Goolwa group throws hat in the ring
The Goolwa Community Association has expressed interest in running the Goolwa Wharf Markets, with an aim of keeping funds raised in the town.
Sport
Srathalbyn Panthers look to go one better this season
The Strathalbyn Panthers A grade women’s softball side is looking to take out this season’s premiership flag, and knock Hahndorf off top spot.
Cricket for cancer at Callington
A Masters cricket event at Callington on Sunday has raised at least $8500 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Cricket runs deep in the Frost family
There must be something that runs in the Frost family that makes them cricket-obsessed.
Elliot strikes gold at state karate championships
Strathalbyn’s up-and-coming karate superstar has once again proved his talent, with 7-year-old Elliot Lawrence taking out gold at the U7 Kata Karate State Championship.
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...
