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19 hours ago

A call for care in the water

With drowning claiming hundreds of lives throughout Australia each year, some Barossa lifeguards are calling for awareness in the water ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day on Friday, July 25, especially among parents and caregivers. Lynda De...

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19 hours ago

Groundbreaking research for the region

By Matt WebsterGroundbreaking research being conducted on farmland at Tarlee could secure the future of an endangered lizard that is found only in the Mid North of South Australia, including Kapunda. The pigmy bluetongue skink is the focus of...

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21 hours ago

Emergency Services

NOT AGAIN

The intersection of Stockwell Road and Penrice Road at Light Pass was once again lit up with the flashing lights of emergency services vehicles on Monday, following another two-vehicle collision. When attended by The Leader, a ute was seen flipped...

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21 hours ago

Groundbreaking research for the region

Groundbreaking research being conducted on farmland at Tarlee could secure the future of an endangered lizard that is found only in the Mid North of South Australia, including Kapunda. The pigmy bluetongue skink is the focus of a conservation...

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18 Jul 2025

Local Business

‘Supporting the body and mind’ ProActive Exercise Physiology opens new clinic at Nuriootpa

A new purpose-built allied health facility officially opened its doors at Nuriootpa last week. ProActive Health celebrated the grand opening of its new clinic, providing Barossa residents and in particular ex-services’ veterans, a place to focus...

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16 Jul 2025

Barossa Leader

Launch of the Fran Clancy Memorial Scholarship

Foundation Barossa officially launched the Fran Clancy Memorial Scholarship on Thursday, with a heartfelt ceremony at the Barossa Bushgardens. Fran Clancy passed away of cancer on November 12, 2022. Her husband Paul, wanted to create a scholarship in...

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16 Jul 2025

Barossa Leader

Is this where Barossa began?

A river red gum at Lyndoch is growing a renewed effort to receive heritage listing, thanks to what some locals say is compelling evidence it was the very site where Colonel William Light camped at and sketched during his first 1837 expedition into...

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16 Jul 2025

Education

Lyndoch Primary School students send 1,000 paper cranes to Japan for peace

By Matt WebsterMore than 1,000 paper cranes folded by Lyndoch Primary School students have been sent to Japan as part of a peace project connected to Hiroshima Day. The initiative, led by Japanese teacher Monique Seymour, was sparked after her 2023...

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09 Jul 2025

Liam’s monochrome marsupial gains national attention

The artistic talents of 17-year-old photographer Liam Keiller, of Gawler, have received national recognition for a photograph he captured at Flaxman Valley. Liam’s black-and-white portrait of a kangaroo at Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park, has...

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Scott wins state Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge

“I won the regional challenge in Adelaide last month and that got me through to the next round in Japan,” Scott told The Leader

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Lisa’s top of her glass

By Matt WebsterKapunda glass artist Lisa Verrall received a grant to undertake specialist training in warm glass techniques, aiming to grow her skills and share her knowledge with others in the region. The $2,995 grant has allowed the artist to...

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“We lost everything...”: Barossa family loses home to inferno

A Barossa family is coming to terms with the loss of their home and belongings after a devastating fire at their Cockatoo Valley property last week. Jade Philp had just returned to her property after a quick food-shopping trip to Gawler, prior to...

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