The new Coast is Calling Dining Cashback program is designed to support coastal hospitality businesses impacted by the algal bloom this summer.
A total of 300,000 South Australians will be given the opportunity to receive a 50% cash-back, to a maximum value of $50, at participating coastal dining locations across South Australia.*
The first public ballot runs from Monday 3 November to Sunday 9 November 2025.
The ballot will be drawn on Monday 10 November 2025, with the first 60,000 dining cashbacks released to be used before midnight on Sunday 7 December 2025.
Eligible hospitality businesses can register to participate in the program from Monday 20 October, via a simple one-form process. Business registrations will remain open throughout the course of the program.
The Coast is Calling Dining Cashback program is being delivered by the South Australian Tourism Commission and will form part of the State Government’s Algal Bloom Summer Plan, co-funded by the Commonwealth Government.
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*Limitations apply. See T&Cs.
For full terms and conditions, go to southaustralia.com/diningcashback. Licence No: T25/1890.
Return to this webpage from 10.00am Monday 20 October to register to take part in the program.
Step 1:
Eligible businesses will register online from Monday 20 October to participate via a simple one-form process, including their ABN and trading business details. Businesses will be notified once their application is approved.
Step 2:
During the dining period, cashback recipients pay the business directly for their meal in full and request an Australian Tax Invoice for their transaction. No further action is required from the business.
Business registrations open: Monday 20 October 2025
Public ballot open: Monday 3 November – Sunday 9 November 2025
Public ballot drawn: Monday 10 November 2025
Dining period: Monday 10 November 2025 – 7 December 2025 (inclusive)
A further four draws of 60,000 cashback opportunities will be held for dining periods spanning December, January, February and March – with a ballot draw at the start of each month for use in that month.
Business registration applications will open from Monday 10.00am (ACDT) 20 October 2025 and will remain open throughout the program. Participating businesses need to meet the eligibility criteria and agree to the Hospitality Business Agreement.
Participating businesses must be hospitality businesses in eligible coastal postcodes serving food, including restaurants, cafes, pubs, clubs, as well as takeaway venues such as fish and chip shops. Exclusions will apply.
To be eligible to participate in the Coast is Calling Dining Cashback program, businesses must be located in one of the eligible postcodes listed here. Suburb exclusions may apply.
There is a total of 300,000 dining cashbacks available across the program.
No, businesses do not require an Australian Tourism Data Warehouse listing to participate in the program.
For Coast is Calling Dining Cashback enquiries, please contact [email protected].
Promoted by the South Australian Tourism Commission, Level 9, 250 Victoria Sq, Adelaide SA 5000; Licence No. T25/1890. To enter and for full T&Cs, visit southaustralia.com/diningcashback; registration 3-9 November 2025; draw date 10 November 2025; vouchers are $50 cashback offer for dining; winners notified by SMS 10 November 2025.
