There’s something about eating outside that adds to the dining experience. For some it’s the chance to indulge in the increasingly marginalised habit of smoking but for most people dining alfresco is a chance to enjoy some sunshine and fresh air, and perhaps even the view. Restaurants and cafés also love alfresco dining. It adds to the charm ...
The dog on or off leash debate has been raging in Stirling Linear Park (SLP) for years. In an ideal world last week’s Adelaide Hills Council decision not to revoke the on leash by-law in Stirling Park, part of the SLP, would signal the end of the matter. Past history would indicate that is unlikely. Councils come and ...
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 ...
Stirling Blue continued its recent run of rich form with another dominant victory in Hills Tennis Association Division 1 mens competition on Saturday.Stirling Blue made the short trip to meet neighboring rival Aldgate and returned home with a six rubbers 12 sets 73 games to just 17 games. The victory over a depleted Aldgate team was ...
More than 3000 limb amputations carried out in Australia each year could be prevented, a Stirling podiatrist believes. Anthony Robinson has backed a call by the Australasian Podiatry Council for the Federal Government to provide more Medicare-funded trips to podiatrists for diabetes sufferers. The Sock it to Diabetes campaign ran throughout Foot Health month in October with ...
The Stirling Hotel Cellars and Patisserie was recognised at the Australian Hotels Association National Awards last week. The popular boutique cafe and liquor store was a joint winner of Best Retail Liquor Outlet along with The Parap Tavern Cellars in Parap, NT. Stirling Hotel co-owner Brett Matthews said the team was “really pleased” to receive the award. “It’s ...
The hair washing basin is not a counsellor’s couch but hairdressers often find themselves at the receiving end of their clients’ most intimate confidences. Local health authorities have identified an avenue to reach potentially vulnerable people and have begun training hairdressers in how to recognise people with relationship issues or who may be suffering abuse so ...
The mother of murdered Stirling teenager Carly Ryan has started a petition to bring in a law that makes it a crime for adults to lie about their age to minors online. Sonya Ryan put the petition on the Carly Ryan Foundation website late last week after the Federal Senate voted down an attempt by Independent ...
A luxury Hills bed and breakfast that makes its guests feel like royalty in their own castle tower has been named the most romantic getaway in SA. Thorngrove Manor at Stirling was given the honor this month by the Australian holiday rental group, The Stayz Group, at its inaugural awards in Sydney. The boutique hotel’s Castle Keep ...
Defrauded clients of disgraced Stirling accountant Allan McFarlane have launched a class action against the deceased man’s bank, the National Australia Bank (NAB), to recover some of their lost millions. After months of examining financial documents, litigation fund IMF Australia will fund action in the SA Supreme Court on behalf of Mr McFarlane’s victims. The NAB now ...
