What’s new….
End of Season Special
The one legged baker has been hopping up and down the bakery steps just waiting for you to visit the most remote underground bakery in Australia and sample our delicious bakery food. Until we close on the 21st July 2024, you can phone or text your order to the bakery...
Farina Bakery & Cafe Reopens Monday 8th July
Bakery will reopen tomorrow morning, Monday 8th July 2024 from 8am. We've had a total of 40mm of rain, this photo being taken this morning around 8am showing the entrance to the campground. The water has mostly receded and the unpaved road into Farina from the Outback...
Farina Closed Sunday 8th July 2024
The Farina Restoration Group are disappointed to announce that we have to closed the Farina site, Cafe and Bakery tomorrow, Sunday 8th July 2024. There has been more than 10mm of rain today, and more expected overnight and tomorrow. The unpaved road into Farina from...
Farina Gangers Cottage Preservation
In these three photos you can see the progress of part of the restoration works on the Farina Railway Gangers Cottage. The first photo was taken on the 10th June, second on the 13th June and the final photo on the 18th June 2024. Whilst we're not attempting to fully...
The Melbourne Girls Trip
Kerry, Farina's head baker, served three intrepid travellers today at Farina who had travelled all the way from Melbourne non-stop. Ivy, Stephanie and Etelka made a 19hr, 1350km trip from Melbourne to Farina on the first day of their trip west across the Nullabor. Ivy...
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. |