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Elisa
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Student visa process ‘erratic’

A Crafers West man has resorted to taking court action after his nephew was denied an Australian student visa in what he believes was an unjust administration error. Reinhard Struve lodged documents to initiate a remedy in the Federal Circuit and...

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Elisa Rose

27 Aug 2025

News

Double win for double cream

Fresh Hills milk is part of the secret behind a Lobethal business’ double win at last week’s SA Dairy Awards. Tweedvale’s Pure Double Cream was named champion fresh product and also won the judges choice award at the 2025 SA Dairy Awards on...

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Elisa Rose

20 Aug 2025

News

Too little, too late

Key medical stakeholders fear the new Mt Barker hospital will not be large enough for the region, as the SA doctors’ union says the local emergency department needs double the number of medical staff. A local emergency doctor, who The Courier has...

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Elisa Rose

09 Jul 2025

News

Emergency department staffing below recommendation

The Mt Barker emergency department has just over half the recommended number of doctors present on any one shift, as latest data estimates that patients are still not being seen within target time-frames. But the Barossa, Hills and Fleurieu Local...

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Elisa Rose

02 Jul 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

Police

High steaks offender

There was a “high steaks pursuit” at Dawesley last week, after a cow was spotted with a bucket on its head. In a social media post last week, SA Police said a patrol responded to reports of a “cow acting suspiciously” alongside Old Princes...

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Elisa Rose

26 Mar 2025

News

Freeway frustrations - residents ‘fed up’ with freeway speed limits

Hills residents are “fed up” with ongoing works along the freeway, saying inconsistent and prolonged speed restrictions are leaving motorists frustrated and could reduce compliance. Work to upgrade and refit the Heysen Tunnels began in March...

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Elisa Rose

20 Nov 2024

News

Fast-food proposal for Strathalbyn

The developer behind several childcare centre applications, including a controversial one at Stirling, wants to build a fast-food restaurant with a drive-through at Strathalbyn. Development Holdings has lodged an application to build the restaurant...

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Elisa Rose

10 Jul 2024

Community

Night skies a kaleidoscope of colour

Hills skies were lit up with a kaleidoscope of color over the weekend as the Aurora Australis was visible as far north as Queensland. The colors seen during auroras are caused by the interactions between gases in our atmosphere and particles sent...

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Elisa Rose

15 May 2024

Council and Politics

Support for Stirling: Council to consider ways to help small businesses

The Adelaide Hills Council will investigate ways to support Stirling’s small businesses in the wake of the fire that tore through the Village Mall. At a community meeting last month Stirling Business Association chair Sarah Burchell revealed that...

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Elisa Rose

20 Mar 2024

Council and Politics

Amy Gillett Pathway on the right track

The popular Amy Gillett Pathway will be extended to Birdwood after years of negotiations between the Adelaide Hills Council and the State Government. The $5.7m project will extend the path from Mt Torrens to Birdwood, adding about 6km to the route...

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Elisa Rose

20 Mar 2024

Council and Politics

Councillor: stickers could improve waste habits

The Adelaide Hills Council will investigate distributing stickers to its residents to help educate them about how to dispose of different types of rubbish. At a meeting this month, councillors supported a suggestion by Councillor Kirsty Parkin that...

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Elisa Rose

20 Mar 2024

Police

Littlehampton axe victim speaks out as third person charged

The victim of an alleged axe attack that happened in a Littlehampton garage in 2017 has spoken out, as a third person is arrested over subsequent alleged attempts on his life. Jonathon Hawtin, 36, was left a tetraplegic in 2017 after he was hit in...

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Elisa Rose

29 Nov 2023