Bungaree Station

25/06/2025

Nothing better than returning to a toasty fire (perhaps with some local wine in hand) after a day exploring the Clare Valley, South Australia

27/05/2025

Hay time = happy heifers. These lovely ladies are in calf but with the paddocks being unseasonally bare in the Clare Valley, South Australia they are not shy in greeting the "Uber Eats" tractor! Its been our driest start in 165 years of rain recording, but a few drops over the past 2 days have dampened the dust at least. Bring on the Winter weather!

09/05/2025

We 100% agree with The Bride Lab - Hannah's dress couldn't have been more perfect!

23/04/2025

Feeling hungry? Best you don't look at this delicious 3 course dinner whipped up by The Roaming Chef for a special birthday celebration in our Shearers Quarters at Bungaree Station last week.

19/04/2025

Make sure you get along to the Mintaro Maze these holidays! This fabulous attraction has been entertaining visitors and locals alike over the past 25 years and the region will certainly miss it when it closes later this month.

10/04/2025

With the weather becoming milder and the school holidays upon us, the Greater SA Farm and Station Stays Guide has landed at the perfect time for those planning their travelling adventures and wanting to escape to country South Australia

A Guide to some of the best South Australian station and farm stays, so you can experience SA the way it’s meant to be.

03/04/2025

Autumn weather has finally arrived, with beautiful, milder days perfect for exploring Bungaree Station and the Clare Valley.. but as this feedback confirms, one night is never enough! The school holidays are booking up quickly, but we do still have some cottages available throughout April. Please contact us or visit https://bit.ly/accommodationavailability to check availablity.

01/04/2025

Rainfall is making the news for all the wrong reasons - devastating amounts in QLD and not enough down here! It's not often you see the Clare Valley this dry - in fact we've offically had the driest start to the year at Bungaree Station in our 165 years of recording rainfall, with only 2.4mm over the 3 months from January to March (with the next driest being 3.3mm in 1965 and 5.1mm in 1907; compared to the median of 44.2mm rainfall from Jan - March over the past 165 years). We are in fairly "reliable" farming country but as 2024 was a dry year (just over 330mm compared to median of 566mm), there's little subsoil moisture, dams are running dry and the rainwater tanks are low.. but we are lucky compared to many others, with borewater for livestock, hay in the shed and some grain in the silos. And, as George said yesterday, we are now one day closer to rain, and if our annual rainfall records provide any reassurance, it is that rain will come again! The photo attached was taken at Bungaree in 1967, when much of South Eastern Australia was experiencing a severe drought, and the hay stacked in 1948 was being cut into chaff for stock feed. Workplace safety probably wasn't like it is now, but hoping those ci******es weren't lit..

24/03/2025

We are so grateful to have such a fabulous asset as the Clare Valley Wine, Food & Tourism Centre in our region. The fabulous team not only inform visitors (and locals!) what to see and do in the Clare Valley but are also are a "one-stop-shop" for local produce (including wine of course), art and souvenirs for those with more limited time.

24/03/2025

Some great "behind the scenes" tips from the crew at Apricot Skies Photo + Film - and we completely agree that hydration (both bubbly and not), food and tunes never go astray for the bridal tribe on the big day!

21/03/2025

We have a special historical connection with Sevenhill Cellars, with cuttings from Bungaree's original vines used to establish Sevenhill's vineyard in 1851. The vines at Bungaree were pulled out in the 1950s to make way for a swimming pool, and today we have just a few young vines near that spot, grown from Sevenhill cuttings that were planted to mark our 175th anniversary a few years ago.

🛖Thatch and Clay Beginnings 🛖

In March of 1851, Br Schreiner laid down the first foundations on the property, building a humble thatch and clay hut that acted as both home and chapel to the Jesuits and local parishioners.
A talented carpenter and farmer, Br Schreiner began making the vision of Fr Kranewitter become a reality. After building the first structure and planting orchards, Br Schreiner in September of 1851 took a wheelbarrow 20km North of Sevenhill to obtain vine cuttings from Bungaree Station. These plantings mark the beginnings of Sevenhill Cellars, the Clare Valley wine industry, and Br Schreiner as the first Jesuit Winemaker.