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02 Jul 2025

Council claims: ex-councillor’s grievances aired in Parliament

Former Adelaide Hills Councillor Louise Pascale has levelled a flurry of accusations at her former council, accusing it of “spending money on lawyers” to send “threatening correspondence” and using staff resources to “canvas journalists...

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Wheels are turning: Council makes a tour comeback

The Adelaide Hills Council has re-instated $80,000 of funding to host stages of the 2026 Tour Down Under (TDU) in its 2025/26 budget. The council’s draft budget was released for public consultation last month, without any TDU funding. But at...

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Farmers look for more rain after season breaks

An Angas Plains grain grower is hoping that 50mm of rain so far in June means he and other farmers can “turn a corner”, but he says the local industry is not out of the woods yet. Milton Cross said the last 18 months had been the most...

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Market gets five-year go-ahead

The Adelaide Hills Council has renewed the Stirling Market’s road closure permit for another five years. The market is held on the fourth Sunday of every month on Druid Avenue. The market had been granted a five-year road closure permit, which was...

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Cool vintage win

A Balhannah winery has been recognised on the global stage, winning a trophy at the International Wine Challenge in London (IWC). The Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay won the Best Adelaide Hills Chardonnay trophy, scoring 96 points, with the judges...

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18 Jun 2025

‘Bold’ plan needed: development board wants rail or O-Bahn style transport

The director of the local regional development board says the State Government needs to consider “bold and ambitious” measures in the Hills, such as passenger rail or an O-Bahn-style busway, with data revealing that SA spends a fraction of what...

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18 Jun 2025

Report warns Hills properties could become ‘uninsurable’

Mayo has the third-highest climate risk among Federal electorates in Australia, rendering many properties potentially “uninsurable”, according to a recent climate risk analysis report. The report was released by the Climate Council and Climate...

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04 Jun 2025

Mayo still in Liberal’s sights

The president of the SA Liberals says Mayo is “still very much in the Liberal Party’s sights” after the recent Federal election, despite Liberal candidate Zane Basic falling to third place behind Labor in what was once a safe Liberal seat...

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21 May 2025

More Federal funding sought for freeway bypass project

The State Government will continue to seek an 80:20 split funding model for the $1 billion greater Adelaide freight bypass in the wake of the Federal election, while the State Opposition has re-affirmed its $211m commitment to the project. Ahead of...

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14 May 2025

Rail, health and living costs on the agenda

MP Rebekha Sharkie says her key priorities for the new Federal term include bringing rail back to the Hills and securing a new urgent care clinic at Mt Barker, as she looks set to retain the seat of Mayo. As of 3pm on Tuesday, May 6, Ms Sharkie led...

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07 May 2025

Drought, disease threats loom for apiarists

A Lenswood honey producer says the industry is “incredibly vulnerable” after being severely impacted by drought and the looming threat of varroa mite. Buzz Honey owner Annette Ferris said that a lack of rain was preventing native plants from...

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07 May 2025

Gather Round backtrack

The Mt Barker Council has backtracked on a statement made by its Mayor that it would not seek another Gather Round game at the Summit Sport and Recreation Park (SSRP) for at least three years. Speaking with The Courier in both February and earlier...

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