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14th September, 2023, By Ms Edwards, Principal.
Welcome: A big warm welcome to the Pearce family who have relocated back to their home town of Naracoorte after a 6 year adventure in Western Australia. Willa has joined Mrs Wilkin’s class in Room 14 and Ned has joined Mrs C and Mrs Hahn’s class in Room […]
Naracoorte stayer Hasta La War is set to continue his quest towards securing a spot in the 2023 Melbourne Cup by contesting a $500,000 qualifying race at Flemington this Saturday. The Sue Murphy-trained galloper is among nominations for the 2500m Bart Cummings, which carries Melbourne Cup ballot exemption. Hasta La War has raced twice since […]
By Michael Waters.
In the semi finals of A grade table tennis, Centaur advanced to the Grand Final with an emphatic 8-4 win over Pegasus. For Centaur, Alan Martyn took all before him and won 3 singles, although he was made to earn it by Kevin Addicott in a game that went all the way […]
By Tim Delany, MLA.
Cattle: LWB 27 – LWY 401 – LWC 200 – OAY 3.
Naracoorte agents offered a yarding of 627 cattle which represented a decrease of 462 head. Most of the regular buyers attended with not all operating fully and selective. Quality was overall from good to average with some plainer pens […]
By Zoe Williams and Sophie Matters.
Over the last 2 weeks the semi final and grand final have been played. The Tuesday night semi final was played by the Scorchers and the Beamers, the first game was played between Shane Sinclair and Brendan Preiss. The scores were 6-11, 11-5, 11-3 and 11-6, this game was […]
By Wayne Hawthorne
Josh Pettman has moved from perhaps listening to trash pub talk to talking about trash, or rather the whole Enviro-Tec waste management system. Probus members heard from Josh as to what happens to our trash, recyclables, and green waste. Enviro Tec started in 2004 with Graham Chaplin and Robin Gerrike who ran […]
By Max Clifford.
72 players went to Naracoorte to find the course in excellent condition with fast greens and good fairways. It was the Monfries & Porter trophy, a long standing tradition for our Vets. The first div was taken out by Darren Earl on a countback from Bill Mullan both having 37 points. Brian […]
By Australian Geographic.
Australian Geographic has announced the release of ‘Silo Art, Australia’s Outdoor Art Revolution’, a visually stunning book that pays tribute to Australia’s silo art phenomenon and chronicles the transformation of Australia into an expansive outdoor art gallery. It features a comprehensive map detailing each silo, silo owner, and silo artist across Australia […]
By Di Norman.
The SE District Women held their annual Close Championships at Beachport in fine but slightly windy conditions on Monday 25th September. The Championship trophy is awarded to the best Gross score in three divisions. It is a closed competition for members of all clubs in the SE District and is a sought […]
By Coonawarra Vignerons.
The Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations Wine Festival is here and visitors to the region are in for a real treat! There is barrel loads of fun to be had during October in South Australia’s premier Red wine Region, with activities to delight and entertain at over 22 wineries across the region. The festival […]
By Penny Trueman.
Arts On Ormerod Street generously sponsored our day on Wednesday supporting our ladies A and B grades. We had 20 in the field on a very brisk morning, however it ended up a beautiful day. The winner of the A grade division was Sandra Munn with a great score of 35 points […]
By SANE.
Charlotte Northam is walking 1200 kms from Melbourne to South Australia to prove that living with mental ill health isn’t the end of the line. Charlotte Northam wants people to know that while living with mental ill health can make the surface a little bumpy, it’s still possible to walk confidently along the […]
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