The Venue

Adare House, 18-38 Wattle Drive,
Victor Harbor,
South Australia

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Adare is located in 75kms South of Adelaide in Victor Harbor. According to the local Raminjeri Aboriginal group’s dreaming, Adare was originally known as “Mootaparinga Farm”. “Mootaparinga” meaning “murky water”, being the Aboriginal name for that part of the river.

The Adare site was bought by Governor Hindmarsh’s family in 1837. The original building was a cottage (now Adare offices) before the Cudmore family bought it in 1891 and made extensive additions which resulted in an impressive layout including 19 rooms, a cellar, tower, balcony and three turrets.

Much of the materials used in the renovation were shipped from England. The Ballroom ceiling features an etched glass skylight, with all but one of the original lead light windows with their hand-painted inserts still in place, and some of the decorative wallpaper ceilings also remain.

There was originally a canon in the drive, and the stylish garden included an ornamental fountain, which partly still remains. Mr Cudmore used the tower room as a museum for his many collections, and, some of Miss Cudmore’s hand painted floral designs on the door panels can still be seen.

The house now as it stands was completed in 1893 and named “Adare” after the Cudmore family’s home in Ireland. The house is a well known local landmark and an architecturally significant heritage building.

There is a large presentation room nearby we will use for some sessions during the conference, beautiful shady grassed areas for outdoors exercises, and a series of cabins on the property for comfortable accommodation. The coast nearby features a stunning boardwalk through a coastal estuary to a white sandy beach. Hopefully we can do some training on the beach!

Victor Harbor is a major tourism town in SA, and there are several bus and train services that make getting to the venue feasible, even from Adelaide Airport (can’t hurt to car pool with a local though).

Adare House, 18-38 Wattle Drive,
Victor Harbor,
South Australia

Here’s a map