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24 Dec 2024

Freeway safety

Two years on from the Freeway Heavy Vehicle Safety Review, it seems no real action has been taken by the State Government to improve safety on the freeway down-track. While work has recently finished on the Heysen Tunnels refit and work on the...

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24 Dec 2024

The Courier, December 24, 2024

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24 Dec 2024

Letters

Letters, December 18, 2024

No to nuclear YOUR correspondents Brian Phillips and Tom Gilbert (The Courier, December 11) both address nuclear energy advocacy in the same terms as has been espoused by the giant oil and gas lobbies – proposing future nuclear as an alternative...

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18 Dec 2024

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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18 Dec 2024

The Courier, December 18, 2024

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18 Dec 2024

Letters

Letters, December 11, 2024

Energy mix is best THE letter from Donella Peters last week had the same feel about nuclear power as the Yes campaign had for the recent Voice referendum: if you vote ‘no’ you are a bad person. In SA 65% of people voted ‘no’, every state...

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News

Courier photos recognised among best in the State

Two photos taken by a Courier journalist have been recognised among the best rural news photos in SA and the NT at the Rural Media and Communicators SA/NT Awards last week. Scott Murphy’s photo of Macclesfield stud farmer Helen Wright and her...

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The Courier, December 11, 2024

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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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Letters

Letters, December 4, 2024

Other solutions MANY large trees are slated to be cut down to make way for a new childcare centre in Stirling (The Courier, November 27). Why is the presence of hollows a main criteria for keeping a tree? If trees are removed before they develop...

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04 Dec 2024

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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04 Dec 2024

The Courier, December 4, 2024

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