Seeking proposals for markets
Two community groups have their sights set on operating the Goolwa markets, leaving Alexandrina Council to invite expressions of interest for potential market operators across the district.
Sport
Ollie Bray’s 100 LCCC junior games
Langhorne Creek young gun Ollie Bray became the first Langhorne Creek player to play 100 junior games for the Tigers in round two against Onkaparinga.
Young guns make their mark on the cricket pitch
Two local cricket stars are back from their time competing for South Australia in Newcastle.
Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club wins national award
South Australia’s community yacht club of the year has been recognised as the best in the nation at this weekend’s Australian Sailing awards.
Still in the game after 125 years
Not many sporting clubs can say they have survived not only World War II, but also World War I, except the Mount Barker Croquet Club, which can claim the title. Last week the club celebrated its 125th anniversary with a morning tea, games of croquet and, of course, a birthday cake.
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...
