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Hills cider and beer named among the best

Two Hills producers have walked away with major prizes at this year’s Royal Adelaide Beer and Cider Awards. Totness’ Prancing Pony was named this year’s champion small brewery, while Hay Valley’s Hills Cider won the trophy for best perry in...

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Car parks lost under hotel and entertainment plan

Developing a 100-room, four-star hotel and entertainment complex proposed by Wallis Entertainment would result in the net loss of 37 car parks, according to a development application submitted to the Mt Barker Council. A section of the existing...

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Council and Politics

Councillor test drives truck of the future

Crafers resident and Adelaide Hills Councillor Adrian Cheater has been test-driving a new fully-electric utility vehicle that he believes could have significant potential for the local government sector’s efforts to decarbonise. As part of the...

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Residents slam Government plan

Woodside business owners say the State Government’s plan for the town’s main street will create more problems than it solves. The Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) released its proposed design for the Onkaparinga Valley, Tiers...

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Green light for controversial golf development

The $86m redevelopment of the Stirling Golf Club has taken a significant step forward, with Planning Minister Nick Champion granting provisional development approval. The redevelopment includes construction of a hotel and upgrades of the golf...

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An act of love

When Gumeracha mother Theresa Tucker learned her 15-year-old daughter needed a heart transplant, she was thrown into a world of uncertainty, fear – and hope. After the first transplant, Mrs Tucker’s daughter improved, but a few years later, her...

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Council and Politics

Council doing the ‘heavy lifting’

A Mt Barker councillor is calling for investment in the town’s arterial road network, fearing that key routes such as Adelaide Road are “nearing capacity”. At a meeting last Monday, Cr Rebecca Hewett, pictured, spearheaded a request that...

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Council and Politics

Cock-a-doodle-don’t

Adelaide Hills Council residents living within towns would have to seek permission to keep roosters, bees or livestock on their properties, under a proposed new council by-law. Adelaide Hills councillors approved new draft by-laws at a meeting last...

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Hills cider and beer named among the best

Two Hills producers have walked away with major prizes at this year’s Royal Adelaide Beer and Cider Awards. Totness’ Prancing Pony was named this year’s champion small brewery, while Hay Valley’s Hills Cider won the trophy for best perry in...

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Car parks lost under hotel and entertainment plan

Developing a 100-room, four-star hotel and entertainment complex proposed by Wallis Entertainment would result in the net loss of 37 car parks, according to a development application submitted to the Mt Barker Council. A section of the existing...

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Residents slam Government plan

Woodside business owners say the State Government’s plan for the town’s main street will create more problems than it solves. The Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) released its proposed design for the Onkaparinga Valley, Tiers...

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Green light for controversial golf development

The $86m redevelopment of the Stirling Golf Club has taken a significant step forward, with Planning Minister Nick Champion granting provisional development approval. The redevelopment includes construction of a hotel and upgrades of the golf...

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Council & Politics

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Council and Politics

Councillor test drives truck of the future

Crafers resident and Adelaide Hills Councillor Adrian Cheater has been test-driving a new fully-electric utility vehicle that he believes could have significant potential for the local government sector’s efforts to decarbonise. As part of the...

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Council and Politics

Council doing the ‘heavy lifting’

A Mt Barker councillor is calling for investment in the town’s arterial road network, fearing that key routes such as Adelaide Road are “nearing capacity”. At a meeting last Monday, Cr Rebecca Hewett, pictured, spearheaded a request that...

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Council and Politics

Cock-a-doodle-don’t

Adelaide Hills Council residents living within towns would have to seek permission to keep roosters, bees or livestock on their properties, under a proposed new council by-law. Adelaide Hills councillors approved new draft by-laws at a meeting last...

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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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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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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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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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An act of love

When Gumeracha mother Theresa Tucker learned her 15-year-old daughter needed a heart transplant, she was thrown into a world of uncertainty, fear – and hope. After the first transplant, Mrs Tucker’s daughter improved, but a few years later, her...

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Hills towns award finalists

Two Hills towns are finalists in this year’s SA Agricultural Town of the Year award, highlighting their significant contributions to “agriculture, community strength and regional leadership”. On July 1, Strathalbyn and Mt Pleasant were named...

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Aldgate firefighter deploys to Canada

A Hills firefighter is among a group of eight SA personnel deployed to Canada to help fight remote wildfires in Alberta. Aldgate CFS firefighter Tony Pratt left Adelaide on June 26, alongside CFS regional officer Peter Ikonomopoulos and personnel...

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Event brings home car crash consequences

The Mt Barker community is being invited to participate in an “eye-opening” session about driver safety, presented by a firefighter and a road crash survivor. SA MFS station officer Doug MacDonald-Taylor, who has seen the devastation car crashes...

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Sport

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Eastern women retain State crown

Eastern Zone women have retained the crown during the 2025 SA Country Football Championships hosted over last weekend at Port Pirie. The team secured back-to-back titles with a gritty two-goal victory against South East in the grand final at...

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Hills athletes on world stage

Hills Districts Athletic Club representatives Jack Netting and Akeesha Snowden are set to make their World Para Athletics Championships debut in New Delhi later this year. The duo will race in India from September 26 to October 5 after gaining...

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Umpiring milestone

Hills Football League (HFL) umpiring coach Corey Bowen last month reached a milestone which only three other SA National Football League (SANFL) umpires have previously achieved. In the SANFL Round 9 encounter between Glenelg and North Adelaide at...

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Winning hand by Aces

Stirling Aces continued an impressive 2025 campaign in SA Amateur Soccer League Division 3 Blue competition last Saturday. Following their first loss in the previous round, the Aces bounced back with a Round 12 victory over the visiting Strathalbyn...

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Winning State for Barker

Mt Barker United broke through for a second victory of the 2025 State Soccer League (2) South senior campaign last Saturday night at Summit Sports Park. Hosting competition leader Eastern United, Barker stunned the most fancied visitors, having...

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Indoor goals

Mid Hills Netball Association A-grade fixtures enjoyed the comfort of the indoor environment at St Francis de Sales in Mt Barker on Saturday night. The second indoor round of the 2025 season provided wins for the leading contenders. Defending dual...

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Barkeroos on the edge

Mt Barker’s hopes of a Hills Football League (HFL) Division 1 A-grade finals berth appear extremely doubtful following a narrow loss to defending premier Hahndorf last Saturday. In a fluctuating Round 11 contest, the Barkeroos rebounded from...

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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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Editorial

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Growing pains

Councillor Rebecca Hewett’s proposal for a report capturing the congestion on Mt Barker’s arterial road network is a sensible idea. The region has significant infrastructure needs and the council has long shouldered the significant burden of...

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Growing pains

Fears that the new Mt Barker hospital will be too small to cater for Mt Barker’s growing population are representative of the issues across the region. A local doctor’s assertion that the hospital is 10 years too late, could be repeated about...

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Classroom chaos

It’s very concerning to see the extent of behavioral issues occurring at least two Hills public primary schools. Reports from parents at both Echunga and Blackwood primary schools demonstrate that there is a broader issue within the education...

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