Langhorne Creek

Turf farm has the region covered

Scott Bormann has spent his life working for the Langhorne Creek family farm ‘Bormann Turf’, watching it grow from a small acreage at Woodside to now covering 80 football ovals in size with grass. Mr Bormann was just three years old when his...

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Deirdre Graham

20 Mar 2025

Langhorne Creek

Earliest vintage in memory

A Langhorne Creek winery had their earliest vintage in recent memory due to the unseasonably dry season. Bremerton Wines’ busiest season of the year started about three weeks earlier than average, with ripening sped up due to dry conditions. The...

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Tara Nash

27 Feb 2025

Langhorne Creek

Vintage kicks off at Langhorne Creek

Winemakers, grape growers and industry players in Langhorne Creek have officially started harvest season, marked by a breakfast that has been a long-running tradition for more than 20 years. However, not everyone was able to attend, as some were...

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Tara Nash

20 Feb 2025

Langhorne Creek

Former Creek pilot loops to a new world record

Former Langhorne Creek pilot Dave Scutchings APM has celebrated his best Australia Day yet by setting, with son Max, a world record for the most loops done in a glider. As previously reported in The Southern Argus, Superintendent Scutchings gave...

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Deirdre Graham

30 Jan 2025

Langhorne Creek

Creek pilot takes aim at world record

A former Langhorne Creek resident and now a SA Police Superintendent will attempt to set a world gliding record on Australia Day. Superintendent Dave Scutchings APM, along with son Max, has given himself the challenge to undertake 50 loops in...

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Deirdre Graham

23 Jan 2025

Langhorne Creek

Life-long Hawk recognised for active citizenship

Langhorne Creek Football Club’s youngest and first female President has been recognised for her work as a trailblazer not only for rural women, but for future generations of local footy fans and players, with the Strathalbyn and Surrounds Active...

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Giorgina McKay

16 Jan 2025

Langhorne Creek

Kimbolton in the running for People’s Choice Award

Local residents are encouraged to vote for Langhorne Creek’s Kimbolton Wines in the Global Best Of Wine Tourism People’s Choice Awards. Global and regional winners from the prestigious Global Best Of Wine Tourism Awards, which were held in Italy...

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Southern Argus

14 Nov 2024

Langhorne Creek

Top acts perform at Langhorne Creek

Australian musicians Angus and Julia Stone, The Jungle Giants and Matt Corby were part of the iconic line up of acts who performed at Handpicked Festival on the weekend. A crowd of 7500 festivalgoers danced and sang along to acts that also included...

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Tara Nash

14 Nov 2024

Langhorne Creek

New technology deployed to help Langhorne Creek’s growers

In a first for the region, satellite imagery will be deployed by the State Government to assist grape growers, including those in Langhorne Creek, with future planning and preparedness by mapping the extent of frost damage caused to vineyards. Frost...

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Giorgina McKay

24 Oct 2024

Langhorne Creek

Langhorne Creek launches new painting

The Langhorne Creek community on traditional Ngarrindjeri Country, with its beautiful Angas and Bremer Rivers, gumtrees and ancient landscape are depicted in a newly-launched public painting. Named Murrund-engk (Two Rivers), the painting is by...

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Tara Nash

10 Oct 2024

Langhorne Creek

Celebrating rural women of the region

Women recently came together to celebrate the role they play in local communities for International Day of Rural Women. The long lunch at Langhorne Creek’s Woodburn Estate had guest speaker Emily Riggs, the founder behind merino fashion brand Iris...

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Tara Nash

10 Oct 2024

Langhorne Creek

Fleurieu Distillery wins big in Sydney

Goolwa is steadily becoming known for having some of the best spirits in Australia thanks to the Fleurieu Distillery, which won yet another major award on September 17. Held by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales in Sydney, the Sydney...

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Southern Argus

03 Oct 2024

Langhorne Creek

Cheers to prestigious award

Langhorne Creek’s Kimbolton Wines owners have been clinking their glasses in celebration of being awarded best Wine Tourism Services. At the recent Best of Wine Tourism Awards, Kimbolton Wines were the joint recipients of the honour alongside...

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Tara Nash

03 Oct 2024