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Explore our coast. Support its people.

The new Summer Plan Dining Cashback program is designed to support coastal hospitality businesses and South Australian seafood retailers impacted by the algal bloom this summer.

We’re giving South Australians the chance to receive up to 50% cashback (up to the value of $50) when they dine by the coast or support South Australian seafood retailers.* See all participating businesses here.

Register in the public ballot now for your chance to receive one of 300,000 dining cashbacks over summer.

For industry information please refer here. 

Looking for more details? Mark the key dates in your calendar or head to our Frequently Asked Questions.

For assistance, please call (08) 8132 8323 or email [email protected].

*Limitations apply.

Full terms and conditions can be found here. These terms and conditions have been updated by the South Australian Tourism Commission as of 5:30pm (ACDT) on 31 October 2025.

Entering the Ballot

The public ballot for the Dining Cashback opened on 3 November 2025, with South Australians able to enter the ballot at any time throughout the program.

If you are a winner in one of the draws, you will receive a unique cashback code, as well as instructions to claim your cashback, plus a list of participating business.

If you are not a winner, you will be automatically entered into the next draw unless you choose to opt out. This will be repeated for all five draws.

ENTER BALLOT 




KEY DATES

Don’t miss your chance to receive a dining cashback to spend at your favourite coastal restaurant, café, ice cream spot or with your favourite seafood store.

  • Public ballot opens: 12.01am (ACDT), Monday 3 November 2025

  • First draw: Monday 10 November 2025

  • First draw dining period: Monday 10 November – Sunday 7 December 2025

  • Second draw: Monday 1 December 2025 

  • Second draw dining period: Monday 1 Dec 2025 – Thursday 1 January 2026
     
  • Third draw: Friday 2 January 2026 

  • Third draw dining period: Friday 2 January – Saturday 31 January 2026 

  • Fourth draw: Sunday 1 February 2026 

  • Fourth draw dining period: Sunday 1 February – Saturday 28 February 2026
     
  • Fifth draw: Sunday 1 March 2026  
     
  • Fifth draw dining period: Sunday 1 March – Tuesday 31 March 2026 

Claiming your Cashback

If you're successful in the ballot, here is how to claim your 50% cashback (up to $50)

Step 1: 

Enjoy a meal/food/beverage at a participating business and pay your transaction in full.

Most importantly, retain a tax invoice for your transaction. 

Step 2:

Claim your cashback before the end of your dining period, by visiting the claim website below, and upload a copy of your tax invoice (scan/photo). You’ll also need to enter some transaction details, your nominated bank details and cashback code.

Cashback will be paid to your nominated bank account within 5 business days from claim approval.

Is my purchase eligible?

To be eligible for cashback, please ensure:

  • to include a valid tax invoice from a participating business (EFTPOS receipts will not be sufficient)
     
  • if alcohol is purchased, it must be paired with food and be no more than 50% of the total transaction

  • the purchase was not made via a drive-through or a home delivery service

  • your claim total is a minimum of $20 (a maximum of 5 claims per cashback is permitted, with the maximum cashback being $50).

SUBMIT CLAIM

Find a participating business

Hospitality Businesses
Seafood Retailers

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Hospitality Businesses

Check back regularly for new participating businesses. Scroll below to view seafood retailers.

  • Limestone Coast
  • Adelaide
  • Clare Valley & Flinders
  • Eyre Peninsula
  • Fleurieu Peninsula
  • Kangaroo Island
  • Murray River, Lakes & Coorong
  • Yorke Peninsula

Limestone Coast

Cape Jaffa & surrounds    
Norfolk Rise
438 Limestone Coast Road, Wangolina		    
     
Kingston SE    

Beach Noms
41-43 Holland Street, Kingston SE

Bliss by the Sea
3 Hanson Street, Kingston SE

Crown Inn Kingston
31 Agnes Street, Kingston SE

Lacepede Seafood
1a Marine Parade, Kingston SE

    

Seafood Retailers

  • Limestone Coast
  • Adelaide
  • Clare Valley & Flinders
  • Eyre Peninsula
  • Fleurieu Peninsula
  • Kangaroo Island
  • Murray River, Lakes & Coorong and Riverland
  • Yorke Peninsula

Limestone Coast

Kingston SE    

Lacepede Seafood
1a Marine Parade, Kingston SE

    

 

    
Port Macdonnell    

Five Star Seafood
9/11 Standish Street, Port Macdonnell

    

 

    

NEED INSPIRATION?

Visit one of the participating businesses below to redeem your cashback.

Coast is Calling Travel Vouchers

Don’t miss out on answering the call of the coast this Summer. A second round of Coast is Calling Travel Vouchers is coming to help our coastal communities in impacted regions. 

Make sure to mark your calendars for when the ballot will open for Round 2.

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Frequently Asked Questions

About the Program

The Summer Plan Dining Cashback program is designed to support hospitality businesses and seafood retailers that are directly impacted by the algal bloom over the summer months.
 
South Australians can enter the ballot to win a 50% cashback offer (up to the value of $50), to be used at participating coastal venues and seafood retailers. Limitations apply – refer to the Terms and Conditions.

300,000 Dining Cashbacks will be available over summer. This will be split into five draws of 60,000 to spread the benefit across the summer months.

The first 60,000 dining cashbacks will be distributed to winners on Monday 10 November 2025. 

The maximum cashback available is $50 per entrant.

The minimum spend is $20 ($10 cashback), however your $50 maximum cashback can be obtained over more than one transaction.

Enter the public ballot to go in the running to win a cashback this summer.  See key dates above for full draw details. 

South Australians can enter the ballot at any time throughout the program and will be entered into the next scheduled draw.  

