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Look what the wind blew in!

Did anyone guess August 6 as the date for the season break? We’ve had lots of wind lately, with not much rain blown in behind it, however Monday saw widespread rain and even hail around the district. This was a much-needed follow up rain from last Thursday, and will hopefully save the crops, and fill […]

A Mixed Bag at Clare ArtHouse

A good crowd gathered at the Clare Arthouse on Sunday to celebrate the opening of A Mixed Bag. This is the first SALA exhibition at the Clare Arthouse and was conceived by artist, Anneliese Krieg. Anneliese invited a further 12 local artists to join her to present a variety of creative works. Guests enjoyed a […]

Wine tourism awards open

South Australia’s wineries, cellar doors and restaurants are being encouraged to apply to South Australia’s Best of Wine Tourism Awards which opened for applications today. The awards, which celebrate leadership and innovation in wine tourism as part of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network, have seven distinct categories and are open to local wineries and […]

Call out for commemorative coronation plaque assistance

Back on Tuesday, June 29, 1953, the Girl Guides planted 12 Celtis and 13 Caucasian Ash trees along the western side of Main North Road in Clare to commemorate the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II. The trees between Paxton and Houghton street were dedicated to the memory of the fallen in World War II. […]

The Heart of Mintaro

THE Magpie and Stump Hotel in Mintaro has received a major facelift, with new publicans, Paul Rosenich and Amanda Henry, breathing new life into the historic building. While it’s the first time both of them have owned their own pub, Paul and Amanda have managed sporting clubs before, and have had experience in the environment […]

Walk this way

COMBINED Clare Schools and centres held their biennial walkathon along the Riesling Trail followed by an activity session on the Clare oval recently. More than 600 students from Clare High, Clare Primary, St Josephs, and Vineyard Lutheran Schools, with Clare Valley Childrens and The Gums Childcare Centre, came together for a group effort in the […]

Life membership for Julie

Burra Pony Club stalwart, Julie Keane was presented with life membership to the Pony Club Association of South Australia (PCASA) Northern Zone over the weekend. Julie has been a dedicated member of the Burra Pony Club and the Northern Zone for many years. Her commitment to the club is unwavering and she has introduced dozens […]

Peterborough celebrates Youth Week

SA Youth Week kicked off in Peterborough last Friday night with the town’s ‘Peterborough Street Play, Our Future Done Our Way’ event. Funded by the Department of Human Services SA Youth Week funding program, the event was hosted by the Peterborough Youth Action Committee (PYAC). Read the full story in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com

Bash builds C.O.L.A. at Booborowie Primary

The opening of a new Covered, Outdoor Learning Area (COLA) at the Booborowie Primary School was held last Tuesday, April 10, the project enabled through a $79,850 Variety SA grant, which was donated and presented to the school in September 2017 during the Variety SA bash tour in Burra. Special guests, John Gibbs and Simon […]

Gold for gold as Burke brings home the shield

Burke team won the overall shield for the first time in nine years at the St Joseph’s School, Clare, sports day last Friday. The gold team finished top with 421 points, followed by Mackillop (blue) on 388, Lennon (red) on 375 and Cleary (green) on 369. Helping the team bring home the shield, Burke also […]

Last drinks call shocks Boob

The recent announcement of the closure of the Booborowie Hotel has roused mixed emotion from the residents of Booborowie, with a majority expressing sadness, and unexpected shock that it has closed. It was announced through Alf’s Booborowie Hotel facebook page on April 6, stating “Due to a lack of business the Booborowie Hotel will be […]

SA’s Lavender Trail finally set to open

It might be only just set to officially open, but the Lavender Trail linking Murray Bridge, weaving and winding past Monarto, the Barossa Valley and through the Mid North along the “rain shadow of the Mount Lofty Ranges” to Clare has been at least 21 years in the making. It has been a mammoth effort […]

Plains lads make history

THE APFL Under 14 side came home with the winners shield for the first time ever at the SANFL Central Zone carnival played at Burra on Sunday. The carnival is played in a round robin format between the APFL, North Eastern, Northern Areas, Yorke Peninsula and Barossa, Light and Gawler Leagues. The APFL won three […]

NENA Reports Round 15 (Split Round) August 4, 2018 Blyth/Snowtown v BSR A1 – Blyth/Snowtown 41 def by BSR 50 BSR came out firing with strong shooting and movement by Rebecca Moyne to take a six goal lead at quarter time. Blyth/Snowtown made changes and increased their intensity causing many turnovers for an even second […]

