Gardening tips with Paulie

CLARE local Pauline ‘Paulie’ Calaby knows a thing or two about home gardens having an amazing, self-sufficient garden on her property, and as an early childhood educator, is passionate about explaining to children where their produce comes from and how to grow it yourself. “I have been interested in gardening since my grandpa taught me […]

Peter survives severe ski smashup

COMING home early was never on Peter and Tania Butterfields’ minds when skiing the Austrian Alps, but after Peter had a bad crash and sustained a serious injury it quickly became the only option for the pair. Heading to the Alps for just under a month, the pair was ready to spend their time skiing […]

Curtain falls on Blyth Cinema

Sunday’s movie session at Blyth Cinema was its last for the foreseeable future, as it follows the Federal Government’s directive that cinemas close during the COVID-19 pandemic. While it was disappointing, Blyth Regional Cinema Committee chairperson Ian Roberts said the closure was necessary and was likely to have been inevitable given dropping numbers at the […]

Community projects completed

Mallala and Long Plains netball/tennis clubs now have brand new playing surfaces, after works were recently completed thanks to funding from the Federal Government’s Drought Communities Program announced last year. Mallala and Long Plains netball clubs were among 13 Adelaide Plains Council community projects to receive funding, with works to be completed by June 30 […]

Hang the frocks back up, see you next year!

LAST week, Adelaide Plains Netball Association (APNA), Northern Areas Netball Association (NANA) and North Eastern Netball Association (NENA) followed Yorke Peninsula, Port Lincoln and Great Flinders netball association’s leads and voted to cancel netball season 2020. This decision now leaves all associations under the ‘Northern Regional Netball Committee’ (NRNC) without a competition. Each club was […]

Tate takes a trick

LOCAL golfer, Tate Michael hasn’t let his short game go to waste throughout isolation at home. Being stuck at home while golf courses across the district were closed for about a week, Tate’s imagination began to run wild with ideas of trick shots to keep his golf practice up. Using walls, cricket bats, racquets and […]

Jamestown Show forges ahead

Organisers of the Jamestown Show are forging ahead in planning the 2020 show, to be held on October 4 -5, with its sights set on putting local businesses suffering through the COVID-19 pandemic at the very fore of its event. Overseeing his first Jamestown Show as president, Matt Scharkie said local businesses would be given […]

Shear brilliance – Beau wins senior shearing crown

Flying the flag for South Australia, Mid North’s contingent of shearers and wool handlers to the National Shearing Championships in Dubbo last week did everyone proud with Jamestown’s Beau Growden winning the senior shearing championship. As Australia’s number one shearer, the win has secured the 22-year-old a trip to New Zealand to compete in 2020, […]

Shearing machines…

As he notched up 180 or so sheep on the boards in 42C heat in a shearing shed at Victor Harbor last Wednesday, Jamestown shearer Beau Growden had his mind firmly set on the job at hand. But by next week, the 22-year-old’s skills will be on the big stage as he heads off to […]

Oh George, you’re a crack up

Four-year-old George Matters from Spalding loves his chooks. No one ever anticipated it would make him a global sensation, but that is exactly what he has become after his sister Polly, 11, filmed him talking about his pet chook ‘Mowvin”. Parents April and James posted the funny video to Facebook to share with a few […]

Dust off the boots – Marrabel bull ride is back!

Dust off the cowboy boots and akubras as the Marrabel Bull Ride is coming up again on Saturday, February 29. Held at the Marrabel showgrounds from 7pm, the Waterloo Wind Farm Marrabel Bull Ride will showcase some of the nation’s most accomplished bull riders matched against an all-star line up of super-fit bucking bulls. Thanks […]

OAM for Mayor Mattey

Regional Council of Goyder Mayor, Peter Mattey has been awarded an OAM in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for service to Local Government, and to the community. Chairman and Mayor of Goyder Council since 2006, Mr Mattey has been Hallett Ward Councillor since 1997, chairman of the District Council of Hallett from 1993 – 1997, […]

Riverton ANZ announces August exit

RIVERTON will lose its last remaining bank when ANZ closes the doors on its local branch in August. The closure was in line with a general shift towards digital services, according to ANZ South Australia North and West district manager, Amanda Schultz. “Around the country there is an increasing trend for many services to move […]

Grand plans for Clare caravan park

An extended 42-year lease, accommodation development, resort-style swimming pool, community waterpark and management of the visitor information centre are among the options being considered for the Clare Caravan Park. A $9 million extension was one option put on the table for Clare and Gilbert Valleys councillors by park lessee Discovery Parks at a special workshop […]

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 […]