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Christmas comes to life in Owen

Christmas Eve saw the main street of Owen come alive with Christmas fun and festivities. Colourful floats drove along the streets with those aboard throwing treats out to the crowd. Father Christmas arrived much to the delight of local children. Read the full story in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com

The First Surf Christmas

It was a full house for both performances of the Sparkz Christmas drama production, The First Surf Christmas, at the Clare Uniting Church on December 16. Christmas was welcomed by eager audiences keen to see the ninth annual Sparkz production, which has become renowned for its vibrant sets, costumes and humorous storylines. The play reimagined […]

Balaklava’s packed pageant

BALAKLAVA’S Christmas Pageant was again a huge success, as hundreds of locals and visitors alike turned out in throngs to celebrate the festive season. The parade almost looped entirely around the town Triangle, which this year featured a real donkey! Special mention goes to MAP Financial Strategies for the very clever Christmas Tree outfits, while […]

New plan for Clare wine and grapes

The Clare Valley Wine & Grape Association (CVWGA) unveiled its first strategic plan to members last week, promising ambitious plans to lure higher spending tourists to the region as a way of lifting the valley’s ‘fine wine’ profile. The Plains Producer understands the draft plan was well-received by members in Clare last Monday night and […]

Stay safe this silly season

WITH Christmas holidays just around the corner, local police are about to ramp up their presence to try and keep everyone safe on the road this Christmas and New Year. The Yorke Mid North Local Service Area (YMNLSA) will focus on providing a highly visible presence on major highways and areas that have a significant […]

New look facilities at Watervale

It’s all happening at Watervale with work starting on the resurfacing of the tennis courts and irrigation on the oval. A working bee was held at the courts on Sunday to concrete in new fence posts, with a concrete plinth around the perimeter being completed this week. Plans are for hot mix bitumen to be […]

Ian rides for the team

Balaklava’s Ian Wilson received a great welcome from his workmates and other members of the community last Friday morning when he rode into Balaklava in a peloton for Ride for Sick Kids. In his first ride, Ian, who works for Balco, a sponsor of the ride, had been in training for the event, riding 1000kms […]

Owen stuns Hamley Bridge

DIVISION ONE In a low scoring affair, Owen ended Hamley Bridge’s unbeaten run with an upset six shot win with two rinks up. Neil Harkness (O) accounted for Mal O’Brien (HB) 25-13; Graham Simpson (O) defeated Harry Frencken (HB) 22-15, while Hamley’s rink points were gained by Andy Lemmon (HB) who beat Tim Harkness (O) […]

Kicking goals for women’s footy on the Plains

Women’s footy is coming to the Adelaide Plains. The Adelaide Plains Football League (APFL) is hoping to introduce a five-week women’s football competition in 2019 and is holding two come and try sessions in the region next month to gauge interest. The free sessions, to be held at the Two Wells oval on Sunday, December […]

Supercross Champs

The first round of the Australian Supercross Championships was at Jimboomba Queensland, before making tis way up to the Sunshine Coast to Coolum Beach for round two on October 6. The high flying championship featured Australia’s top riders along with international stars. Two-time Australian Supercross champion, America’s Justin Brayton was there to defend his crown. […]

Upsets in the top comp

Last Wednesday night, an umpiring course was run by Adelaide Plains Basketball Association for new green shirts incorporating a refresher for existing green and grey shirt umpires. There were 40 participants and thanks were extended to Kirrily White for organising the night. There were plenty of smiling faces on Friday night as the Hoops participants […]

Candy has racing over the barrel

Determined. Persistent. Consistent. These are the words to describe local barrel racer, Candy Michaelis, who is somewhat of an anomaly in the rodeo world. Candy’s an inspiration for any young girl who dreams of chasing her equestrian dreams, no matter what the discipline. The Lewiston-based rider has been living and breathing rodeo for as long […]

Rain brings disease threat for vineyards, but it’s mostly…

Last week’s rain brought an increased threat of disease in vines across the Clare Valley, but grapegrowers say the moisture will be mostly beneficial leading into the growing season. Ahead of the rain, downy mildew warnings were issued by the Bureau of Meteorology, and the likelihood of powdery mildew and botrytis are also of concern […]

Roger gets ruthless with rats

Mallala farmer, Roger Davies, had a rat problem. He recently managed to shoot 16 in his barn, and the following day, dispatched three more. But it was with great satisfaction he told me he followed that up by drowning six juveniles and 14 adults he found housed in an old bag filler. It was full […]

Ramsey pursues assistance for South Australian farmers in drought

Federal Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey, said the announcement by the Australian Banking Association of assistance for farmers in South Australian facing drought is great news. “My attention was drawn to the issue of South Australian farmers not being able to access the same assistance from banks as drought-affected farmers in other states when I […]

Rancona® Dimension still a success

In 2014, Roger Baines went looking for solutions to the bare patches appearing in his cereal crops. Four years later, he stands by the product that’s helped solve his problem. Baines Bros Farms in Cummins SA is a mixed farming enterprise of 1000 ha cropping and 3000 breeding Merino ewes. Roger grows wheat, barley and […]

Fitness tracker for cows to help farmers

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and agtech startup Ceres Tag have created a new type of ‘fitbit’ to help farmers to keep track of where their livestock are and what they are doing. The new technology, which takes the form of a smart ear tag, produces similar data to that delivered by consumer smart watches. […]

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

Little Red Grape’s double celebration

FIRST birthday celebrations were on a roll last Thursday, November 15, when the owners of The Little Red Grape Bakery in Sevenhill marked one year in business. Owners, Jackie Pittaway and Steve Watson, said the first year had flown by and had been quite an experience. “It has been a hectic but rewarding year, and […]

Jamestown pageant rolling in to town

THE countdown is on until Father Christmas comes to town, for the Jamestown combined service Christmas pageant. It will be a fun and festive day out for all on Sunday, December 2, with market and food stalls to browse from at 3pm and the pageant rolling down the street from 5.30pm. There will be free […]

Big weekend for Burra Country Music Fest

Burra Showgrounds was packed for a full program of entertainment at the fifth annual Burra AGL Country Music Festival on the weekend. The dance floor was full for most of the three-day festival beginning with the rock and roll Friday and finishing with the country Sunday fun day. Read the full story in our online […]

Strudwicke deputy mayor – and drawn from a hat

Elections for position of deputy mayor for Adelaide Plains Council were held at a council meeting on Wednesday, November 21, with councillor, Marcus Strudwicke, elected for a 12-month term. There were three options available to councillors at the meeting to elect the deputy mayor – by resolution, indicative vote or election. The councillors, who had […]

What could we do with $47m?

On Sunday, the state government ‘broke’ one of its election promises by scrapping a proposed right-hand tram turn from King Williams Street onto North Terrace. While we are probably not surprised by a(nother) broken promise, this is one we should be happy about! Putting in the tram turn was budgeted for $47m, but after ‘expert […]

Flinders misses out

With the Flinders Ranges experiencing extremely dry conditions, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Eddie Hughes, is calling for an explanation as to why the Flinders Ranges council and the local community, is continually being ignored by the state and federal governments. “For months, Labor has been advocating for drought funding for affected […]

New works depot for WRC

For the first time in many decades, Wakefield Regional Council will have a new purpose-built depot, with the proposed space aimed at improving safety for employees and efficiency. The current depot sits on a parcel of land originally purchased by the District Council of Balaklava back in 1935. Council has successfully secured land in Balaklava […]

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 […]

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