Back to Burra: 180 Year Gala Dinner
Fri 30 May, 6pm - 11pm
1-31 May 2025
Decisions are made at the table Vietnam Restaurant
Read StoryWhether born of hasty choices or carefully calculated conclusions, South Australia’s history is shaped by decisions.
Decisive actions, deciding goals, dinner table dilemmas—making bold decisions is part of living fully and embracing an ever-changing future.
Consequential matters are rarely decided alone.
Decision-makers take time, they take counsel, and occasionally, take libations. Decisions have long been wrangled and cemented in South Australia’s pubs, in its restaurants, in its public buildings and traditional gathering places.
Decisions are forged in our meeting places, where lessons from the past are exchanged to shape the future.
Festival Highlights
Back to Burra: 180 Year Gala Dinner- Kalawawiyal History: Let's Talk History
Kalawawiyal History: Let's Talk History
Sat 31 May, 2pm - 4pm
- Loxton Historical Village
Loxton Historical Village
Throughout May, during opening hours
Our Program
- 'A Land of Limestone and Labourers' Tales From Eudunda's Past
'A Land of Limestone and Labourers' Tales From Eudunda's Past
Sat 3 & Sat 17 May, 10am - 12pm
- 'Arze': A Movie about Lebanese Struggle and Survival
'Arze': A Movie about Lebanese Struggle and Survival
Sat 3 May, 6pm - 8.15pm
- 'Back to Burra' Community School Tours
'Back to Burra' Community School Tours
Fri 30 May, 9.40am - 10.25am & 12.15pm - 1pm
- 'King of the River': Documentary About American River, KI
'King of the River': Documentary About American River, KI
Fri 23 May, 7pm - 9pm, Sat 24 May & Sun 25 May 2pm - 4pm
- 'N'Kola Donga', F Kenneth Milne House: Guided Tour
'N'Kola Donga', F Kenneth Milne House: Guided Tour
Sat 3, 17 & Wed 7 May, 10am - 12pm
- 'Reflections' Music at the Historic Newland Uniting Church Victor Harbor
'Reflections' Music at the Historic Newland Uniting Church Victor Harbor
Thu 29 May, 10am - 11am
- 'Rhine Villa - Cambrai & Beyond': Meet the Author Heather Schirmer
'Rhine Villa - Cambrai & Beyond': Meet the Author Heather Schirmer
Tue 20 May, 1pm - 3pm
- 'Rolling Up Their Sleeves': Women Behind ‘The Barossa Cookery Book’ Tour
'Rolling Up Their Sleeves': Women Behind ‘The Barossa Cookery Book’ Tour
Wed 14 May, 2pm - 4pm
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Fred, Kalyra Resident
Decisions through the decades
Kalyra is proudly supporting South Australia's History Festival 2025
As part of the 2025 History Festival, Kalyra proudly presents Decisions through the decades, a collection of compelling stories from three residents. Fred Lorenz, Alan Woods and Peter Harrington share their remarkable journeys through World War II and their immigration to Australia – and the decisions that fundamentally altered their life trajectories. Their stories highlight how single choices, from answering a newspaper advertisement to pursuing a trade, can shape decades of personal history. This project represents the special partnership between Kalyra and South Australia’s History Festival.
