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NO: Councillor Glen Rowlands moved for Carrickalinga to be considered a Dark Sky Community.

'Dark' innovative vision gets no vote

Michael Simmons
2hrs ago

FLIGHT: Barrie Rogers with his Pipistrel Alpha Electro aircraft during his stopover at Port Lincoln Airport. Photo: Jarrad Delaney

Charged up for record setting flight

Jarrad Delaney

BRAVE SOULS: Members of the Port Elliot Surf Life Saving Club after their cold dip at Horseshoe Bay.

Life saving club keep cold tradition

Michael Simmons

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority Executive Officer Simon Grenfell.

Waste depot asbestos find

Michael Simmons

PUBLIC ART: Volunteers work with local artist Mike Tye on the Muwerang Mosaic Project, which has officially been relaunched.

Public art launch

Michael Simmons

LOADED: Two road trains carry 144 bales of hay from Lock, bound for Narromine in New South Wales. Photo: supplied

Lock gives once more to farmers in need

INSPIRED: Magpie Aisea Raikiwasa snaps in the game against Mount Compass. Photo: Jesse Ehlers.

Demons match Roos

NO: Councillor Glen Rowlands moved for Carrickalinga to be considered a Dark Sky Community.

'Dark' innovative vision gets no vote

Michael Simmons
2hrs ago

FLIGHT: Barrie Rogers with his Pipistrel Alpha Electro aircraft during his stopover at Port Lincoln Airport. Photo: Jarrad Delaney

Charged up for record setting flight

Jarrad Delaney

Rob Parsons and Levi Triffitt discovered the burial site of John Stannard. Picture: Paul Scambler

WATCHProspectors discover piece of forgotten history on banks of remote river

Photo: File

New restrictions, travel bans as Sydney COVID cases jump

'Proportionate' response to sharp rise in cases

DIGEST'Proportionate' response to sharp rise in cases

Professor John Skerritt (middle) said Moderna was expected to submit an application for its vaccine next month. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Moderna to submit application for Covid vaccine approval

Leadership spill, vaccine rollout under spotlight

DIGESTLeadership spill, vaccine rollout under spotlight

The vaccine rollout is continuing. Picture: Karleen Minney

Government confident over-50s will show up for second AstraZeneca jabs

Sally Whyte

A nurse fills a syringe with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Perth as part of the vaccine rollout. Picture: AAP

What the AstraZeneca advice change means for you

Karen Barlow

Sydneysiders told to mask up on public transport

DIGESTSydneysiders told to mask up on public transport

Hope: NSW Hunter researcher Nathan Bartlett led studies into a nasal spray treatment that could prevent COVID-19. The project has secured $32 million to start human clinical trials. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

$32 million for nasal spray that could help prevent COVID

Anita Beaumont

Melbourne City will host the A-League grand final against Sydney FC at AAMI Park.

Melbourne A-League grand final locked in

Anna Harrington
1hr ago

INSPIRED: Magpie Aisea Raikiwasa snaps in the game against Mount Compass. Photo: Jesse Ehlers.

Demons match Roos

TEAM PLAYER: Mount Compass footballer Tom Dix has been a valuable acquisition to the Dogs in their quest to win the 21 flag. PHOTO: Jesse Ehlers.

Inaccurate Pies blew chance for an upset

Michael Simmons

Melbourne City will host the A-League grand final against Sydney FC at AAMI Park.

Melbourne A-League grand final locked in

1hr ago

RELIABLE: Mount Compass defender Brandon McKenzie turns onto his faithful left foot PHOTO: Jesse Ehlers..

Mudlarks show fight in narrow loss

Michael Simmons

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: Kelly Steele of the Goolwa Aquatic Club sailed a great regatta to take first female in Open fleet.

