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22 Jan 2025

Community support helps business bounce back from tragedy

A Nairne business owner says community support has given him the strength to continue operating, after a workshop fire damaged $55,000 worth of stock and specialist equipment earlier this month, about a year after he faced another family tragedy...

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22 Jan 2025

Opposition raises safety concerns two years after freeway report

The State Opposition wants answers about proposed safety measures on the freeway, two years on from the Freeway Heavy Vehicle Safety Review. The review, released in December 2022, shortlisted 16 proposals to improve safety on the freeway down-track...

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Project inspires maths career

St Francis de Sales College Year 12 student and 2024 dux Gabe Cregan was one of 33 students in the State to be awarded with a Governor of SA Commendation recently. Gabe’s results across Specialist Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Physics...

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Dux to pursue engineering career

Oakbank School dux Henry Green has aspirations to become a civil engineer, after achieving an ATAR of 96.90. The son of Lenswood fruit growers Susie and Simon Green, Henry has spent the first few weeks of his school holidays packing cherries. But...

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SA cherry growers avoid rain pain as wet weather impacts interstate crops

Hills producers say they’re still enjoying a high-quality crop, despite Victoria and NSW cherry growers reporting heavy crop losses due to recent rain. Heavy rain combined with high humidity has severely impacted cherries in parts of Victoria and...

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Second elephant set to arrive at Monarto

Burma the Asian elephant has settled into her new home at Monarto Safari Park and is set to be joined by another elephant in January. After 33 years at Auckland Zoo, Burma was transported from NZ to Monarto in November. The 42-year-old female...

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Community still rallies, five years on

Five years on from the Cudlee Creek bushfire, a local council says impacted Hills communities are still on a path of recovery. On December 20, 2019, a bushfire that started on a property at Cudlee Creek tore through more than 23,000ha of the Hills...

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18 Dec 2024

Community still recovering from Cudlee Creek fire

With Friday marking the fifth anniversary of the Cudlee Creek bushfire, a Lobethal woman who lost her home in the fire says many are “still on a journey of recovery”. On December 20, 2019, a bushfire that ignited on a property at Cudlee Creek...

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18 Dec 2024

Weight for age

A Charleston man captained Australia to inaugural success at the World Powerlifting Congress championships last month. The event was held in Chicago, with the Australian team placing first in the world championships for the first time in its 38 year...

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18 Dec 2024

Chardy master

Wines made with Hills grapes have claimed three of seven global Master Chardonnay titles during an international competition. The Global Chardonnay Masters wine competition bestowed seven wines with Master recognition recently, including one from...

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11 Dec 2024

Four-star hotel for Mt Barker

Wallis Cinema has announced plans for a major redevelopment of its Mt Barker site, including a 100-room four-star hotel. The plans would build on Wallis Cinema’s existing cinema facilities and the historic Auchendarroch House, with...

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04 Dec 2024

Ripe for the picking: promising season after ‘horrendous’ 2023

Hills cherry growers are reporting a good quality, but early crop this year, after a “disastrous” season in 2023. Harben Vale Cherries owner Wayne Altmann said conditions in 2024 had been ideal for good sized cherries, while Fruit Producers S...

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