Tag: Regional Showcase 2025
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Ngarrindjeri role models celebrated at 2025 NAIDOC Week awards
Eleven outstanding Ngarrindjeri role models have been celebrated at an annual NAIDOC Week awards ceremony in Murray Bridge. More than 300 people walked together across the River Murray, over the old road bridge, and down the city’s main street to its council chambers on Monday morning. There music played, flags were raised and tributes were…
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Council issues drought declaration as SA and federal governments lag behind
The drought hasn’t broken yet, but recent rainfall has at least given Tintinara farmer Jonathan Pietzsch something that has been in short supply lately: a tiny bit of hope. A greenish tinge has appeared in some paddocks around the Murraylands during the past week and a half, following falls of 20-30 millimetres on the King’s…
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Mowers roar at all-Australian racing championships
The ultimate clash of ride-on lawnmowers has hit full throttle at Tailem Bend over the weekend with the All-Australian Ride-On Mower Racing Championships at the Bend Motorsport Park. The event, run by the not-for-profit Australian Ride-On Lawn Mower Racing Association, brought together grassroots racers and enthusiasts for a high-octane, mud-splattered showdown – all in the…
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Robe homestead’s new custodians
When SALIFE arrives at Moorakyne, owner Margaret Ferguson is outside in her glorious garden, pottering among the brilliantly-coloured dahlias, sunflowers and artichoke flowers. She winds her way along the path made from reclaimed brick salvaged from the property to greet us. This is a garden Margaret has lovingly spent four years cultivating; transforming it from…
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Power FM celebrates a quarter century
Power FM has a long history of keeping South Australians company as they go about their days. Power FM launched on 12 May 2000 to listeners in the Murray Bridge area with the South Coast, Murraylands and Adelaide Hills licences expanding the station’s reach a few years later. This year, on their 25th birthday, the…
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Whyalla Maritime Museum welcomes rare naval sword
The Whyalla Maritime Museum has been donated a special piece of wartime history – a naval sword, belonging to former commander Neven Robinson Read of the HMAS Whyalla during 1944-45. The ceremonial sword was donated to the museum by Commander Read’s grandson George Read, who travelled with his family from his home in Victoria to…
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Local heroes transforming healthcare in regional South Australia
Sobia and Irfan say that when they landed in regional South Australia 20 years ago, the lack of adequate health care services for rural and remote communities was the first thing they noticed. To counter this problem, the couple have established six pharmacies in areas where there were previously none to bring essential healthcare closer…
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Dancing for community wellness
The River Rock Dance Club gathers each Monday evening at the historic Monash Memorial Hall for a night of dancing that begins with a dance lesson. President of the group, Roger Fielke, says moving to the music is a much-loved pastime for the 90 members of the group who are mostly over 50. “We have…
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The story behind Birdwood’s spectacular Bellosguardo garden
Regional From his back porch each evening, Peter Bellosguardo takes a moment to absorb his verdant three-hectare property in the hills behind Birdwood. The immaculate topiaries, espaliered fruit trees and stone-walled veggie garden are set against a panoramic vista of vineyards and pencil pines that evoke the Tuscan countryside. It is Peter’s masterpiece, 23 years…
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Hawker among ‘Places of Pride’ in latest Australian War Memorial initiative
The large-scale ‘Places of Pride’ multimedia display takes viewers on a journey across war memorials and commemorations around the nation, showcasing 42 of the 12,000 places in Australia built to honour those who served Australia in wars and conflicts. Hawker is one of just five South Australian war memorials included in the project, alongside the…