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...
Hidden history inspires novel
AUSTRALIA’S internment of Germans during World War I forms the basis for a fictional novel written by Evanston Park’s Judy Gillett-Ferguson.
She will launch The...
A wonderful 67 years wed
ANGLE Vale’s Max and Margaret O’Rielly celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary, on Saturday.
The pair were married on April 17, 1954 having first met at...
Have your say on vision for aged care
HAMLEY Bridge Aged Care has begun to distribute its revised draft constitution in the hope of engaging with the community, receiving feedback and agreeing...
Return of history festival to celebrate and recognise Gawler’s past
GAWLER’S rich history will feature next month, with the South Australian History Festival returning for its 17th year.
The festival is one of the state’s...
Barossa Vintage Festival hailed a success
THE Barossa’s biggest community party, the Barossa Vintage Festival, has wrapped-up after five days of bumper crowds, sellout events and record-breaking milestones, including the...
Playford endorses draft budget with 3.5 per cent rate rise
THE City of Playford has endorsed the 2026/27 Draft Budget for public consultation, with the document proposing a rate rise of 3.5 per cent....
