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Hills livestock shines at Royal Adelaide Show

The Ferris wheel has stopped and the stables have been cleared at the Wayville Showgrounds after the Royal Adelaide Show wrapped up for another year. The show was held between August 30 and September 7, including livestock competitions that drew...

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Scott Murphy

15 hours ago

News

Cool win for white wine

Sidewood Estate’s 2024 Mappinga Chardonnay was crowned the best white wine at this year’s International Cool Climate Wine Show. The victory comes a year after the 2023 Mappinga Chardonnay won the trophy for the best wine in the show at the same...

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Scott Murphy

15 hours ago

Community

Badge of honor

A Mt Barker teenager has raised $5000 for her local football club, driven by a desire to return the kindness it showed her after a life-changing incident 10 years ago. Earlier this year, local artist Madi Fox saw an opportunity to sell player...

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Scott Murphy

03 Sep 2025

News

Wind and hail lashes the Hills

Gusty winds, heavy rains and hail battered the Hills last week, with wind gusts reaching 77.8km/h at Mt Lofty and 93km/h at Mt Crawford on Friday, August 29. The day prior, the Bureau of Meteorology forecast a “winter blast for the south-east”...

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Scott Murphy

03 Sep 2025

News

The fruit of his labor

Brian Croser’s “lifelong waltz” with Australian wine has been anything but smooth, but the accomplished winemaker has embraced his passion to help shape the nation’s wine industry. Earlier this month, the Piccadilly viticulturist became the...

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Scott Murphy

27 Aug 2025

News

Best in the nation

A Hills private school head teacher has been recognised as the nation’s best non-government school principal. Lobethal Lutheran School principal Stephanie Richards, pictured, was awarded the accolade at the 2025 Australian Educator Awards in...

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Scott Murphy

20 Aug 2025

News

Wine trail for Langhorne Creek

The Federal Government has granted more than $7m to help deliver a 2.8km walking, running and riding trail connecting Langhorne Creek’s cellar doors and tourist attractions. Dubbed the Langhorne Creek Discovery Trail, the project is being...

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Scott Murphy

20 Aug 2025

News

Elephantine journey

Preparations are underway to acclimatise an elephant before it makes a trip from Perth to Monarto Safari Park in late spring. The male Asian elephant named Putra Mas, which translates to ‘golden prince’, is undergoing crate training with his...

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Scott Murphy

20 Aug 2025

Council and Politics

Council reveals source of wetland foam

A white foam that appeared at the Laratinga Wetlands at Mt Barker has been identified as a harmless naturally occurring “phenomenon” which forms after periods of high water flow. A Mt Barker Council spokesperson told The Courier that white foam...

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Scott Murphy

13 Aug 2025

News

Hills Rolls Royce top of its class

A Blakiston man’s Rolls Royce has been crowned one of the nation’s best at a recent car club competition in Newcastle. David Jarrett acquired his all original 1976 Rolls Royce about five years ago and was told by a fellow car club member to...

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Scott Murphy

13 Aug 2025

News

Cultivating food security

Home-grown fruits, vegetables and herbs shared among neighbors could be key to combating global hunger, with the local founder of an international initiative encouraging people to replace microwave meals with urban-farmed foods. A new study lead by...

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Scott Murphy

06 Aug 2025

News

Vandalism a sign of opposition

A banner advertising a faith-based program intended to explore “life’s big questions” was vandalised last week in an attack that organisers believe was calculated. Recently, a family living near Woodside and Ridge roads agreed to hang a banner...

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Scott Murphy

30 Jul 2025

News

Thieves hit roadside stalls

Three children from Mt Torrens say they won’t be discouraged by a recent robbery from their roadside stalls. About 10 months ago, 11-year-old cousins Jonah and Yozi Ziegelmann started an after-school business collecting and bagging cow manure from...

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Scott Murphy

23 Jul 2025