rear should have been much more the focus of the photo. Thanks for the opportunity of looking at this - will results be published? Or perhaps any kind of feedback from the survey go to those who completed the survey? Thanks again! I found that most of the dry-looking images were less attractive than those which were green or contained rivers. I liked most the images of the vines from different angles and I especially liked the image of the green pastures with large, flowing gum trees. I gave up on the survey because the delay in between pictures after selecting a score was too long. I got up to scene 22 but then stopped. I was frustrated because every time I clicked a rating the screen went back to the previous scene and I had to keep clicking to get to the next scene. I think the program needs some work. I had several tries at completing this survey but it didn't continue. I would like to have another go. I am very interested in the scenic amenity of the Barossa. I have a predicament in that I like the wines from the vines, I like the look of some vines, I like the economic advantages they provide Australia, but I don't like it when it looks like it is just one huge expanse of grapevines...like it's eating away the gum trees. I really like it when the vines go around a lovely big gum - like a compromise. Some pictures look as if we've sapped out every last bit of nourishment from the ground.

I have lived in the Barossa for 2 years and think that the community spirit is wonderful but that the region has a lot to answer for as a place to live. There is limited things to do (eg a very run down sports centre) and limited pricing competition (eg one only retail store for groceries and clothing etc and not even one fruit & veg shop in any of the main towns!) If the council is going to continue the growth of housing by continually subdividing land, then infrastructure should also be increasing to accommodate the increased number of residents. I commute to Gawler most days to go to the fitness centre and while I'm there also purchase weekly shopping, petrol, train tickets and pay bills. I could be spending this money in the Barossa but will continue not to until the Barossa can provide the same services at the same prices. I have probably rated some dryer looking pictures more than some, because I also envision what they'd look like if it were green. When green the look would be quite lovely I imagine.



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I have visited South Australia many times and it is fabulous I would love to live in this region if it were possible the photos are just beautiful. thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!! I infinitely prefer greenery, trees, etc and never choose to holiday in places that do not have water and greenery in abundance. Distant vistas if they have no green are not all exciting. Obviously this type of landscape has the summer and autumn with little or no verdant vegetation. If I were to visit I would do so in winter. I know that this comment will be nothing new to you all and you are well aware... but there is a need for balance in the way land is utilised. A mix of natural native environment, agricultural uses and built forms. Keeping large areas of native bush (or replenishing where it has been reduced) is highly important from an environmental perspective and for aesthetics. Agriculture and built forms should be positioned tastefully and in balance with the natural environment without completely taking over. Also, want to add a thank you for providing this survey. It is important that we all get to have a bit of input and compliments must go to those involved in providing such an opportunity for this and the recent coastal surveys. Thank You! I love the Barossa but do not feel the photos did it justice. (I was on a mid north station for many years and appreciate the Australian landscape whether it be stark or verdant.) Many of the photos had too much land or too much sky - perhaps cropping would make them more appealing. Thank you for the opportunity to make comment. Regards I loved the open country scenes, with the rich brown / red dirt, the strong gum, trees reaching into a lovely blue sky. I wasn't so keen on the open flat dry land, with no trees, no plants, no life. There were a few buildings that complimented the scene but often the building were very harsh and very large and detracted from the beauty of the nature. The vineyard were the same... sometimes they blended and complimented but sometime, I think particularly when all other vegetation around them was cleared, they were a harsh contrast to the natural scene and I didn't find that as attractive. I only recognised about 3 or 4 scenes out of 150. Even though none were not repeated there some that seemed similar. Other than that a very ambitious project and wish the organisation(s) the best of luck. I personally enjoyed those which showed a greater contrast of colours in the landscape or appeared unique to our Australian landscape. I rated all non-Barossa scenes '1' as I thought they were not relevant to a Barossa Landscape Assessment Survey. Obviously, coastal scenery or Flinders Ranges scenes would normally rate very high! I was intrigued by your selection of mostly summer or drier season scenes. Had there been winter, spring or autumn scenes (on a fine day) my ratings would have been considerably higher. I seem to like a mixture of trees among working properties. I particularly like native scrub as shown in some of your photos. I would like to see a lot more indigenous planting in the Barossa Thank you I struggled to full appreciate the intent. I support the development of the region especially with regard to the wine industry. Development should be unobtrusive and merge with the landscape. It does need tree planting to coincide with vine planting. I think I like to see a good balance of tress and shrubs, not just trees isolated in the middle of nowhere struggling. Hedges or something would be nice to break the vast distances of ploughed land. A desert is the place for expanse. In agricultural areas, expanses are just invitations to lose top soil. I think it would have been nice to include some photos of the statues that overlook the valley. Can't remember the name of the place but very interesting little 'garden' of statues created by a variety of artists. This wasn't sign posted very well nor was the national park that is only a few kms outside of Angaston.

