The manner in which former Labor minister Patrick Conlon has treated his colleagues, his Party and his electorate by taking a three-day-a-week job with a legal firm while still accepting a full-time $148,000 wage from the people of SA to be a politician, is a sad indication of the value he places on his ...
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Three police regions are pooling resources to catch an arsonist lighting fires in the northern Hills. A spate of fires in the Kersbrook, Mt Crawford and Humbug Scrub areas in recent weeks has spurred the Barossa, Hills and Elizabeth police to initiate Operation Nomad tactics such as increasing patrols and investigation resources. “There are certain similarities between ...
Thirty teams walked late into the night to raise funds for Cancer Council SA when the Adelaide Hills Relay For Life was held last weekend. The annual event involved teams of 10 to 15 people keeping a baton moving for 19 hours. Participants started the relay at 2pm on Saturday before finally finishing with a closing ceremony ...
Draft plans have been drawn up for a new recreation hub on Springs Road at Mt Barker. The Mt Barker Council bought the land in 2008 to develop sports and community facilities. This week it tabled a draft concept that shows part of the site could house two new ovals for football and cricket, three senior soccer ...
A $14m 80-bed nursing home will be built in Mt Barker after the plan gained the backing of the town’s council. The three-storey complex will house a mix of elderly patients including those requiring high-level care. Non-profit aged care provider Southern Cross Care was granted consent for its Hawthorn Road project by the Mt Barker Council’s Development ...
Two Hills residents have been nominated for the prestigious Australian of the Year Award for 2013 and a third has been nominated for the title of Australia’s Local Hero. They include Sonya Ryan, the Stirling mother who has become a campaigner for internet safety after the murder of her daughter Carly in 2007, and Ray Creen ...
It was a class on the finer points of a wine’s bouquet that set students Brendan Carter and Samuel Eads on a journey to becoming young perfumers. The duo, who met while studying winemaking at the University of Adelaide, have now launched their own fragrance range inspired by wine regions such as the Hills. They hope the ...
Motorists can expect traffic delays along the freeway near Hahndorf until the end of the month while roadworks continue. A spokeswoman for the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) said the out-bound carriageway, adjacent to the Verdun/Hahndorf ramp, was being resurfaced. The work will be undertaken Monday to Friday, 6am-4pm, and on Saturdays 6am-5pm.
Efforts to feed hungry tummies each morning have earned a group of Mt Barker South Primary School students a State award. The school’s K-Kids Club, a branch of the Kiwanis Club service group, recently won the 2012 Schools Community Service Award in the Premier’s Service Club Week awards and received $1000. The school service group has been ...
