South Australian (SA) Premier Steven Marshall has announced his government will invest $25 million into nature-based tourism in the state’s regions to attract tourists and create local jobs if he is re-elected in March. Making the announcement at the Star of Greece restaurant in Port Willunga, around 35km south of Adelaide, and a previous recipient of a Tourism Industry Development Fund grant, Marshall, said that the new Great Outdoors Fund would provide $25 million over the next five years to invest in regional tourism experiences. As part of the fund, businesses that support and encourage visitors to travel to regional areas and enjoy SA’s parks, rangelands, reservoirs, waterways and marine environments can apply for grants from $20,000 to $1 million to support their projects. Marshall said that in coming out of the COVID-19 crisis, the SA Government had given a leg up to small businesses, particularly in the tourism sector, …