Self-test could boost cervical cancer screening rate
While South Australia is leading the nation in cervical cancer screening, the Mid North has the second-lowest screening rates in the state.
With a participation...
Always trust your instincts
Just get tested.
That is the poignant message from local business woman Sarah-Jane Abley, who is undergoing her 25th round of chemotherapy, battling stage three...
Doctor services secured for Peterborough
A new contract agreement has been reached with Goyder’s Line Medical to continue to provide general practice and hospital-based services at Peterborough.
The contract will...
Police News: Fatality at Hamley Bridge
A man has died and another was airlifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for medical treatment after a single-vehicle crash.
At about 4.45pm on Friday,...
Mum’s the word: Drive for more women in the council chamber
There’s a new face in the Wakefield Regional Council Chamber, but he wasn’t elected by popular vote.
Four-week-old baby Jed made his debut alongside mum,...
‘Roger’ The Farmer
Every now and then a story just falls in your lap.
Last week I was introduced to a children’s book titled ‘The Farmer’.
Now this book...
Showing paddocks at conference
In his previous work as an agronomist, Gippsland beef farmer Tim Wilson saw how farmers went wrong when cutting corners to save a few...
Over the fence: The six degrees of Andy Barr
There’s this thing Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon is known for, and that’s Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
It’s a play on the concept of six...
A weekend in the Valley
Brrrrrr! It’s cold outside.
The Clare Valley in winter is one of the best places for reading next to the crackling fireplace while sipping a...
Heritage Highlights: Corporation and District Council of Clare
Part 1
From the Civic Record of South Australia (1921-1923):
This picturesque northern town dates from 1843, about which time aborigines were fairly numerous, their main...
Book Week in Two Wells
Here is a look at some of the costumes worn by students and staff at Two Wells Primary School, which fully embraced the spirit...
