The Barn was established in 1960 and has remained in the same ownership since.

The business comprises The Barn Steakhouse, which recently was awarded Best Steak Restaurant at the Restaurant & Catering Awards SA, and also was successful at claiming the title of Best Wine List at the same awards. The wine list was praised for the extensive range of Limestone Coast wines on offer, as well as the diversity of the collection.

The Barn Accommodation now totals 31 suites offering the newest accommodation in the region. During FY 2010/2011 the accommodation has continued to grow the conference market, as well as the corporate and tourist market segments.

The Barn Palais continues to cater for weddings and special events. In May 2011 The Barn hosted 2700 students for The Generations in Jazz, feeding them quality meals on four occasions over the weekend.

The Barn Catering remains the caterer of choice for the Ulysses Motorcycle Club and this year travelled to Newcastle to cater for over 2,000 diners for two consecutive nights. Other weddings and celebrations were catered for all over the Limestone Coast.

Coastal Treasures is a beading and craft supply store, complimented with an extensive ladies fashion accessory range and handmade jewellery. The retail shop is based in the small coastal town of Beachport and also offers an online website for distribution of beading and craft supplies and unique handmade jewellery. The business opened two years ago after the beads and jewellery side of store At The Jetty grew too extensive for the space available, thus creating the need to move this section of the business to new premises. In November 2009, Coastal Treasures opened the doors and has, and will continue to trade seven days a week.

The business is owned and operated by 21 year old local Beachport resident Elise Reilly and employs two permanent part time employees and additional casual staff over the peak tourist season. As an employee of At The Jetty for six years, Elise was  instrumental in growing the beading and jewellery section of the business which then progressed to her opening her own store. This saw the beginning of Coastal Treasures. Research is undertaken to continually expand the knowledge base and keep up with latest trends through overseas and interstate contacts, which enables the business to provide a unique shopping experience.

Elise offers beading classes and parties so she can share her knowledge, introducing new ideas and fostering creativity to a new generation.

DMK Engineering is a Specialist engineering firm employing in excess of 30 staff operating high-end specialised equipment to service local manufacturing industry sectors. They actively seek work from sectors outside of the Limestone Coast region and supply high quality fabrication and Innovative products in to the electricity supply industry, mining sector and horticultural sectors across South Australia and Victoria.

DMK Engineering spends a considerable amount of time up skilling employees to allow for the integration of modern technologies and equipment.

The Naracoorte Masters Games Organising Committee successfully tendered Sport SA for the rights to hold the 2011 SA Masters Games in August 2008. The Committee, made up of eight dedicated volunteers, worked tirelessly over the next two and a half years to present a sporting extravaganza for over 30s commencing on April 1 2011, culminating in 1200 athletes competing in 20 different sports over four days.

The SA Masters Games is a sporting event which encourages participation, spirited competition and sporting camaraderie for mature aged sportspeople. The event is highly regarded and competition between regions to host the event is rigorous. The annual event is held in a variety of different regions throughout South Australia. 

This event was one of the largest sporting events to be held in Naracoorte, which has a population of 6,600 people. The Organising Committee successfully harnessed the support of 20 individual sport coordinators who planned, coordinated and staged their sporting event with the support of more than 300 event volunteers.

The commitment of the volunteers who made up the organizing committee, cannot be understated. These eight dedicated members made many sacrifices in time, annual leave and family commitments over the 30 months prior to the games to achieve a successful event.

Established by the Hooper family in 1993, Cape Jaffa continues to operate as a family business under the careful and meticulous management of husband-and-wife winemaking team Derek and Anna Hooper who are passionate about producing regionally distinct wines which showcase the unique terroir offered by their coastal vineyards.

Cape Jaffa operates a modern winery with 25 hectares under vine; it produces up to 12,000 cases of Cape Jaffa-branded products each year, and in addition to this provides contract winemaking services for a number of vineyards across the Limestone Coast under the management of winemaker Anna Hooper.

Run largely as a biodynamic operation for the majority of its seventeen years, Cape Jaffa Wines embarked on a process to become certified biodynamic in 2005, and realised this certification in vintage 2008. This milestone was recognised with the release of a fully-certified biodynamic wine series under the name La Lune, consisting wholly of fruit sourced from its certified biodynamic vineyards. This distinct, unbleached cotton-labelled premium wine range has quickly established Mount Benson as a producer of world-class wines.

The Millicent Gallery opened in 1992 as an ‘A’ Class Gallery and was redeveloped in 2008, doubling in size to further expand the exhibitions and capacity to exhibit major exhibitions and develop programs. It has provided opportunities for local communities and the cultural tourist to experience a range of art and cultural experiences. This growing market is actively pursued through an active program of exhibitions at the Millicent Gallery and the suite of festivals, exhibitions and workshops facilitated and promoted.

The Millicent Gallery has long been recognised for innovatively promoting exhibitions and events, both for the benefit of the community and the tourist, building on partnerships to grow the exhibition program, cultural festivals, art and craft festivals, photographic art shows and therefore attract visitors to the area. This unique gallery is situated adjacent to the Towers History Room, which houses an interesting collection of history and furniture along with meeting rooms and a conference centre. The Gallery complex offers a stimulating experience for all visitors and is an excellent educational resource for the student and researcher.

Elise is the owner of Coastal Treasures and in 2010, collaborated with the new owners of Bluepond at the Jetty, the Beachport Lions Club and Beachport Recreation Hall committee to coordinate a fundraising event. The event raised valuable funds to assist the Lions Club in their fundraising efforts to purchase a bus for community use and much needed kitchen equipment for the community hall.

Elise competed in the Swinging with the Stars competition, which is the largest fundraiser for the Stand Like Stone Foundation. The main aim is to raise valuable funds for the Stand Like Stone Foundation; the Limestone Coast’s own philanthropic organisation. With valuable donations from the Beachport and Millicent communities and customers of Coastal Treasures, Elise was crowned ‘People’s Choice’ winner, raising an outstanding $6,600 for the organisation.