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02 Jul 2025

Classroom chaos

It’s very concerning to see the extent of behavioral issues occurring at least two Hills public primary schools. Reports from parents at both Echunga and Blackwood primary schools demonstrate that there is a broader issue within the education...

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02 Jul 2025

The Courier, July 2, 2025

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02 Jul 2025

Letters, June 25, 2025

Drivers beware WE live in the Hills and have recently suffered two car tyre punctures in quick succession. Our local RAA rescuer told us that he is now attending around ten tyre puncture call-outs per day. Our tyre servicing business has told us...

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25 Jun 2025

Wheels turning

It’s good to see that the Adelaide Hills Council has decided to re-instate funding for the 2026 Tour Down Under (TDU) in its budget. It’s understandable that the council is looking to employ cost-cutting measures to decrease it’s $4.86m...

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25 Jun 2025

The Courier, June 25, 2025

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25 Jun 2025

Letters, June 18, 2025

Unquestioned The recent article ‘Uninsurable’ in The Courier (June 4) presents a dire view of climate risk in Mayo – but offers little scrutiny of its source or the model-based assumptions it relies on. For context, the risks posed in the...

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18 Jun 2025

Failure to respond

The State Government’s response to the Mt Barker Council’s ballooning debt is baffling. The council is being forced to shoulder tens of millions of dollars of debt to provide basic services to a growing community that, just 30km away in suburban...

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18 Jun 2025

The Courier, June 18, 2025

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18 Jun 2025

Letters, June 11, 2025

Destroying country THE planting, maintenance and removal of trees is not just a debate about “function” and policies about “canopy”. What are the laws about tree removal and private property, and should they be reviewed? In my neighborhood...

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11 Jun 2025

Fix needed

The State Budget’s $1.7 billion for Hills projects over the next five years is a significant and welcome investment in a region that desperately needs it. The investment includes money for projects like the freeway, Mt Barker and Verdun freeway...

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11 Jun 2025

The Courier, June 11, 2025

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11 Jun 2025

Letters, June 4, 2025

Show of community I WAS driving from Gumeracha to Lobethal during the storm on Monday, May 26. In front of me a large tree branch fell, blocking more than half the road. It was raining and very windy. A big shout out to the young lady in the car...

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