Sports

Jayden Hill

Feb 25 2023 Updated March 12, 2025

The Courier

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Heritage building to make way for health clinic

A heritage-listed cottage will be demolished to make way for a new health clinic after a court order overturned Mt Barker Council’s decision to reject the developers planning application. Earlier this year Leyton Property appealed the decision by...

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Louis Mayfield

30 Jul 2025

Council and Politics

Council to trial outreach library service

A pilot program that will deliver a small-scale library outreach service to a township outside of Mt Barker is being funded through a $10,000 investment by the local council. The Library Pilot Program will take the form of a “flexible...

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Louis Mayfield

23 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

News

Ground-breaking work

A Crafers West woman has been nominated for a national soil health award for her significant contributions to viticulture and agroecology. Mary Retallack has spent 30 years of her career restoring agricultural landscapes and promoting soil health...

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Fin Dunford

23 Jul 2025

Exploiting trust

It’s extremely disappointing to see that some people have taken advantage of local children and their enterprising way to make pocket money. Roadside stalls in the Hills sell everything from flowers and home-grown produce to firewood and manure...

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The Courier

23 Jul 2025

Editorial

Growing pains

Councillor Rebecca Hewett’s proposal for a report capturing the congestion on Mt Barker’s arterial road network is a sensible idea. The region has significant infrastructure needs and the council has long shouldered the significant burden of...

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The Courier

16 Jul 2025

Editorial

Growing pains

Fears that the new Mt Barker hospital will be too small to cater for Mt Barker’s growing population are representative of the issues across the region. A local doctor’s assertion that the hospital is 10 years too late, could be repeated about...

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The Courier

09 Jul 2025