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Volunteers celebrated

To celebrate Volunteer Week, Wakefield Regional Council (WRC) held a thank you event on Monday night at Balaklava Sports Club, with a large crowd attending. WRC mayor, Rodney Reid, thanked everyone for their efforts within the district, and presented two Premier’s certificates of recognition for outstanding volunteer service to Victor Marriott and Kossie Chegwyn. Balaklava […]

Kossie and her crew keen to hit the $100,000 mark

Balaklava Lions Club’s Biggest Morning Tea is back on Friday, May 17, and this year marks another significant milestone in the club’s history – the 20th anniversary of the local event. But that’s not all! Over the past 20 years, the dedicated band of Lions Club members and their helpers have raised almost $92,000, and […]

Paxton Square Cottages set for a re-vamp

Federal Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey, announced the Regional Council of Goyder has been awarded $400,000 through the Australian Heritage Grants program. The grant will assist the Regional Council of Goyder to reconstruct the communal spaces of Paxton Square Cottages and develop the historic site as a first class tourism facility. The project will help […]

Popping the CORC on oval redevelopment

A re-energised Clare Oval Redevelopment Committee (CORC) has been formed to help progress plans to upgrade Clare’s main sporting precinct. Coinciding with the formation of the new group, CORC last week launched an online petition to gain support for the proposal, with plans to present the signatures to the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council as […]

Steamtown’s last hurrah

A huge crowd, well in excess of 2000, attended Peterborough oval on Saturday to see Jamestown-Peterborough play Orroroo in an emotional ‘last hurrah’ at the famous Steamtown ground. With a lack of enough volunteers to keep the ground and its facilities up to scratch for just two fixtures a year, the demise of the venue was unfortunate, […]

Price finishes top five in off-road champs

Young Clare motorcycle racer, Will Price, went head to head with some of the world’s best, finishing in the top five at round one and two of the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) in Toowoomba, Queensland, on March 9-10. Price said with “legendary talent” returning to the field and reigning 2018 AORC Champions venturing into […]

Hannah champions Australia’s Murray Greys

Local cattle breeder Hannah Sanders, 21, has been named the Murray Grey Youth Australia ambassador for 2019. Hannah, from Clare’s Ballyvaughan Murray Grey Stud, will represent the breed at cattle shows, sales and events throughout the year, culminating in a study tour to the United States in January/February 2020. She said she was thrilled to […]

A pig’s tale

It was the end of an era at Dublin saleyards on Tuesday, with the last pig auction taking place. The withdrawal of a major supplier has ultimately led to the demise of the pig market there, however House of Lindner auctioneer, Rene Martucci, said it had been on the cards for some time, and with […]

Yields down but plenty of good news flowing from 2019 vintage

In a year in which Mother Nature has thrown almost everything she has at local grapegrowers, yields from the Clare Valley’s 2019 vintage are expected to be down by up to 40 per cent. However it is not all bad news, the shining light for growers and winemakers this vintage will be exceptional quality fruit. […]

History can repeat itself!

South Australia’s History Festival kicked off on April 27 and runs until May 31, with many events being held around the district. Here are some events kicking off this week, with more details next week: Brinkworth: This Sunday, May 5, at the museum – 10am to 4pm. Go and see the memorial stained glass windows […]

Do you want to be star?

Calling all budding actors, directors and musicians – here is a fantastic opportunity for you! Valley Productions is producing a huge community event at Bungaree leading up to Armistice Day, called ‘It’ll Be Over by Christmas”. The script for the performance has been written by well-known Australian director, Roland Rocchiccioli, after liaising with Anthony Kennard […]

Award winning smile on Anne’s dial

Barbara ‘Anne’ Thompson fills her days by putting smiles on the faces of others. And because she volunteers much of her time to the community she loves, was the joint winner of the Playford Citizen of the Year, 2019. Read the full story in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com

Shop local and win

BALAKLAVA Traders have recently launched a shop local and win promotion in conjunction with Wakefield Regional Council and the Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North (RDAYMN). For the next 12 months, shoppers will be rewarded for shopping locally with the use of the new RDAYMN loyalty card. Shoppers will get their card stamped after […]

APC budget discussions

Adelaide Plains Council discussed the draft 2019/2020 Budget at its March 25 general meeting. Several workshops had taken place prior to a report on the draft budget being presented to the chamber, including two with elected members and one with council management. Read the full story in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com

Four hopefuls keen to break Ramsey’s grip on Grey

FOUR candidates have now confirmed their intentions to run against incumbent Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey, in the upcoming Federal Election. Labor has announced Whyalla woman, Karin Bolton, as its candidate, while fellow Whyalla resident, Richard Carmody, will be running as an independent. Read the full story in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com

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