Hit the skids: APC slams brakes on controversial motorbike bylaw
ADELAIDE Plains Council (APC) has scrapped a controversial plan to ban motorbike trail riding on private property, after a fierce backlash from residents.
The draft...
Call for council competency test
LIGHT Regional Council has challenged state boundary reform legislation, calling for the introduction of ‘qualifying criteria’ or a competency test to be met by...
Police praise long weekend road behaviour
POLICE have praised the on-road behaviour of locals over the Australia Day long weekend and throughout the Tour Down Under.
A state-wide police road-safety operation...
Best-dressed Tanunda talk of the towns
TANUNDA Business Group was awarded last Tuesday’s Santos Best-dressed Town title for Ziptrak Stage One of the Tour Down Under, with judges blown away...
Fruits of other’s labour
Liam Phillips
AFTER purchasing a piece of land before Christmas, the Havesi family were excited to make the most of their new plum tree, before...
Health crisis: new report reveals extent of obesity, disease and smoking in the north
GAWLER South has been named one of the state’s areas with the highest obesity rates, along with a number of areas in the Playford...
Parking to be monitored in ‘smart town’
LIGHT Regional Council will be building upon its use of smart technology in Kapunda’s main street precinct with the installation of parking sensors.
On-street parking...
Unemployment fears on the rise
THE Gawler region will find out tomorrow if its high unemployment rate will continue to rise faster than the rest of the state, after...
Barossa tourism on the up
THE Barossa has contributed to a record high tourism expenditure in South Australia, of $7.8 billion, over the past year.
New data released for the...
Gawler Council’s ‘toxic’ chamber
SARA GILLIGAN
LOCAL councillor Diane Fraser has criticised the “toxic” environment of Gawler Council and demanded more respectful behaviour from elected members.
During December’s general meeting,...
Community urged to slip, slop, slap, seek and slide
AMID the warmest months of the year, community leaders are urging the north to stay aware of the dangers of UV radiation from the...