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takes too long to complete I think that more detail to light and depth of vision could be used. Also the composition on many of the photographs was pretty average. There were some standout shots but on the whole they were pretty amateur in appearance. Having said that I don't think the Barossa is all that attractive as a region. There are many other parts of SA that rival it for beauty. I think that SA may lack a little when it comes to greenery, therefore making it lack contrast. Some areas are a little too barren and I think this can be overcome with more revegetation programs to get our environment back to its original/natural state. Revegetation programs are in place but it’s not enough. We need more and farmers need to be educated so they can produce but help the environment more around them to work hand in hand as they have nothing without it. More trees and vegetation mean less soil erosion for farmers. This is just a quick comment but obviously many more things need to be looked at in regards to these things and I am sure there are many more ideas. I think the scenes portray the diversity of the Barossa Valley, the rolling hills, the vineyards, the country roads, the farming and the almost desert-like areas. Well done. I think you must pay attention that no persons seems like the landscape miss something important. Because who grows the grapes and take care of it? I thought pictures with native vegetation or at least some close up were more interesting than just miles of vines. If the topography was varied it was more picturesque, rather than the same level or not much variation in the scenery either. I still prefer a scene that looks as if there's lots of nooks and crannies to explore! The old ruins were nice too especially if there was good scenery. Cosy village type scenes or smart looking wineries were good.

I thought that there was not enough variety of scenes to justify 150 photographs - too many were very similar

I thought the Barossa Valley was not well depicted in the slides, I thought the photographer could have been much more creative in the shots. I thought some shots of close ups of grapes could be interesting all we saw was just vines. I thought there were too many pictures with bare foregrounds not actually depicting the lushness of the Barossa Region I understood this was about Barossa Landscapes and didn’t know how to rate the foreigners! What was the point of them??? Be good if the survey gave an indication of how far through the survey was and if the end was in sight no way would this be possible without broadband I was forwarded this to complete the survey, as I am a professional landscape photographer. Many of the photographs lack an eye for good composition, lighting, subject matter etc. If you are serious about promoting the Barossa Region then I suggest you need raise the bar level and look beyond a point and shoot approach. My website has some shots of the Barossa, but is entirely of South Australian landscapes. I was quite disappointed with the photographs, I could not say there were any photos which stood out. I have seen better postcards in the local supermarket in the Barossa Valley then the photos you showed I would have liked to see more of the German heritage included - churches, the little towns in the valley etc. It was good to see some of the thatched sheds but there's a whole lot more there that is quite distinctive. Some of the photos are pretty generic - they could be from anywhere. I would like to have seen some photos taken in winter when the hills in the Barossa are green. I would prefer to see more natural landscapes bordering the vineyards. Even when it is very dry, the grasses etc. look sooooo much better than empty, dry, lifeless paddocks. Thanks for some lovely views.

