Fight for million-dollar canopy
Protesters gathered outside the Alexandrina Council Chambers before Monday’s meeting, with a group of about 30 making it known that they do not want the trees along Goolwa’s Cadell Street to get the chop.
Sport
Coorong Dragons bring fun and fitness to the waters
Four members of the Coorong Dragons Dragon Boat Club have taken home some awards, with the group recently celebrating its presentation night.
Strathalbyn parkrun approaches 10 years
Strathalbyn parkrun has been part of the parkrun community for almost 10 years, typically attracting between 40 and 80 people each week, bringing fitness and a sense of community.
Kim’s road to Melbourne
Kim Gardner has defied may odds in her life, but a love of basketball has seen her selected in the SA Special Olympics team for the upcoming Special Olympics Australia National Games in Melbourne.
Strathalbyn to host karate carnival
Strathalbyn will play host to about 100 karate enthusiasts in July, as part of a statewide grading carnival for National Karate Academies.
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...