Teams fight for right to play finals

What an exciting year, and as the saying goes, ‘The game’s not over until the fat lady sings.’ It will come down to who gets to sing the club song over the last two rounds as to where teams will end up on the ladder. Balaklava, Virginia and Hummocks are all guaranteed a finals spot […]

Blyth/Snowtown ends Tigers’ streak

The Blyth/Snowtown Cats put an end to the Tigers 13-game winning streak on Saturday, defeating BSR by 21 points at Blyth. BSR kicked with the aid of at least a four goal wind in the first term heading south with a bit of cloud about, but it was the Cats that drew first blood through […]

Owls struggle for numbers as Peckers go big

BALAKLAVA built some crucial percentage against an Angle Vale side desperately looking to the end of the season with an injury list longer than Minister Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding speech. It meant several key A grade players, including captain, Trent Payne, vice captain, Sean Maher, and young utility, Kyle Cullen, were amongst five A graders, […]

Super Karts at Mallala

Round three of the 2018 Superkart Cup was run at Mallala Motor Sport Park on Sunday, July 29. In changeable weather conditions, it was the usual suspects who were at the front. Most prominent was James Gorman, who ran in Rotax Light (#12) and Honda Class (#21), sweeping all four races in each. Read the […]

Magpies send timely reminder

MALLALA reinforced why it is a premiership contender with a comprehensive 87-point victory over the HW Eagles at the Lochiel Oval on Saturday. With the wind whipping off the lake, the black and white army from Mallala was on top from the first bounce to the final siren to remind Two Wells and Balaklava they […]

Have a ball with squash

LAST week, students from Clare Primary School (CPS) and St. Josephs school were treated to some expert squash coaching from former world number one, Vicki Cardwell. Vicki was one of the leading players on the international squash circuit from the late 1970s through to the mid 1990s, winning the world open in 1983. Together with […]

Rams reverse first term fortunes

VIRGINIA turned a 26-point first term deficit into a 98-point victory on Saturday, eventually running Hamley Bridge ragged as the Bombers ran out of fuel tickets. Doubling up on senior matches was a theme on Saturday, with eight Bombers fronting up for the A grade having played B grade only minutes beforehand. Still, kicking with […]

Alex is Balaklava Open’s new champion

Men’s open championship There was plenty of action on Sunday at the Balaklava men’s open, sponsored by Balaklava Crash Repairs. With a few late withdrawals, possibly due to the forecast weather that didn’t actually eventuate, 65 players teed off for the 27 hole championship, with North Adelaide’s Chantha Kong and Balaklava’s Ben Michael going for […]

Clare outruns Balaklava for the win

Reports from August 4, played at Burra (Under 15 and under 18 teams had a bye.) UNDER 14s CLARE 1 def BALAKLAVA 0 Goals: Clare – Deneke Donato Best players: Clare – Deneke Donato, Royce Butler, Jakob Lalic; Balaklava – Nick Lawrie, Kasey Cunningham, Denby Munchenberg Both teams came out firing with some excellent passing and […]

Roosters cruise but Hart left out

Devon Hardiman reports: TWO Wells eased past United on Saturday, cruising to a 66-point win while blooding a couple of kids in the process. After losing defender, Pat Binyon, to a season-ending injury and Anthony Pontt pulling out in the morning Two Wells promoted Tyler Morrison and Mick MacFarlane to the A grade ahead of […]

Pinkerton Plains local farmer and hay grower, Cameron Lowe, was awarded the Gen Ag Future Fund Scholarship for 2018/19 last Tuesday. The award is sponsored by the Australian Fodder Industry Association and Lallemand. It is awarded annually to someone who has a passion for the hay industry. Read the full story in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com

No more sweat – bring on the wet!

Last week’s unseasonally hot weather, backed up with severe winds on the Wednesday and Friday, saw quite a bit of land change hands. Weekend rainfall totals were not enough to do much more than dampen down the dust. Farmers are looking to the skies for an increasingly less likely Anzac Day break to the season. […]

Bringing gains to low rainfall systems

A nine-year study of the impact of livestock on paddock health and farm productivity in a low rainfall environment has revealed grazing generates multiple benefits for mixed enterprises. Conducted at Minnipa on the Eyre Peninsula, the study demonstrated many agronomic and financial advantages that can be achieved by incorporating livestock into the rotation. The long-term […]

