Community News

17 Jan 2025

Project to ‘bring them home’ awarded

Community Project of the Year winner for Light Regional Council is the Greenock Memorial Plaques project, ‘Bringing Them Home’, led by Anthony McLean, with support from the Greenock Village Community Association (GVCA), which received funding...

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Mel Jaunay

Leading through positive action

Some leaders have big personalities that almost precede them into a room, they have a loud vibrancy that is equal parts electric and exhausting. Tali Pipe has none of those things – yet he is a natural-born leader. Tali’s is a calm, mature and...

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Mel Siri

CHARMers awarded Active Citizenship

Never underestimate the impact you can make when getting together with friends, perhaps enjoying a shared hobby or skill. This is exactly what happened with the Kapunda Quilters CHARM group, consisting of seven talented women who were named Light...

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The Leader

Chester ignites the flame of community spirit

One could easily describe Kapunda resident, Chester ‘Ches’ Geue as a real community ‘go-getter’, volunteering his services to the local community for almost 30 years. Becoming Light Regional Council’s 2025 Citizen of the Year has been...

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Historic school event recognised

It was a remarkable milestone for Wasleys Primary School when it proudly celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. The celebrations culminated in a memorable event that brought out the best of the Wasleys community. The 150th birthday celebrations...

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Matthew Webster

Stars of Barossa still shining bright

The Barossa Council’s Community Event of the Year 2025 is the absolutely dazzling night that was Stars of Barossa. A ‘Dancing with the Stars’ inspired competition organised by Charmaine Reimann, the event raised $54,000 for Barossa Are...

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Clem Stanley

Kiwanis volunteers recognised for feeding those in need

Lyn and Geoff Hansen from Nuriootpa have cooked around 4500 of 9000 emergency relief meals to support families and children facing hardship in the Barossa Valley over the past 18 months. As volunteers for Kiwanis Barossa Valley, they said it...

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Jamiee embraces challenges in double duty

When 26-year-old Jaimee Mustard of Nuriootpa turns up for her shifts with either SA Ambulance Service in Kapunda or Nuriootpa CFS, one thing she knows for certain is no two jobs are ever going to be the same. This year’s Young Citizen of the Year...

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Mel Jaunay

Group gathers for end of year celebration

The December gathering of the Barossa Ostomy Support Group with around 40 people present, rounded off another very successful year. The Hoopman Room at the Vine Inn Barossa Community Hotel was buzzing with noise and laughter as people mixed, dined...

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The Leader

Cruising on through the heat

The mercury was sizzling on Saturday, but that didn’t keep the classic car lovers away from the main street of Tanunda for Cruise On 2025. It was as the sun was setting that the street really came alive, Ken Rosenzweig from Valley Hot Rodders...

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Barossa’s sustainability credentials soar

Eighty percent of Barossa’s vineyard area is now under Sustainable Winegrowing Australia membership, an increase of 32 per cent from the previous year. According to information supplied by Barossa Australia’s Viticultural Development Manager...

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The Leader

Planting Seeds of Hope for a new Barossa Hospital

*This story contains details which some readers may find distressing. Often, a person is at their most vulnerable when experiencing any kind of mental health condition or problem, and the thought of having to travel far from home can escalate things...

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Clem Stanley