GAWLER Mayor Karen Redman and Member for Spence Nick Champion have called on the State and Federal governments to fund the $27 million Northern Floodway project, after the Federal Budget was handed down last week.
THE Gawler region received a healthy downpour of rain across the long weekend, with weather experts predicting a wetter-than-normal spring season.
VIRGINIA horticulture farmers are worried development near the Gawler River could increase the severity of flooding in the event of wild weather.
ADELAIDE Plains Council (APC) and the chair of the Gawler River Floodplain Management Authority (GRFMA) are hopeful large-scale government spending on infrastructure projects could finally see the $27 million Northern Floodway kick-started.