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Quiz night raises funds for the vulnerable

A quiz night held in Strathalbyn on Saturday night has helped raise funds for, and awareness of, local people who are struggling to meet ongoing cost of living expenses Held during Homelessness Week, the night which was organised by Country Life...

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Illegal dumping warning

Alexandrina Council has issued a reminder about the effects of illegal dumping around Strathalbyn. A spokesperson said while the number of reports of illegal dumping has remained stable, the cost of the clean up is still a concern to council...

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Dis-spelling witchcraft stigma

Rhonda Roberts has always known she is a witch. Ms Roberts’ family’s links with witchcraft go back generations to her great-great-grand mother who was a folk healer, herbalist and a white witch on the Isle of Man, an island steeped in folklore...

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Cricket

Langhorne Creek honours top Tigers

Langhorne Creek Cricket Club has honoured two of its members with life memberships. Robran Cock and Rae Cleggett became life members 23 and 24 at the club’s recent AGM. Robran was awarded for his contribution as treasurer for 10 years, along with...

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Football

McLaren Districts look to go back-to-back for GSFLW Grand Final

McLaren Districts are looking to make it two in a row for the GSFLW grand final as they take on minor premiership winners Willunga, at Willunga, on Sunday. The day will also see every other grand final game between the two sides. Willunga advanced...

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17 hours ago

Bands festival wraps up

Strathalbyn’s 2025 two-day bands festival has wrapped up with performers and audience members alike already looking forward to next year’s event. Strathalbyn and District Concert Band secretary Daryll Telfer said this year’s festival showcased...

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17 hours ago

Mike making memories with MGs

Strathalbyn classic car enthusiast Mike Greenwood has spent much of his adult life restoring cars, but now, at the ripe old age of 86, there is one project he wants to finish – a 1929 MG M Type Roadster. There are about six of the M MG Types in...

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Toe-tapping fun at Bands Festival’s first performance

Day one of this year’s Strathalbyn Bands Festival on Sunday delivered an entertaining program for both bands and audience alike. The 24th festival returned to the Oval Function Centre from 11am to 4.30pm, featuring the talent from the Hahndorf...

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Sport

Potter’s new venture

After 25 years in the saddle Strathalbyn jockey Justin Potter has stepped down to take on a new training partnership with renowned South Australian trainer David Jolly. Reflecting on his time as a jockey, Potter said the decision was, in the end, an...

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Team Pinocchio to take on Variety Bash

The SA Variety Bash is set to hit the road this weekend and in the thick of things will be Mount Barker-based Team Pinocchio. This year sees 308 crazily-costumed entrants, 63 official volunteers and 132 cars travelling 2383 km across South Australi...

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Comic book bringing ‘smiles’

Tez Nightingale was looking for a way to help his three sons learn to read and write, and the end result was a comic book – The Book of Bogeye

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31 Jul 2025

Sport

Fairweather Cup attracts top tier archers

Some of the state’s best archers are headed for Strathalbyn this August to take part in the nation’s only team field event – the Fairweather Invitational. The WA Registered 24 Field event on August 10 at the Great Southern Archers Strathalbyn...

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