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06 Nov 2024

Participants wanted for Mt Barker Christmas Pageant

The Mt Barker Christmas Pageant committee is calling on businesses, community groups and locals alike to get involved in this year’s event with either a float entry or by volunteering to help run it. This year’s December 7 parade will feature...

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23 Oct 2024

Dry season sparks CFS warning

The CFS and Mt Barker Council are urging Hills residents to prepare their properties and bushfire survival plans ahead of the upcoming fire danger season. It comes after CFS chief officer Brett Loughlin’s announcement last week that the 2024/25...

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16 Oct 2024

Arts trail to showcase Strath’s creativity

A “feast of unique art” will be on offer for attendees of the inaugural Artists of Strathalbyn Art Expo this weekend. The two-day event will feature unique art experiences at galleries alongside South and West terraces, Dawson, High, Harriet and...

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16 Oct 2024

Ambo calls for greater care as snakes, spiders bite

Increased wildlife activity during spring will likely see a spike in ambulance call-outs for snake bites in the Hills, as venomous reptiles and insects emerge from hibernation in search of food. Intensive care paramedic and SA Ambulance Service...

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09 Oct 2024

Recreational use added to hub plan

An indoor recreation facility could be established within a section of the former Strathalbyn Harness Racing Club, as the developer behind a new commercial precinct seeks permission to partially change the site’s land use. Adelaide-based developer...

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09 Oct 2024

Savvy shares his story for Mental Health Month

It wasn’t something that happened overnight for Mt Barker man Chris “Savvy” Savill, but rather a gradual grind that inched away at his mental health causing him to have a breakdown and contemplate the unthinkable. Even today, reflecting on his...

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By ABK

09 Oct 2024

Two rally stages means twice the excitement

There will be “double the excitement” when the Adelaide Rally rolls through Strathalbyn next month, with high-performance vehicles set to race through its streets over two stages and a show ‘n’ shine event hosted by special guest sporting...

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02 Oct 2024

Two Hills schools win HPV podium places

Hills students have claimed podium finishes for two local schools at the 2024 Australian HPV (human powered vehicle) Super Series. Students from Hills Christian Community School (HCCS) and Crafers Primary School took on teams from across the country...

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02 Oct 2024

Hills childhood inspires Alina

As a child, Alina Bellchambers explored fantasy worlds at her parents’ book store before re-imagining those adventures as she played around her family’s Brownhill Creek hobby farm. Now an author herself, she recently signed a two-book deal with...

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25 Sep 2024

Giving pupils the capacity to thrive

A Hills public school principal has been recognised as one of the top education leaders in the nation. Eastern Fleurieu School (EFS) principal Ian Kent was selected as one of 12 teaching fellows at this year’s Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards in...

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25 Sep 2024

Verdun teacher named educator of the year

A Hills teacher who is passionate about preparing her students for a world full of technology has been named the 2024 Educator of the Year by SA professional association EdTechSA. Digital technologies educator Colleen O’Rourke has been working at...

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25 Sep 2024

Rideshare could roll in to Strathalbyn

Visitors and locals at Strathalbyn could access rideshare services under recommended “sweeping reforms” to the rules governing point-to-point passenger transport across SA. Drivers for companies such as Uber, Lyft, Ola and Didi are required to...

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