VIC proposal prompts town protest
A possible move of Strathalbyn Visitor Information Centre (VIC) from its site at the railway station to the library will “tear the heart out” of tourism in the town, according to concerned locals.
Sport
Goolwa River Dragons are Masters champions
The 2026 South Australian Masters Games event is always great fun and is well supported by the South Australian dragon boating community.
Roar returns to the river with Aquafest
After taking a break last year, the much-loved Aquafest was back on the water over the weekend.
Strathalbyn hosts Morgan horses
Over the Easter weekend the Australian Morgan Horse Association held its national breed show at the Strathalbyn Polo and Recreation grounds.
From community football to AFL Grand Finals
Mark Thomson began his lifetime career as a football boundary umpire in 1993 as a teenager trying to earn some pocket money at community football.
Rural
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...
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...
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...
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...
