Olivewood Historic Homestead & Museum

11/05/2026

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Renmark is in the running again to be awarded Hello SA 𝗦𝗔’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 & we’re excited to announce 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 is officially 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 🌟

Support us, vote 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 as your favourite SA town and go into the draw to win a stay at a council-owned caravan park in SA, valued at up to $500, thanks to LGA South Australia (T&C's apply)! 🏆

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Voting closes at 11.59pm Sunday 17 May 2026.

Renmark Paringa Council Riverland, South Australia Destination Riverland

25/04/2026

Lest we Forget

07/04/2026

Does anyone in the Riverland collect plastic bottle caps?

23/01/2026

Just letting everyone know, due to the upcoming weather warnings with temperatures daily over 40 degrees from tomorrow 24th January thru to Friday 30th - OLIVEWOOD will not be open. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

12/01/2026

Olivewood's latest exhibit is dedicated to the Memory of Lorraine Marter an amazing dressmaker in Renmark who worked tirelessly for the Rose Festival and the local Artist Hub. We have set up a collection of dresses she made for the "Rose Festival" displays in years gone past. They are alongside the David Ruston exhibit in the Charles Chaffey Centre. Condolences to the family.

27/12/2025

Hoping everyone had a Merry Christmas & all the best for 2026.
Olivewood will be closed over the holidays and opens on Monday 12th January, 2026. Look forward to catching up in the New Year.

23/12/2025

Congratulations.

So...... We did a thing......

The inaugural winner of the Adelaide Pubs & Events – Best Music Venue 2025 is…
Hotel Renmark, South Australia.

A huge congratulations to Hotel Renmark for their outstanding support of live music and the local music community.

Well deserved!

Hotel Renmark is committed to bringing live entertainment every weekend to the Riverland community. We pride ourselves on the quality and diversity of entertainment we deliver—from talented local and interstate bands to, most recently, Australia’s own Shannon Noll lighting up our stage.

ℹ️ This award is selected by Adelaide Pubs & Events based on first-hand knowledge and ongoing observation of venues supporting live music across South Australia.

15/12/2025

Here are photo's of the inside of the Argo Barge, for those who wanted to see how it looks inside. It is not viable to allow access to the inside either financially or safety wise. We will have these photo's also on view in the Charles Chaffey Centre that visitors will be able to see.

14/12/2025

111th Birthday of the Argo Barge 15th December. Big thankyou to our volunteer well known to most as 'Skinny' for all the work he has done in the past couple of months . Has been repaired, oiled and given a much needed face lift.
Happy 111th Birthday

14/11/2025

It's getting close to that time of the year again. "Who is just around the corner?"
We encourage children who wish to write to Santa to post their letter in the 1800's Red Pillar Box at Olivewood, if possible before the 8th December to allow time for a reply from the North Pole 😉