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 […]
A star studded line up of artists attracted big numbers to the Burra AGL Country Music Festival last weekend that included a great show of entries for the talent quest. Around 100 caravans and campers made the Burra Showgrounds their home for the three-day event, along with extra traffic on each of the days. After […]
Mill Court Homes in Balaklava has a cracker of a Christmas present for you – a recipe book titled, Recipes Tried and True. Recipes in the book have been submitted by residents, past and present, their families, and staff. The book has been a few years in the making, and is currently being printed, and […]
A PROPOSAL to build a 16-metre high wall as part of an abseil training facility near Beaufort is yet to reach any great heights, with a neighbouring property owner seeking to halt the development. Wakefield Regional Council approved the development proposal, which Mark Simunsen lodged with council in March 2017. The proposal was described as […]
CLARE Valley Community Outreach (CVCO), is an umbrella covering many services benefiting the Clare Valley Region. Formed in 1992 on a wave of spiritual awakening in the Clare Valley for all churches, the CVCO is now in its 26th year of operation. Run entirely by volunteers, the CVCO gift shop, thrift shop and outreach, have […]
The congregations of St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Balaklava and St John’s Lutheran Church in Auburn bid farewell to pastor Jim Bryan on Sunday, during his final church services. Jim and his wife Colleen, will be retiring to Tanunda in the next week or so, after living and ministering in their community for the past […]
Balaklava’s Jenni Hosking and friend Christine Simon, travelled to Africa in August for a 19-day ‘trip of a lifetime’. The girls left Adelaide for a 13 hour flight to Dubai, where they stayed for two nights. Christine caught up with her cousin who lives there, and with local knowledge, turned out to be a great […]
Burra SES deputy unit manager, Wendy Williamsm was presented with her 20-year bar and certificate of appreciation by visiting SES chief officer, Chris Beattie, last Wednesday evening. Chris made the trip to Burra as part of his executive visits to regional and country units to meet volunteers and discuss the future of the SES within […]
Local farmers and the CFS have been kept busy in the past week with a number of stubble, hay and shed fires. Last Wednesday, Balaklava’s Shayn Faehrmann arrived home for lunch to see smoke billowing from a shed near his house. The shed didn’t take long to be engulfed in flames, and was completely destroyed, […]
More than two years in the making, Two Wells Primary School’s $1 million STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) building was officially opened on Friday, November 16. The building, which in the past was used as the school’s hall for assemblies, concerts and celebrations, as well as the local playgroup, has had a total makeover […]
