The Mount Barker Courier

Market gets five-year go-ahead

The Adelaide Hills Council has renewed the Stirling Market’s road closure permit for another five years. The market is held on the fourth Sunday of every month on Druid Avenue. The market had been granted a five-year road closure permit, which was...

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Sleepless nights reap rewards

Like many, Will Godward is captivated by what he sees when he gazes up at the night sky. For more than 20 years, the St Ives astrophotographer has endured frigid nights in his tent to capture the stars in various locations around the State. His...

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Lights switched on after years of delays

The future of Houghton Oval is looking brighter, after new lights were switched on following nearly five years of hurdles. Four light poles were installed around the oval as part of the Houghton Hub development about three years ago, with connection...

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Battery plan to go ahead despite fire fear

The construction of a 4.95 megawatt battery energy storage system at Meadows will go ahead despite being located in an area of high bushfire risk without an emergency management plan. The Mt Barker Council approved the development at a Council...

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Farmers look for more rain after season breaks

An Angas Plains grain grower is hoping that 50mm of rain so far in June means he and other farmers can “turn a corner”, but he says the local industry is not out of the woods yet. Milton Cross said the last 18 months had been the most...

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Wheels are turning: Council makes a tour comeback

The Adelaide Hills Council has re-instated $80,000 of funding to host stages of the 2026 Tour Down Under (TDU) in its 2025/26 budget. The council’s draft budget was released for public consultation last month, without any TDU funding. But at...

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Council claims: ex-councillor’s grievances aired in Parliament

Former Adelaide Hills Councillor Louise Pascale has levelled a flurry of accusations at her former council, accusing it of “spending money on lawyers” to send “threatening correspondence” and using staff resources to “canvas journalists...

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Sleepless nights reap rewards

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Lights switched on after years of delays

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Farmers look for more rain after season breaks

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‘Bold’ plan needed: development board wants rail or O-Bahn style transport

The director of the local regional development board says the State Government needs to consider “bold and ambitious” measures in the Hills, such as passenger rail or an O-Bahn-style busway, with data revealing that SA spends a fraction of what...

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18 Jun 2025

Council & Politics

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Market gets five-year go-ahead

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Battery plan to go ahead despite fire fear

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Wheels are turning: Council makes a tour comeback

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Police

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Police

High steaks offender

There was a “high steaks pursuit” at Dawesley last week, after a cow was spotted with a bucket on its head. In a social media post last week, SA Police said a patrol responded to reports of a “cow acting suspiciously” alongside Old Princes...

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Elisa Rose

26 Mar 2025

Fire sparks complacency warning

The CFS is warning residents not to be complacent in the wake of a fire that burned through 3ha of scrub at Birdwood last week. The blaze was sparked by a fallen powerline at about 2.20am on Wednesday, March 19, at a rural property near the...

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Joseph Moore

26 Mar 2025

Police

Fire damages century-old barn

A century-old barn at Nairne has been “significantly damaged” after catching fire last weekend. At about 9.50pm on March 1, five CFS trucks with about 25 firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire at Jeffery Street. On arrival...

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05 Mar 2025

Not-guilty plea in Littlehampton axe case

A former Hills woman who is charged with attempting to kill her ex-husband in a Littlehampton garage has pleaded not guilty. Lisa Lines and co-accused Zacharia Bruckner both pleaded not guilty this week to one count each of attempted murder, one...

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05 Mar 2025

Community

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Kicking goals: local school chosen for football investment

Students at Aldgate Primary School will be kicking goals in the coming weeks after being chosen to receive new AFL goal posts for their school oval. The junior-sized goal posts will be delivered as part of a joint SANFL, AFL and State Government...

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18 Jun 2025

King’s honor: Hills resident honored for contribution to medicine

A Hills neurosurgeon who chaired committees to improve patient outcomes and educate and train new surgeons has been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Aldgate resident Dr Glenn McCulloch, pictured, was inspired to pursue a career in...

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11 Jun 2025

Milang welcomes prehistoric resident

Visitors to Milang will get a prehistoric welcome, after a family living on the edge of town installed a saltasaurus next to their driveway. Nine Mile Road resident Brittany Vogelsang said she bought the three-meter-high statue from a friend who...

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04 Jun 2025

Long running passion

The Big Apple awaits Birdwood’s Alannah Luck, as she prepares to strap on her sneakers and take on the world’s biggest marathon to raise funds for a good cause. The doctor and equestrian will head to the US later this year for the New York City...

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Joseph Moore

04 Jun 2025

Sport

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Sport

Dogs Day Out

Onkaparinga Valley Bulldogs celebrated their first win for season 2025, holding off a determined Blackwood side to record a 20-point victory at the Kennel. At a sunbathed Balhannah Oval, the young Bulldogs led from start to finish in a consistent...

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Sport

Torrens Valley Table Tennis Finals

The Torrens Valley Table Tennis Tournament for 2025 has been run with some familiar names making the headlines and some young guns stealing the limelight. In the Men’s Open semi-final Ollie Hughes pushed Darren Stanbury to five sets. Hughes was up...

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Sport

Boxing in the region will again come under the spotlight with a third high-profile tournament coming to the Adelaide Hills. Saturday, June 21, will feature ‘Battle in the Hills (3)’ to be held at the Mt Barker High School gym, featuring a card...

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11 Jun 2025

Editorial

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Editorial

Wheels turning

It’s good to see that the Adelaide Hills Council has decided to re-instate funding for the 2026 Tour Down Under (TDU) in its budget. It’s understandable that the council is looking to employ cost-cutting measures to decrease it’s $4.86m...

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Editorial

Failure to respond

The State Government’s response to the Mt Barker Council’s ballooning debt is baffling. The council is being forced to shoulder tens of millions of dollars of debt to provide basic services to a growing community that, just 30km away in suburban...

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