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Plea for blood
By Nasik Swami. Daily, one in three patients requires blood in Naracoorte, and they need the public’s support to ensure there is enough supply. The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood says the demand for blood in Naracoorte and its surrounding towns was at its highest level in a decade and needed the community to make blood […]
Post COVID business climate
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 […]
Naracoorte Golf Club Ladies results: 30th August and 1st September 2023
By Sally MacLeod. Last Wednesday, the Sherlock family kindly sponsored a stroke round where ladies competed for the coveted Helen Sherlock Memorial trophy. As mentioned last week, Helen was a keen golfer and a great supporter of the golf club and we thank the family for their generous and ongoing donations of prizes for this […]
Royal Flying Doctor Service AGM report
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 […]
Naracoorte Market Report: 29/08/2023
By Tim Delany. Cattle: LWB 13 – LWY 347 – LWC 176 – OAY 3. Naracoorte agents offered a smaller number of 539 cattle which was 192 head less. There was a slight decrease in overall quality as it varied from very good to average when compared with last week. However the yarding did have […]
Bridge Club results
By Bridging the Gap.Twenty ladies played 30 boards last week & it was a difficult decision making day for both directions! South suffered with few points & there were only 7 hands in either direction that had 25 or more combined points to confidently bid to game. Congratulations to Liz Ogilvie & Sue Hood who […]
Pasin ponders phone towers
By Chris Oldfield. MEMBER for Barker Tony Pasin would prefer a different funding method than the “all or nothing” approach of Telstra’s Connect Limestone Coast project. The $40 million project involves 27 phone towers scattered across the region, each costing $1.5 million. But the project relies on Federal funding for 50 percent of the cost. […]
Naracoorte Golf Club
By Sam Brooskby. Saturday 2nd September 2023 Field: 49 (13 Ladies and 36 Men) Sponsor: MiniJumbuk A Grade Winner: Loren Bald 80-9: 71 (C/B) A Grade Runner-Up: Chris Burford 83-12: 71 (C/B) B Grade Winner: Josh Pettman 85-18: 67 B Grade Runner-Up: Scott Lawrie 87-15: 72 C Grade Winner: Jack Pilkington 110-37: 73 C Grade […]
Naracoorte South Primary School
3rd August 2023 . By Mrs Kerr, Deputy Principal. Staffing Changes: I would like to congratulate Samantha Gale on successfully obtaining the Wellbeing Coordinator position at Naracoorte Primary School for the remainder of the 2023 school year. Sam will work at NPS supporting students and staff with their wellbeing. Thank you Sam, for your hard work […]
KNTFL: A Grade Second Semi final 2 September 2023: Mundulla v Border District
By Barb Altus. In a match with many momentum changes Mundulla started fast but Border Districts were sharper and won by nineteen points to reach their first Grand Final since 1999. The Tigers’ Burgess and Dylan Mosey drove the ball into attack where Studham marked and kicked truly in the first minute, then McGrice passed […]
This year’s ‘Friends of Stand Like Stone Champion’ Grant Winner . . . Foodbank SA, on the Limestone Coast!
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 […]
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