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Fallout from the Voice defeat

Even after the referendum was voted down by the Australian public, the fallout from the majority No vote continues around the nation, and South Australia’s Mid North is no exception. A huge proponent of the No camp in the region, Federal Member...

Luke Miller

11 Nov 2023

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Main Street wait continues

Questions and doubts have been raised about the timeline for the Virginia Main Street upgrade, with City of Playford hopeful for completion by the end of the month. The upgrade has been ongoing since last year along Old Port Wakefield Road, from the...

Jarrad Delaney

11 Nov 2023

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Council responds to discussion paper

Adelaide Plains Council is set to submit a document to the state’s planning commission outlining areas of concern identified in the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan Discussion Paper Council officers prepared a draft submission that councillors...

Luke Miller

07 Nov 2023

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Draft food vendor policy passed

Mobile food vendors are one step closer to being able to set up their businesses-on-wheels at specific points throughout the Adelaide Plains district. This comes after several vendors revealed they have been waiting for up to a year to be granted...

Luke Miller

05 Oct 2023

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CFS prepares as season sets to heat up

Country Fire Service (CFS) is preparing for the upcoming bushfire season and with hot and dry conditions forecast, are calling on the community to do their part in more ways than one. On December 19 the Bureau of Meteorology declared that El Niño...

Jarrad Delaney

05 Oct 2023

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Firefighters put out $100k blazes

Combined efforts from CFS and MFS firefighters have extinguished a pair of building fires north of Adelaide, with damage from each estimated at about $100,000. At about 4am on September 24, 23 MFS firefighters from six appliances and one command...

Staff Writers

05 Oct 2023

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Museum safeguards ag exhibit for future

Mallala Museum has overseen an improvement of one of its facilities, helping to safeguard exhibits into the future. Outside the main building the museum has a shed which for many years had served as a display for historic agricultural machinery...

Jarrad Delaney

11 Sep 2023

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Police News: Korunye drug find leads to city searches

An arrest has been made after drugs, guns and two vehicles were seized by police, following an alleged find near Two Wells in early August. It will be alleged that on Wednesday, August 2, detectives from the Serious and Organised Crime Branch went...

Staff Writers

07 Sep 2023

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Roundabout date wait criticised

A local City of Playford councillor has criticised the delay in constructing a roundabout at an Angle Vale intersection, and is calling on locals to raise the issue with the state government. The community has been awaiting the start of construction...

Jarrad Delaney

05 Sep 2023

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Works to address rough road and drain pain

City of Playford has budgeted upgrades for a prominent road and culvert at Waterloo Corner, which is expected to relieve concerns from residents about road conditions and drainage. In its 2023/24 Annual Business Plan and Budget, the council has...

Jarrad Delaney

04 Sep 2023

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Intersection safety at a crossroads

City of Playford will factor more safety improvements for a notorious intersection at Virginia in a bid to improve the safety of motorists through that section of road. At the council meeting held on August 22, deputy mayor Peter Rentoulis moved for...

Jarrad Delaney

02 Sep 2023

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Lions help dismantle old stands

The Mallala and Districts Lions Club has just finished a major project, dismantling two large stands at the local motorsport park during the past year and a half. The Lions Club has been involved in taking down two very large spectator stands, which...

Staff Writers

07 Aug 2023

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PALM changes welcomed

A local worker of Pacific origin has welcomed reforms to a scheme involving people like her, hoping it would help them support their families and their life in Australia. The Australian Government announced last month reforms to the Pacific...

Jarrad Delaney

07 Aug 2023

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Enrol to vote ahead of Voice referendum

As Australia gears up for the first referendum in a quarter of a century, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is reminding voters, particularly those in regional Australia, to enrol to vote for the upcoming decision on the Federal Voice to...

Staff Writers

07 Aug 2023

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Do not horse around on the road

Motorists are being reminded to know what to do when coming across riders on horseback in areas such as Lewiston, which includes slowing down and preparing to stop if a horse is unsettled. Lewiston is a Rural Living and Animal Husbandry Zone, with...

Jarrad Delaney

04 Aug 2023