Travel to another world at your local library
These school holidays, Balaklava Community Library has a stacked program chock-a-block with activities to keep the kids entertained on the cheap.
Each day, the library...
Do fencing right for a farmer’s title
Getting a farm fence right is pretty important.
It doesn’t matter how idealistic a farming community you live in, if you’re an established farmer, or...
Win funds for local events
Events that attract tourists and benefit the community are eligible to apply for funding from the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council.
The council has opened...
Program helps you get connected
Have you heard of Community Connections? It’s a Department of Human Services-funded program supporting people to build stronger social and community connections.
In the Barossa,...
No tears over dark onions
Clare Valley artist Stu Nankivell, was the recipient of the 2022 Balco Balaklava Art Prize for his still life artwork ‘Onions in the Dark’,...
Get Up, Stand Up, Show Up!
Clare Primary School students celebrated NAIDOC Week with a day of cultural immersion with First Nations leaders.
They began the day by applying ochre prepared...
Kangaroo steak sandwiches a hit
Balaklava High School students celebrated NAIDOC Week on the final day of term during a whole school assembly.
The assembly began with Aboriginal Education teacher...
Have your say: Problem with organic
Dear editor,
I wish to congratulate Andrew Parker for his comments in The Plains Producer on July 6 about organic farming and its impact on...
Tea the key to a wine replacement
The publicans of Watervale Hotel collaborated with Indigenous-owned native food company Warndu to introduce a range of gourmet mocktails that mimic the structure of...
Going dry beyond July
There’ll be many social media posts this month from people giving up booze for Dry July, but for Auburn resident Laura McCarthy, it’ll be...
Tahana’s 10 guides Owls to victory
A superb 10-goal haul from dynamic Owls forward Joseph Tahana has helped Angle Vale to a 63-point victory against Virginia last Saturday in round...