The first draw will be on 10 November 2025. Following the first draw, the ballot will be drawn on the first day of each month with dining cashbacks to be claimed within that month. This is subject to public holidays, in which case a ballot will be drawn on the following day. 

For industry information, please visit tourism.sa.gov.au/dining-cashback. 

The full Terms and Conditions for the Summer Plan Dining Cashback program are available here. Licence Nos.T25/1890, T25/2029, T25/2028, T25/2027 & T25/2026

Entering the Ballot

The program is open to entrants 18 years of age and older who are a resident of South Australia. Some exclusions on eligibility apply - please refer to the Terms and Conditions.

To enter the ballot, you will need to provide:      
•    A valid email address     
•    Full name      
•    Mobile number  
•    South Australian postcode.     

If you are successful in the draw, you will be notified via email and will receive an SMS from ‘DiningCash’ on the date of the draw, including a unique cashback code which will be required to claim your cashback.    

Entrants who do not win a cashback will be notified by SMS and automatically entered into following draws unless they choose to opt-out.   

You can opt out when you submit your entry, or send an email to [email protected] including your name, phone number, email address and entry ID.

Your entry ID is the reference to your ballot entry.

If you’re a winner, a cashback code will be provided to you via SMS and email which will state that you have been successful in the draw.

Yes, eligible South Australians can enter the ballot for both Dining Cashback and Travel Voucher programs.

Yes, one entry per person is permitted.

One entry per person can be made. If you don’t win in the draw, you’ll automatically go into the next draw(s) unless you choose to opt out. 

No, you cannot enter the ballot if you are not a South Australian resident. The Dining Cashback program is specifically open to South Australian residents aged 18 and over.

No, if you have entered and won a cashback, you won’t be able to re-enter the ballot.

Call the Dining Cashback team on 08 8132 8323 or email [email protected]. 

Redeeming Cashback

See all participating hospitality and seafood retail businesses here.

There are limitations and exclusions that apply in relation to alcohol and food purchased via a drive-through or for home delivery. 

Participating businesses must be:

  • Hospitality businesses that meet the eligibility criteria, are located in the designated coastal postcodes and serve food and beverages; or
  • South Australian seafood retailers that meet the eligibility criteria.

Exclusions apply.

See participating businesses here. 

Participating seafood retailers that meet the eligibility criteria and sell South Australian seafood.

Dining cashback winners will need to spend a minimum of $20 at a participating business and retain a tax invoice, which includes the business name and Australian Business Number (ABN) of the venue, date of issue, brief description of items purchased, GST amount and total invoice value. An EFTPOS receipt will not be sufficient.

To claim your cashback, head to the dedicated claim website, upload a copy of your tax invoice (scan/photo) and provide your transaction details, nominated bank details and cashback code and provide confirmation that the purchase met the eligibility requirements.  
    
Cashback of 50% of the tax invoice (up to a maximum of $50) will be paid into your nominated bank account within 5 business days after claim approval. 

There is a minimum transaction of $20, meaning the minimum cashback is $10.  

Cashback will then be determined as 50% of the tax invoice, to a maximum cashback of $50. 

Yes, however there must be one claim submitted per tax invoice, with a minimum spend of $20.

Up to five claims are permitted per cashback code, with the maximum value of cashback being $50 in total.

For example, five $20 transactions (totalling $100) would result in $50 cashback, which is the maximum amount that can be claimed.

No, cashback can be claimed on any food, beverage or seafood purchased from a participating hospitality business or seafood retailer, noting that food from a drive-through or via home delivery is excluded.

If alcohol is purchased, it must be with food and be no more than 50% of the total transaction to be eligible for cashback.

The tax invoice must be in English and include: Business Name, Business ABN, date of purchase, total transaction amount (inc GST) and itemised purchases.

Please note that an EFTPOS receipt is not sufficient.   

Home delivery and drive-through purchases are not eligible for cashback.

The purchase of alcohol must be made with a meal and cannot form more than 50% of the value of the transaction. 

Home delivery and drive-through purchases are not eligible for cashback.

Cashback claims must be made for in-person dining experiences at participating coastal hospitality businesses or purchases from a participating seafood retailer.

If alcohol is purchased, it must be with food and be no more than 50% of the total transaction

Yes, dining cashbacks can be claimed any day of the week.  

Cashback winners should treat their visit like any other. While some venues, such as restaurants, may recommend making a booking, others like fish and chip shops typically do not take bookings.  

It is not a requirement to advise the business that you will be claiming your cashback. 

One cashback application per invoice can be made. 

Yes, winners can transfer their cashback code to others. Winners are given a unique code which can be shared to a person of your choice. Please note that vouchers cannot be sold or disposed of for cash or other compensation. 

Summer Plan Dining Cashback 

Promoted by the South Australian Tourism Commission, L 9, 250 Victoria Sq, Adelaide SA 5000; Licence Nos.T25/1890, T25/2029, T25/2028, T25/2027 & T25/2026. Vouchers are $50 cashback offer. To enter and for full T&Cs, visit here. Limitations apply

Coast is Calling Travel Vouchers | Round 2

Promoted by the South Australian Tourism Commission, Level 9, 250 Victoria Sq, Adelaide SA 5000; Licence No. SA T25/1889. To enter and for full T&Cs, visit this link; registration 1-3 December 2025; draw date 4 December 2025; unclaimed prize draw date 22 January 2026; vouchers are $100, $200, $500 (accommodation) and $100 (experience); winners notified by SMS and/or email 4 December 2025 (first draw) and 22 January 2026 (unclaimed prize draw).

 

'Community' Artwork by Gabriel Stengle

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