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Barossa gets its own Bluey

Tanunda local, Jamie Montgomery, has taken on the role of a lifetime as a dog-owner, adopting a seven-month-old rescued kelpie, one of 50 kelpies surrendered to the RSPCA in December 2024. Aptly named Bluey for the hints of Australian Cattle dog...

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Clem Stanley

19 Feb 2025

Community News

Barossa Dancers are part of a Mass Movement ensemble

By Clem StanleyAs part of the upcoming Adelaide Festival, a team of 12 dancers from Body2Star Dance School will be among a larger ensemble of 1000 taking part in MASS MOVEMENT, an enormous convergence of dancers at Elder Park. With the work presented...

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Clem Stanley

19 Feb 2025

Community News

Swimming supernovas

Sixteen year old Nuriootpa local Matilda Lewcock is certainly no stranger to the Starlight Super Swim, an annual fundraiser where swimmers set dollar and distance goals to raise money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Now undertaking the...

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Clem Stanley

12 Feb 2025

Community News

Reuniting to chinwag about the Grand Final of 1963

By Clem Stanley”That was a game we should never have lost” is one way Des Shanahan describes the 1963 Barossa and Light Football grand final. As some readers may recall, in a most dramatic turn of events, Freeling, the hot favourite to win that year...

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Clem Stanley

12 Feb 2025

Barossa Vintage Festival

Charlie rolls out the Barossa Vintage welcome mat

The Barossa Vintage Festival is filled with traditions and mainstay events which make it one of the most beloved celebrations. One familiar local face, who has made an appearance at every festival since 1993, is Nuriootpa volunteer...

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Clem Stanley

05 Feb 2025

Barossa Vintage Festival

Ringing in the vintage season

By Clem StanleyAs is tradition at the now 135 year old winery, Monday saw the ringing of the vintage bell at Chateau Tanunda, signalling the beginning of the grape harvest season for the team. Senior Winemaker, Jeremy Ottawa, told The Leader that the...

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Clem Stanley

05 Feb 2025

Local Business

Change of pace and space in 2025

After some time off, professionals may have had the time and space they needed to reflect on their current working environments, with some people considering different options for how they operate business-wise in 2025. According to Little City...

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Clem Stanley

29 Jan 2025

Community News

Medical makeover

If you happen to notice some extra noise or a crane parked down Mill Street at Tanunda towards the end of February, chances are it will be due to the upgrades happening at Tanunda Medical Centre. The new build will see capacities increased in more...

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Clem Stanley

29 Jan 2025

Eudunda News

It’s Peter’s turn

The Regional Council of Goyder’s 2025 Citizen of the Year for the Eudunda Ward is Peter Bonner, a recognisable face in the local community for his many positions across the town. Peter arrived at Eudunda in 1992, along with his wife Dot, and two...

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Clem Stanley

22 Jan 2025

Community News

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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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

22 Jan 2025

Community News

Art and soul

As reported in last week’s edition of The Leader, the Barossa Creative Industries Centre is well and truly on the way, and set to have construction finished in mid-2026. This week, some of the Barossa’s long-time arts supporters have shared how...

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Clem Stanley

15 Jan 2025

Community News

Diamond day for Sophie and David

Today, on Wednesday, January 15 2025, Sophie and David Quodling of Nuriootpa are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary. Across such an astonishing number of years, the pair has together been through many ups and downs, and most likely touched...

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Clem Stanley

15 Jan 2025