The Mount Barker Courier

Early flu warning

With flu season set to start early this year, a Mt Barker GP is encouraging Hills residents to get vaccinated. Mt Barker Balhannah Medical Clinics GP Brent Prior said receiving a flu shot benefited the individual, but also protected others. Dr Prior...

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Fin Dunford

History protected in former port town

Milang’s heritage will be legislatively protected for the first time following the approval of a planning code amendment and introduction of a historic overlay for the town. The Alexandrina Council proposed its Milang Local Heritage Code Amendment...

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Acute services return to Gumeracha hospital

Gumeracha hospital is reopening some of its acute medical services, after they were suspended more than a year ago over a contract dispute with the local GPs who had staffed the facility. The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN)...

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Hills roads among the State’s riskiest

The RAA has identified three main roads, two intersections and a roundabout in the Hills as among the State’s most dangerous, urging governments to take prompt action. The RAA’s 2024 Risky Roads Report revealed that three of the State’s top 10...

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Call for council to protect burial site

The descendants of a Mt Barker woman buried at Paterson Reserve want the Mt Barker Council to reject a proposal to temporarily turn the land into a car park for contractors. Construction company Built, which is overseeing the construction of Mt...

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A time to remember

Vietnam War veteran Clyde Slack can recall the first time machine gun fire whizzed over his head. Mr Slack, pictured, was on a truck with a group of his fellow soldiers when the bullets missed them by a few feet. “Somebody let rip with a machine...

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Towns wakes to offal sight

WARNING: Graphic image Mt Torrens residents woke up to a grim sight earlier this month, after animal blood was spilled along several kilometres of road in the area, pooling outside the local pub. Shortly after midnight, early on Saturday, April 12...

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News

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Early flu warning

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Fin Dunford

History protected in former port town

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Acute services return to Gumeracha hospital

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Hills roads among the State’s riskiest

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Council & Politics

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Call for council to protect burial site

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Million dollar upgrade for Bollen Road

Just under $1m has been secured from the Federal Government to fund a new 1.1km trail for cyclists and pedestrians along Bollen Road. The Mt Barker Council has received $977,000 for the $1.99m trail from the Government’s Active Transport Fund and...

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National award for emergency response leader

Long-serving Adelaide Hills Council staff member John McArthur has been awarded a National Emergency Medal, for leading the council’s response to the Cudlee Creek bushfire in 2019/20. Formerly the council’s manager of waste, emergency...

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Police

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Police

High steaks offender

There was a “high steaks pursuit” at Dawesley last week, after a cow was spotted with a bucket on its head. In a social media post last week, SA Police said a patrol responded to reports of a “cow acting suspiciously” alongside Old Princes...

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Elisa Rose

26 Mar 2025

Fire sparks complacency warning

The CFS is warning residents not to be complacent in the wake of a fire that burned through 3ha of scrub at Birdwood last week. The blaze was sparked by a fallen powerline at about 2.20am on Wednesday, March 19, at a rural property near the...

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26 Mar 2025

Police

Fire damages century-old barn

A century-old barn at Nairne has been “significantly damaged” after catching fire last weekend. At about 9.50pm on March 1, five CFS trucks with about 25 firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire at Jeffery Street. On arrival...

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05 Mar 2025

Not-guilty plea in Littlehampton axe case

A former Hills woman who is charged with attempting to kill her ex-husband in a Littlehampton garage has pleaded not guilty. Lisa Lines and co-accused Zacharia Bruckner both pleaded not guilty this week to one count each of attempted murder, one...

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05 Mar 2025

Community

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National award for emergency response leader

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CFS on the lookout for fire spotters

The Country Fire Service (CFS) is on the lookout for volunteers with a good head for heights to help them spot smoke and fire across the Hills. Almost every Fire Danger Season since the mid-1990s, the Mt Lofty Fire Tower at Cleland National Park has...

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02 Apr 2025

Community

Lions offer free skin checks

Local residents can access free skin cancer screening at Macclesfield on April 12 and 13. The mobile skin cancer screening unit from the Lions Medical Research Foundation will be at Davenport Square from 9am until 3pm on both days, providing an...

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02 Apr 2025

Community

Don’t call the midwife: local midwife dances into retirement

After nearly five decades of service as a nurse and midwife, Hahndorf resident Jenny Lamb is line-dancing her way into retirement. Ms Lamb was born and raised on the Eyre Peninsula and, following a boarding school education, began training as...

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26 Mar 2025

Sport

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Hills Football League Country Division starting

Hills Football League (HFL) Country Division action commences this Friday with the traditional ANZAC Round clash between Gumeracha and Kersbrook. For the hosting northern Magpies it has certainly been a roller coaster ride of emotions, having...

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Ben Goldfinch

Cricket Awards

Regional cricket award winners were celebrated last month and Langhorne Creek all-rounder Adam Clements won the Alexandra and Eastern Hills Cricket Association A-grade Shaun Tait ‘Cricketer of the Year award’.Returning to the Creek after a stint...

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Search for past players

The Hahndorf Bowling Club is celebrating its 50th Golden Anniversary on Sunday, October 19, 2025, and inviting all its past players to attend. Unfortunately, many have moved on and their address, phone or email contacts have been lost. The Club is...

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Strong performance

Hahndorf’s Division 6 Women’s lineup confronted Strathalbyn Strikers in the Football South Australia (FSA) Women’s League on Sunday. The morning lineup against Strathalbyn Strikers FC featured Kenadee Ryan in goals with Jen Krauss, Sarah...

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Mavericks host the Tigers

A highly entertaining Game of the Week featured the Eastern Mavericks men looking to back up for two in a row for the first time since their three game winning streak at the start of last season. It took four quarters to shake the Southern Tigers...

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Return of the heritage Stripes

Hills Football League (HFL) Division 1 A-grade action returned to Uraidla Oval last Saturday and it was the new look hosting northern Demons producing a superb opening round performance against Mt Barker. Uraidla kicked the opening six goals of the...

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Swimming Sensation

A Local up-and-coming Adelaide Hills swimming superstar dominated the South Australian Age Long Course Swimming champions held on March 6 to 10 at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre. Echunga resident Max Milton won a remarkable nine medals from 10...

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09 Apr 2025

Hills Football League season commences

Hills Football League (HFL) fixtures will commence the 2025 program this Friday evening in what appears to be another season of intrigue and interest. As the HFL competition marks 58 years since its introduction in 1967, it will be a case of rival...

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09 Apr 2025

Editorial

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Editorial

Basic mistake

The emergence of an old photograph of Liberal Mayo candidate Zane Basic touching a Lego Queen Elizabeth II on its chest is unfortunate. It was a photograph posted to social media years ago and, at the time, was almost certainly intended to be...

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Editorial

Summit game handball

It was disappointing to hear this week that the Mt Barker Council does not intend to bid to host a Gather Round game at the Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP) for at least three years. Mt Barker’s delivery of AFL games during the previous two...

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Editorial

Bypass bartering

This week’s announcement that an elected Coalition Government would commit to funding 80% – or $840m – of a freight bypass around the Hills is welcome news. Also welcomed is the State Liberal Opposition’s announcement that it would cover the...

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