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typical for the Barossa region In any area other than the Barossa, the large, often 24/7 (and thus often floodlit at night) winery operations that characterize the intensive industry that is modern winemaking would be called what they are - factories. No-one likes factories in their backyard, but here it seems that such factories can be established on the so-called valley floor" without apparently much trouble In find any scenes with telephone or electricity lines above ground to be ugly. All sheds need to be painted green. The bright silver metal sheds and manufacturing sheds overwhelm the surrounding beauty. Bare landscapes without trees (because of clearing) are also undesirable. In general, images shown here made poor use of light, failing to portray the scenes to their best; I'd suggest reshooting many in evening or early morning light. Also suggest tighter framing, too many images have a broad, empty foreground & the eye tends to get lost. Interesting survey....as a photographer I should say you should take into account that some responses will be 'led' by the quality of the photo - some were very ordinary and the colour balances were out of whack. Equally, responses will also be led by the relative position of the camera to the ground, and the position of the camera to the 'subject'. A 'low-down, close up' photo may not be as attractive as a photo where the camera 'stands off' a little, and has some height. As well, some photos were composed well, most were not. If you're trying to determine whether viewers prefer scenes containing 'industry' as opposed to 'natural environment', your survey will probably work, but I would have thought that that distinction was a 'no brainer' anyway and you've probably wasted a lot of government money. On the other hand, I and many other photographers can photograph 'industry' in natural settings and make both notions very complementary to each other. I also find it interesting that many 'classic' Barossa images, particularly those in the towns and amongst the wineries, were NOT included as I would have thought that the 'built environ' had 'landscape' value too. Interesting variety of scenes which did reflect the differences seen in the Barossa area. Interesting, but about 75 photos too long! It is a beautiful state isn't it, you have captured some beautiful views. Well done. It is hard to imagine that anyone would be interested in shots of a barren and dry landscape. The shots with some interest score better in my assessment. It seemed strange that the Barossa photos were interspersed with scenes from the Flinders Ranges and coastal shots when you said at the start it was a series of Barossa scenes! It seems like there were repeated scenes. I guess I am spoiled, having been raised in Sonoma, California. I have not been to SA but have been to NSW and QLD. The scenery you show is not very dramatic. Kind of boring. The man-made (when done well) elements are what make the scenes interesting. It struck me how almost impossible it was to recreate pristine wilderness scenes in the Barossa, in stark contrast to the wilderness scenes from other parts of the State which were included in the survey. The sad fact is there is hardly any intact remnant vegetation left, so we had better recreate some! The need for understorey shrubs and native grasses to complement and re-invigorate our few remaining icon paddock gums is bleedingly obvious. It was a pleasure to see the photos of South Australia ... I am from the South East but living in England ... I would do anything to promote my state. Every day someone asks me about where I am from and what there is there . I always mention Naracoorte caves. Blue Lake, all the state wineries, Flinders Ranges and of course how pretty Adelaide is. Most people who have visited Australia have only been to the East coast or Perth, so I think South Aust. should be pushed a lot more. I am very proud to be a South Aussie. It was difficult to separate the landscape from the quality of the photograph (lighting, composition, etc.)



