Finniss forums continue
A series of community forums for candidates contesting the seat of Finniss are continuing across the electorate, with a forum at Milang last week sparking discussion on housing, the economy and local services.
Sport
Athletics ‘heroes’ head to Strathalbyn
The Strathalbyn Little Athletics Club will welcome two athletics superstars to its ‘Heroes’ round this Friday.
Softballers stage fundraiser for CFS
Local Hills Association softballers gathered at Anembo Park on Friday for the annual CFS fundraiser.
Ben Warren’s 400 senior games for Langhorne Creek
Langhorne Creek veteran all-rounder Ben Warren reached a remarkable milestone on Saturday, playing his 400th senior game for the Tigers in the A Grade clash against Nairne.
Plea for action on Lot 10
The Strathalbyn Strikers are calling on all levels of government to make the Lot 10 development on Langhorne Creek Road a reality – sooner rather than later.
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...
