Goolwa

24 Jul 2025

Natural burial site locked in for 40 years

For at least the next four decades local residents can be buried ‘naturally’ at Goolwa. As previously reported in The Southern Argus, The Natural Burial Ground Trust of Australia in partnership with the Nature Foundation enquired with...

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24 Jul 2025

Council considers dirt jumps feedback

Alexandrina Council is calling on riders who use the dirt jumps tracks at Mount Compass and Goolwa to provide their feedback on upcoming maintenance works to the popular recreation facilities. The maintenance work is scheduled to start in July, with...

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Musical set to roar to life

Audience members will soon ‘like to move it, move it’, down to Goolwa for a limited season of Madagascar – A Musical Adventure Jr by some of the region’s best youth performers. Fortuna House of Performing Arts – in arrangement with Music...

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Tara Nash

Goolwa Primary unveils new signage

Goolwa Primary School kicked off NAIDOC Week by unveiling its new office signage which depicts the school emblem of the Nori – also known as the pelican. Principal Nathan Hunter, Aboriginal Community Education Officer Katina Gertz and other staff...

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Goolwa bird hide targeted by vandals

A local birdwatching shelter was recently targeted by vandals who defaced the interior of the structure with vulgar graffiti – one of the latest incidents to occur in the region. The damage to the Kessell Road Ponds bird hide was posted in...

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Music event raises thousands for WWO

A community music event raised thousands for a Goolwa-based wildlife rescue organisation. Finniss River Sounds was successfully held at Brook Turf Homestead in early June in support of native wildlife. With perfect weather and an incredible crowd of...

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19 Jun 2025

Lifetime ambulance volunteer earns OAM

This year Murray Bridge resident David Heard clocked up 80 years of involvement with St John Ambulance, and fittingly has been bestowed a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). Mr Heard’s involvement has seen him rise from a 12-year-old cadet to...

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12 Jun 2025

HERITAGE HOPE: Goolwa’s Customs House to remain in council hands for now...

Community calls to save Customs House from being sold have been heard. As previously reported in The Southern Argus, the Goolwa site has been vacant for almost a decade, despite Alexandrina Council seeking interest from businesses, organisations and...

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29 May 2025

Landmark EFPA changes met with backlash

“The decision to reconfigure EFPA boundaries was made after careful analysis and extensive consultation to balance the urgent need for new housing, the need to secure housing for future generations, and the protection of South Australia’s prime...

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22 May 2025

Fund-amental issue at Goolwa Beach sparks council debate

Debate continues on whether councils should be responsible for funding lifeguard services. Volunteer lifesavers patrol Goolwa Beach from noon to 6pm every weekend and public holiday until the Easter long weekend, and outside of those days, during...

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08 May 2025

Sport

International rowers experience the Mighty Murray

During March, Goolwa Rowing Club Coach Stef Wilden welcomed several international rowers to the Fleurieu Peninsula and beyond. They came from far and wide, including Switzerland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Canada. Wilden organised a week of tour...

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01 May 2025

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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