Seafood retail businesses across the state will now be eligible to participate in the Summer Plan’s Dining Cashback initiative, helping South Australians save up to $50 off their seafood purchases this summer.

The ballot is now open for the first draw of 60,000 cashbacks, to be used at participating seafood retailers statewide, or coastal hospitality businesses.

South Australians can enter the draw at any time via Summer Plan Dining Cashback, with the first draw to take place on Monday 10 November and subsequent draws held at the beginning of each month until March.

Unsuccessful ballot entrants each month will be automatically entered into the next draw unless they choose to opt out.

Winners will have one month to claim their 50% cashback, which, in addition to seafood retailers, can be redeemed at a range of participating coastal hospitality businesses including restaurants, pubs, cafes, sporting and surf life-saving clubs, kiosks, as well as take away shops.

More than 265 hospitality businesses have already signed up to participate in the program announced as part of the federal and state governments’ Summer Plan.

Many more businesses are expected to sign up with the business registration period open throughout the duration of the program.

Ballot winners will be sent a unique code, instructions to claim their cashback and a list of participating businesses. They will then visit a participating business, keep their tax invoice, and upload it to a dedicated website, along with their cashback code, transaction and bank details.

Cashback of 50% (up to $50) will be paid into the winner’s nominated bank account within five business days from approval of the claim.

For business eligibility criteria and registration, visit the Tourism SA website.

Tony Andonas, of Samtass Seafoods, feels this is a very timely and great initiative.

“We have some of the best seafood in the world available to us from our South Australian waters and to be included in the cash back program may just be what is needed to entice the public back into our seafood retail shops to once again eat our safe and fantastic South Australian seafood.”