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Was I supposed to react to the actual image, or to the landscape it was evoking? I grew up in the Barossa, and am returning to the area after many years overseas. However I find the preponderance of vineyards oppressive, and frightening for their monoculture. I have deliberately chosen to live in an area where they have not (yet!) invaded. It would be good to encourage property owners to plant screening trees around buildings that should be pre coloured and trees or shrubs be selected to grow to the height of the buildings should be a condition of approval for a landscaping plan be part off the submitted documentation . The sites with mature trees land owners should be encouraged to grow new trees to fill in the open space and to replace the mature trees when they die. what about hedgegrows of native plants surrounding the vine plantations It would be more representative if all photos were in focus - technically poor quality photos that are out of focus or bleached due to bad exposure or even lack of clear subject (what was the point to the photo) perform worse than 'good' photos. Its hard to like a photo if it makes you squint...This is standard stuff that should have been addressed, or should at least be corrected for in the survey results. It would have been nice to have seen the beautiful avenue of trees at Seppelts winery It's a pity that so many of the scenes were photographed when the country is so dry and bare. And why so many with bare bits before the vineyards? Large vineyards without native vegetation around them make the landscape look bare and damaged. Lots of the photos appeared 'soft' not a lot of contrast and many appeared very 'set up' vines in the foreground view beyond. The photos do not do a great deal of justice to the Barossa Landscape which in reality has far crisper colour contrasts Love the big gum trees and the water, don't like the iron factories and wine tank farms when they're not screened from view. Lovely set of images however I would suggest that even once the ratings come back that the images that are blurry should be omitted. There were a few that were out of focus or appeared to be. Was it deliberate to not have any humans in the pictures? Some workers in the vines may have been good though it might date the images as time goes on. Majority of photos were poorly taken (ie shadows, some blurry, poor 'framing' of subject) which detracted from scene. Many appear to have been taken during the 'drought' which also detracts from photos, when little 'greenery' present. Man made structures appear to reduce the quality of the scenery. Enjoyed the raw beauty of natural scenery. Many are very dry...probably taken in late summer. Many boring photos. Not much imagination put into photos. many interesting photos, cropping might make several rated low more interesting, by remove the inconsequential foreground Many more big old native trees are needed along the waterways and on the hills. The understorey of shrubs and ground covers is also needed. Rows and rows of vines can be seen almost anywhere in the world, boring. Palms send them back to California or where ever they come from and replace them with natives with hollows. Many pictures rated low because the summer, dry, landscape of the region has much less scenic quality than the greener months. Brown isn't very scenic. Maybe you should try another survey like 'how much we've stuffed up our country, and are continuing to do so'.



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Missing were close ups of the actual flowers of plants and close ups of where companies and individuals had put native plants in front of their properties. Also missing was The Barossa Bushgardens THE ONLY REGIONAL AUSTRALIAN BOTANIC that is showing the public what CAN be done. Live local - Plant local. Together you CAN make a difference.

More native trees should be planted to 'hide' the necessary industrial buildings. Roads in the valley are inadequate and unsafe even if they are picturesque. More attention should be paid to 'heritage' aspects of the towns and villages. My basis for scoring each photo was with respect to how the landscape has been influenced by western-style agriculture. I don't mind the look of vineyards if there is native bushland around them, particularly on the tops of hills for example, but just vineyards looks crap as does paddock's eaten out under very few gums. Also, why is vegetation only in a creekline? It should also be on the tops of hills. Agriculture needs to fit around native bushland and bushland should be used to reduce erosion, runoff etc. These are the things that I find appealing and nice to look at. Agriculture practiced in a environmentally bad way is not appealing. My favourite scenery in the Barossa is to see a balanced combination of vines intertwined with the natural vegetation. The buildings to be reasonably sparse and the look of the buildings to blend in with its surroundings, or to compliment the surroundings. Need to minimise the overdevelopment of the Barossa Valley. As a land owner, the character of the area is built on the restriction in land sales. Hope the Barossa and Light Council start to restrict further developments so that the new ones now being established can settle rather than saturate an area that does not have the infrastructure to support it. Need to see more animals/livestock in scenes. Also greater weather variation - where are the early morning light or evening mood shots? Very bland looking at dry landscapes with clear blue skies. Older buildings of far more scenic value than modern colorbond sheds. What about some close ups of knotty, gnarled old redgums? Too many distant shots. Where is the golden wheat waving in the setting sun shots? Could represent the Barossa far more than just grapevines and vineyard posts.

