Liberals coy on Light candidate as election looms
GAWLER is no closer to knowing who will contest for the Light electorate as the Liberal Party’s candidate despite being less than 50 days...
Fresh hope in courts saga
THE saga surrounding the future of the under-siege St George’s Tennis Courts has taken another twist in court.
Last week, Commissioner Alan Rumsby allowed a joinder to be...
FACE TIME: Schooling split with staggered start
SOME local students are heading back to school today – but not in the traditional manner.
South Australia has taken a “staggered approach” to the return of...
New level added to Health Hub
MASTERPLAN SA has submitted alterations to Playford Council on behalf of NorthWest Healthcare Properties to stage two of the development of the Playford Health Hub.
Strong...
Tribute to chess ‘pawn stars’
GAWLER historian Robert Laidlaw recently won an amateur chess tournament after rediscovering his love for the game, sending him on a trip down memory...
Farmers market to celebrate 10 years
SATURDAY, February 5 marks 10 years for Mount Pleasant’s ever-popular farmers market.
The market has had much to celebrate in its decade of operation.
It has...
Sister act shows true colours
TWO Gawler sisters are making waves in the local art scene and empowering young Indigenous people to follow their dreams.
In 2020, Codi Buckskin founded...
Urgent callout for volunteers
TWO years on and the pandemic has had a devastating effect on volunteering in South Australia.
With a shortage of volunteers, organisations are desperate for...
Quilting Circle ‘our happy place’
COVID-19 may have thrown up challenges these past two years but nothing could stop Gawler Quilting Circle’s 66 members from being an important part...
Jade is hoping to make a difference
LABORATORY medicine student Jade Hancock, 19, of Evanston Park does not see the extensive work she does in the community as “such a big...
Tarr bids farewell to council
FOLLOWING seven years of service, City of Playford councillor Katrina Tarr has resigned from the chamber.
Having represented Ward 4 of the Playford Council...
