Lachie heads to the Doggies
FORMER Clare local, Lachie McNeil is heading to Victoria to join the AFL’s Western Bulldogs after being chosen in the rookie draft last Thursday.
“I...
Wehr’s Giant moment
FORMER Balaklava Peckers footballer, Jacob Wehr, is ‘over the moon’ after he was selected by GWS Giants in last Wednesday night’s AFL draft.
GWS (Greater...
Gerry named Australia’s top rural doc
Dr Gerry Considine from Clare, has been awarded Rural Doctor of the Year 2020, by the peak rural medical body, the Rural Doctors Association...
Special celebrity shorebird spotted
Some of the birds around our coastline undertake long migrations every year.
Collectively known as shorebirds or waders, this group includes curlews, sandpipers, knots and...
Spate of thefts at Saddleworth
THIEVES are about, and residents of Saddleworth are becoming annoyed after a recent spate of thefts around the town.
A number of properties have been...
Snowtown’s special space
IT’S taken almost two years, but Snowtown will finally have its own childcare centre as from late January 2021.
Balaklava Community Children’s Centre deputy director,...
Roads to rack and ruin
THE shocking state of roads around the district is causing major safety concerns for road users, with many drivers saying it’s only a matter...
Meffert murderer set 20 year non-parole
The man charged with the murder of 23-year-old Martin Meffert at Terowie has been set a non-parole sentence of 20 years, a 20 per...
Tariff torture
Preliminary wine tariffs of up to more than 200 per cent imposed by China on Australian wine last week – heightening shelf prices by...
Pick of the bunch
In what has been nothing short of a challenging year for the Clare Valley wine industry, the region has banded together, packaged up, and...
Demons Bs win cracking prelim
The South Clare Demons are through to the 2024 B Grade Grand Final after beating the BSR Tigers by one solitary point in a...
