Naracoorte, February 12, 2025

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Tatiara Australia Day celebrations

Tatiara Australia Day celebrations

By Anne Champness, CEO, Tatiara District Council
Tatiara District Council will honour its leading citizen and event of 2023 at an Australia Day ceremony at the Wolseley Oval, Wolseley on 26 January 2024. Tatiara District Council Mayor Liz Goossens said the day would begin with the traditional Australia Day breakfast at 8.00am and music by Amy Verco.
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Lower South East Bowls Association

Lower South East Bowls Association

Friday Ladies Pennant results round 12: 19th January 2024
By Pam Robinson
Div 1
Millicent Blue 37/0 defeated by Penola 57/8
Robe 50/6 defeated Naracoorte 37/2
Port MacDonnell 50/6 defeated Kingston 44/2
MGRSL 82/8 defeated Beachport 27/0
Bye Millicent Red
Div 2
Penola 8/8 Forfeit from Millicent 0/0
Robe 43/6 defeated Naracoorte 40/2
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Industrial Hemp trial sites open for inspection at VIC & SA field days

Industrial Hemp trial sites open for inspection at VIC & SA field days

By Megan Hendry, AgriFutures Australia
Farmers interested in adding industrial hemp to their crop rotations are invited to attend a series of field days in Victoria and South Australia this summer. The Industrial Hemp Variety Trial (IHVT) field days, to be held in Hamilton VIC on 30 January, Maaoupe SA on 31 January and in Loxton SA on 2 February, are the culmination of a three-year research project to determine best performing varieties and sowing times for each growing region.
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Bridge@Bowls

Bridge@Bowls

By Bridging the Gap
Bridge resumed at the Naracoorte Bowling Club last week and it was wonderful having 22 enthusiastic members.  Four ladies, who only began bridge last year, all finished in the top 3 pairs which was a fantastic result.
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Power price impact

Power price impact

By Nasik Swami
High electricity prices are killing the district’s livestock sector, making life difficult for businesses and households, claims an elected counsellor. Naracoorte-Lucindale Council Cr Cameron Grundy says farmers who used irrigation to produce more, adding to our gross domestic product, “have simply turned off their pumps”, thereby producing less.
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Naracoorte Bowling Club

Naracoorte Bowling Club

By Beverley King
Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th the Naracoorte Bowling Club held their annual SeaGas tournament. Players came from Strathalbyn, Horsham, Encounter Bay, Brighton, Geranium, Barmera, Nova Gardens, Millicent, Marion, Yankalilla, Murrayville, Irymple, Port MacDonnell, Kaniva, Mundulla, Victor Harbour, Mount Gambier RSL, Robe, Kingston, Freeling, Lobethal, Keith, Milang, Kalangadoo and four players from the Naracoorte Club filling in for other clubs.
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Special flight

Special flight

By Nasik Swami
Naracoorte will host an event of the popular Tasting Australia program in May 2024. And for the first time ever, the festival will bring visitors from interstate direct to regional South Australia, with a charter plane flying from Melbourne direct to Naracoorte as part of a new Tasting Australia Airlines experience.
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Lower South East Bowls Association

Naracoorte RSL pennant results

By Linda Prentice
Naracoorte RSL Bowling Club played their round 13 open pennant games last Saturday at home. Division 1 played Mt Gambier Blue and had a nice win. David O’Shaughnessy, Greg Mark, Rohan Burke and Jodie Mark had a tussle to begin with against Deane Wilkinson, but managed a nice 7 on the fifth end to take the lead.
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Lithium battery storage parks

Lithium battery storage parks

Your Say: Heather Heggie, Naracoorte
I don’t need to remind people how valuable the South East of SA farmland is as it continues to feed thousands and thousands of people. Warm woollen army uniforms and blankets made from merino wool have also protected the democratic freedoms we all enjoy today.
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Serviceton Bowls news

Serviceton Bowls news

By Gwen Colwill
Congratulations to Billy Jo Shawcross on winning the Wimmera Novice Mens Singles on Sunday 21st January. Billy Jo and Mark Shawcross entered in this event played at Warracknabeal Golf and Bowls and at Warracknabeal Bowling Club. Forteen women and twelve men played in the competition.
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Lithium battery storage parks

Promises and performance: Flood mitigation

Your Say: Ian Harry, Naracoorte
After reading Councillor Grundy’s reported statement (front page of your publication, issue 180) that “the council administration does not have an engineering report that mitigates the risk of flooding in the township”, I did some research on the internet and discovered the following: “Naracoorte Drainage Study Stage 3” of September 2006, 35 pages, including a proposed drainage Master Study discussing all catchment areas and (in Section 6) Works Priorities and Costing. Compiled for the Council by Tonkin Engineering.”
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Lower South East Bowls Association

Robe Bowling Club report 21/1/24

By Valma Jennings
Social Bowls on Thursday 26 players played 2×12 ends for the Robe Caledonian vouchers and we welcomed 5 visitors. Runners-up on 56+22 were Pat Lynch and Robbie Dahler and winners on 56+25 were Rob Lawrie and Doug Baker.
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