Shade sails boost kids’ sun safety
Jack Hudson
SHADE sail upgrades at Jo Gapper Park in Hillbank have been completed to help improve sun safety for children on the playground.
The more...
Skydiver Irene, 104, drops in
THE regular attendees of Gawler Care and Share recently had a surprise visit from a world record-holder.
Great-grandmother Irene O’Shea, 104, holds the world record...
Royal commission ‘good first step’
Brendan Simpkins
AUSTRALIA’S Royal Commission into Veteran and Defence Suicides has been welcomed by local former serving members.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week announced...
Parks set for $2m upgrade
PLAYFORD Council has received $2 million to upgrade four community parks – thanks to funding from the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure...
Connecting over history
THE highly-anticipated Barossa History Fair will kick off a month of activities in the region aimed at recognising, and celebrating the people, places and...
Bigger hospital ED a step closer
Brendan Simpkins
THE expansion of Gawler Hospital’s emergency department (ED) is making progress – despite construction being still more than a year away.
Health Minister Stephen...
No Wall of shame
Nick Hopton
WILLIAMSTOWN is unlikely to gain a nationwide stigma associated with tragedy similar to Snowtown or Truro after the murder-suicide at the nearby Whispering...
Anzac Day with a difference
Brendan Simpkins
IT wasn’t the usual setting, or the usual attendance, but the Last Post still rang out in Gawler on Anzac Day.
Members of the...
White has the write stuff
THE Bunyip newspaper’s cartoonist George Aldridge features in a new biographical book, released last week, on revered wine writer and close friend Philip White.
Written...
Deception in the Barossa
ONE of Australia’s most successful magicians has announced a regional tour that will bring him to the Barossa Valley in July.
Grand illusionist Cosentino will...
Freeling has that festive feeling
FROM 5pm until late on Friday 12 December, Freeling is set to transform into a hive of festive activity for the annual Freeling Christmas...
