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By Adair Dunsford, Art Gallery Board Member . The Naracoorte Regional Art Gallery estimates that volunteers contribute about 6000 hours annually towards keeping the gallery open for locals and visitors. The vital role they play was highlighted at the recent annual meeting of the Art Gallery Board. Gallery Secretary, Lesley Cook, told […]

By David & Leanne Robertson. Fifteen years ago, back in 2008, David & Leanne Robertson were on a weekend camping trip with their family at Halls Gap in Victoria. Alongside them, was a family from Austria, also exploring the area for a few days. As happens, on camping trips, the two families got chatting and despite only sharing 3 or 4 nights together, a friendship was formed. Andy & Petra, along with their two young boys, were in Australia for a 10-month long holiday. As their date of departure was getting closer, they were making plans to leave their vehicle and camping gear in lock-up storage in Sydney as they hoped to return within a couple of years to see more of the country. After inquiring about options, it became obvious that this wasn’t a viable plan as storage costs were quite prohibitive. Having kept in touch with each other […]

By Roger Babolka, Chief Executive Officer, Stand Like Stone Foundation. The ‘Friends of Stand Like Stone’ program, now in its 3 rd year, was developed to encourage and help more people become a local philanthropist for the Limestone Coast community. The Friends of Stand Like Stone program enables any individual or organisation to support the Foundation on a number of levels. Stand Like Stone CEO Mr Roger Babolka said, “for $500 a year, your donation helps us run the Limestone Coast’s only community foundation and continue serving the community we all love. Each year we aim to grow the number of ‘Friends’ and increase the grant allocation. As a result, the perpetual named sub-fund also grows, providing a lasting gift to our community and ensures the growth and sustainability of this amazing program”. The ’Friends’ donations are pooled with that of other Friends, ultimately providing the community with a major […]

Opinion: By Kim Radok, Credit Matters. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change, that lives within the means available and works cooperatively against common threats.” Charles Darwin. It was expected that on the conclusion of COVID, the world would return to […]

By Sandy Edwards. The Naracoorte and District Support Group of the RFDS, held their AGM on Tuesday 1 st August.  Major Fundraising for the year was Welly’s Poker Run, and a Lamb Drive. We catered for funerals, birthdays, dinners, clearing sales, held wood raffles, received numerous donations and bequests. Lindy Allchurch, Volunteer Co-ordinator from Central […]

By Country Arts SA. This month, Country Arts SA is launching a new funding program to provide financial assistance to regional and remote artists to access vital opportunities that build their skills, grow careers and increase employment opportunities. The Artist Professional Development grant is designed to assist regional artists to meet their immediate needs. This […]

By Carolyn McLaren. The Naracoorte and District Caledonian Society has been busy recently holding some of its annual gatherings. First up was the annual ceilidh held at the Scout Hall, Naracoorte in June. Lunch was enjoyed followed by an afternoon of entertainment. The crowd were entertained with the pipes and drums, fantastic Scottish highland dancing, a whisky toss and a raffle and wood auction.  On the 1st of July the society held their annual day of the tartan event at the Bushman Arms pub where the pipes and drums played followed by the toasting of the tartan and a meal was enjoyed by all present. The society hold several events each year and everyone is most welcome. Please contact Ed 0475 428 989  or Shirley on 0484 299 256 for more information on the society.  On a sadder note we have recently lost one of our esteemed past Chiefs, Peter […]