McDonald’s launches bid for Goolwa
A McDonald’s spokesperson said an application has been made for a proposed new restaurant in Goolwa, despite a petition of about 3000 community members opposing what would be the town’s first fast-food chain.
Sport
Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club wins national award
South Australia’s community yacht club of the year has been recognised as the best in the nation at this weekend’s Australian Sailing awards.
Still in the game after 125 years
Not many sporting clubs can say they have survived not only World War II, but also World War I, except the Mount Barker Croquet Club, which can claim the title. Last week the club celebrated its 125th anniversary with a morning tea, games of croquet and, of course, a birthday cake.
A slam dunk for Strathalbyn duo
Kim Gardner and Mia Woods have done Strathalbyn proud, bringing home silver medals in basketball at the Special Olympics Australia.
Full steam ahead for this weekend’s regatta
Boaters have wind in their sails as the Milang Annual Regatta is returning to Lake Alexandrina this weekend for two days of sailing and socialising with others.
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...
