Draft budget endorsed
PLAYFORD Council has voted to include a 0.45 per cent rate increase in its draft 2020-21 Annual Business Plan and budget, which will now...
Charm of the church
THERE has been overwhelming interest in a Freeling property that once formed the backdrop to television drama McLeod’s Daughters.
Owner Mandy Emery has spent almost...
Q and A with Dr K
STUDENTS at Freeling Primary School have gained the answers to some of their trickiest questions thanks to one of the nation’s best known (and...
Road closure reconsidered
THE formal closure of a Reid road has been put on hold to give affected residents the chance to have their say.
Earlier this year,...
Discussions to continue over Playford uni campus
THE University of Adelaide and Playford Council have remained coy over reports of a possible new campus in the North.
Both parties last week confirmed...
COVID-19 recovery group takes shape
DOCTORS, local business owners and community advocates are set to come together to discuss the way out of the COVID-19 pandemic for the Light...
Train connections and NAIS expansion touted for the future
AN underground rail link connecting Gawler to the south and the expansion of Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme to the Barossa have been identified as...
GM crops officially legal after bill passed
GENETICALLY modified (GM) crops are officially legal to grow in South Australia, after parliament passed a bill lifting a 16-year ban on their cultivation.
After...
Virus expected to stall major Gawler projects
A PROPOSED upgrade to the Karbeethan Reserve sporting precinct could cost $37 million, with a “funding shortfall” ruling out completing the project in one...
Mums find friendship through volunteering
TO kick-off National Volunteer Week, representatives from the Northern Braves – the northern chapter of the Special Olympics Australia Adelaide Club (SOAAC) –have shared...
Hunt still on for ice cream arsonist
POLICE are still searching for the person responsible for setting a beloved ice-cream truck alight in April.
The van belonged to the Elizabeth Friend...
