Art and Heritage
Connect with Berri and Barmera’s stories as you follow the Berri Art Walk and Barmera’s Town Walk. Barmera’s Bonney Theatre offers arts experiences night and day with the Bonney Theatre Gallery and the Riverland’s first permanent outdoor projection site.
Check out our events guide for the latest local exhibitions and cultural events.
Hope Street Mural
HOPE STREET was a street art project aimed to create an outdoor gallery accessible to all, representing the community in all its diversity, celebrating creativity and inc...
Lock 3
Overland Corner Road
In 1920 a series of locks and weirs were installed along the River Murray. These structures were built to divert water to the emerging agriculture industry and also to im...
Donald Campbell
In 1964 Englishman Donald Campbell attempted to break the water speed record on Lake Bonney. The Lake proved too small and the waves created by the boat were dangerous. C...
Cobdogla Irrigation and Steam Museum
A fun and educational experience for all ages and an especially popular visit for steam engine enthusiasts, the museum is full of interesting exhibits, engines and pumps,...
Migrant Statute
The bronze statue of the Italian immigrant who did so much to help develop the irrigated fruit industry in the Riverland region.
Bonney Theatre
Bonney Theatre was constructed in 1938 and adjoins the Soldiers Memorial Hall which was the original venue for social activities in the 1920’s. This building is an exampl...
Surf Shop Mural
This stunning mural was designed by artist Sarah BoesSarah Boese is an Adelaide based mural artist and illustrator, born in 1992, South Australia. Sarah is an Adelaide b...
Loveday Internment Camp Display
The Loveday Internment Camp Display is housed in the Barmera Visitor Information Centre. Come and read the history of this camp. Set up in 1941 it was one of the largest...
ANZAC Cross
The ANZAC Centenary Cross memorial is a project by the Berri Barmera Council in recognition of the ANZAC Centenary 2015, commemorating the servicemen and women who served...
Monash CFS
Monash CFS Mural was unvieled by Mayor Peter Hunt and CFS Commander Ray Jackson on 29 August 2021. This work was undertaken by artists Dean Hembling and John Seaton wit...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
This memorial was designed and erected by the Riverland Vietnam Veterans Association, with the support of the Riverland community, to honour those Regular and National Se...
Celebration of Life Statute
Head, Foot, Hand Bronze Statue created and donated by local artist, the late Mark Chiles. Mark created the sculpture to be a representation of life in Barmera. The hand r...
Berri Bridge Mural
Under the Berri Bridge
The original Ngurunderi Dreaming Story Mural was commissioned in 1997 by Transport SA, now DPTI, and artist Garry Duncan was engaged to facilitate the project and mentor ...
Barmera Jetty Lighting
SA
The original jetty was built in 1924 and with an additional jetty formed a swimming enclosure. The additional jetty was later demolished after sustaining severe damage by...
Barmera Digital Projection Site
SA
On selected nights you will discover community-led digital artworks illuminating the southern wall of Bonney Theatre (Pascoe Terrace) in Barmera. These permanent project...
Overland Corner Hotel
The historic building was built in 1859 by the Brand Brothers for pioneer pastoralist James Chambers of Cogdogla Station to cater for the overland drovers and provide a s...
A Special Place for Jimmy James
Jimmy James (the second) was a famous tracker, who was born around 1910 and belonged to the Pitjantjatjara people. He moved to the Riverland in the 1940's and took his na...
Nappers Ruins
William Napper a farm labourer from Guernsey arrived in SA on the Oriental in 1855 when he was 28 years old. With his friend William Parnell they tried working as timber ...