Community

Milang welcomes prehistoric resident

Visitors to Milang will get a prehistoric welcome, after a family living on the edge of town installed a saltasaurus next to their driveway. Nine Mile Road resident Brittany Vogelsang said she bought the three-meter-high statue from a friend who...

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Scott Murphy

04 Jun 2025

Community

Long running passion

The Big Apple awaits Birdwood’s Alannah Luck, as she prepares to strap on her sneakers and take on the world’s biggest marathon to raise funds for a good cause. The doctor and equestrian will head to the US later this year for the New York City...

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Joseph Moore

04 Jun 2025

Community

Students get a taste of a sustainable future

An event that brought together 10 schools, 150 students and 70 industry guests to discuss sustainability and technology was held at Verdun last week. Tech4Sustainability Day featured workshops, presentations and professional networking opportunities...

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Scott Murphy

28 May 2025

Community

Peter meets his mini-me

A Hills student’s comical take on a school project has led to a meet and greet with SA Premier Peter Malinauskas and a tour of the 7NEWS studio. Year 7 Hills Christian Community School student Jax Gore recently contributed to a group project that...

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Scott Murphy

21 May 2025

Community

Car rolls into town ahead of mammoth journey

A doppelganger of the first car to travel around Australia 100 years ago has made its way to Strathalbyn as part of a national tour. Next month, husband and wife team Kevin and Glenda Amos will start their Right Around Australia – Centennial 1925...

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Scott Murphy

14 May 2025

Community

Petition for skate park at Meadows

Members of the Meadows Primary School out of school hours care (OSHC) program are pushing for a local skate park, following a surge in interest in skating and BMX driven by Chicks on Wheels founder Vanessa Telford. Since 2021, OSHC students have...

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Louis Mayfield

07 May 2025

Community

Updated museum takes patrons back in time

The Hahndorf museum was re-opened last weekend after a refit that will help visitors discover the story behind the oldest surviving German settlement in Australia. Based at the Hahndorf Academy, the museum takes visitors through a summary of the...

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Scott Murphy

07 May 2025

Community

Anzac of the Year

When current president Dennis Oldenhove joined the Macclesfield RSL Sub-branch in 2004, it had just 10 members and was at risk of folding. Now the RSL has about 130 members and Mr Oldenhove’s efforts to turn the organisation around have been...

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Louis Mayfield

07 May 2025

Community

Off-grid home to open for Sustainable House Day

When Sharyna Sharman and Benson Sanders-Carter bought their Palmer property in 2017, they wanted to build a home that would blend in with nature, rather than stand out against it. “(We) wanted to build in a way that was more sustainable and would...

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Elisa Rose

30 Apr 2025

Community

New display space for emerging artists’ work

Emerging young Hills artists have had their work installed on a toilet block at Balhannah, sharing their unique visions of the region in a public space. The Adelaide Hills Council-funded Elevate + Create project is an art mentorship program led by...

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Joseph Moore

30 Apr 2025

Council and Politics

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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Joseph Moore

16 Apr 2025

News

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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Scott Murphy

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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Louis Mayfield

02 Apr 2025