Seat shakeup
One Nation could claim the seat of Hammond, in one of the biggest shake ups in local power in recent history following the weekend’s state election.
Sport
Strikers take aim at top half finish
The Strathalbyn Strikers’ A grade men’s team is aiming to finish in the top half this season, following a disappointing last place finish in 2025.
Kick off time for women’s football
The Great Southern Football League’s women’s competition kicks off this weekend, with the league fielding four A grade teams, five under 17 teams, and six under 14.
Goolwa lifesavers wrap up busy summer
The last of summer is coming to an end, with Autumn well and truly on its way. No more long summer days spent at the beach, including for lifeguards… nearly.
Rogainers descend on Strathalbyn
Two-person team Meredith Norman and Camilo Loor Chavez finished ahead of the pack to take out the Strath Sundowner Rogaine at Strathalbyn on Saturday.
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...
