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Goolwa

Racing season concludes at West Lakes

During April, nine members of the Goolwa Rowing Club (GRC) competed at the final two local regattas for this season. The Masters and Sprint Regatta was held on April 5 and the final competition for the season – the Masters and Sprint State...

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Strathalbyn goes for a cuppa with a cop

About 40 people attended Coffee with a Cop at Strathalbyn on Monday, which gave locals an opportunity to chat with local SA Police officers. Some of the biggest issues raised included population growth in Strathalbyn and Mount Barker, traffic and...

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Bike rider’s one-of-a-kind sports car

Tony Stratton is a self-confessed motorbike lover, but he has one car that has also taken his fancy – a 1973 Ragno –which is Italian for spider. His Ragno is believed to be the only one of its kind in the world – hand-built by Nick Davies and...

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Deirdre Graham

Transport facility expected to deliver goods from Monarto

An integrated transport distribution facility at Monarto would redistribute goods from interstate to local delivery routes if given building consent and development approval. A development application was lodged by Monarto HQ for a transport...

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Giorgina McKay

Shark patrols extended

Aerial shark patrols along South Australia’s coastline, including the Fleurieu, will be extended by a month following sustained warmer weather and shark sightings in popular areas. April has seen a period of unseasonably high temperatures...

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Volunteer crushes it over 30 years

After about 30 years of volunteering – including more than two decades with Milang Environment Centre – Don Boyce will soon retire. Milang Environment Centre is run by a group of volunteers who recycle bottles, cans and glassware, as well as...

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Strathalbyn

Strathalbyn Players to debut first production of the year

Strathalbyn Players first production for 2025 is one of the greatest comedies of all time – The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde. It is a wonderfully witty play which Wilde wrote to poke fun at the English ruling classes, and expose the...

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Goolwa

Sail-abrating a big festival

The Wooden Boat Festival festivities kicked off last week with families joining a boat model making session. The Goolwa Library school holiday program was in the lead-up to the fun over the weekend. Lions Club of Goolwa also cooked a sausage sizzle...

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Callington Church set to close

After more than 160 years of being a meeting place and site for special occasions in Callington, St Peter’s Lutheran Church will soon hold its final service. The building has the legacy of being one of the oldest Lutheran churches in Australia to...

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Regiment receives honour for Somalia service

Milang veteran Greg Hopgood was among the returned soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) to recently receive an award for their deployment to Somalia 32 years ago. The Meritorious Unit Citation recognised the...

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Hundreds gather to show respect

“If you stay in the barracks, you will be woken each morning by the bugle playing Rouse and sent to sleep at night with The Last Post

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Deirdre Graham

Paying respect for Anzac Day

Perfect cool weather greeted a strong crowd to Milang’s Anzac Day service on Friday. Milang and District Community Association (MADCA) President Karyn Bradford led the service, with assistance from Daryl Telfer who sang the hymns, David and Sue...

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Deirdre Graham