Milang

04 Sep 2025

Protest at Milang halts removal of 75-year-old tree... STANDING FIRM

About 20 community members stood tall against the removal of a 75-year-old Pinefolk tree along the Milang foreshore on Tuesday, halting the felling for the meantime. With strong commitment, one resident even slept at the base of the estimated 30m...

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28 Aug 2025

Milang students novel work of art

Eastern Fleurieu School (EFS) Milang students were recently booked for an art commission in the town, where they were able to showcase their creative talents. Under the mentorship of Willyaroo artist Gaynor Hartvigen, four year 6 students...

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21 Aug 2025

Family’s fundraising taken up a gear

A Milang family will soon be turning off the ignition after completing their third Shitbox Rally, with an accumulative fundraising total that exceeds $65,5000 for the Cancer Council. Vanessa and Wes Oliver and their 23-year-old daughter Madi have...

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03 Jul 2025

Cultural sessions at Milang

A series of cultural workshops designed to strengthen and build partnerships within the community have been hosted by Milang & District Community Association at Milang Lakeside Butter Factory. Ngarrindjeri man Mark Koolmatrie was the most recent...

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22 May 2025

Poets ‘slam it’ at Milang

The Milang Butter Factory hosted the town’s first ever Poetry Slam on Sunday, with 12 local and further afield writers vying for the title of top poet, which was eventually taken out by Goolwa resident Amanda Solly. The History Month event was...

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08 May 2025

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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Southern Argus

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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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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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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Windy weather strikes Milang Easter Fair

Strong winds might have meant stallholders finished up early at Saturday’s Milang Easter Fair, but crowd numbers were still reportedly healthy over the weekend. About 58 stalls were booked in near the town’s railway museum and 13 up at the...

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24 Apr 2025

Milang set for extra sweet Easter break

Thousands of people are expected to fill Milang on Easter Saturday for an egg-stra special day of market stalls and family fun. The Milang Easter Market Fair has stalls across Milang Railway Station and Milang Lakeside Butter Factory for the...

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17 Apr 2025

DROUGHT DREAD: Countdown to breaking rain

Milang farmer Brian Landseer has seen some dry times in his lifetime. While the current drought is not the worst, if breaking rains fail to arrive within weeks the 93-year-old says “it will be a whole different thing”. “Dry times are never...

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