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AN earthquake in May is believed to be the cause of significant damage to the Balaklava Swimming Pool, which looks likely to rule out the facility for use this summer. Water gradually leaked from a crack in the base of the large pool in recent months, with the pool now all but empty. An insurance […]
A Clare Valley-born idea to protect the security of Australian-grown and made produce has come to fruition, with the country’s first ‘end-to-end’ immutable primary industries beta data service officially launched at Auburn on Sunday. Entrust, unveiled by South Australian Premier Steven Marshall, will allow primary producers to capture and map the movement of produce from […]
In some parts of the country it’s a cliché. In rural and regional communities it’s a rallying cry. The show must go on. Faced with the unavoidable cancellation of the longest running community event in Clare – only the second in its history – the Clare Agricultural and Horticultural Show (CA&HS) has gone online to […]
CLARE Meals on Wheels (MOW) has celebrated 50 years of meal deliveries to local residents with an award presentation and afternoon tea held at Clare Bowling Club recently. Back in 1969, a group of local residents went to the Gawler branch of MOW to see how it was run. The group returned to Clare, formed […]
It used to be said Australia rode on the sheep’s back – a phrase that alluded to wool as the source of our nation’s prosperity. We still produce some of the world’s best wool, but these days our economy relies just as much on the sheep’s rack (of lamb that is) washed down with some […]
Although crowd numbers may be capped at 2000 people for this year’s Balaklava Cup, the coveted event will still have its traditional Face of the Cup. This year, Alissa Jane Klingberg has been crowned the Face of the Cup and will be attending the big race on Wednesday, September 16. Although this isn’t Alissa’s first […]
HOT on the heels of the announcement of a mountain bike loop as part of a $10 million Remarkable Southern Flinders Ranges project, a proposal for a chairlift to the top of Mount Remarkable has been mooted. Gladstone resident, Gordon Begg, who grew up ‘on the side of Mount Remarkable’, said the chairlift project had […]
Wednesday marked the release of the Plains Producer’s inaugural annual Regional Business Directory, a 72-page publication listing most businesses across our large circulation area. It is a source of reliable information not only for locals, but newcomers to the area who may be unfamiliar with what the region has to offer. A copy will be […]
Recent threats and disingenuous claims by global tech giants Google and Facebook, provide a stark and compelling reminder of why Government intervention is necessary to force these two global behemoths to the table to negotiate with news media businesses; the subject of their current posturing, Country Press Australia president, Bruce Ellen said. The negotiating framework […]
Watching a dog bred to herd sheep, is like watching poetry in motion, according to Lewiston resident Helen Jasson, who has a passion for the unique sport. Helen has been involved with the Herding Dog Club of South Australia for a couple of years and her kelpies, Tora and Charlie, are just starting out at […]
