Please don’t forget, garbage collection along the Aldinga esplanade (part of Onkaparinga Council) takes place on Monday morning – so if you’re departing on a Sunday, please take your red bin and place it down at the kerbside as you Read more
Author: David Kilmartin
Summer school holiday bookings now being taken
It’s been a cool, wet start to Spring but summer is sure to be hot and what better place to be than at the Cana Cottages. Through October we’re taking weekly booking requests for December and January. Preference given to Read more
Working bees 2022
Dear friends of Cana, Thank you for your on-going support of our beautiful piece of heaven on earth at Aldinga Beach. The first working bee for 2022 is this coming Sunday 22nd May. For anyone new, working bees generally run Read more
Summer 2021-22 Bookings ballot open
Requests are being received for bookings in the coming December and January school holiday period at Cana Cottages. Requests received will go into a ballot if particular dates are oversubscribed. After these requests have been processed it will be first Read more
Etch your name in the sunset
Dear friends, We have recently had a concrete driveway built for the cottages, for the first time in its 55 year history. No more dust and tyres skidding down that fairly steep driveway! We run the cottage accommodation on a Read more
Changing web address
The regulations regarding web addresses with a .org.au domain are changing in Australia so that only officially registered charities can use them, effectively. As we don’t qualify at the moment, we will have to change the address of the Cana Read more
No more room at the inn till February – and COVID declarations required
Hi friends, We’re at capacity for the next few months now, so we’re not taking any new bookings for December and January. Bookings will be taken for dates commencing 31 January, 2021. In the new COVID-normal lifestyle of the moment, Read more
New rental tariffs
Our tariffs are still the lowest on the esplanade, but we needed to raise them slightly to cover increases in council rates and electricity bills. We’ve also introduced a minimum two night stay on regular weekends, three nights on long Read more
Summer booking season 2020-21 opens
Requests are being received for bookings in December and January at Cana Cottages. Requests received until 15 October will go into a ballot if particular dates are oversubscribed. After these requests have been processed it will be come one, come Read more
A gentle reminder about booking a cottage
How to book a Cana Cottage The Cana Cottages are maintained by volunteers, as is the booking process. Despite having this convenient website, the cottages are not available to the general public, unfortunately. We just don’t have the people power Read more