none were great Not generally impressed with the photos. We are Barossa residents and we did not feel many photos captured what we consider is typical Barossa scenery. Not sure if it was my pc but a lot of photos that I scored lower may have been quite good shots however they appeared to be out of focus on my monitor. My father’s family come from this region so I found it interesting looking at these scenes, thank you. Obviously, the best rating scenes were those taken at times of the day other than mid-day. e.g. morning or late afternoon. Those that rated poorly were those with no design element to the photograph. Oh dear - from these photos we do look like the driest state in the driest continent! Maybe get a few more photos taken now that we've had a bit of rain? I'd personally love some of the old architecture too, particularly as the Barossa's character is enhanced by these. Even venues like Maggie Beer's place on the water, etc. Our appreciation of scenery can be influenced by many factors( seasonal colours, whether conditions, light conditions, lack of roadside litter, moods, distant views, close views, surprise views etc). The McLaren Vale area seems to have an intimacy that is lacking in the Barossa but does have the advantage of some lovely places like Angaston. The relatively recent practice of Transport SA to leave their unused road making materials permanently on location along roads in the country seems to be highly undesirable from a landscape/aesthetic viewpoint. Photos were of poor standard, layout & content does not reflect a good image of the Barossa Please let me know the results Query why no autumn shots, rows of vines in autumn colours look great, the Barossa at that time of the



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year is fantastic. early morning mist with the sun just cresting the hills, etc? Quite a marathon effort with dial-up connection Quite possibly the worst collection of scenery photographs I have witnessed. The basic rules of composition, lighting and image quality have all been disregarded. No more please! Rated scenes from outside low. Photos are a bit disappointing. Some not a 100% clear or in focus. Could be better done. Maybe I miss read the start or was too hard on the photography. Rating was simple - directly proportion to the number of native trees/vegetation. Results may have been different had the pictures been taken after the rain! A bit of green makes a huge difference to what is and isn't 'scenic'. Scary to see how denuded, over grazed & over worked/cropped our area really is. Scores for scenes 112 to about 120 may all be 2 because it froze on scene 112 so I clicked 2 a number of times to get it moving again and then it skipped to scene 120 Not sure what you are using the survey for, but I just instinctively rated them. Parts of some photos were good, but let down by too much foreground. Would have liked more photos in every season, not just autumn when the country often looks at its worst. Particularly disturbing to see so many landscape shots where there is no coverage which could lead to major erosion. Shame about the vineyards; when do we get an ocean? Personally, I'd settle for more native regeneration. Shots of drug crops (licit or not) don't do much for me Some of the attractiveness comes as a contrast to the previous picture. Sand dunes are attractive when placed within pictures of the Barossa, but unending photos of sand dunes are boring to me. So my response is coloured by the placement of the pictures within the series, ie what went before makes a difference. Also the contrast of changing seasons makes a difference, but if the same season continues it loses attractiveness - it is the contrast which sparks my extra interest.

Some of the photos are fantastic some not so good. over all the pictures are really great. Some day I like to some photo as good as some of them. Some of the pictures were just boring and did not show off the Barossa in it's best light... pictures taken at a more lush time of year would be good to include also, along with some more artistic pieces rather than just hit and miss photos. Some of the scenes were sparse and I felt tree planting would improve the score of some responses Some of the scenes were very barren, but not in an inspiring way, eg, Flinders. A shot of a barren field did not inspire me to go there. Shots featuring shade or water were better Some photos of the vines look really withered and dry. Some photo's should be done in the winter time to add some greenery. There was not much focus on the towns and historic buildings. Some scenes did seem very similar. Some scenes were obviously not from the Barossa and if you are promoting the Barossa I feel that they are not relevant. Some very ordinary pictures



