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Business group highlights parking options

The Strathalbyn Business Group has launched a campaign to highlight the problem of people parking all day outside businesses in strips such as Dawson Street and High Street. In a flyer being handed out across the town’s shopping areas the group...

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Goolwa

Hundreds try their luck at inaugural Carp-a-thon

The Rotary Club of Goolwa’s inaugural Carp-a-thon has exceeded all expectations with hundreds of people lining the banks of Bristow-Smith Reserve on Saturday. Rotary spokesperson David McDonald said the turn-out was double that expected, with the...

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Goolwa

Opening celebrations for the Goolwa Riverport Heritage Centre

A crowd of about 250 were on hand on Monday to mark the official opening of the Goolwa Riverport Heritage Centre. Among the celebrities to speak at the event were The Friends of the Oscar W President George Kaiser, Alexandrina Council Mayor Keith...

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Sport

Motor fans turn out for the Adelaide Hills Rally

Hundreds of motorsport fans lined streets in Strathalbyn on Saturday and across the region to catch a glimpse of some of Australia’s best drivers taking part in the Adelaide Hills Rally. Clerk of Course Michael Clements said apart from multiple...

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Super Strathalbyn Show delights

Bumper crowds headed to Strathalbyn over the weekend to take in the 153rd Strathalbyn Show. Show President Rex Liebelt said organisers were very happy with the event and the numbers through the gate. “The weather, thank goodness, turned out pretty...

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Revving up for the Auto Swap Meet

Strathalbyn Rotary Club members are gearing up for this year’s Auto Swap Meet. The event, which draws hundreds of people hunting for auto-related bargains, will be run at the town oval on Sunday, October 12. Rotary spokesperson Vin Leeton said...

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Street party plans for Dawson Street

Dawson Street traders are combining forces to stage a street party in Strathalbyn this month to lift the street’s profile with relative newcomers to the town. The idea to have a night of extended trading is the brainchild of Bean Machine owner...

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Making a difference at the Strathalbyn Show

Helen Wright knows a thing or two about sheep, and has put her knowledge to work across 22 years at the Strathalbyn Show as the sheep convenor. The Pebblestone Border Leicester and Romney Stud sheep enthusiast is again looking forward to the October...

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Time for timed parking in Strathalbyn?

Renewed calls are being made for timed parking along Dawson Street, a major business strip in Strathalbyn. Strath Corner Bakery owner Brendan McDonald and Alexandrina Council elected member Craig Maidment are calling on council to introduce one or...

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Sport

Strikers welcome next stage of new facilities

Strathalbyn Strikers’ club members and supporters were finally able to welcome the delivery of two of the buildings that make up the bulk of its $350,000 upgrades last week. The new facilities will include two changerooms, four female and four...

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Team Pinocchio hits the fundraising road again

This year’s SA Variety Bash has been run but for Mount Barker’s Team Pinocchio the fundraising for 2026 has already begun. Team Pinocchio’s team of three raised $54,030 this year, contributing to Variety’s over all record-breaking haul of...

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25 Sep 2025

International music award for Andy

His debut album came out in 2012 called Rock and Roll Goal, followed by his band Howlin’ Haze’s All That’s Real, and then the album The Equidistant Years – before releasing a best of album on his 50th birthday called The Journeyman

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