ALGAL BLOOM SUMMER PLAN: Tackling SA’s algal bloom
A harmful algal bloom has been impacting large stretches of South Australia’s coastline since mid-March.
Community News
Brewery marks milestone
Little Pete Brewing recently celebrated its first birthday with a relaxed gathering that reflected the venue’s easy going style and strong local following.
Sport
Former Redbacks reunite at Tigerland
Former South Australian Redbacks and Glenelg cricketers Tom Plant and Cullen Bailey reunited on Saturday at Strathalbyn Oval for Langhorne Creek, playing together for the first time since Bailey’s retirement from Glenelg District Cricket Club at the end of the 2014/15 season.
Spike, set, gold: EFS dominate at Australian Volleyball Schools Cup
Eastern Fleurieu School (EFS) knocked the competition out of the park at the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup up in the Gold Coast.
Goolwa rowers return to West Lakes
During November, 11 members of the Goolwa Rowing Club competed in two Rowing SA regattas at West Lakes.
Slip, slop and tee up for a good cause
Strathalbyn golfers have taken on the Cancer Council’s The Longest Day challenge to raise money and awareness for the cause.
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...
