Netball Barossa Light & Gawler Netball Association Awards Dinner The Barossa Light & Gawler Netball Association hosted their annual awards dinner at the Vine Inn Community Hotel on Wednesday night Click here Clem Stanley 18 Sep 2024
Community News Dancing across the country By Clem StanleyA group of 13 dancers from Body 2 Star Dance Studio are jetting off to Queensland later in September to perform in the Spring Fair Parade at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast. Founder and Principal, Tahnee Marotta, told The Leader that the... Click here Clem Stanley 18 Sep 2024
Community News Matters of the heart Tanunda’s Loris Pullen is looking for assistance from the community to help find a necklace with special, sentimental significance. The twin-heart pendant was lost a few months ago following the Volunteers Week Luncheon at the Tanunda Recreation Park... Click here Clem Stanley 18 Sep 2024
Education Kapunda riding High at statewide sports By Clem StanleyThe 2024 school year has been a particularly successful one for Kapunda High School, having achieved some unprecedented wins in the interschool sporting realm. Kapunda High School’s Mark Leslie, Health and Physical Education (PE)... Click here Clem Stanley 18 Sep 2024
Special Promotion Community Helpers Inc: it’s all in the name Back in January, 1999, Faye and Colin Henschke expressed a desire to help Carers’ Link Barossa (now Carers and Disability Link), and hence provided the initial capital to set up a supporting op-shop at Tanunda. Now, 25 years later, the small... Click here Clem Stanley 11 Sep 2024
Rural Stewarding success for Dutton’s Paul Doering Among those celebrating success at the Royal Adelaide Show is Dutton’s Paul Doering, who has been bestowed a certificate of appreciation, for a staggering 46 years of Stewarding at the Santa Gertrudis cattle judging. Paul has been involved as... Click here Clem Stanley 11 Sep 2024
Community News Nathan is top of the Glass By Clem StanleyIn the middle of August, Barossa Glass’s Nathan Bruhn took home the 2024 South Australian Residential Apprentice of the Year at at the Australian SA Design & Industry Awards. Speaking with The Leader about his win, Nathan said, “It was... Click here Clem Stanley 11 Sep 2024
Community News Barossa’s double honour in Rural Ambassador awards By Clem StanleyKayla Starkey from Mount Pleasant was crowned the 2024 Rural Ambassador, and Samuel Doering from Eudunda, was named first runner-up in last week’s Rural Ambassador awards at the Royal Adelaide Show. The award, which is open to people... Click here Clem Stanley 11 Sep 2024
Community News Another milestone birthday for Tanunda Primary School By Clem Stanley Tanunda Primary School is celebrating yet another milestone birthday this year, having reached 160 years since its establishment in 1864. Of course, as history goes, there are certainly a lot of changes that occur in the course of... Click here Clem Stanley 04 Sep 2024
Local Business Uber-good news After a campaign for more transport options in the region, Member for Schubert, Ashton Hurn MP, and Casey Pfeiffer, venue manager at Artisans of Barossa are among those celebrating a rideshare breakthrough this week. The State Government has... Click here Clem Stanley 04 Sep 2024
Sport What Charlie brings to the table Charlie Braunack from Ebenezer Table Tennis Club was greeted with a special surprise at the opening of the weekend’s Meisterschaft table tennis tournament. Just as Member for Schubert, Ashton Hurn MP was about to open the tournament, she invited... Click here Clem Stanley 28 Aug 2024
Football Tanunda wins BLGW Success came for the Tanunda BLGW Senior team on Sunday as they took home the premiership against Willaston, a formidable opponent all season. Head coach, Nicola Biagi, who also played in Sunday’s match, knew the Willaston side would be tough to... Click here Clem Stanley 21 Aug 2024
Eudunda News Final stitch sewed for iconic Eudunda business By Clem Stanley After 30 years as one of Eudunda’s best loved businesses, Margaret Doecke has closed the doors of Country Fabrics ‘n’ Things. On July 12, Margaret vacated the current shopfront on Eudunda’s main street, and while there were options... Click here Clem Stanley 21 Aug 2024