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09 Oct 2025

One of Australia’s oldest family-owned wineries

Nautical adventurer Frank Potts could never have imagined he was founding a generational legacy when he signed the deed to a 30-acre property in Langhorne Creek in early 1850, after arriving in South Australia in 1836. Inspired by time spent in the...

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09 Oct 2025

Cricket

Callington’s gamechanger for sport

The Callington community and local sports players celebrated the installation of lighting towers on the town’s oval, an 18-month project pulled off by dedicated volunteers and grants. The Callington Recreation Park now has four 30m towers with...

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02 Oct 2025

Strathalbyn

House fire at Strathalbyn

A housefire at Strathalbyn on Monday resulted in an estimated $500,000 worth of damages. Thirty Country Fire Service (CFS) volunteers in six trucks responded to the fire along with three support vehicles. Most BA (breathing apparatus) operators...

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02 Oct 2025

Harnessing success at international championship

Mount Compass rider Catherine Viney is still riding high after competing in the Australian team in the Virtus World Equestrian Dressage Championships. The 24-year-old was the only South Australian selected for the national contingent of eight who...

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02 Oct 2025

Sport

An accelerated start to speedboat season

Organisers behind Goolwa Aquatic Club’s speedboat picnic days are happy after a large turnout for the season opening. The season was halted last year after issues securing public liability insurance, and after plenty of work behind the scenes by...

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Roads slow down

Woodchester residents’ calls have been answered for reduced speed limits along two of the town’s roads, following concerns of safety and stirred up dust. A petition of 54 signatures and a deputation during September’s council meeting called...

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An epic walk for a good cause

At just 14-years-old, Eastern Fleurieu School student Sarah Lovelock has organised a charity walk this Saturday to fundraise for a cause close to her heart. Walk for Peace of Mind aims to fundraise $5000 for the non-for-profit which supports brain...

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Sport

Athlete leads team in championship

Strathalbyn’s para ice hockey player Noella Angel has returned from an international tournament marked by a string of historic firsts, and her leadership helped pave the way for other women in the sport. The 33-year-old was named the inaugural...

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Church calls for council partnership

St Andrew’s Uniting Church members are calling for support from Alexandrina Council in applying for funding for the building’s restoration. In a deputation at Monday night’s council meeting, members asked for support in identifying and...

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Acoustic issues at town hall

While the Alexandrina Council meeting was relocated to the Strathalbyn Town Hall on Monday night to celebrate its reopening, the acoustics of the recently upgraded facility caused concern among councillors. Cr Bill Coomans asked if funds were...

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Calls for further investigation into bloom

A Goolwa-based research centre is calling on government to fund further investigation into the links between the flood of 2022-23 – the third highest flood recorded – to the current algal bloom. The call came during the Federal Senate inquiry...

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‘Power to the people’ in saving Milang tree

Community members are rejoicing after their campaign to save a 75-year-old Norfolk Pine tree at Milang paid off last week. About 40 protestors welcomed the announcement they had wanted from the Department of Environment and Water (DEW). “Instead...

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