What’s new….
New Ghan Railway signs
A few weeks back we reported that a group of volunteers from the Toyota Landcruiser Club of South Australia and the Outback Communities Authority had started a project to replace the now old and faded signs on the old railway trolleys along the route of the Old Ghan....
FRG Bi-Annual Conference 2025
Save the date - The Farina Restoration Group bi-annual conference for members will be held at the Southgate Motel Conference Room in Mt Gambier on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March 2025. Further details will be sent out to members in early 2025.
Farina’s Pies are on the map
Farina has been featured on the ABC News, covering the visit earlier this year of Pyney from Pyney's Pie Reviews. Read all about it here
Farina Bakery closing tomorrow
All good things must come to an end. The Farina Restoration Group will be finishing its 2024 work programme tomorrow, Sunday 21st July 2024 at 4pm. We're packing away our restoration tools and equipment, and will be closing the Cafe and Bakery, and of course the most...
Mauri Flour Mills sponsoring Farina
Mauri Australia have been a major sponsor of the Farina Restoration Group for more than 5 years. Kerry, our head baker, is shown here holding a couple of bags of flour from Mauri. Over our work season we use several tonnes of baking flour. Regular watches will notice...
Welcome to the official website of the Farina Restoration Project Group.
Farina is located within the Lake Eyre Basin, on the old alignment of the Great Northern Railway later known as the Ghan Railway, 26Kms North of Lyndhurst and 55Kms South of Marree, near the junctions of the Birdsville, Innaminka and Oodnadatta Tracks in South Australia. The walking trails, information boards and Camping Ground are open 365 days of the year. Every year between May and July the Volunteers of the Farina Restoration Group run a works program to continue the preservation and exhibition of the old Farina Town. The Volunteers also carry out research into the the Buildings, People and activities of Farina and you will find much information in the History menu.
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The most remote Underground Oven and Bakery
is CLOSED for 2025
(Open again from Sat 23rd May 2026 to Sun 19th July 2026)
View what we did in the 2025 season
Camping is available in the Farina Station campground all year round.
If you visited Farina in 2025 and took some really great photos that you think we could use on our website or Facebook, we’d love to have a copy. Or if you have some kind of family connection to Farina and have photos or other information we’d love to hear from you and have a copy of the photos.
What’s on at Farina…
| Dates | Event |
| All year round | The Farina Township, outside exhibits, signboards and camping ground are open to the Public 365 days of the year. |
| 25th April 2027 | The Farina Restoration Group will be holding an Anzac service at the memorial at Farina. Camping is available in the Farina Campground and the volunteers will be providing a Gunfire Breakfast (at a small charge). |
| Sat 23rd May 2026 to Sun 19th July 2026 |
The Farina Restoration Group 2026 Work programme will be held during this time in 2026. The Underground Oven will be in full operation and the Bakery, Cafe and Visitor Centre open to the public. Volunteers will be working on various projects, with an emphasis on the preservation and restoration of around 18 stone buildings around the Farina Township. Volunteer registration will open in December 2025 and all people on our mailing list will be advised the details. If you wish to be added to our mailing list please use the link on near the top of this page. |
| Sat 13th June 2026 | “Farina v’s the rest of Australia” Cricket match which will be held at the Farina Cricket Group (FCG) . |
| Sun 14th June 2026 | The annual commemoration service for John Napier Bell will be held on Sunday the 14th June 2026 at Farina. The time of the service will soon be announced. |