Clare High School and its community is reaching out to students in need, helping provide warm clothes, shoes and basic supplies, and its efforts were bolstered last week by a $1500 donation from local civil construction company, OTM. The donation follows an earlier donation of $250 and clothes from Influencers Church. CHS assistant principal Katie […]
A huge crowd gathered on Sunday at Balaklava Courthouse Gallery for the 2019 Balco Balaklava Art Prize & Associated Awards. Curator Jo May, welcomed everyone present, including numerous sponsors and artists, along with gallery patron, Rodney Reid, Malcolm May and Rob Lawson of the Balco Group, and judge Nona Burden, to the 29th exhibition. “This […]
The Burra Skate Park is set to become a regional play space, with nature trails, children’s bike track, shelter and seating among the new features, with December 2020 the expected completion date. The Regional Council of Goyder has been successful in receiving a $232,500 grant from the SA government to complete the Burra Skate Park […]
TOWNS from around the district flocked to Eudunda last weekend for the Community Festival of Quilts Care and Prayer. More than 400 quilts were donated for the day, with quilts coming from Morgan, Kapunda, Wallaroo, Robertstown and Gawler. The church was a sea of quilts which attracted many visitors into the town as well as […]
New world-first blockchain wine authentication technology is set to be trialled in the Clare Valley next vintage. Clare Valley winemaker Jeff Grosset and grapegrower David Travers are developing an idea to apply blockchain technology to prevent fraud and ensure a wine’s integrity. The pair won a $50,000 prize in South Australian Premier Stephen Marshall’s Blockchain […]
A petition seeking support from the state government to change the council boundary of the Adelaide Plains Council (APC) area will be presented to parliament this week. The petition requests the APC ward of Mallala/Dublin be incorporated into Wakefield Regional Council, and the wards of Lewiston and Two Wells to City of Playford. Effectively the […]
A series of earth tremors have shaken the Mid North in recent weeks, with Georgetown the latest to record a 1.6 magnitude earthquake on Sunday (June 30) at 2.23am. It followed a 1.7 magnitude earthquake at Laura early on Friday (June 28) evening. Just a day earlier, a magnitude 2.5 earth tremor rattled Jamestown on […]
IT will be a birthday celebration like no other for the town of Redhill, who will be celebrating its 150th birthday with a party to celebrate on Sunday, July 14. The day will kick off with a church service at the Redhill Catholic Church at 9am, followed by a combined service at the Redhill Institute […]
A little more than six months ago, Glenn Ogg was the victim of a devastating house fire in Burra that saw him receive serious burns to 95 per cent of his body. Such was the severity of the wounds, there have been very few cases of any persons surviving from trauma so extensive. Six months […]
The Valuer-General has released South Australian property values for 2019/20, showing a buoyant property market across the state. Capital values for all South Australian properties increased on average 4.79 per cent last financial year, while site values rose on average 6.16 per cent, according to the 2019/20 General Valuation. Rural properties recorded the highest growth […]
