Culling back on the cards
Little corellas have been wreaking havoc on the region, causing extensive damage and ruining sleep wherever the flocks go.
Sport
Demons deliver
Willunga Football Club’s A grade women’s side claimed back-to-back premierships on Sunday, comfortably accounting for McLaren District 13.5 (83) to 3.1 (19).
Willunga chase back-to-back premierships
Willunga will chase back-to-back premierships this Sunday as it takes on McLaren Districts, who are hoping to turn the tables from last year’s loss.
Winter racing returns to Strathalbyn
Winter racing returned to Strathalbyn for the first time in many years last week, with hundreds of racegoers braving the cold to witness a historic day at the local track.
Stepping back up to the crease
Langhorne Creek cricketer Archie Frost will once again be stepping up to the crease after being selected for the second year in a row to represent South Australia in the Under 12 team.
Rural
Honey, check this out
An avid gardener recently started a bee-rilliant new hobby, of beekeeping, to improve his crops, and has been reaping what he has sown. Goolwa’s Phil Sargent has planted about 200 native species with his brother on their Goolwa property over the...
Milang farmer’s hopes rained on due to unseasonably wet weather
A Milang farmer estimates the unseasonably wet summer has caused about 25 per cent of income loss for grain farmers in the region. His neighbour has recorded 150mm of rain since harvest started since the end of October, and as reported in this...
Advancing women in agriculture
When Currency Creek farmer Belle Baker was growing up, women weren’t always accepted as farmers. These days Ms Baker, with help from her partner Patrick O’Driscoll, is tailor-making courses to help women on the land fill gaps in their knowledge...
A healthy distance advised for livestock welfare
Hazards for livestock and the best methods to protect their health were the subject matters of a recent Milang Agricultural Bureau meeting. Many of the actions undertaken by governments in the early days of COVID parallel methods used by livestock...
