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No stopping Goolwa and Surrounds’ Active Citizen

Jan 15, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

Jan 16 2025 Mount Compass local Corey Anderson might be non-verbal and live with cerebral palsy, aplastic anemia and graft versus host disease, but that doesn’t stop the 38-year-old contributing to the local community. Mr Anderson’s energy to get things done has seen him awarded a Goolwa and Surrounds Active Citizenship Award. He is often seen helping at the Country Fire Service station, at sporting eve...
Ducks causing issues for Hills sprout farmer

Jan 15, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

While you may have seen ducks around town, spare a thought for Eastbrook Farms at Mount Barker where the birds have taken a particular liking to brussel sprouts. The farm features brussel sprouts, kalettes, hay, and cattle, but the sprouts are their main crop, with about 2.5 million of the plants. “We have always had problems with ducks, mainly when we plant close to a dam,” co-owner, Kent S...
Busy volunteer awarded Young Citizen of the Year

Jan 15, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

A Strathalbyn teenager has been awarded Young Citizen of the Year for the town and its surrounding areas, following her busy commitment to several volunteer causes. Natasha Osmond took out the award for her involvement in the arts, her commitment to environmental stewardship, and her service to both the St John Ambulance and the Country Fire Service (CFS). While she was excited to receive the aw...
Duncan lands Mayor’s Community Service Award

Jan 15, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

Jan 16 2025 Duncan Norris may have won the Goolwa Mayor’s Community Service Award, but while he says the award is an honour, he is a firm believer in group effort. “There is always the group behind you,” Mr Norris said. “As I said to someone, ‘you might be at the steering wheel but you need a decent engine to keep going forward and driving it’.”Mr Norris is an honorary member of the Rotary C...
New Mt Barker ambulance station doors open

Jan 15, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

Jan 16 2025 Mount Barker’s new purpose-built ambulance station was officially opened on Sunday. The $9.1 million facility will house a full team of 32 ambos, including 18 recently recruited by the State Government, to meet the growing demand for emergency care in Adelaide Hills communities. The new station is strategically placed on the south-eastern corner of Bald Hills and Springs Roads, and expected to...
New cabins welcome tourists to Strathalbyn

Jan 8, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

Jan 09 2025 The first two of six new cabins have been installed at the Strathalbyn Caravan Park – and are already booked out for every weekend from February 8 until Easter this year. Strathalbyn Oval Controlling Committee Chairperson Craig Maidment expects the two to be fully functional by February 1 after being fitted out with all the necessary appliances over the past few weeks. The smaller cabin measur...
A tale of hearing loss aims to make others feel less alone

Jan 8, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

A Strathalbyn writer has turned her own experience with hearing loss into a book she hopes will help others going through a similar journey, and their loved ones. Lindsay Childs penned her book Adapting to a World of Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Noise throughout 2024, following a life changing visit to Ireland. “I had known I had a hearing problem, but it took me a while to really grasp that I d...
Stitching time in Strathalbyn

Jan 8, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

Lovers of sewing are being lured to the Catholic Church Hall in Strathalbyn twice a month to spend time with likeminded souls. The Women of Wisdom (WOW) sewing group has between 15 and 20 people that get together at the hall on Chapel Street on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 10am to 3.30pm, and are keen to welcome more. Spokesperson Mary Galea said sewers can bring their own ma...
Marathon Olympian delights Strathalbyn’s little athletes

Jan 8, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

Jan 09 2025 Members of Strathalbyn’s Little Athletics Club were able to get some tips from Olympic marathon runner and Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Jessica Stenson at the club’s last meet of 2024. Club president Rupert Verco said the kids were excited by the visit, which was the third of a campaign to invite Olympic and Paralympic athletes to the town for a ‘Hero Day’. “She was fantastic, she...
Storm basketballers head to Country Junior Basketball Cup

Jan 8, 2025 | southernargus.com.au | Deirdre Graham

Jan 09 2025 Strathalbyn Storm Basketball Association will be well represented at this year’s Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup in Albury. The championship runs from January 12 to January 18 featuring state teams of country players across multiple states, along with other invited teams. Storm Association Coach Lukass Blicavs said the carnival is a good way for athletes to get the gist of what playin...