McDonalds on track for Strathalbyn
A shopping centre complex with a supermarket, as well as a McDonald’s and other retail buildings, is one step closer to being constructed in Strathalbyn after receiving planning consent.
Sport
Summah smashes 100m record
Tyndale Christian School student Summah Fritz is the new record holder for the 12-year-old girls’ 100 metre sprint in the Southern Fleurieu District – running it in just 13 seconds.
World championship win for Strath soccer player
Strathalbyn walking soccer player Gareth Davies is officially a world champion, after the Australian 65 and over team he was a member of won gold at the recent world championships.
1000 points and counting
Steph Formby has been making waves across the world, with the Strathalbyn local playing college basketball in the USA.
Tebneff triumphs at championships
Goolwa Rowing Club’s Kate Tebneff made a splash at the Australian Masters Rowing Championships in Perth, returning home with a trophy cabinet bursting at the seams.
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...