Talented junior sailors

Michael Simmons

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Jye Edwards (black singlet) pushes the pace during the Meeting International de Nice 1500-metre final. Photo: Dan Vernon

Nowra runner ramps up Games preparations at Meeting International de Nice

Jye Edwards (black singlet) pushes the pace during the Meeting International de Nice 1500-metre final. Photo: Dan Vernon

Nowra runner ramps up Games preparations at Meeting International de Nice

Tokyo will mark the second time Gerringong's Grace Stewart has represented her country at an Olympic Games. Photo: Hockey Australia

Stewart sets sights on Olympic gold after five-year rollercoaster

Tokyo will mark the second time Gerringong's Grace Stewart has represented her country at an Olympic Games. Photo: Hockey Australia

Stewart sets sights on Olympic gold after five-year rollercoaster

Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

LISTENShould you be worried about the mouse plague?

Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

LISTENShould you be worried about the mouse plague?

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Take part in our listener survey

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Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

MEN'S HEALTH WEEK: The Victor Harbor Men's Shed is hosting the Fleurieu Male Choir for an open day afternoon tea as part of Men's Health Week this week.

Discover what's on across the Fleurieu: from June 18, 2021

Dani Brown

Back in action: The Victor Harbor City Band will return to the stage in June. Photo: Supplied.

Victor Harbor City Band brings back the music

Jack Manning

Enjoy a tasting: Visit Shirvington Wines this weekend. Photo: mclarenvale.info.

Discover what's on across the Fleurieu

Jack Manning

MEN'S HEALTH WEEK: The Victor Harbor Men's Shed is hosting the Fleurieu Male Choir for an open day afternoon tea as part of Men's Health Week this week.

Discover what's on across the Fleurieu: from June 18, 2021

Photo: File.

Christmas Tree Festival returns to Victor Harbor in 2021

Jack Manning

Whale Fest: Cedric Varcoe performs a smoking ceremony. Photo: Supplied.

Discover what's on across the Fleurieu

Jack Manning

SAVING TIME AND MONEY: Mitchell Harris Wines managing director Alicia Linley was able to save thousands of dollars a year on their gas and electricity bills simply by talking to Beevo.

How this wine bar saved thousands of dollars in minutes

Make more possible with Export Finance Australia

Make more possible with Export Finance Australia

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

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SAVING TIME AND MONEY: Mitchell Harris Wines managing director Alicia Linley was able to save thousands of dollars a year on their gas and electricity bills simply by talking to Beevo.

How this wine bar saved thousands of dollars in minutes

Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

Dayle Latham

President of the Koala Hospital, Sue Ashton

Black Dog Institute continues to support bush fire recovery

Gemma Purves

629a Sawpit Road, Hindmarsh Valley

House of the week: Enchanting Glen Lindsay

629a Sawpit Road, Hindmarsh Valley

House of the week: Enchanting Glen Lindsay

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

House of the Week: Relaxed lifestyle living

House of the Week: Relaxed lifestyle living

HOTW 10.06.2021

HOTW 10.06.2021

REGIONAL MOVES: Moving to the country is an exciting lifestyle change but the move itself is a little more complicated than moving suburbs or cities. Photo - Shutterstock.

Making your escape to the country

If you're shopping online, look out for fake websites pretending to be real stores.

Scamwatch: What to look out for when online shopping

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

MEN'S HEALTH WEEK: The Victor Harbor Men's Shed is hosting the Fleurieu Male Choir for an open day afternoon tea as part of Men's Health Week this week.

Discover what's on across the Fleurieu: from June 18, 2021

Dani Brown

If you're shopping online, look out for fake websites pretending to be real stores.

Scamwatch: What to look out for when online shopping

Port of Goolwa Mixed Probus Club visits Strath, hears from June

Port of Goolwa Mixed Probus Club visits Strath, hears from June

Dani Brown

STAND FIRM: Wagga Wagga's Agony Aunt has some advice for a reader who's been frustrated by her husband's crude and sexist behaviour. Picture: Shutterstock

Agony Aunt | Husband's vulgar behaviour is totally unacceptable

Julie Elphick

Rob Parsons and Levi Triffitt discovered the burial site of John Stannard. Picture: Paul Scambler

WATCHProspectors discover piece of forgotten history on banks of remote river

SAVE LIVES: Encounter Bay Rotary funds will aid the Victor Harbor Lutheran Church to have a defibrillator at the centre.

