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Joseph
Moore

Rate hike to get budget back in black

Adelaide Hills Council residents could be hit with an average 6.2% rate increase next financial year to help bring the council’s budget back into surplus. The council’s draft annual business plan for 2025/26 and draft long-term financial plan...

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Joseph Moore

14 May 2025

News

Fears for trees as drought continues

Trees are dying across the Hills and conservationists say drought conditions, disease and invasive species are potentially driving their decline. At the Deanery Reserve near Bridgewater, messmate stringybark trees and other native vegetation are...

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Joseph Moore

14 May 2025

News

Sliced apples: growers reeling over tree pruning

Lenswood apple orchards have suffered “mutilation” right before harvest at the hands of an SA Power Networks (SAPN) contractor, with multiple rows of fruit-bearing trees slashed. Apple growers Kym and Lachlan Green, of Ellimatta and Hillview...

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Joseph Moore

14 May 2025

Council and Politics

Sharkie set to win, but Labor, Greens closing in

A political expert has warned that Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie must expand her focus beyond “rural, agrarian issues”, to stave off growing support for Labor and the Greens in the region. Ms Sharkie is set to be re-elected to Mayo, despite a 0.89%...

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Joseph Moore

07 May 2025

Community

New display space for emerging artists’ work

Emerging young Hills artists have had their work installed on a toilet block at Balhannah, sharing their unique visions of the region in a public space. The Adelaide Hills Council-funded Elevate + Create project is an art mentorship program led by...

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Joseph Moore

30 Apr 2025

News

Towns wakes to offal sight

WARNING: Graphic image Mt Torrens residents woke up to a grim sight earlier this month, after animal blood was spilled along several kilometres of road in the area, pooling outside the local pub. Shortly after midnight, early on Saturday, April 12...

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Joseph Moore

23 Apr 2025

News

Acute services return to Gumeracha hospital

Gumeracha hospital is reopening some of its acute medical services, after they were suspended more than a year ago over a contract dispute with the local GPs who had staffed the facility. The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN)...

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Joseph Moore

23 Apr 2025

News

Police station sold again

The former Stirling Police Station has been sold for the second time in less than three years, after plans to turn it into a hospitality and tourism venue were dumped due to concerns around parking and planning restrictions. Father-son duo David and...

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Joseph Moore

16 Apr 2025

News

New free mental health clinic opens at Mt Barker

A new free, walk-in mental health support service has opened in the Hills. Co-funded by the Federal and State governments and operated by Summit Health, the new Mt Barker Medicare Mental Health Centre is staffed by qualified mental health...

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Joseph Moore

16 Apr 2025

Council and Politics

National award for emergency response leader

Long-serving Adelaide Hills Council staff member John McArthur has been awarded a National Emergency Medal, for leading the council’s response to the Cudlee Creek bushfire in 2019/20. Formerly the council’s manager of waste, emergency...

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Joseph Moore

16 Apr 2025

News

Mt Barker homes out of reach

Housing at Mt Barker is unaffordable, as wage growth over nearly two decades failed to keep up with the pace of home value increases, a Property Council of Australia (PCA) report has found. PCA’s report, entitled Beyond Reach: The key worker...

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Joseph Moore

09 Apr 2025

News

Controversial petrol station plan goes to trial

A trial has begun in the Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) Court over the Adelaide Hills Council assessment panel’s (CAP) decision to reject a controversial 24/7 service station at Heathfield. PC Infrastructure, which develops OTR...

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Joseph Moore

09 Apr 2025

News

Bypass concerns: questions remain around freight bypass funding

Concerns have been raised about a $525m Federal Government commitment to deliver a freight bypass around the Hills, as Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie and the SA Road Transport Association (SARTA) demand more details. The funding was included in last...

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Joseph Moore

02 Apr 2025