Council backflips on $20k GM crop report
GAWLER Council has back flipped on spending $20,000 to commission a report into growing genetically modified (GM) crops in the town, with one councillor...
Students get walking
CHILDREN are being encouraged to put their best foot forward for National Walk Safely to School Day, on Friday.
The annual event, which sees students...
Playford residents back GM ban
A MAJORITY of Playford Council residents are against genetically modified (GM) crops growing in the area, according to a public consultation survey.
In June, the...
Hotel assessment on-hold
LIGHT Regional Council is being challenged over its handling of the proposed development application for the $50 million ‘Oscar’ luxury hotel at Seppeltsfield.
Council has...
New nurses offer support for Victorian colleagues
FIRST year nurses at the Lyell McEwin Hospital (LMH) have banded together in a show of support for their Victorian colleagues as the COVID-19...
Weed-eating moths ready to be released
AN army of very hungry caterpillars, incubating in the Barossa Valley, will soon be ready to gorge on a noxious weed across the Northern...
Season’s greetings: Mayor’s Christmas Card Competition opens…
WITH the silly season fast-approaching local school children have been invited to take part in the annual Mayor’s Christmas Card Competition.
Gawler Mayor Karen Redman...
Book buzz at St Brigid’s
THERE is a buzz of excitement in the library of St Brigid’s Catholic School, after a special delivery of books recently arrived.
The school has...
Little badge, big impact
THEIR presence won’t be felt the same way this year, but members of Legacy still need the community’s support so they can continue their...
Anniversary of Japanese surrender at Kuching
THIS Friday will mark the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in WWII, at Kuching, Malaysia; an event with incredible ties to Gawler’s Eastick...