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Mitchells embrace generation next

The Mitchell vineyards in the Skillogalee Valley. Conventional thinking in the wine business says generational family wineries are best placed to clearly see long term goals. Free from the burden of impatient shareholders, family businesses can be...

Staff Writers

15 Mar 2022

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Short walks, clean air a natural remedy

Imagine breathing in clean, fresh air, listening to birds and hearing the soft rustle of wind through the trees, feeling the sun on your face – they are experiences we have been yearning for during the past, particularly difficult, 18 months. In...

Staff Writers

15 Mar 2022

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Slice of paradise

In a quintessentially Australian bush farm setting, surrounded by rolling hills and huge gums, stands the majestic Hughes Park homestead. A tree-lined driveway leads in and it is easy to let your mind wander briefly to the era it was built...

Gabrielle Hall

15 Mar 2022

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Everybody’s swooning over Mr Nobody

Richard Woods and Rasa Fabian. Just when you thought nobody regards fortified wines with enough love, Mr Nobody arrives to prove us wrong with a seductive new cellar door offering in the centre of Auburn. Mr Nobody, located in the rugged stone...

Staff Writers

15 Mar 2022

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Shop local and win

BALAKLAVA Traders have recently launched a shop local and win promotion in conjunction with Wakefield Regional Council and the Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North (RDAYMN). For the next 12 months, shoppers will be rewarded for...

Staff Writers

14 May 2019

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APC budget discussions

Adelaide Plains Council discussed the draft 2019/2020 Budget at its March 25 general meeting. Several workshops had taken place prior to a report on the draft budget being presented to the chamber, including two with elected members and one with...

Natalie Centenera

05 Apr 2019

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Four hopefuls keen to break Ramsey’s grip on Grey

FOUR candidates have now confirmed their intentions to run against incumbent Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey, in the upcoming Federal Election. Labor has announced Whyalla woman, Karin Bolton, as its candidate, while fellow Whyalla resident, Richard...

Les Pearson

22 Mar 2019

Business

Three from the valley in industry top 50

THREE Clare Valley winemakers have been shortlisted as top upcoming talents in the industry. Damon Koerner of Koerner Wines returns to the Young Gun of Wine (YGOW) Top 50 winemakers in Australia for 2019 after a top 12 finish last year. He was...

Staff Writers

28 Feb 2019

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Walking the talk on vineyard renewal

Forty grape growers gathered at Morrison’s Vineyard in Leasingham on Friday to take part in the first of a series of vineyard walks, ‘Walking the Talk’, a new initiative by the Clare Valley Wine & Grape Association (CVWGA). The focus was...

Staff Writers

20 Feb 2019

Business

Valleys Lifestyle Centre award nomination

FITNESS Australia, the national peak industry association, has announced The Valleys Lifestyle Centre in Clare, as a ‘Council/Licensed Fitness Centre of the Year’ Finalist in the 2019 Australian Fitness Awards. CEO of Fitness Australia, Barrie...

Staff Writers

15 Feb 2019

Business

A year in their own Patch

FEBRUARY 2018, Cathy, Daryl, Monique and Jason jumped into the deep end and did something crazy! They left Aldinga and the Adelaide Hills and moved to Clare where they knew barely anyone, and bought a business they knew very little about - the old...

Yana Zanette

15 Feb 2019

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Hannah champions Australia’s Murray Greys

Local cattle breeder Hannah Sanders, 21, has been named the Murray Grey Youth Australia ambassador for 2019. Hannah, from Clare’s Ballyvaughan Murray Grey Stud, will represent the breed at cattle shows, sales and events throughout the year...

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14 May 2019

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Owen Ag Bureau does Swan Hill

Twelve members ventured across the border last week for a whirlwind tour of the Swan Hill region. First stop was CMV pistachio nut farm at Robinvale. Members were shown through the plant and orchards, which are all drip irrigated. Read the full...

Andrew Parker

01 Mar 2019

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Roseworthy training day

It was back to school for a group of ag machinery dealers last week (Feb 18-22) as the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus played host to a series of specialised machinery training days. Read the full story in our online...

Staff Writers

01 Mar 2019

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Time to get the crop in

The 2019 cropping season is almost here and the Hart Field-Site Group is again presenting its free Getting The Crop In seminar on Wednesday, March 13, to help farmers prepare. Hart chairman and Spalding farmer, Damien Sommerville, said this year’s...

Staff Writers

01 Mar 2019