Sharkie’s first look at the Federal Budget
Federal Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie is reviewing the Government’s Budget, delivered on Tuesday night, but says initial indications are it’s not a strong Budget for regional Australia.
Sport
Strathalbyn to host karate carnival
Strathalbyn will play host to about 100 karate enthusiasts in July, as part of a statewide grading carnival for National Karate Academies.
Junior netballers head to Jill May Memorial Carnival
Great Southern Netball Association (GSNA) conducted the annual Jill May Memorial Carnival over last weekend.
Waiting for the call-up
Alex Blackmore’s trophy cabinet is well stocked with gold medals, and now the 16-year-old wheelchair basketballer has set his sights on one day taking part in the Paralympics.
Daisy’s big few weeks with basketball
Strathalbyn basketball product Daisy Hocking has had a big few weeks with awards and selection in the Sapphires Under 17 squad for camp two.
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...
