Louise named new Editor
It’s official – Louise Michael is the new Editor of the Plains Producer newspaper.
Managing director, Andrew Manuel welcomes Louise to the role, although she...
Over and under at Port Wakefield
Almost 100 people visited the Eagles Sports & Community Centre at Port Wakefield last Thursday evening to learn more about the proposed Port Wakefield...
PEER PRESSURE PRACTICE
Farmers unite in their views against CFS volunteers halting harvest
The general consensus from speakers at the public hearing of the Select Committee on the...
Big Broughton Bridge rebuild
Transporting construction materials and agricultural goods from the Spalding area, north of Adelaide, to destinations all over South Australia and the Northern Territory will...
Riesling Trail extension starts
A $320,000 extension of the Riesling Trail in to Auburn to enable easier access and a seamless trail right through to Riverton has begun,...
Hay exporters shuffle their decks
DRY conditions have driven employment restructures at hay exporters, Balco and Gilmac, both major employers in the Balaklava area.
Balco reduced staff levels by seven...
JBS axes 100 jobs at Port Wakefield processing facility
Workers at the JBS pork processing facility at Port Wakefield were in shock last Thursday when they were told 102 jobs would be lost,...
Cheers and tears of victory for Gennikay
ABOUT 90 seconds of racing yielded almost as many emotions for Balaklava’s Sam Tiller on Thursday afternoon, when the Phillip Stokes trained filly, Gennikay,...
Saddleworth’s SES star
Axel Larsen of Saddleworth had an extra reason to celebrate on Saturday after being awarded an Emergency Services Medal in the 2019 Australia Day...
Knock, knock, knockin’ on Stephan’s door
WAKEFIELD Regional Council will continue lobbying for the green avenue of trees through Port Wakefield as part of the $90 million Augusta Highway duplication...
CFS fight truck fires
Country Fire Service (CFS) brigades in the Mid North and Lower North have responded to separate truck fires in the past week, causing an...
