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Letters, February 19, 2025

ATM-itis YOU’VE heard of ‘Bombay belly’, ‘tropo’ and the ‘hebejebies’. Well, I’ve got ATM-itis. Do ATMs form relationships? The one in the wall of the only bank in Stirling certainly has with me, and it isn’t a good one. Last year...

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The Courier

19 Feb 2025

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19 Feb 2025

Editorial

Vote for the future

Residents of Mt Barker’s Central Ward have the opportunity to select a new councillor to replace Sally Harding in the upcoming supplementary election. While voting is not compulsory, council elections present the opportunity for residents to have...

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The Courier

19 Feb 2025

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Letters, February 12, 2025

Celebrate March 3 I LOVE a good celebration and I don’t want to debate January 26 – certainly that’s a very historic day for Sydney and NSW, as is Proclamation Day for us. I’ve been made aware that, historically, March 3 has...

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The Courier

12 Feb 2025

News

Interchange upgrades a step closer

Work on the $150m upgrades of the Mt Barker and Verdun freeway interchanges are closer to moving ahead after the Federal Government approved a project assessment report and agreed to release the necessary funding. The upgrades were initially part of...

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The Courier

12 Feb 2025

Police

Thousands of dollars of products seized during raids

About $100,000 worth of cigarettes, vapes and shisha were seized during raids on tobacconists in the Hills over recent weeks. Consumer and Business Services (CBS) conducted the raids, seizing more than 70,000 cigarettes, 3.2kg of shisha and 664...

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The Courier

12 Feb 2025

News

Diesel spill as train and branch collide

A freight train has leaked thousands of litres of diesel at Upper Sturt after it struck a tree branch earlier this week. At about 4.15am on Monday, February 10, four CFS trucks with 20 firefighters responded to reports of a train diesel leak on the...

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The Courier

12 Feb 2025

Editorial

Volunteers needed

Hills residents owe a debt of gratitude to the many emergency services volunteers who protect our community. From CFS and SES volunteers to SA Ambulance officers, these individuals are the ones heading towards danger when others are evacuating. It...

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12 Feb 2025

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12 Feb 2025

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Letters, February 5, 2025

Flow-on problem IT is good news indeed that fewer than 10 trees will be removed to enable drainage upgrades and mitigate flooding along Junction Road at Balhannah (The Courier, January 29). The Adelaide Hills Council has indicated that new pipes...

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The Courier

05 Feb 2025

Editorial

Debate disasters

It’s disappointing that only two weeks after the last dispute during a Mt Barker Council meeting, there has been another incident relating to the same issue. It would appear that the council hasn’t learned anything from the unedifying...

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The Courier

05 Feb 2025

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05 Feb 2025

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Letters, January 29, 2025

Town’s destruction I HAD the great pleasure of staying with an old friend at Mt Barker last October, a charming place I knew 45 years ago when living in Adelaide. Alas, its charm is now being rapidly destroyed by local plans to build an enormous...

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The Courier

29 Jan 2025