Barossa Vintage Festival

Barossa Vintage Festival, Finale

May 07 2025 Updated May 6, 2025

The Leader

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Sunday - Great Vintage Picnic: Amelia and John Wolz meet Daphne, the famous greyhound Brand Ambassador from Levrier Wines by Jo Irvine.

Sunday - Great Vintage Picnic: Dave Babbage, Tanunda, Judi Veldkamp, Nuriootpa, Erica Babbage, Tanunda and Adele Owen, Lyndoch.

Rob Gibson - Gibson Wine. Photo by Di Hensel.

Keyneton Motor Cycle Club. Photo by Di Hensel.

Homburg Scarecrow Girls. Photo by Di Hensel.

Saturday's Parade - Foden steam tractor. Photo by Di Hensel.

Barossa Valley Ballooning. Photo by Di Hensel.

Wednesday - Step Back In Time: John Wohling looking at family members mentioned in the exhibition, including his father, Corporal Edwin Wohling, aunty, Lieutenant Alvera Dora Lindner and her eventual husband, Captain Murray Hartley Fowler.

G'day Mates, Sister City, Grapevine, Texas, Nuriootpa.

Thursday - Ziegenmarkt: Nathan and Trevor Braunack with Jay McKenzie.

Thursday - Ziegenmarkt: Georgia Benntt from Tanunda.

Thursday - Ziegenmarkt: Dorothy Lee of Angaston with Sandy Hoffmann of Tanunda.

Wednesday - Step Back In Time: Organist Gina Dutschke. Photo by Clem Stanley.

Wednesday - Step Back In Time - Michael Robinson from Melbourne, Ramona Gierke from Nuriootpa, and Lulu Gierke and Kate Howie from Nildottie. Photo, Clem Stanley.

Wednesday - Step Back In Time: Elli, Aari and Kya Fellows from Sydney. Photo by Clem Stanley.

Wednesday - Step Back in Time: Michelle Mylius (centre) shows Liam and Mason Lowke from Nuriootpa how to churn butter Photo. by Clem Stanley

This week we bring you some remaining photos of Barossa Vintage Festival 2025.

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