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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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High-quality care

LAST Thursday, I had minor surgery at the Gawler Health Service day surgery unit. Having read and heard the regular reports of the failings and...

Stopping climate change

CONTINUED warming of Australia’s climate an increase in extreme fire weather and length of the fire season, declining rainfall in the southeast and southwest...

Vulnerable pedestrians

THERE are obviously regulations for public carparks. i.e. maybe the “South Australian Local Government (Parking) Regulations 1991” . Who reads them? Probably very few of...

Seriously, not everything needs to be an Olympic sport

STUMPY'S SHORT SHOTS RICK DREWER THE 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games – hopefully – start on the weekend as much debate continues as to whether the event should go ahead at...

A celebration of Barty and Kah

Stumpy’s short shots - RICK DREWER GIRL, oh girl – what a weekend for Aussie women in sport. First, Jamie Kah, South Australian- born-and-bred jockey extraordinaire, became the first...

The Olympics’ elephant in the room

STUMPY'S SHORT SHOTS - RICK DREWER WHEN the New Zealand Olympic committee confirmed on June 21 that Laurel Hubbard had been selected in the Kiwis’ team for the Tokyo...

Lions take home Josh Ahern Cup in Indigenous Round

LIAM PHILLIPS ON Saturday, South Gawler hosted Willaston for the annual Josh Ahern Cup – contested between the two sides’ senior colts footballers and inter 1 netballers in...

Fire danger season ends – but stay on alert

ELLOUISE CRAWFORD THE fire danger season has now ended for all remaining fire danger districts, including the Mounty Lofty Ranges, Mid North and Adelaide Metropolitan districts as of midnight...

Serious crash at troublesome spot

ELLOUISE CRAWFORD TWO people were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a two-car collision at a controversial Nuriootpa intersection on Thursday. Just after 10.30am, emergency services were called to the...

LGA climate knock-back ‘disappointing’

JACK HUDSON GAWLER Mayor Karen Redman has spoken about her disappointment with the Local Government Association’s rejection of council’s motion for the LGA to declare a climate emergency. LGA president Angela...

Elizabeth’s heart of gold

ELIZABETH community advocate Ann Cooper has been recognised as a community legend in a national campaign. Bunnings has recognised Ms Cooper as this year’s...