Farewell to a country football legend
Peter Kitschke was the second child of Canowie Belt farmers Ena and John Vincent (Cob) Kitschke; brother to John, Jim, and Martin.
Peter nearly didn’t...
‘Art has kept me alive’: Burra artist still powering on
Burra artist Phil Bartley is looking to put on a show at Christmas time once again - but it’s never an easy job.
Thirteen years...
Howe North: Community news
Chooks of the week
Balaklava Museum created its own community chooks to celebrate their golden jubilee.
The 11-strong flock consists of a golden jubilee rooster alongside...
Healthy fields for Publican race day
A forecast of rain is failing to dampen enthusiasm for today’s Balaklava Publicans’ race day, historically one of the club’s best-attended and more boisterous...
Pool projects surge ahead
Balaklava and Owen’s swimming pool upgrades are knee deep in construction with concrete cut, form work laid and Balaklava’s feature splash pad taking shape.
Wakefield...
Ramsey likely despite Grey recount
Incumbent Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey isn’t declaring victory just yet after a complete recount was called due to an error with counting on...
Mouse numbers patchy: PIRSA
Mouse numbers are ‘patchy’ across the state but there is higher activity in the Mid North and Yorke Peninsula and growers should be monitoring...
Mice present fresh challenge
A freak hail storm moved through James Moore’s family farm east of Caltowie last November, resulting in severe crop damage and, consequently, a carpet...
Firefighters injured in Balaklava blaze
Two firefighters were injured at the weekend fighting a fire at the back of a property in Balaklava.
CFS crews were called to Railway Terrace...
Police News: Serious crash at Whitwarta
Police are investigating a serious crash that occurred north-west of Balaklava and left a local man seriously injured and airlifted to Adelaide.
Just before 3pm...
Mid north black out
A severe weather event of gale force winds, hail, rain and flooding hit the mid north region on Thursday.
The unprecedented weather event caused...
