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Eastern Fleurieu commemorates Reconciliation Week

Eastern Fleurieu students came together to connect and reflect for National Reconciliation Week on Friday by sharing a morning tea with some special guests. This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme ‘Bridging Now to Next’ reflects the...

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Roeger named Para Athlete of the Year

One of the most famous products to come out of Langhorne Creek, Michael Roeger, has capped off a successful season on the track by winning two major awards at the recent Athletics SA Awards. The annual awards ceremony recognises the achievements of...

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Opportunities ahead for GSFL Men in Zone Champs

“Fast, fun and attractive football” is what Great Southern Football League’s (GSFL) new A Grade Men Coach is hoping to deliver for spectators at the Association Match this weekend. The Zone Football Championships will take place on home soil...

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Minister visits local farms to grasp drought reality

Local farmers hope last week’s visit from Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Julie Collins brings with it some further support for those impacted by what’s being called a “one in 100-year drought”. Minister Collins...

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‘Positive’ budget talks in Strathalbyn

“In previous years we used to do just do a session in the Goolwa Council Chambers, and if people turned up that was fine and if they didn’t they just had to read what was in the paper, but with the work we’ve done, by going out to the...

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Alexandrina Council grants help local businesses

The restoration of an underground cellar that has remained unused for four decades is among the projects that recently received funds from Alexandrina Council through its grant programs. Nine small businesses will share in $20,000 from council’s...

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Strathalbyn 185th - Special Feature

Strathalbyn 185th - The Southern Argus Special Feature

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01 May 2024

Proposed rates increase of 3.5 per cent

Mount Barker District Council is proposing a general rate increase of 3.5 per cent in a draft Annual Business Plan which is now out for community consultation, following a three-year ‘smoothing strategy’ during a cost-of-living crisis...

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Social supermarket could hit the shelves

A social supermarket is being proposed for Strathalbyn to stock basic items, reduced-cost food, ready-to-eat meals and regular low-cost lunches to support vulnerable community members during a cost-of-living crisis. Strath Neighbourhood Centre is...

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Local auto club member takes on lifelong passion project

John Mangal had always wanted to do up a Chevy truck and now the passionate motor enthusiast is doing just that after putting the project on ice for years. He bought it in 2006 after taking two days to weigh up the idea. “I drove past it once, got...

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Tea is brewing for upcoming event

A long-running Biggest Morning Tea in Strathalbyn is returning this month, with new organisers for the first time in its 24 years. Strathalbyn Pink Plus, a women’s cancer support group, has been handed over the reins from organiser Gwenda Knights...

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Replacement sought for Telstra telecomms facility at Mt Jagged

A proposed multi-thousand-dollar telecommunications facility is expected to maintain coverage to Telstra customers within the Mount Jagged region. A development application was lodged by Amplitel Pty for the establishment of a compound 10m x 10m...

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Sport

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Roeger named Para Athlete of the Year

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GSFL Women hope to keep winning streak alive

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Petrakis booked for King’s Birthday tennis tournament

The Strathalbyn Tennis Club will host its annual King’s Birthday tournament this weekend, with 209 entries booked for the event. It includes Andriana Petrakis who recently took out two silver medals at the Virtus World Tennis Championships in...

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Many characters from the Hollywood world were seen playing golf at Strathalbyn on Friday May 23, from Supergirl to Puss in Boots, Morticia and Wendy, to Aladdin and Marilyn Monroe. It was Strathalbyn’s Gala Day, with 64 ladies from 12 clubs...

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29 May 2025

Police News

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Police News

CFS assist with cyclone efforts

Volunteers from Clayton Bay, Strathalbyn and Meadows Country Fire Service (CFS) brigades recently returned from a Queensland deployment where they assisted in the clean-up from rain, flooding and subsequent damage from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred...

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27 Mar 2025

Police News

New Hills Fleurieu officer in charge working towards community safety

The Hills Fleurieu’s newest top cop is dedicated to building strong relationships with the local community and making it a safe place for people to work, play and live. Superintendent Joanne Howard stepped into the role of Officer in Charge of the...

