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21 Nov 2024

Yalumba celebrates 175 years

Yalumba, Australia’s oldest family-owned winery, proudly marked its 175th anniversary on Sunday, November 17, celebrating nearly two centuries of winemaking craftsmanship. The anniversary highlights an extraordinary year filled with events and...

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21 Nov 2024

BAFFC renews palliative care rooms across the region

Barossa Area Fundraisers for Cancer (BAFFC) has recently completed renovations in palliative care rooms at Kapunda and Angaston hospitals, enhancing the comfort of patients and their families. The renovation project, which was led by BAFFC...

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20 Nov 2024

Sport

A Night of Celebration and Achievement: Barossa Swimming Club Presentation Night 2023/2024

The Barossa Swimming Club’s Presentation Night 2023/2024 was celebrated on Friday, November 8, at Stockwell Hotel. As always, it proved to be a fantastic event, bringing the swimming community together for an evening filled with celebration...

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20 Nov 2024

A passion for history sees teacher awarded

Faith Lutheran College history teacher Simon Baker, has been named the 2024 History Teacher of the Year by the History Teachers Association of SA (HTASA). The prestigious award was presented at the World Teachers’ Day Awards Ceremony on October 25...

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20 Nov 2024

Rural

Slow recovery from early frosts

By Mavis Podokolo The severe frosts that hit wine grape growers in the Barossa early in the season have caused some damage, but recovery is slowly underway. An early bud burst occurred due to dry soil, lack of moisture, and other challenging...

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Barossa Event Industry Awards at Angaston

The Barossa Event Industry Awards were held at Lambert Estate Wines, Angaston on Friday November 8. The category winners were as follows: Floral Designer, missmaggiesflowers; Cake Artist, Dustie Warren; Cellar Door/Bar/Venue Event, Hart of the...

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Sport

Barossa spring carnival hits bullseye

The Barossa Archery Club kicked off its eagerly anticipated ‘Spring Carnival’ on November 2 and 3, drawing local and visiting archers together for a weekend of spirited competition amid the stunning scenery of the Barossa Valley. This year’s...

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Eudunda News

Eudunda Show

The Eudunda community turned out in force to take part in the 126th Eudunda Show on Sunday, with this year’s theme aptly themed, Birds of a Feather in celebration of the new poultry cages. There was plenty of preening amongst the human competitors...

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Festive delight for Tanunda Christmas Shopping night

If you are searching for that one-stop shop for Christmas gifts this year, Tanunda Christmas Shopping Night and Barossa Makers and Beyond Market on Friday November 22, might be just the event for you. Around 20 participating Tanunda businesses will...

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Education

There they Lego to Nationals, but a little help is needed

Students from Gawler Primary School have won their way through to compete nationally at the FIRST LEGO League Explore National Festival in Sydney and are now seeking community support to fundraise. At the start of November, the school hosted the...

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Snakes, a joey, fish and chips and towns ending in ‘da’

We have a print press back in Samoa at the Samoa Observer, but it is not as big or well-equipped as the one at The Leader; however, we still manage to produce a daily newspaper. On print day, we collated the paper with some of the team members at...

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A Life-Changing Training Experience

The Leader and The Southern Argus have been fortunate to have two overseas journalists visit as Country Press Australia Placements as part of the Pacific Media Emerging Leaders program (Pacific Media Assistance Scheme). Here, Mavis Podokolo of the...

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