What’s new….
Photographic collection from Alice Martin
See a new collection of photographs from past Farina resident Alice Lottie Martin
Farina Needs You
Farina is open for business in 2023 From Sat 27 May to Sun 23 July. We will be Baking in the underground oven and conducting our Work Program. We especially need stonemasons, qualified or not, to restore the old stone buildings. Visit www.farinarestoration.com for...
A Tour of the Underground Oven
Have you been to Farina to see the famous Underground Oven? If you haven't then here's a little taste of what you will see, so come along and have a look next time you're passing Farina. As we reported in an earlier post, the Underground Oven had its first major...
Farina Support Childrens University
BREAKING NEWS!! BREAKING NEWS!! Farina Restoration Group are very pleased to announce that we have formed a partnership with the University of Adelaide to educationally support our local remote schools of Marree and Leigh Creek. Like the “School of the Air” children...
THE LAST BRICK
The Last Brick in memory of Jim Wells
Welcome to the official website of the Farina Restoration Project Group.
Farina is located within the Lake Eyre Basin, on the old alignment of the Great Northern Railway later known as the Ghan Railway, 26Kms North of Lyndhurst and 55Kms South of Marree, near the junctions of the Birdsville, Innaminka and Oodnadatta Tracks in South Australia. The walking trails, information boards and Camping Ground are open 365 days of the year. Every year between May and July the Volunteers of the Farina Restoration Group run a works program to continue the preservation and exhibition of the old Farina Town. The Volunteers also carry out research into the the Buildings, People and activities of Farina and you will find much information in the History menu.
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The registration process has commenced for Volunteers to come to Farina during the 2023 Work Program (May to July 2023). Click on the button below to read more and decide whether you would like to volunteer.
Register as a Volunteer for 2023
If you visited Farina in 2022 and took some really great photos that you think we could use on our website or Facebook, we’d love to have a copy. Or if you have some kind of family connection to Farina and have photos or other information we’d love to hear from you and have a copy of the photos.
What’s on at Farina…
| Dates | Event |
| All year round | The Farina Township, outside exhibits, signboards and camping ground are open to the Public 365 days of the year. |
| 18th and 19th March 2023 | The annual Farina Volunteers Conference will be held at the Southgate Motel Function Centre Mt Gambier over this weekend and will include the Annual General Meeting. Invitations will be sent to members and interested parties on our mailing list soon. |
| Sat 27th May 2023 to Sun 23rd July 2023 |
The Farina Restoration Group 2023 Work programme will be held during this time in 2023. The Underground Oven will be in full operation and the Bakery, Cafe and Visitor Centre open to the public. Volunteers will be working on various projects, with an emphasis on the preservation and restoration of around 18 stone buildings around the Farina Township. |