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Freeling festive

MARK your calendars on Friday, December 16 for Freeling’s highly anticipated Christmas Street Party. The night the whole town gets festive will return to the...

100 years and counting… Another chapter in Swanee’s story

WHAT is the percentage of the global population aged 100? Just ask Gawler East’s Reg Swanborough. “It’s got three noughts in front it mate… 0.008...

Local tourism businesses among SA’s best

DEMAND for regional tourism is expected to grow even more as the state’s visitor economy returns from its Covid slump, with locals encouraged to...

Swim season officially on

LOCALS can once again enjoy plenty of splashing about as Gawler Aquatic Centre opened on Monday for what will be its 60th anniversary season. There was...

Flood protection plan almost complete

A LONG-AWAITED masterplan to prevent flooding along the Gawler River is expected to be completed by the end of the month. The Gawler River Storm-...

$25m glass plant to boost jobs

SOUTH Australia’s glass recycling capabilities have been significantly boosted following the opening of a multi-milliondollar facility at Kingsford. Sustainable packaging manufacturer Orora has begun operating...

Police kept busy on the Plains

A DRIVER was lucky to walk away unscathed from a single-car collision near Two Wells on Saturday. Two Wells Police attended a collision on Middle...

Playford quartet arrested over crime spree

FOUR males from the Playford Council area have been arrested for a spree of thefts on Sunday morning. A 17-year-old Davoren park boy, a 17-year-old...

Police crackdown on disorderly behaviour

A CRAIGMORE man has been banned from a Gawler pub for three months following a disturbance on Sunday morning. After entering the Kingsford Hotel intoxicated...

Tow truck torched at Willaston

POLICE believe a tow truck was deliberately destroyed at Willaston on Sunday morning as investigations get underway. Crews from the Gawler Metropolitan Fire Service were...

Community scoops up support after ice cream truck blaze

HOPE remains for a northern family whose livelihood was targeted in a suspicious blaze, as the Elizabeth community rallies to ensure the familiar sound...