Editorial

Counting the cost

The AFL pre-season match simulation between the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power is a win for the Mt Barker community. However, the way it’s been secured also raises serious questions about the council’s priorities and the key purpose of...

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The Courier

18 Dec 2024

Editorial

Summit priorities

It’s encouraging that the Mt Barker Council is in discussions with the SANFL about potentially using the premier oval at the Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP) for training and games. It is important that the oval is put to good use in order...

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The Courier

11 Dec 2024

Editorial

Council chaos

To describe what’s happening at the Adelaide Hills Council as ‘chaos’ feels like an understatement. Mayor Jan-Claire Wisdom has effectively become a pariah in the council after a majority of councillors moved to strip her of her roles and push...

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The Courier

04 Dec 2024

Editorial

Summit turn-around

It’s an encouraging sign that the Mt Barker Council is trying to rectify issues at the Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP), including dismissing the facility’s board to manage it in-house and commissioning an independent review of its hiring...

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The Courier

27 Nov 2024

Editorial

Summit is failing

It is clear that the Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP) is not being used how it was intended when the Mt Barker Council, State Government and others spent $23m to build it. Two out of three license holders at the facility have left because...

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The Courier

20 Nov 2024

Editorial

Safety emergency

Everyone has the right to feel safe in their workplace, so the fact that Mt Barker hospital staff are facing violence and aggression, with little security support, is alarming. Everyone who presents to hospital has an obligation to be respectful and...

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The Courier

06 Nov 2024

Editorial

Fumbling the ball

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The Courier

30 Oct 2024

Editorial

Cricket calamity

The decision by the Alexandra and Eastern Hills Cricket Association (AEHCA) to pull out of the Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP) should sound alarm bells for the Mt Barker Council. It’s clear that something needs to change in order to...

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The Courier

23 Oct 2024

Editorial

Centre setbacks

Since its inception, the Mt Barker City Centre project has gone through a series of redesigns, as the council and Burke Urban Investments supposedly seek to strike a balance between retail, accommodation and civic offerings. The departure of...

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The Courier

16 Oct 2024

Editorial

Mind over matter

With October marking Mental Health Month, this time of year is a stern reminder to not only check in on loved ones and co-workers, but to check in on yourself and to make sure that you are actually doing okay. Chris ‘Savvy’ Savill’s story...

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The Courier

09 Oct 2024

Editorial

Costs off the rails

It’s hardly encouraging that the cost estimate for Talgo’s proposed passenger rail trial between the Hills and Adelaide has blown out again, with the project now estimated to cost almost $10m. That’s double the previous estimate and nearly...

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The Courier

02 Oct 2024

Editorial

Building the future

The State Government’s decision to avoid further rezoning land for housing at Mt Barker is a positive move, given successive governments have failed to keep up with infrastructure demands created by previous development. Mt Barker is still...

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The Courier

25 Sep 2024

Editorial

Senseless acts

It’s incredibly disappointing that cemeteries have been targeted in some of the latest incidents of vandalism and theft in the Hills. Cemeteries are places that have significant meaning for the loved ones of those who are buried or otherwise...

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The Courier

18 Sep 2024