Larger, expanded and prolonged Coast is Calling journey vouchers again for summer time

South Australians can safe one among 30,000 journey vouchers for his or her summer time holidays, with an even bigger, expanded and prolonged spherical of the favored Coast is Calling journey voucher program.

Vouchers of as much as $500 for lodging and $100 for experiences shall be accessible for coastal locations, funded as a part of the State and Federal Government’s Algal Bloom Summer Plan, aiming to spice up journey and financial exercise alongside the state’s coast.

This spherical shall be even larger than the primary, with the variety of vouchers growing from 20,000 to 30,000, and extra greater worth $200 and $500 vouchers accessible.

This spherical shall be expanded to incorporate vacation leases, comparable to Airbnbs, that are registered on the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse and have an ABN, the Kangaroo Island ferry and extra experiences together with guided sporting experiences and extra leisure and leisure actions.

This spherical shall be prolonged, protecting an extended interval of journey between December 5 and April 26.

There shall be a public poll from December 1-3, with the poll draw on December 4. Voucher recipients might want to e-book by January 19, and any unclaimed vouchers shall be put right into a redraw on January 22 to make sure as many vouchers are doable are used.

The first spherical of Coast is Calling journey vouchers has already injected greater than $2.7 million in whole reserving worth alone to coastal areas, with additional financial advantages flowing into native companies comparable to pubs, cafes, and retail outlets.

The voucher program is being delivered by the South Australian Tourism Commission and works in tandem with ‘The Coast is Calling’ advertising marketing campaign to drive native visitation to the State’s coastal areas and marine based mostly tourism companies, in addition to promote marine recreation actions.

The second spherical of the journey voucher program and related Coast is Calling advertising marketing campaign selling South Australia’s coastal communities will value $5.5 million.

The standards for the summer time spherical would be the identical as the primary spherical, with companies in eligible coastal postcodes invited to submit an expression of curiosity to be a part of Round 2 of this system from 27 October – 7 November 2025.

Round 2 Coast is Calling journey vouchers key dates:

• Tourism operator Expressions of Interest: 27 October – 7 November 2025
• Public poll entry: 1- 3 December 2025
• Ballot drawn: 4 December 2025
• Booking interval: 4 December 2025 – 19 January 2026
• Travel interval: 5 December 2025 – 26 April 2026

Round 2 will function a redraw with vouchers unclaimed by 4pm ACDT on Monday, 19 January, offering authentic poll entrants a second alternative to win a Coast is Calling Voucher.

Redraw key dates:

• Redraw: 22 January 2026
• Redraw reserving interval: 22 January – 19 February 2026
• Redraw journey interval: 23 January – 26 April 2026

South Australians aged 18 and over can enter the poll for the possibility to win expertise and lodging vouchers as a part of Round 2, serving to generate bookings for tourism operators in areas which have been impacted by the algal bloom.

Vouchers accessible:

• $100 expertise vouchers
• $100 lodging vouchers (1-night minimal keep)
• $200 lodging vouchers (2-night minimal keep)
• $500 lodging vouchers (5-night minimal keep)

For entry particulars and full phrases and situations, go to www.southaustralia.com/voucher. Licence No: T25/1889

Quotes

Attributable to Peter Malinauskas

Our Summer Plan is complete, supporting hardworking native companies, our surroundings and making certain South Australians can get pleasure from their summer time.

It’s about minimising the affect of the algal bloom to the extent we are able to. We know the summer time interval is a important season for our State’s coastal tourism companies, with many operators incomes most of their income on this interval.

That’s why we’re working an even bigger, expanded and prolonged Coast is Calling journey voucher spherical to make sure as many South Australians as doable get on the market and go to our spectacular coast.

South Australians can get pleasure from their summer time vacation, whereas additionally doing their bit to help our coastal companies and communities.

Attributable to Don Farrell

Our coastal communities want our help this summer time, and this voucher program is already serving to ship for companies and merchants alongside our coast.

When we help small tourism companies, we’re supporting native jobs and the guts of our coastal communities.

The Coast is Calling vouchers are a sensible means to ensure our shoreline stays a fantastic place to dwell, work and go to.

This is an instance of what may be achieved when Federal and State Governments stand collectively to help South Australians.

Attributable to Murray Watt

These vouchers are serving to native companies bounce again, driving tourism, and conserving regional economies sturdy proper throughout the state’s shoreline.

This program is about extra than simply holidays — it’s about supporting jobs, small companies and the communities that make South Australia’s coast such a particular a part of the nation.

The Albanese Government has stood shoulder to shoulder with the Malinauskas Government all through this algal bloom occasion and we’ll proceed to ship actual, sensible help for South Australian coastal communities by the Summer Plan.

Attributable to Zoe Bettison

We’re at present seeing the affect a voucher program could make, with the primary spherical of Coast is Calling Vouchers already injecting over $2.7 million in reserving worth alone into communities impacted by the algal bloom.

Another 30,000 vouchers launched for summer time shall be a game-changer for a lot of coastal companies who depend on this vacation interval to set themselves up for the remainder of the yr.

The magnificence of those vouchers is the kick-on results to native companies comparable to pubs, cafes, takeaway outlets, and retail that every one assist make a coastal city distinctive.