Solar hotspot
AS power prices continue to surge, more private businesses are turning to generating their own power, with three medium-sized solar farms to be built...
Northern Shows night of nights
MC George Seppelt welcomed 120 guests to the Clare Town Hall for the annual Northern Shows presentation dinner recently.
During the evening awards were presented...
Hooray for Horrocks
Last week’s 2019-2020 Federal Budget delivered $44 million for the upgrade of Horrocks Highway, with the State Government announcing on Friday it would tip...
OVAL GOES ‘ROUND
Redevelopment ball back in Clare Valley sporting groups’ court
The Clare oval redevelopment proposal has been put back into the hands of local sporting groups,...
Audit doesn’t add up
Ira Parker Nursing Home’s brilliant record slumps following shock report
LAST week’s revelations the Ira Parker Nursing Home in Balaklava had failed in 19 of...
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...
New estate to turn town’s fate
Konzag development to propel Mallala’s population
BLOCKS of land at the proposed Gracewood residential development at Mallala could be on the market in 12 months,...
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...
Peckers pick up second win
Balaklava claimed a narrow four-goal victory over Hummocks on Saturday night under lights.
It was a relatively even contest for much of the game with...
