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Louis
Mayfield

Town square redesign

Mt Barker’s proposed 2000sqm town square has been redesigned after architects determined its original layout was impractical. Previous plans to include an oval-shaped grassed area have been abandoned in favor of a variety of different sized lawn...

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Louis Mayfield

03 Sep 2025

News

Exercise Rhino Run comes to Woodside

Australian Army personnel took to the streets of Woodside over the weekend as part of Exercise Rhino Run. Personnel from the 10th/27th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment carried blank-loaded weapons and were accompanied by military vehicles as...

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Louis Mayfield

03 Sep 2025

News

Increasing costs drive businesses to introduce paid parking Hahndorf

Paid parking has been introduced along a privately-owned laneway at Hahndorf, due to financial pressure caused by increasing costs. Nick Tuohy, a member of the strata group that manages the five units at 56 Mt Barker Road, told The Courier that paid...

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Louis Mayfield

03 Sep 2025

Council and Politics

Deputy Mayor to apologise over conflict of interest

An investigation by the Ombudsman found that Mt Barker Deputy Mayor Samantha Jones breached the Local Government Act by failing to declare a conflict of interest when she was appointed to the position last year. However, she was not found guilty of...

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Louis Mayfield

27 Aug 2025

Police

Homemade road sign sparks police warning

SA Police is warning the public not to alter road signs after a speed limit sign at Hahndorf was changed recently. The 60km/h sign on Ambleside Road had a 50km/h sign fixed over the top of it, in what some interpreted as a protest against the legal...

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Louis Mayfield

27 Aug 2025

Council and Politics

Resignations trigger supplementary elections

Four new councillors will be elected to Hills councils next month, following a wave of resignations earlier this year. The Adelaide Hills Council will hold two supplementary elections for its Ranges and Valleys wards, while Mt Barker residents will...

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Louis Mayfield

27 Aug 2025

Community

Ruby shines as a volunteer

Volunteering at Hills schools has not only earned Mt Barker High School student Ruby Forster an award, but it also proved that she could achieve her dreams while living with diabetes. The 17-year-old, pictured, was one of 13 South Australians who...

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Louis Mayfield

13 Aug 2025

Council and Politics

Council to investigate regional pound

A Mt Barker councillor is pushing for a regional pound to address the growing number of stray cats in the district. At a meeting on Monday last week, Councillor Rowan Voogt asked if the council could investigate the potential for establishing an...

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Louis Mayfield

13 Aug 2025

Community

Calls for shelter at Littlehampton park

The Littlehampton Community Association (LCA) is pushing for a shelter to be installed at the Willow Park reserve, despite being turned down by the Mt Barker Council. The LCA received $2500 from the Mt Barker Council’s community grants program to...

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Louis Mayfield

13 Aug 2025

News

Mt Barker traffic congestion resulting in gridlock

A Mt Barker Council report has found that the town’s arterial road network is struggling to cope with traffic congestion during peak periods, creating “significant delays” and “gridlock”. The report into the state of the Mt Barker arterial...

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Louis Mayfield

06 Aug 2025

News

Community farewells local favorite

After 11 years of serving hot food and building friendships with the community, the Mt Barker Corner Takeaway has closed its doors. In a social media post last week the family, made up of owners Sami El Ghossini and Rachel Hassan and their children...

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Louis Mayfield

06 Aug 2025

News

Drought blamed for worker stand-down

Hundreds of staff at the Thomas Foods International’s Lobethal facility are in limbo after being stood down without pay at the end of a three-week shutdown, in the wake of the recent drought. The Courier understands that 200 to 300 staff are...

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Louis Mayfield

30 Jul 2025

News

No parking: car park closure causes childcare centre chaos

About 250 car parks around the Mt Barker hospital and Summit Health have been lost for about a year, forcing a nearby childcare centre to monitor use of their private car park. Mt Barker Community Childcare Centre director Michelle Yvette has...

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Louis Mayfield

30 Jul 2025