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...
The tank that would not die
Jack Hudson
IN 1953, a Mk 3 Centurion Type K was a part of an atomic test at Emu Field in South Australia.
The tank was...
SQUASHED: Squash club could fold over courts row
Jack Hudson and Brendan Simpkins
GAWLER Squash Club could disband after losing its second court to South Gawler Football Club.
The squash club was informed last...
Junior Peckers continue setting the pace
THE top tier of the APFL senior colts all improved their records on Saturday as Balaklava (6-0), Angle Vale (5-1) and Mallala (5-1) separated...
