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04 Jun 2025

Child the victim of latest dog park attack

A Nairne man said he complained to the Mt Barker Council about a lack of safety precautions at an off-leash dog park a month prior to a recent attack during which a young girl was mauled. Patrick von Stieglitz told The Courier that his friend’s...

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04 Jun 2025

Opposition calls for freeway action

The State Opposition has slammed the Government for failing to implement all of the freeway safety improvements recommended in a review handed down almost three years ago. A third arrester bed, 40km/h slow zone for heavy vehicles and real-time...

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28 May 2025

Council to rethink rooster ban

The Mt Barker Council will review its ban on keeping roosters at properties within a town following a push by Councillor Rebecca Hewett, who said “sensible” restrictions should be considered. The ban, which came into effect in March, also...

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21 May 2025

Bin collection changes to affect some residents

Waste collection days are set to change for some Mt Barker Council residents when new waste collection boundaries come into effect next month. At Mt Barker, properties east of Wellington Road, between Adelaide and Sims roads and in the Aston Hills...

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14 May 2025

Deputy Mayor still considering options

A Mt Barker Councillor claims he felt pressured to withdraw a motion that condemned bad behavior, while the council’s Deputy Mayor is still considering her options after announcing she would resign because of a “toxic” council culture. Deputy...

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14 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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Deputy Mayor to resign over ‘toxic’ culture

Mt Barker’s Deputy Mayor says she will quit following a heated clash with Mayor David Leach over a “toxic” workplace culture. Councillor Samantha Jones made the shock announcement that she was “publicly resigning” during Monday night’s...

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Gather game sought

The Mt Barker Council still wants the region to be considered as a venue for next year’s AFL Gather Round, despite Mayor David Leach saying previously that the council would not seek another game for three or four years. Mr Leach told The Courier...

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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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Residents push to save heritage trees

Mt Barker residents are calling for developers to “come to their senses”, raising concerns about the proposed removal of heritage-listed trees along Fidler Lane to make way for a $180m, 254-home master-planned estate. The estate proposal...

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30 Apr 2025

Waterlogged palms replaced

Two palm trees have been removed from Mt Barker’s Emerald Way estate, raising concerns that the area is not suitable for the species. Heavy machinery was used to remove the trees from the corner of Hartmann Road and Emerald Way last week. The...

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30 Apr 2025

‘Preliminary’ planning underway for busy road upgrade

Preliminary planning is underway for upgrades to one of Mt Barker’s busiest roads, however, details from the State Government remain scant. Upgrades to Adelaide Road were included in the Mt Barker Council’s Road Network Management Action Plan...

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