Unhappy meal
The Goolwa community is preparing to fight an expected application for a McDonald’s, with a petition gathering 1200 signatures and Alexandrina Council backing a motion to oppose fast food chains in the town.
Sport
Eagles triumph
Strathalbyn para ice hockey player Noella Angel is set to return to the World Championships, with increasing passion of opening pathways for players following in her path.
Goolwa named best small yacht club in SA
Sailing Australia has named Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club the state’s top performing smaller club in its 2026 awards.
Potter lands top racing award
Strathalbyn’s Sophie Potter has cemented a standout year by taking out the Sportsbet SA Country Jockey Premiership, in a three-way tie alongside Tala Hutchinson and Campbell Rawiller.
Archers take aim at Fairweather Cup
Archers from across the state will descend on Strathalbyn this Sunday, following the re-scheduling of the Fairweather Invitational and the Fairweather Cup.
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...