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Something was wrong. The scenes moved really slowly, and then skipped a few numbers. I think I missed out on 9 - 13 or so. So I will start again. Sorry, I exited accidentally before completion, thinking I was pausing it. Cheers Stupidly long!!!! Subjects often lack definition. Could have tried better to make subjects more interesting with different angles. Often too washed out. Vine can create nice lines leading to infinity & need to studied at length. Autumn often a good time to get tis definition. Roads with lots of trees better in summer at midday to show up road & bring out dirt colour. Suggest include some photographs of the Barossa in other season, particularly winter and autumn when the landscape is so unique Survey would have been better being shorter, i.e. 100 shots. Camera angles & seasonal colours were very influential. Same scenes taken in winter rather than summer would have had more visual appeal in my opinion. Thank you for th eopportunity to participate and contribute thank you for this opportunity. If pic 118 is Sturt's Stoney Desert I would rate it at an 8 or 9 instead of a 6 as this is its more natural state. As the pic was a little overexposed it was harder to tell the soil surface condition so could not tell if it had been overgrazed and eroded or was naturally clear as expected if it was Stoney Desert country, Which is fabulous country in its own right. My ranking was lower if I thought the country had been cleared and flogged and was higher if it was a landscape with agricultural and native vegetation values, including vineyards, but if it was a monoculture I tried to rate it a little lower. Imposing buildings rated lower but historical buildings whether ruins or not were valued for the European cultural heritage significance and i think it is important to retain this in the landscape. Please provide later information on this assessment to this email address. thanks Thank you Brought back some great memories of trips to the Barossa, some great shots That was interesting process. It worries me as an ex-Barossan that the valley is being covered in vines and fake 'wineries'. I grew up with vineyards, carrots, onions, mixed farming and orchards. I don't mind the cement works etc - all part of the Barossa heritage - it employed locals and it has always had great camouflage. PS We need more re-veg of understory. Thank-you. The attraction for me to the Barossa Valley are the fields of vines, the historical ruins, the fields of coloured flowers, the townships with coffee shops, antiques shops. The landscapes do not have high rise buildings - just fields of greenery where the horizon/sunset are not obscured as with the city. Farming areas are of interest as they can only be seen in the country. For this survey acres and acres of land with greenery/trees/fields of flowers/vineyards are essential! The Barossa is a beautiful place, my ancestors settled there and my clan have kept links to the present day. Over the decades, even I have noticed the degeneration of the scenic wonder of the place due to monocultural plantings of vines, replacing the small holdings with their mixed lots of livestock, grain, orchard and vine. The industrialisation of the country is killing off the unique attractiveness of the place, as well as making its economy vulnerable to sudden shocks. Thanks for the pictures. The Barossa is a region that you expect to see vineyards and the results of years of heavy agriculture. To market the place you have to also show that there are still areas of pristine beauty, to give reasons other than wine to visit. These do not have to be magnificent mountains etc to be different. The Barossa is so special in many ways. Please protect it! The Barossa Range makes a beautiful backdrop and need to be kept free of development-- both built and agricultural. The season that photos were taken has not done justice to the broadacre scenes. Our rolling farmlands



