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Health

UNDER PRESSURE: Local GPs stretched covering hospital emergency departments

By Clem Stanley and Melissa SiriTwo prominent local health professionals say the region’s ageing population and area growth are both contributing to increasing pressure on local hospital emergency departments. In recent months, as reported by The...

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Clem Stanley
03 Sep 2025
Community News

Footy club fears losing oval

After writing to The Barossa Council in the hope of securing, and possibly even expanding use of Talunga Park at Mount Pleasant, Torrens Valley Football Club is now lobbying for continued access to the much-loved playing grounds. While the Club is...

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Mel Siri
13 Aug 2025
Community News

AED for Friends of Kapunda Inc. Bookshop

Member for Frome, Penny Pratt MP visited Friends of Kapunda Incorporated Bookshop recently to congratulate volunteers on their successful grant application for an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Mick Talbot, Vice President of The Friends of...

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Mel Siri
08 Aug 2025
Council News

Light Regional Council sends submission for Concordia Code Amendment

By Melissa SiriAt the July 22 Ordinary Light Regional Council Meeting, Elected Members carried a resolution to send a Concordia Code Amendment Submission to the State Government as part of its current feedback process. The Concordia Code Amendment...

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Mel Siri
30 Jul 2025
Community News

SALA opening: Perlanem Mwerna, “We Walk” at Peter Lehmann Wines

A large group braved the cold and rainy weather on Sunday for the official SALA launch of Perlanem Mwerna, “We Walk” a collaboration between Kapunda artist Stuart Hoerisch and Tali Pipe of Freeling. In his address, Stuart thanked those attending...

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Mel Siri
30 Jul 2025
Council News

The Concordia proposal unpacked

By Melissa SiriWith the draft Concordia Code Amendment currently out for public consultation, over the past few weeks The Leader has asked some additional questions to two local Members of Parliament, based on our observations of the proposal. The...

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Mel Siri
23 Jul 2025
Community News

Nod to the humble ‘lammie’

It’s been described as an “Australian culinary icon,“ so it’s not surprising that the humble lamington is given its own National Day, which for 2025 was celebrated on Monday. And while the Barossa is perhaps better known for its honey biscuits and...

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Mel Siri
23 Jul 2025
Community News

An artistic collaboration built on trust

A simple definition of collaboration is to work with another person for an agreed outcome. But there is nothing simple about an artistic collaboration, particularly when it’s an intercultural collaboration where the artists are working from separate...

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Mel Siri
09 Jul 2025
Community News

The Wordsmith

John Clarke is a talented teacher, scholar and prolific children’s book author, he’s a founding member of the Barossa German Language Association and the regular writer of Kaffee und Kuchen’s fascinating monthly reports. Here John talks with The...

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Mel Siri
02 Jul 2025
Community News

Great balls and fire

By Melissa SiriA spectacular addition to the fourth annual Winter Flame event at Tanunda kept the crowd enthralled on Saturday, when Tartan Muscle lived up to its name with a display of Atlas stone lifting. With the larger of the stones heavier than...

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Mel Siri
25 Jun 2025
Community News

Winter Flame a community warmer

The fourth annual Winter Flame event continues to grow, with additional performances and participants scheduled to help warm the hearts of the crowd at Tanunda on Saturday. An initiative of Barossa & District Pipe Band, the event will feature a total...

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Mel Siri
18 Jun 2025
Community News

Melodienacht, May 31

Saturday, May 31 saw approximately 700 people attend Melodienacht at Tanunda Show Hall

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Mel Siri
11 Jun 2025
Special Promotion

A dream within Reach: Swan Reach Hotel Refurbishment

Offering panoramic views over the Murray River and a sleek and contemporary fit out, the freestanding units adjoining the Swan Reach Hotel are full of pleasant surprises. For one, the comfortable, self-contained units have home-away-from-home...

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Mel Siri
04 Jun 2025
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