Tag: Regional Showcase 2025
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First-time finalist crowned South Australia’s Agricultural Town of the Year
Lameroo has been named South Australia’s Agricultural Town of the Year, taking top honours at a prestigious awards ceremony held at Lot.100 on Wednesday evening. The Award is an initiative of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), delivered in partnership with InDaily. The Mallee town – a first-time finalist – triumphed over fellow…
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Roots and reach are global in Lameroo
The two new towering silo murals in Lameroo, looking out across the Mallee, tell the story of a town built on agriculture and propelled forward by multiculturalism, scale and innovation. “The artworks are opposite in some ways but they complement each other,” says Nicole McMahon, chairperson of Lameroo Forward, a volunteer group that helped bring…
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Stronger together in Kimba
The Eyre Peninsula town of Kimba has earned the moniker “halfway to everywhere”, sitting between Sydney and Perth, and a five-hour drive from the nearest capital city. In light of this, the community has gained a reputation of bringing the world to itself, through the strong ties of its community. Lisa Baldock of Buckleboo Farms…
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Proactive spirit shines bright in Keith
In the springtime, the Limestone Coast town of Keith is hugged on all sides by fields of purple lucerne flowers. With over 80 per cent of Australia’s lucerne crop grown within 100 kilometres, Keith is known as the Lucerne Capital of Australia. Locals are highly productive in farming through their access to underground aquifers, paired…
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Vote for your favourite regional news story
Regional South Australian stories capture the heart of country life, sharing moments of kindness, resilience and the strength that comes from community. The South Australian Regional Showcase Awards celebrate the 20 most uplifting stories of the year – stories that shine a light on people making a positive difference and inspiring others along the way.…
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The farm with flowers
Located on the eastern side of Eyre Peninsula, Cowell is a town little more than 100 kilometres from Whyalla – about halfway between Port Augusta and Port Lincoln. If you venture just a little further out, you’ll find Miltalie, complete with its population of about 150. One of those 150 people who call Miltalie home…
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Saddleworth’s annual book event is back with a bang
Four years on from its first appearance at the Clare Show market, Saddleworth’s 2025 annual book event will assemble authors and readers in the region around the theme “Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang!” Event organiser and author Portia Stanton-Noble says the focus is on the romance and crime genres because of how the two intertwine and…
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Mid-century Stirling masterpiece with a private botanical garden
For strategic consultant Miriam and her husband Joe Whitford, a health and safety manager, it was the mid-century aesthetics and the perfect location that drew them to 33 Garrod Crescent 13 years ago. “It was a fantastic location, but what we loved were all the mid-century features,” says Miriam. This includes the pitched ceilings with…
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Riverland oasis
“Gardening helps with my mental and physical health; it’s where I go to unwind, forget about the business of life and just be in the moment of what is around me — the sounds, the smells, the chatter of birds.” So says Michelle Dominic, president of the Riverland Rose and Garden Festival. But Michelle wasn’t…
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Escape to the country
It was a baptism of fire, literally, when Andrew and Annette Comley began creating their stunning country holiday home in Woodside in the Adelaide Hills. The couple had always dreamed of a rural retreat, a place to escape the pace and stress of city life. Both Andrew and Annette have demanding jobs that require long…