Hart welcomes Emma as new regional intern

The Hart Field-Site Group has welcomed Emma Pearse as its new regional intern for 2018 while farewelling 2017 intern Dylan Bruce, who said he leaves with a load of experience and networks under his belt to continue his career in grains research. The regional internship has been jointly funded and supported by the Hart Field-Site […]

History of SA’s pastoral protector

REPORT: Primary Industries SA EARLY exploration of South Australia’s northern arid lands in the late 1830s and early 1940s was followed closely by pastoral occupation. The early settlers were unaware of two things – the capacity of the country to carry stock at sustainable levels, and the impact of the dingo on their sheep flocks. […]

Girl power as vintage wraps up

It was a case of girl power for the O’Connor Harvesting team this vintage with Jan O’Connor, owner and logistics coordinator, Gitte Fraser machine harvester operator and Melissa Eaton owner of Valley Vine Works and machine operator leading the harvesting team (pictured above). With vintage almost finished, O’Connor Harvesting’s Frank Nicholls says yields were down, […]

Carpe Diem coming to Brinkworth

Sound mental health is essential to our daily lives and the ability to function and work is paramount to the health and well-being of work places, families and communities. Wakefield Regional Council (WRC) is proud to announce an important community health event, coming up on Friday, August 10 at the Brinkworth Soldiers Memorial Hall. Acclaimed […]

All roads lead to the Yunta Picnic Races

MARK April 28 on your calendar, as you dust off the Akubra and head to Yunta for the 2018 Yunta Picnic Races and Gymkhana. The day features five races and 23 gymkhana events run in four age groups, with four led events for the under eight year olds to complement established junior events. It’s a […]

Spirit of the Games at CWA

Adelaide Plains SA CWA got into the spirit of the Commonwealth Games at its meeting last Monday night. Former Olympian and good friend of president, Emma Tiller, Renae Maycock, spoke to the group about her love of volleyball. Renae grew up in the Adelaide hills, and attended a special interest volleyball school, where her love […]

Healthy turn out for expo

RICHARD’s Clare Valley Terry White Chemist held its first Health and Beauty Expo last Thursday night. Customers were treated to demonstrations of products by knowledgeable representatives and also a chance to sample before they purchased. Many customers did not realise what each brand had to offer, but by the end of the evening, had had […]

The new Ten Tenors?

Adelaide Plains Male Voice Choir (APMVC) is holding its annual concert on Sunday, April 29 in the town hall at 2pm. The concert will feature Leah McGeorge, who won the APMVC scholarship at the 2017 Eisteddfod. Leah will not only give some solo performances, but will join the choir for some other songs, with some […]

David battles in shoot out

HOYLETON’S David Chapman wasn’t going to leave anything out in the shooting park at this year’s Commonwealth Games, and while he made it to the finals in the 25m rapid fire pistol event, just missed out on a medal, ending up in fourth position. After stage one last Thursday, David was in eighth position, just seven […]

First 10km of NAIS under way

The first 10 kilometres of the Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme’s (NAIS) 29 kilometre transfer pipeline will be installed underground this month, supporting 150 manufacturing and constructions jobs in Adelaide’s northern and southern suburbs. Once complete, the NAIS will provide for an additional 12GL of water to help develop up to 300ha of new export focussed […]

Wakefield council confirms planned budget spend

Wakefield Regional Council adopted its Annual Business Plan and Budget for 2018/19 during a special meeting held on August 1. The budget outlines the services and programs council will provide to the region in the coming year. This includes delivering $5.5m of existing ‘business as usual’ services such as waste collection and community programs, as […]

WRC sets speed limit stance

“Travellers to and from the Eyre Peninsula, Upper Spencer Gulf, Flinders Ranges and Outback might therefore be enticed to drive via Wakefield towns to get a sandwich and fuel instead,” he said. Roads in question would be stringently assessed for safety by experts and also include specific local community input. “That was sorely lacking from […]

First 10km of NAIS under way

More asbestos found in APC

Asbestos containing material (ACM) has been found at a further four sites within the Adelaide Plains Council area following the discovery of about 450 tonnes of ACM dumped at the Two Wells Transfer Station in October last year. APC staff found hazardous material at Stony Point Reserve, Mallala Resource Recovery Centre, and two sites at […]

Community planting days coming up

The Adelaide Plains Council recognises the importance of the coastal area and management required of the environmental assets along our coastline. In partnership with the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board, Adelaide Plains Council (APC) will host two family friendly community planting days in May 2018. APC invites you to join it […]