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The Plains Producer is a back-to-back winner in the Country Press SA newspaper awards.
The paper was again judged best of its category for 2009 for newspapers with a circulation under 2500.
This follows the 2008 award, and others from 1997–2001.
The Plains Producer also took out another two awards in the open categories against more than 30 papers – Best Editorial Writing, for the “My View” column written by editor Terry Williams – and Best Sports Story, won by Lauren Parker for her report on Mallala football club’s Keith Earl coaching his team to a grand final win after being badly burnt in a fire.
The Plains Producer achieved third place against all newspapers in the Best Advertisement – Image/Branding category, for its advertisments and promotional campaign highlighting Virginia Nursery’s expansion.
An “honorable mention” was received in the Best Supplement category for the paper’s “Balaklava – Rising Star of the North” feature.
The Best Newspaper awards are judged from newspapers selected at random from four quarters of 2009.
Bank SA, a long-time supporter of Country Press SA, sponsors the three Best Newspaper award cat...
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A land where no-one grows old, where treasure awaits, where you can never leave. Upland. Who says disco is dead?
Upland is a lunatic comedy about glitter balls and finding your soul, and you can visit this mythical place in Mallala!
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Philip Bruer, 42, of Balaklava was arrested in Balaklava on Wednesday March 3, for an alleged three counts of failing to comply with a domestic violence restraining order, breach of bail and abduction of a child.
The chil...
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SA Ambulance Service is urgently seeking volunteer ambulance officers to offer their time for a good cause.
The SA Ambulance Service recruitment vehicle and some dedicated volunteer ambulance officers ...
‘Public square’ and playground projects share $80,000 in Federal funding
Mallala and Lewiston will share $80,000 in Federal funding for two projects.
District Council of Mallala received the cash from the second round of the Regional an...
A MAN who drove his car through a 60 km/h town speed zone at more than double the limit was nabbed by police. The 27-year-old, from Craigmore, was reported for speeding after allegedly being detected travelling at 134 km/h in a 60 km/...
Mallala resident Lorna Worsley celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at Mallala Hospital on Friday. The 10th child of 15, Lorna has been a resident at the hospital since 2002, and is still very spritely and punctual, and enj...
Country Home Advocacy Project (CHAP) has been successful in securing new funding from the recent State and Federal government round of funding under the Home and Community Care program for the region.
Since 1989, CHAP has been a provider o...
Living a healthy, active lifestyle is important for most and Council on the Ageing Seniors Voice program Strength for Life is helping people 50 years and over develop or improve their fitness levels.
With no more than 15 people in a class,...
Nothing is more certain than death and taxes. But how certain is a contented life as large numbers of Adelaide Plains residents enter their twilight years? Graham Ackland, CEO of Balaklava’s aged care facility, Mill Court, is well aware of ...
SA AMBULANCE STILL NEEDS PEOPLE
Peter and Margaret Rankine knew there was a need for more volunteer ambulance officers, but wondered whether in their early sixties they were too old to do the training.
They’ve surprised themselves, as...
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