Rotary supports groups

Saturday Sport Action | PHOTOS

Saturday Sport Action | PHOTOS

Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 9. Picture: Universal

REVIEWFast and Furious 9 pure spectacle

Pixar's Luca is a coming-of-age story about a boy and his newfound best friend. But all of their fun is threatened by a secret: they are sea monsters. Picture: Disney/Pixar

Pixar's Luca an invitation to the Italian Riviera

Lindsey Bahr

Pavlo Lehenkyi as Emerson in A Family. Picture: Pivot Pictures

REVIEWA Family: The unexpected Australian movie filmed in Ukraine

Cris Kennedy

Julie Delpy, Sophia Ally and Richard Armitage in My Zoe. Picture: Blue Fox Entertainment

REVIEWMy Zoe: a bold, intimate human drama

Jane Freebury

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Steve Evans

Australians are increasingly looking to regional areas to live as technology allows more of us to work remotely.

REAL AUSTRALIAHow COVID-19 has changed regional Australia

Gemma Purves
1hr ago

CHANGE: Tim Auld hears that an established business is on the move.

OPINIONTim's tips and gossip column

Tim Auld

HERO: Launceston Blood Donor Centre session leader Abbey Waller with Graeme Goddard, who made his 650th donation on Friday. Photo: Phillip Biggs

REAL AUSTRALIAYour blood is worth bottling - literally

Elizabeth Anderson

SUPERCENTENARIAN: Dexter Kruger is now Australia's oldest living man on record. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher.

GOOD NEWSMeet Dexter Kruger, 111, Australia's oldest man on record

Samara Ross

SHINGLES SHOTS: Free shingles vaccinations for 71-79-yr-olds to end this year.

Clock ticking for over-70s shingles shot

Eileen Wood

Self and part-funded retirees welcome budget measures. Image Shutterstock

Fully and part-funded retirees get some wins from federal budget

Eileen Wood

MP Andy Meddick brought a lamb to parliament as he urged improved shelter for farm animals.

MP brings newborn lamb to Vic parliament

12m ago

Bella survived a four-storey fall from an apartment above Mocan and Green Grout. Picture: Instagram

The pooch who survived a four-storey fall - and landed on a café table

2hrs ago

Two brothers were robbed during a fatal stabbing for "sheer devilry", a defence lawyer says.

'Sheer devilry' led to fatal teen robbery

29m ago

Underworld figure Bilal Hamze was killed in an execution-style shooting in Sydney's CBD.

Mourners farewell crime boss Bilal Hamze

29m ago

Four NSW coalition government members will miss parliament after dining at a COVID-19 exposure site.

Four NSW National MPs in self-isolation

34m ago

Magistrate Jacqueline Milledge has recused herself from a case of alleged sexual touching.

Ex-cop magistrate exits police case

Greta Stonehouse
38m ago

The Clive Palmer flyers have started landing in Launceston letterboxes, but authorities and politicians urge locals to ignore them. Picture: Phillip Biggs, Craig George

Clive Palmer's misleading anti-vaccination flyers condemned

Adam Holmes
42m ago

Minister David Littleproud has come out swinging against UNESCO over the Great Barrier Reef.

Nats minister blasts reef armchair experts

Daniel McCulloch
43m ago

Ian Baker, Geraldine Border Leicester Stud, Bairnsdale, and Will Schilling, Glenlee Park Border Leicesters, Dimboola.

Dispersal smashes national Border Leicester ewe record

Gregor Heard

Charity comes to farmers aid in mouse plight

Charity comes to farmers aid in mouse plight

Samantha Townsend

TRAINING GROWTH: Wool classer trainer Paddy McCarthy sharing tricks of the trade at a SCAA Shearer Woolhandler Training course.

COVID inspires more into shearing courses

Victoria Nugent

Gearing choice can help influence how controllably the car turns. Photo: Shutterstock.

Choosing the right gear will do more than help you accelerate

Sam Hollier

Pixers' Happy Llama Vinyl wall mural is USD $632 and measures 450 x 230cm from pixers.us (they post to Australia). Photo: Pixers

Kids rooms design is childs play

We've seen low-carb, protein-plus and healthy gut plans and now women and girls are the target market. Picture: Shutterstock

Why nourishing our bodies is the key - at every life stage

Karen Hardy