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are beautiful at various times throughout the year. Thanks for the opportunity to view & comment. The concern is the intrusion of unsympathetic obtrusive buildings, especially colour bond sheds, wine tanks etc with little attempt to minimise impacts and no regard for sightlines. Given the significant rights wineries have to establish on land zoned rural and the attitude that everyone has a right to a shed in any vineyard, the Valley Floor zone and its surrounds are in danger of being blighted for ever. There are some stretches of vineyards visible along Barossa Valley Way which still offer a relatively untrammelled vista, eg: opposite the Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre, along BV Way south of Bethany Road, looking north west at Kroemer's Crossing, and east of BV Way from Siegersdorf Rd to Nuri Rd. .... Similarly the Lyndoch to Williamstown Raod needs to be carefully assessed, as does the whole of Gomersal Road which has become a defacto entrance to the Barossa Valley and is still relatively pristine country, marred only the mushrooming of cream colourbond sheds in the new vineyards. Much can be done if screening landscaping, higher bunding and then planting etc as Orlando have done at Richmond Grove and at Rowland Flat are done at the beginning of the building process and set backs to reduce impacts should be a critical part of the planning process. The depth/distance of vista is a key ie long views/high views are more value ie more exciting/stimulating/inspiring - to hills, coast, down a road etc; the Barossa is a highly modified landscape so the prim ind plantings and assoc sheds and plant are a natural part of the landscape - so long as they don’t dominate. so some of the pics with large/out of scale/bad exteriors eg big sheds etc in the foreground detract from the perceived value of that landscape. Also 'neatness'/maintenance of plantings and sheds. Not many crappy images in your survey I thought. The majority of the photographs were quite boring and without interest, only a few enticed a longer look. There was too much foreground in a number of them and not good perspective. The richness, contrast and reflections of the colours attracted me to the scenes, as well as the contours of the land and the ever changing landscapes. Gum trees and roads leading the eye to a journey not yet taken is also attractive. I guess I just love the Australian countryside. The scenes did not depict the Barossa region at its most picturesque time The scenes I preferred had interesting features such as buildings, rivers, unusual terrains or intense colours. I did not like the scenes that had little vegetation and were drab brown/grey in colour. The shots were very good with a few ring ins to make it interesting. I personally lowered the ratings for the fringe areas, and this would be a good are for development in the future The survey was good however there appeared to be little photos with developments like towns included in the pictures. Personally I prefer the view of landscapes with Native Vegetation to vines and vineyards. The views from Bethany and Kellermeister cellar doors are beautiful and I would rate 9 - 10 especially in spring, but those outlooks did not seem to be reflected in these images. There could have been more heritage buildings that are part of the landscape, streetscape, townscape that add to the culture, character and beauty of the Barossa There are so many nice shots that can be taken from Menglers Hill Look-out, as some of the views of the Barossa were not really that appealing. If the Barossa is to be showcased, I'm sure that better photos can be taken/obtained than the majority of the ones contained within this survey. It's a beautiful area, but the majority of shots provided do not do it justice! There is more to the Barossa Valley than vines. There are so many beautiful natural areas that deserve a lot more attention and could be used as an added interest to people visiting the region. There are also many interesting places to visit, other than wineries, including our very own regional botanic garden, the Barossa Bushgardens, showcasing the Barossa's very own local native plants.



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There needs to be some reflection of the unique heritage of the area and the oldness" of some settlements and wineries. Some photos were too shadowy and highlighted nothing. There is a lot of colour in the Barossa and this seemed to be missing in the scenes." There seemed to be a focus on the wine industry, is there not more to the Barossa than grapevines? There was a fair range of pictures although I know it is for the Barossa but there were a lot of vineyards represented. There aren't many fruit trees around anymore but there is a growing number of olive plantations. You could have included some pictures to gauge the reaction to that growing business. There was some great scenic pictures in the survey. Makes me want to get out and experience some of it. All pictures were pretty much sunny/summery - what about some shots from other seasons? There were no scenes of the towns which are also a wonderful part of the Barossa. There were numerous scenes of vines but none showing the grapes on the vines and only one from memory showing the lush foliage of summer and the development of the grapes. They turned me off driving up there. Many bare foregrounds, mediocre vineyards and a few 'factories'. Dark photos. Nothing spectacular or different, except that waterfall shot. Road photos inferred 'getting away'. The coastlines have appeal but are not in the Barossa; they are a pleasant surprise after boredom. Prints may be better than what appeared on screen. I've been to 110 countries and taken 10,000+ photos. They were all very dry and brown - would have been good to have some nice 'green' scenes!! This survey is an interesting idea and very well explained and presented. Hope you get useful information. This was a good example of a wide range of scenes, most of which were very good. to many vineyards and to many trees Too long - would hate to do it without broadband. Perhaps could have deleted some of the scenes that were similar. Otherwise easy to understand and quite good fun to do. Too many images, with a lot of repetition. But easy to use survey Too many photos, perhaps make it about 100, 150 is too many Too many pictures of grape vines BORING!!!!!! took too long, too many photo's i didn't complete it. try some vineyards that have less weeds and show some of the gnarly old shiraz vines eg 140yrs or older at Turkey Flat or Langmeil Winery. Where is the coastline in the Barossa ???? Up dated shots for the vineyards in the Barossa would be good, seasonal shots and some feed back from locals were the best vineyards are would be best. Vast areas with nothing but vineyard detract from the area's aesthetics - too much of the one thing - as do steel winery buildings and storage tanks. Vegetation on roadsides would increase attractiveness of the area. This should also be compulsory around winery and factory buildings and storage tanks. Not only will this improve the environmental aspect but will also help make the area more appealing for visitors to the area. The red roses along the main road and as seen in many vineyards are pretty but outdated and unsuitable for our environment - how about some native shrubs and trees, eg bottlebrush, especially with water conservation being so important? Outdated farming practices still too much in use - dry barren landscapes are definitely out for multiple reasons.



