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30 Oct 2024

Hahndorf Band Festival a bittersweet occasion for organisers

Bands from all over the State gathered in Hahndorf on Saturday for the Hahndorf Band Festival, delivering a range of “very fine” performances for the crowd at the Pioneer Memorial Garden. It was bittersweet for the Hahndorf Town Band, which bid...

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30 Oct 2024

No more cricket

The Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP) will not host any cricket games this Summer, after the Alexandra and Eastern Hills Cricket Association (AEHCA) ended its licence agreement with the facility. The Mt Barker Council was made aware that the...

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23 Oct 2024

Stirling runner heads to South Korea for trail championships

A Hills trail runner and orienteer has journeyed to South Korea to compete in the Asia/Pacific Trail Running Championships on Friday, where he will push his body to conquer rugged, unpredictable terrain. It isn’t the first time competing overseas...

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23 Oct 2024

Council and Politics

$5m town square gets funding boost

The new Mt Barker city centre’s town square will cost at least $5m to develop, with the State Government to co-fund the project. It follows the decision by project leads, the Mt Barker Council and Burke Urban Investments, to revise plans for a new...

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16 Oct 2024

Renewables debate at community forum

A Mt Barker Councillor has slammed the council’s plan to cut its CO2 emissions by 60% over the next decade, calling it “environmental vandalism”. Councillor Rebecca Hewett levelled her criticism of the council’s Corporate Energy and...

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16 Oct 2024

Hundreds of new homes proposed Mt Barker

A new 350-home master planned estate has been proposed for a 22ha site at Mt Barker, with the developer expecting the project to be rubber-stamped within six months. Melbourne-based Chinese-Australian real estate development company Jinding is...

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02 Oct 2024

Spark friendship at The Hut

The Hut Community Centre and University of SA are working together to spark connections between Hills women experiencing loneliness. Spark is a program of initiatives informed by participants of the Loneliness Project, a series of workshops hosted...

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02 Oct 2024

Callington oval says ‘let there be light’

The Callington Recreation Park wants to attract more Hills football clubs to its grounds and hopes its plans to install new light towers will seal the deal. The council is seeking approval from the Mt Barker Council assessment panel to replace its...

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02 Oct 2024

Mt Barker spared from further rezoning in State Government growth plan

Farming land around Mt Barker that hasn’t already been earmarked for housing will be spared from development under the State Government’s draft Greater Adelaide Regional Plan, despite housing supply falling well below key growth targets. The...

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25 Sep 2024

Woodside mural unveiled

Two murals featuring flora and fauna native to the Hills have been completed by prolific Hills artist Taylor Summers, bringing a water tank and utility room to life at Woodside. Following a brief put together by local community group Love Woodside...

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25 Sep 2024

Postal service to return to Callington

Six months after losing its postal service and general store, Callington residents can once again collect packages and parcels locally, after the shop was re-opened under new ownership. Carole and Simon Horne re-opened the Callington General Store...

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25 Sep 2024

Churchill Fellow hopes to improve brain injury detection and treatment

An innovative method of detecting secondary brain injury earlier and more accurately than existing methods will be the subject of a research project by a former Hills intensive care specialist. Dr Eamon Raith, who lived in Hahndorf until recently...

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