At long last, Lewcock’s bridge upgrade completed
After decades of lobbying, Lewcock’s bridge, officially known as the Clare-Hanson Road Bridge, and a nearby culvert, have finally been widened and upgraded, with...
Bridge budgeted to link ‘extraterrestrial’ trail
“IT’S like planet Mars out there,” declared councillor Terry Williams at last week’s Wakefield Regional Council meeting.
Cr Williams was referring to the remote, extraterrestrial...
Wind farm turbines on the rise
A last-minute bid by a multi-national energy company to vary the height of wind turbines at its proposed wind farm in South Australia has...
Doctors should decide who drives
THE State Opposition is calling for changes to national driving laws that require regional road users with certain medical needs to get their licence...
Motorcycle Club development on track
Preparation works have begun on an upgrade of facilities and track at the Clare Motorcycle Club’s George Wade Memorial Off-road Park.
The Clare Motorcycle Club...
Sam’s birthday packed with love
When Sam Waldhuter celebrated his birthday last week, his wish list was a little different than most nine-year-olds.
He wished not for something for himself,...
Clare finalists in SA Blockchain Innovation Challenge
Clare Valley grapegrower David Travers and winemaker Jeffrey Grosset have been announced finalists in this month’s Premier’s Blockchain Innovation Challenge in Adelaide.
The pair’s entry...
Marooned in a lagoon
MAJOR users of the Balaklava’s treated water scheme, including the racing club and council-owned parks, are irrigating with mains water after the town’s storage...
bandits busted
Police have charged four people following a break-in at a property at Armagh last Wednesday morning.
Property owner, Wayne Allen, was contacted around 8am by...
FIX track TAX
Regional racing clubs are feeling the pinch thanks to the flow-on effects of the State Government’s consumption tax.
The ‘betting operations tax’ is a consumption...