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A road safety campaign targeting fatigue in regional areas across the state has once again delivered positive feedback. Known as ‘Our Town,’ the South Australia Police (SAPOL) campaign uses a mix of social media content and outdoor billboards to encourage drivers to stop and rest in small towns every two hours, thereby improving the quality […]
For the first time in 60 years, the Clare Easter races have been cancelled following a decision by the board of Thoroughbred Racing SA (TRSA) in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was made last week, stepping up initial plans to scale back the event to a no-spectator event. TRSA said the races were […]
THE annual Balaklava Eisteddfod, one of the biggest community events on the town’s calendar, has been cancelled. Usually held every August, the eisteddfod committee has decided to look to 2021 on the back of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus, Covid-19. “Being guided by AESA (Association of Eisteddfod Societies of Australia) and the information coming from medical […]
Visitors are being discouraged from coming to the Clare Valley, all cellar doors have closed and for the first time in 35 years, the Clare Gourmet Weekend has been cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clare Valley Wine & Grape Association general manager Lucy O’Brien said despite initial hopes that cellar doors could […]
A cheeky fox has been caught on camera by the Waldhuter family from Blyth who have been on a ‘fox hunt’ over the last three months trying to catch the cunning visitor who has been wreaking havoc amongst their pets. Laura Waldhuter watched, and filmed, in amazement as the fox came right up to her […]
A discovery of bait-laced sandwiches thrown over a fence of a home in Clare has prompted warnings for animal owners to be vigilant and on the look-out for repeat incidents and any symptoms of poisoning in their pets. Clare Valley Veterinary Services alerted locals last week to reports from a client that two sandwiches, buttered […]
LOCAL truck drivers have shouldered the issue for several years but at long last, the State Government has confirmed it will widen the Blyth Plains Road, with works starting in a matter of weeks. Frome MP, Geoff Brock, confirmed the state government has brought forward the $3.5 million project, which will involve shoulder sealing for […]
Works will begin on Saturday to improve several shoulders on the Goyder Highway between Crystal Brook and the Horrock’s Highway – the first step towards the speed limit of 110km/hr being reinstated. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said the joint Federal and State Government Rural Roads Package project, which was funded by the Federal […]
MANY people query what they can or can’t clear on roadsides, but be warned, if you clear anything you shouldn’t, you may be fined. In April 2019, an officer from the Department for Environment and Water inspected the intermittent clearance of roadside vegetation totalling approximately 3km on the Bowillia East Road at Kybunga following notification […]
BALAKLAVA local, Terry Corcoran, is lucky to be alive after the Prado he was driving was hit and ‘flipped’ by another vehicle in the main street of Balaklava last Thursday morning. “I had just been to the post office and pulled out and started heading towards the primary school, when the car just came out […]
