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20 Nov 2024

Soccer fees ‘make life difficult’

The increasing cost of using the soccer pitches and clubrooms at the $23m Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP) has “made life difficult” at times for the Mt Barker United Soccer Club, according to a former president. Ex-president and current...

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20 Nov 2024

Mt Barker farewells Gather Round

Mt Barker won’t host a Gather Round game in 2025 after the State Government confirmed that the Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP) had been dropped as a host venue in favor of the newly-redeveloped Barossa Park. The SSRP has hosted three games...

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13 Nov 2024

Hills communities pause to remember

Residents from around the Hills came together on Monday to pay their respects to Australian soldiers who fought and died in conflicts around the world as part of Remembrance Day. Services were held throughout the region, including at Mt Barker...

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13 Nov 2024

Traffic congestion causes CFS delays

A Hahndorf CFS veteran says regular traffic congestion on the town’s Main Street is causing problems for firefighters responding to incidents and that the brigade station should be relocated. Peter Trapp, who was an active CFS member for 35 years...

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06 Nov 2024

Housing estates finally connected after crossing completed

Two Mt Barker housing estates have been linked after the construction of a level crossing along the Heysen Boulevard was completed. The $5m project connects the Bluestone and Minters Fields estates and opens up a route over the historic SteamRanger...

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06 Nov 2024

$35,000 worth of upgrades to benefit Mt Barker’s little athletes

A new state of the art long jump and shot put area has been developed for Mt Barker’s young athletes. The Mt Barker District Athletics Club and Cornerstone College have worked together over 18 months to design and build the new long jump and shot...

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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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