Summer Saturdays are made for lazy afternoons, live music and gourmet picnics and that’s just what the McCracken Country Club is serving this golden summer on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Each Saturday afternoon over summer, the McCracken Country Club is hosting South Coast Sessions with fresh local produce, Pirate Life craft beers and local wines from McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and Currency Creek.

South Aussies don’t need a reason to flock to the Fleurieu Peninsula - that’s exactly what they’ve been doing since being released from COVID lockdowns last year – but South Coast Sessions are another great regional attraction, says McCracken Country Club General Manager Stuart Riddell.

‘Down here we’ve had a real run of it since last year when Premier Stephen Marshall said: “everybody get out of lockdown and visit the regions” – we’ve been so busy with accommodation,’ says Stuart.

‘People are going out and visiting local places as well and it has certainly been busy for us over the past few months.’

With cruisy acoustic sets from the likes of Marcus Toop, Chris Vlatko, Josh Davies, Georgia Germein and Con Delo in a picturesque spot on the former putting green, the South Coast Sessions at the McCracken Country Club are a popular drawcard for visitors and locals alike.

Couples, families, and friends stretch out on colourful picnic blankets in a sheltered spot and nibble on Port Elliot gourmet smallgoods, locally made hummus and olives, and kick back with a South Aussie beer, McLaren Vale wine or a lemonade to be entertained with some great tunes.

And with spectacular panoramic golf course views and space for the kids to play, it’s the perfect place to spend a summer afternoon, says Stuart – especially with Happy Hour prices on the South Coast Pale Ale.

Not even five minutes out of Victor Harbor, the McCracken Country Club is positioning itself as a family friendly golf resort with new owners, the G’Day Group, announcing a $40 million Masterplan to boost tourism in the region.

The McCracken Masterplan, released earlier this year, includes a splash park, flying fox, nature play, jumping pillow, minigolf, more than 60 revamped 2-bedroom units, over 100 powered caravan sites and a vision to have one of the best restaurants in the region, with a large alfresco bar.

McCracken Country Club, with its panoramic valley views by the seaside, is already popular for functions and weddings with two restaurants, international championship standard 18-hole course and a bottle shop.

It’s also increasingly a local dining destination.

‘For a long time in the past there might have been a perception that McCracken Country Club is a private club, but we want visitors and South Coast locals to come and enjoy our beautiful resort – we want summer holidays and South Coast Sessions to be synonymous,’ says Stuart.

Media enquiries: Brittany Harmer, Corporate Communications Manager | 0415 655 191, brittany.harmer@discoveryparks.com.au.

About G’day Group

Founded in 2004 with three caravan parks in WA, G’day Group is now Australia’s leader in regional accommodation experiences with more than 340 properties across the country.

G’day Group operates more than 90 holiday parks and resorts under the Discovery Parks and Resorts brand, with properties in iconic regional destinations, including Kings Canyon, Rottnest Island and the world famous El Questro. The Group is also home to G’day Parks, a network of 240+ independently owned, licensed parks and the G’day Rewards loyalty program, which has 260,000 paid members.

Beyond holiday parks and resorts, the Group owns Wikicamps, Australia’s largest regional travel community and the #1 paid app in the App Store with more than 300k monthly active users, as well as Bookeasy, a specialist provider of booking management systems and technology solutions to leading destination management authorities in Australia and New Zealand (operating as BookIt).

G’day Group has property assets valued at $2 billion and is on track to become a $2.5 billion business by 2026. The company is majority owned by Australian Retirement Trust and founder and CEO Grant Wilckens is a Board Director of the South Australian Tourism Commission and former Chair of the Caravan Industry Association of Australia.