Community News

Drought plan for the region launched

A collaborative plan aimed at strengthening community resilience in future dry conditions was launched earlier this month. This comes as local farmers and rural property owners continue to struggle through the driest period on record. The Regional...

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Meadows CFS welcome new truck

Meadows Country Fire Service (CFS) members have welcomed a new high-tech 24P rescue truck – one of 10 to be delivered across the state. The new truck is equipped with modern safety systems such as air bags, radiant heat shields, cabin deluge...

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Deirdre Graham

New drought package announced

The State Government has announced a further $55 million assistance package to support drought affected farmers and communities across South Australia. The package builds upon the $18 million in initial assistance announced by the State Government...

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Local volunteer calls time on his service

Almost a lifetime in the emergency services officially came to end for local councillor and community member Michael Scott last week when he retired from the state’s ambulance service as one of its longest serving volunteers. The Middleton...

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Giorgina McKay

Washed up pipis at Goolwa Beach

Local fishers are conducting extra tests following reports of discoloured water in the Fleuireu Peninsula, including recently along the Alexandrina coast with dead pipis washing up on Goolwa Beach. Foam and discoloured water were reported at Goolw...

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Goolwa Primary doused in colour

In a ‘colourful’ display of school pride, Goolwa Primary students celebrated smashing their fundraising goal for the term with a colour run around the school oval on Friday. The School Fun Run was launched at the beginning of the year with the...

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Jet-skiers tackle the Murray River

Jet skiers will set off on an epic ride along the entire Murray River from today, April 10, to fundraise for a good cause, before celebrating the finish at a community event at Goolwa. The Big Ride 25 is a 10-day feat from Albury to Goolwa that aims...

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Footy fever bounces into Goolwa

Goolwa Primary School students had the opportunity to see football’s national and state-level winning trophies during a recent roadshow that built excitement in the lead-up to the AFL Gather Round that kicks off today, April 10. Until Sunday, the...

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Kalimna Hostel to be turned into health hub after long wait

Long-awaited plans for Strathalbyn’s vacant Kalimna Hostel – which closed in 2017 – can now be exclusively revealed by The Southern Argus

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CLA golf day raises funds for Myranth House

Community Living Australia’s (CLA) annual golf fundraising day earlier this month was well-attended, raising much-needed funds to support an important Strathalbyn upgrade. Held at Aston Hills Golf Club on March 14, the event was attended by 100...

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03 Apr 2025

Swapping photographic skills for a better world

Local photographers Grant Petras and Brad Hodge will host two similar-minded photographers from Arizona, US, in May, taking them to shoots across South Australia. The exchange is part of the Through Each Others Eyes program (TEOE), which saw Mr...

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Deirdre Graham

03 Apr 2025

Tourist pods proposed to be built at Yundi site

Two “low intensity, low scale” tourist accommodation pods overlooking scenic hillside views are proposed for construction at Yundi. A development application by Jarra Montgomery has been submitted to construct two accommodation units comprising...

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