Record entries for Veteran and Vintage run
Trevor Bellchambers
IT WAS a record turnout for the Gawler Car Club’s sixth-annual Veteran and Vintage run from Gawler to the Barossa Valley, with a...
Riverlea packages go through roof
SOUTH Australia’s next satellite suburb is already attracting interest from prospective home owners.
Just two months after Riverlea estate’s official launch, 90 house and land...
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...
Northern electorates set for major shake up
A RESHAPING of northern federal electorates has been proposed by the Redistribution Committee for South Australia in a report released late last month.
Committee...
