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Pageant saved 22 Aug 2013 | 05:54 am
Mt Barker residents can breathe a sigh of relief – their much-loved Christmas Pageant is safe for another two years. The biggest regional event of its kind was cancelled indefinitely by its organisin...
Federal funding 15 Aug 2013 | 06:25 am
In an election campaign fought largely over national issues it is pleasing to see that local problems such as a much needed second freeway interchange at Mt Barker are still on the agenda. The $16m p...
Speedy remedy 8 Aug 2013 | 07:26 am
The last time The Courier raised the issue of the crossroad at Riverview, Pfeiffer and Nairne roads at Inverbrackie the newspaper received a letter objecting to any money being spent on the intersecti...
Vision for the future 1 Aug 2013 | 08:27 am
The lives of Australian women have changed greatly since organisations such as the Country Women’s Association (CWA) and Red Cross were at their peak. In the days when women generally stopped working...
The art of learning 4 Jul 2013 | 07:54 am
Politicians and bureaucrats are often criticised for their expensive jaunts across the globe under the guise of professional development. These trips are often viewed by the public as a waste of mone...
Freeway priority 27 Jun 2013 | 07:39 am
It was encouraging last month to see both State and Federal Governments jointly pledging $16m to improve the safety of road users on the freeway. An advanced traffic management system installed from ...
Cars v councils 20 Jun 2013 | 08:17 am
The news that the Alexandrina Council has joined its neighbors, the Victor Harbor and Yankalilla councils, in opposing the running of the Adelaide Hills Tarmac Rally on locally controlled roads is a b...
Pet protection 13 Jun 2013 | 06:04 am
The RSPCA’s new chief executive has pointed out that a case involving a raid on a “puppy farm” near Strathalbyn highlights a lack of scrutiny and a lack of accountability for breeders supplying Austra...
Pageant must stay 6 Jun 2013 | 07:18 am
The Mt Barker Christmas Pageant is too popular and too well run to be abandoned solely because alternative storage arrangements for the 15 permanent floats and many costumes cannot be found. The post...
Heritage woes 30 May 2013 | 07:10 am
The protections and restrictions associated with heritage listings can be so unpopular that authorities often do their investigations of buildings in strict secrecy in order to avoid precipitating dem...
