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09 Apr 2025

CFS on the lookout for fire spotters

The Country Fire Service (CFS) is on the lookout for volunteers with a good head for heights to help them spot smoke and fire across the Hills. Almost every Fire Danger Season since the mid-1990s, the Mt Lofty Fire Tower at Cleland National Park has...

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02 Apr 2025

Community

Caroline’s journey ‘Everyone’s got my back’

A Mt Barker mother living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is preparing to undergo a groundbreaking stem cell treatment in India, following an outpouring of community support to help fund the “life-changing” trip. Caroline Nunan can usually be seen...

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19 Mar 2025

The Mount Barker Courier

Incentives would bring rideshare to Hills

Community and political leaders are concerned that the removal of rideshare operating borders around the metropolitan area won’t benefit regional towns because a lack of incentive, marketing and local drivers. Gumeracha resident and community...

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12 Mar 2025

The Mount Barker Courier

Pest corella costs soaring

The Alexandrina Council says it has noticed an increased presence of little corellas at Strathalbyn, causing problems for infrastructure, plants and residents near the Soldiers Memorial Gardens. According to the Department for Environment and Water...

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11 Mar 2025

Council and Politics

Residents call for Callington bin bank clean up

The Alexandrina Council says it is addressing concerns about waste management near Callington after residents said rubbish was blowing into the nearby Bremer River. Hartley residents Simon Harris and Christina Pike said the council had been made...

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05 Mar 2025

Rabbits driven into towns

The board responsible for helping local communities manage the landscape has blamed mild summers for a boom in feral rabbit populations, with recent dry weather said to be pushing them into towns. Landscapes Hills and Fleurieu stewardship team...

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26 Feb 2025

Dam dry: some people move out as drought continues

A prolonged drought across SA has left farmers struggling to keep their tanks, dams and troughs full, with some forced to abandon their homes as local water carriers struggle to manage the rise in demand. Mt Barker recorded its lowest annual...

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Resident reported after fires break out

Strong southerly winds, dry weather and complacency are being blamed for a series of fires across the Hills last week at Mt Barker, Mylor and Mt Torrens. At about 3.20pm on February 12 – a Total Fire Ban day – a man was working on his property...

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Telstra wake up call: call for change after two mobile outages

Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie has labelled another major mobile outage at Mt Barker this month as “unacceptable” and is calling for changes to the Universal Service Obligation (USO). On February 11, Telstra towers servicing Mt Barker went...

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Mercury at a high as heatwave hits

Some Hills towns recorded their hottest February day in more than a decade last week, with the mercury climbing above 40C on February 12. Strathalbyn was the Hills’ hottest town, reaching 42.9C, while Kuitpo reached 41C, 0.3C shy of its hottest...

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Poor mobile connection after 3G switch off

The national shutdown of the 3G mobile network has left a number of black spots around the Hills, with some residents saying they have lost the ability to conduct banking online or make phone calls from their homes. Forest Range resident Irene...

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12 Feb 2025

Keeping their cool through heatwave

Temperatures in the Hills soared into the 40s this week, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a low-intensity heatwave notice from January 31. Temperatures at Mt Barker reached 35.6C on Saturday and 39.6C on Sunday, while Strathalbyn recorded...

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