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Prince Philip drew bumper Gawler crowd

GAWLER has a memorable connection with Prince Philip, who died, aged 99, on April 9. After spotting a picture of the royal in Lyndoch in...

More locals to get 5G

TELECOMMUNICATIONS company Telstra has switched on its 5G services for more local customers as part of its national rollout. New Telstra 5G coverage is now...

Car club is set to Shine

Brendan Simpkins IT will be new territory for the Gawler Veteran, Vintage & Classic Vehicle Club this weekend, hosting its first ever Classics on the...

Evanston woman wins $1.69m Lotto

AN Evanston woman has vowed not to work another nightshift and is looking forward to retirement after winning $1.69 million in X Lotto. The winner,...

PoW who never returned from war

Brendan Simpkins IN Sydney’s War Cemetery, in the Rookwood Cemetery, lie the remains of Private Jasper Nelson Schwerdt. Private Schwerdt was born on February 5, 1907,...

Mallala’s forgotten air base

Brendan Simpkins THE Mallala Motorsport Park is today known as the home of motorsport in South Australia – but at one point, the site was...

Council hopeful of squash, football club deal

Jack Hudson GAWLER Council hopes the South Gawler Football Club and Gawler Squash Club can work together in their shared space at Eldred Riggs Reserve. Last...

Work on $70m Ramada begins

Jack Hudson CONSTRUCTION on the $70 million 205- room Ramada by Wyndham Playford hotel in Elizabeth started last Wednesday, with work expected to be completed...

Piccolo welcomes Link Road decision

Brendan Simpkins MEMBER for Light Tony Piccolo has welcomed Gawler Council’s decision to keep its options open surrounding a change to the Gawler East Link...

Light it up

Brendan Simpkins and Ellouise Crawford GAWLER’S Returned and Services League sub-branch has encouraged locals to Light up the Dawn again this year following the cancellation...

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...