Coorong Cottage Industries Inc

Coorong Cottage Industries Inc Coorong Cottage Industries - An innovative craft co-operative run by its members since 1993. Honey….

Situated in the beautifully renovated Meningie town hall overlooking Lake Albert, Coorong Cottage Industries will surprise & delight you as you walk through the doors of this lovely old building. Filled with quality hand-made crafts, art and home-made produce, there is something for everyone…..young or old….male or female…..child or adult. OUR PRODUCTS

CRAFTS - Patchwork quilts, aprons, potholder

s, appliquéd tea towels, bath & hand towels, turned woodwork, children’s toys, jewellery including earrings, necklaces & rings, baby items including blankets, bibs, toys, knitted jackets, jumpers, beanies & bootees, children’s clothes, novelties, beanies, scarves, greeting cards, leatherwork, tote bags, stationery, pottery, pictures, wall hangings, cushions, tea cosies, country dolls - all handmade……
Home grown plants, dried flowers…. ART - Original paintings and photography

HOMEBAKE & PRESERVES – Cakes, biscuits, slices, confectionery…...
Jams, pickles, sauces…….Free range eggs….Olive oil…. ALSO ON OFFER - Patchwork fabrics, haberdashery supplies, fabric lengths, costume jewellery & knitting yarns

BOOKS - Local interest books, 2nd hand books

ANTIQUES - Antique furniture, china, glassware, collectables & bric-a-brac

ALBERT’S COFFEE CORNER - Sit-in or take-away cappuccino, hot chocolate, latte & more….. MENINGIE VISITOR INFORMATION OUTLET - Local visitor information, postcards

Available now in our fridge and freezer for your convenience, while stocks last.
17/06/2026

Available now in our fridge and freezer for your convenience, while stocks last.

10/06/2026
09/06/2026

No seriously. This isn’t a piss-take from Kath & Kim or some forgotten Russell Coight episode.

Back in the 1890s, South Australia apparently had a real-life bushranger nicknamed the “Birdman of the Coorong” who robbed people while riding around on a bloody ostrich.

His name was John Peggotty, an Irish-born thief who stood about 1.1 metres tall and originally worked as a chimney sweep because he could squeeze into tight spaces. Which honestly already sounds like the setup for the weirdest Aussie supervillain of all time.

Things escalated when he ended up in South Africa and apparently became obsessed with ostrich racing, which was an actual sport back then. Because the 1800s were just built different.

After moving to Australia, Peggotty allegedly started robbing people across South Australia while riding his ostrich around shirtless, covered in stolen gold jewellery and waving pistols around like some deranged colonial Mad Max character.

And the wildest bit? Ostriches in South Australia were actually a real thing. Rich people imported them for the feather trade because fancy hats in Europe and America were obsessed with ostrich plumes at the time. When the industry collapsed, heaps of the birds apparently just got dumped into the bush.

So for a period in Australian history, there was genuinely a chance you could be travelling through the scrub near the Coorong and see a tiny Irish bushranger sprinting across the horizon on a giant bird wearing stolen necklaces.

Absolute peak Australia.

Fresh long lasting cut flowers are available at CCI today until all gone. Only $8 a bunch with proceeds to the Childrens...
31/05/2026

Fresh long lasting cut flowers are available at CCI today until all gone. Only $8 a bunch with proceeds to the Childrens Hospital. Better be quick!

Winter Woolies at CCI!
31/05/2026

Winter Woolies at CCI!

Our new COFFEE MACHINE has arrived. Come in and enjoy our Mahalia (local coffee brand) coffee and locally made biscuits.
31/05/2026

Our new COFFEE MACHINE has arrived. Come in and enjoy our Mahalia (local coffee brand) coffee and locally made biscuits.

May is HISTORY MONTH. Coorong Cottage Industries have a great display in the glass cabinet for the month of May of hand ...
01/05/2026

May is HISTORY MONTH. Coorong Cottage Industries have a great display in the glass cabinet for the month of May of hand cross stitched kneeling cushions. The cushions were made by locals around 30 years ago. Worth calling in to have a look. Where you one of the makers?

Need something for Mother's Day? Check out Coorong Cottage Industries for that perfect gift or card. This is our Anzac D...
15/04/2026

Need something for Mother's Day? Check out Coorong Cottage Industries for that perfect gift or card. This is our Anzac Day and Mothers Day display at Coorong Cottage Industries at the moment.

Address

14 Princes Highway
Meningie, SA
5264

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+61885751770

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