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Very difficult to separate out whether you are assessing the landscape beauty or the skill of the photographer in capturing the scene. I think 150 photos in a sitting are to long and difficult to maintain concentration and as such I am surprised you have not repeated scenes to check that the score baseline is not changing over the viewing session. Very good, but so long (when you don't have broadband) it is a trial to complete, causing people to drop out. Very interesting photos, and good content. Very nice pictures. My ratings were based on the amount of vegetation/greenery present in the landscape which would make the area habitable. very slow and pictures not opening Very well thought-out survey. So we all would prefer natural settings, including some weed" species to "over development" and control over nature and its wonderful diversity. I sincerely hope ! Vineyard plantings during the last 5 years has resulted in such a grape glut that small vineyard owners will not be viable soon. Small vineyard acres of <50 acres is far more valuable as commercial or residential lots to keep up with the continuing population boom. The Valley Floor needs more residential redevelopment and wineries and vineyards in the centre of towns have no place to be there. People want to live IN towns not on the outskirts. Was quite upsetting to see such barren landscapes open to the effects of erosion! And being the driest state seeing such well watered pastures also a concern! Hopefully we can see the Barossa moving towards more sustainable agricultural practices! Waiting in hope.....

Wasn’t sure whether to judge the landscapes in the context of the Barossa environment and/or according to knowledge of environmental degradation or emotional response to colour and form. We have some very picturesque areas in our state and should make every effort to maintain them. Any future developments in any area should try to maximise the current scenes we have and blend in with surroundings as much as possible. Thank you for the opportunity to have input. We need more native trees & shrubs!!! what about old winery buildings What is the point of commissioning such a survey? When are we going to get a dual lane highway to Nuri ? (as far as Truro would be nice) Please keep all Multi National fast food chains out of the Barossa.

While some shedding and buildings detract, there has to be a practical and common sense approach to development and how this impacts on the landscape. Whilst I realise that the Barossa Valley has a lot of rural land in it (and was well documented in the survey). There was a notable lack of people (eg workers in the vines) & or a lack of township/street scenes & or enjoyable" activities (eg dining at an al fresco cafe). Perhaps showcasing a view from the balcony of a B&B might elicit a favourable response." Why were photos taken during summer months after vintage. Every vineyard photo looks so lifeless. Why were so many photos taken in autumn when the countryside is so beautiful in the late winter and spring. S.A. has so many lovely landscapes. Wonderful rustic scenery throughout. A little difficult to rate one scene in opposition to another when one appreciates all of it, e.g. a landscape artist may view things differently to a farming enthusiast when it comes to barren or cropping land masses compared to more vegetative, creek or water scenes.



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Would have been more beneficial to include images from all seasons rather than just Summer and Autumn. Would have been useful to have low and high on the scale. Would rather see vineyards surrounded by native trees rather than exotics. no ploughed ground is very attractive. vineyards are attractive when lush and green but stark and bare when immature or out of season. Yes i wondered why there were pictures of ocean in the Barossa!!!!! a lot of the pics seemed to have too much 'foreground' in them. Too many were dry and harsh looking landscapes. Why not have more with the heritage buildings in them. thank you You can only look at so many shots of vineyards and undulating hills. Not many forest shots of the Mt Crawford State forest. Your estimated time is far too short - it took me 40 minutes, not 15!! Many would give up long before this. Many photos are repetitious. I think 50 would work better than 150 - far too long for most folk to give a considered response. Quite a few rural Barossan views are not included which gives a bias to the survey. I can quote some subjects if you are interested.

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