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By Wayne Hawthorne “Get your affairs in order to ensure you are best positioned” was sound advice from Peter Westley when he spoke to Naracoorte Mens Probus Club recently. Further advice was that passed on to him as a young Lawyer, preparing for a large Federal Court case was, “Get your facts right and the […]
By John Mossop, PCAF Committee Member, Coordinator of the JSN Exhibition The official Opening of the Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival was held at Penola High School on Thursday evening, 18 May 2023. The John Shaw Neilson Acquisitive Art Prize has been highly anticipated again this year and continues to attract a wide range of entries […]
By Tim Delany, MLA Cattle: LWB 4 – LWY 187 – LWC 52 – OAY 4 Naracoorte agents yarded 247 cattle 23 less on last week. Quality was mixed and varied mostly from average to very good. Most of the regular buyers attended and followed the market and there was some restocker and feeder interest. […]
By Chris Oldfield SOME of our district’s leading farmers rolled into the Naracoorte Town Hall recently, eager to hear the latest about cyber security, farm finance, carbon farming and livestock health. Additionally, motivational speakers included Naracoorte raised Jess Stenson, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and her brother Jack Trengrove, a former AFL footballer who found […]
By Chris Oldfield COUNCIL rates can be deferred by anyone who holds a Seniors Card, or who is eligible and has applied for one. The deferred part payment can only apply to rates on the person’s principal place of residence, which must be owned by them and or a spouse, with no outside investors involved, […]
1st June 2023: By the Leadership Group: Rob Sandercock, Andrea Lawrie & Lucy Possingham With the colder weather we have seen the onset of the colds and flu as well as some recent Covid cases. It is a timely reminder that if your child is unwell then they must stay at home until symptom free. […]
By Chris Gale The Naracoorte Branch of Cancer Council SA are a very passionate group who work together to raise much needed funds for Cancer Council SA. The funds raised go to CCSA and is distributed towards cancer research, prevention and support services along with supportive accommodation for regional and remote South Australians. CCSA is […]
Border Districts once again underlined their premiership credentials for the 2023 KNTFL A grade season with a convincing win over another top contender last Saturday. Playing against fellow top 5 side Naracoorte at Naracoorte’s home ground, Borders raced out of the blocks to have a hold on the game at quarter time. They led 44-7 […]
By Malcolm Johnston About the Naracoorte Masonic Lodge No 42 SAC (South Australian Constitution) The Naracoorte Lodge was consecrated on 18 SEP 1896, having been sponsored by Mt Gambier Lodge No 35. The Lodge is currently supporting the Naracoorte and Lucindale Community Care Network (NLCCN). With in kind donations from Naracoorte K&B Mitre 10, and […]
Your Say: KL Moyle Congratulations to Ken Grundy, WT Pomery, Arnie Phitzner and Heather Gibbons on their letters in “Your Say” Wed May 31 2023. 1. Surely it is time for all ordinary people to realise our rights have been and are being eroded at an alarming rate. Sadly, the old adage “You never know […]
Your Say: Anne Lyons, Naracoorte Regarding the “Pasin Voice” article printed in The News issue 153, 7th June, I think Mr Hignett is underselling the intelligence of Tony Pasin. Tony would not be voting “No” to keep in with Peter Dutton, but because he believes it will not achieve the outcome desired to better the […]
By Nasik Swami Naracoorte and Lucindale have been nominated for South Australia’s Agricultural Town of the Year Awards 2023, pinning the importance of the district’s $411million primary production sector. Public voting is now open to choose the top 10 agricultural towns in the region, and the Naracoorte- Lucindale Council is encouraging locals to register their […]
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