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27 Jun 2024

Police News

Police hunt for jewellery box owner

Mount Barker detectives are searching for the owner of a distinctive jewellery box. At about 4pm on Saturday, police stopped a Subaru travelling on the South Eastern Freeway, near Mount Barker, after it was clocked travelling at 146km/h in a 110km/h...

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20 Jun 2024

Copper theft causes issue for Strathalbyn housing estate

Police are investigating the recent theft of copper from a Strathalbyn estate. One report was recently received involving thefts from three separate houses, but The Southern Argus understands it is an ongoing problem for the estate. The theft of...

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13 Jun 2024

Council News

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Macclesfield RV park application withdrawn

Mount Barker District Council has withdrawn its application for a proposed RV park at the Macclesfield oval after failing to gain support for the location. As previously reported in The Southern Argus, council proposed earlier this year to build...

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05 Dec 2024

A LOT OF MESS: Lot 10 Committee chooses preferred plan

An option for the contentious Lot 10 master plan with an estimated expenditure of $33 million that excludes the Harness Racing Club will be recommended to Alexandrina Council for endorsement by the Steering Group Committee. At last week’s Lot 10...

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05 Dec 2024

PARKED OFF... Local councillor opposes RV park site for town

A local caravan park would express interest in managing an RV parking facility if it’s established in Strathalbyn, just not at the site currently proposed by Alexandrina Council. RVs are a growing industry in Australia, with the Federal Department...

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28 Aug 2024

PRICE PINCH: Mt Barker Council proposes 5.3 per cent rate increase...

Ratepayers in the Mount Barker District Council region could be facing a 5.3 per cent rate increase after Monday night’s meeting when councillors endorsed a draft plan which is now put out for public consultation. The proposal outlines that $43.4...

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06 Jun 2024

Rural

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Honey, check this out

An avid gardener recently started a bee-rilliant new hobby, of beekeeping, to improve his crops, and has been reaping what he has sown. Goolwa’s Phil Sargent has planted about 200 native species with his brother on their Goolwa property over the...

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18 Apr 2024

Milang farmer’s hopes rained on due to unseasonably wet weather

A Milang farmer estimates the unseasonably wet summer has caused about 25 per cent of income loss for grain farmers in the region. His neighbour has recorded 150mm of rain since harvest started since the end of October, and as reported in this...

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18 Jan 2024

Advancing women in agriculture

When Currency Creek farmer Belle Baker was growing up, women weren’t always accepted as farmers. These days Ms Baker, with help from her partner Patrick O’Driscoll, is tailor-making courses to help women on the land fill gaps in their knowledge...

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18 Jan 2024

A healthy distance advised for livestock welfare

Hazards for livestock and the best methods to protect their health were the subject matters of a recent Milang Agricultural Bureau meeting. Many of the actions undertaken by governments in the early days of COVID parallel methods used by livestock...

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18 Jan 2024

Grape start to the growing season

Langhorne Creek grape growers are experiencing a strong start to the season and welcoming a promising forecast for the months ahead. Glenrowan Vineyards grower Dale Wenzel finds his vines look healthy so far and expects an ideal season. “The...

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19 Oct 2023

Young Finniss rider makes rodeo debut

Young Brody Kent might only be seven, but he has already made his debut in the rodeo scene as part of Wrangler Extreme Broncs Australia at Marrar. Speaking on the family farm at Finniss, where he lives with his dad Glen, mum Renae and brother...

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28 Sep 2023

Farmers and their four-legged friends prepare for trial

Competitors and their furry companions will soon travel to Strathalbyn for the town’s first yard dog trial. The competition simulates the work often undertaken by a working sheep dog and many of the handlers are farmers themselves. Together, they...

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28 Sep 2023

Local Business

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Celebrating Women in Business

It’s the hard working women behind the local brands that drives community success! Read on to learn about some of the regions ambitious female business owners and their staff.

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07 Mar 2024