BankSA agency banking will be wound up across South Australia in June. The number of agencies to close was unconfirmed by BankSA at the time of going to print. BankSA state general manager, consumer banking Ben Owen said in most cases, customers would be able to continue their banking at local post offices. “BankSA agencies […]
If you have driven past the Clare Valley Aerodrome recently, you will likely have noticed a new addition to the entrance way. And while it might just look like a ‘plane on a pole’, it is in fact the site’s new wind vane, and quite an engineering feat. The plane and propeller move with the […]
AUBURN has plans to erect a giant avant garde sculpture as a bold entrance statement. Auburn is home to around 660 people, many of whom are both wine and art lovers alike. Its residents included the late Alan Farwell, a popular local identity whose generous involvement in the community has now extended beyond his own […]
While the Plains Producer Clare Valley Running Festival will draw many new faces for the event next weekend, there will be a lot of local faces in the sea of athletes too. Ben Clothier and a group of mates have been training to enter the half marathon. “For this event, sometimes we run with our […]
CLARE has recently been named as one of 32 South Australian finalists in the Top Tourism Town program, but to win the title, Clare Valley Business & Tourism needs your vote! Consumer voting, which accounts for around 70 per cent of the award is open only until April 23, and the Clare Valley Business & […]
ANZAC Day is fast approaching, and RSL groups are planning dawn services around the district. However with waning numbers of members in Balaklava’s RSL club, and the prospect of the club closing, new resident and current defence force member working at Port Wakefield, Lucas Allegretto, decided to turn things around. “As a serving defence force […]
A SPATE of robberies and vandalism about the district has police on the hunt for the culprits. At around 3am on Tuesday, March 31, a number of post boxes at Lochiel were smashed open, as were some at Sevenhill and Kapunda. Postmaster at Lochiel, Shirley Atkinson, who runs the post office at Simmonds Garage with […]
Washpool’s Sophie Reynolds, 20, competed in the New South Wales state final of the Merino Fleece Young Judges Competition at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on the weekend. Sophie qualified for the state final at the Walcha Show in 2019 while living in NSW and attending the University of New England in Armidale, where she […]
The state’s first Lifeline Connect Centre opened in Clare this week, providing a ‘walk-in’ mental health support service to residents from throughout the region. The centre is located at 1 Blanche Street in Clare, just off the northern end of the main street. Lifeline Connect counsellor Lorna Woodward said the service was available to anyone, […]
South Australia’s peak tourism body, the Tourism Industry Council South Australia (TiCSA) is on the hunt to find the state’s top tourism town, as voted by the public. The 2021 Top Tourism Town Voter’s Choice accolade is part of the new national Top Tourism Town program, which is designed to recognise both a well-established and small tourism […]
