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Mel
Jaunay

Small towns get it done

The Kapunda Football Club was bursting with ideas and enthusiasm last week, as the second annual Bank of I.D.E.A.S National Small Town Reinvention Conference rolled into Dutton Park. Coordinated by Peter Kenyon, Director of Bank of I.D.E.A.S and the...

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Mel Jaunay

01 Oct 2025

Local Business

End of an era for Barossa physio

By Mel JaunayAfter 30 years of operation, Barossa Physiotherapy at Nuriootpa closed its doors for the final time yesterday, with owner, Tania Materne citing it as the right time to move on to her next chapter. Tania began Barossa Physiotherapy in...

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Mel Jaunay

01 Oct 2025

Council News

MINISTER DECIDES: Concordia for Barossa, Hewett for Light

The areas of Concordia and Hewett are expected to remain within the boundaries of their respective councils, following a decision made by Minister for Local Government, Joe Szakacs last week to reject recommendations made recently by the SA Local...

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Mel Jaunay

24 Sep 2025

Community News

Improved transport hopes for future

By Mel JaunayCambrai resident, Trevor Masters is calling for the State Government to investigate battery-powered passenger trains as a possible solution for future mass transit from regional areas to Adelaide. Trevor has written to all Members of the...

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Mel Jaunay

24 Sep 2025

Education

Cambrai students Queensland bound

Six students from Cambrai Primary School and their chaperones will jet off to Queensland this weekend, to participate in the 2025 National Landcare Conference at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. Year 6 students, Darren Fiebig and...

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Mel Jaunay

17 Sep 2025

Community News

A unicorn and a fairy for Viola’s 100th

By Mel JaunayThere was something magical afoot at Freeling’s Wheatfields Residential Care last Thursday, as a real life ‘unicorn’ came to visit resident Viola Stevens on the occasion of her 100th birthday. In the Niemz Lounge, 20 or more residents as...

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Mel Jaunay

17 Sep 2025

Council News

Up to Code? Concordia Code Amendment engagement summarised

By Mel JaunayMore than a third of the submissions made during the Concordia Code Amendment public consultation period were not ‘at all’ supportive of the draft as it was presented, according to a summary of responses released by the Department for...

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Mel Jaunay

17 Sep 2025

Special Promotion

Defining Faith’s spirit, 220 years on

For Faith Lutheran College’s senior leaders, 220 years of combined school history is a significant milestone, not only to pay homage to the past, but as a living reference for the future. As Principal Steve Wilksch tells it, it was foundational staff...

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Mel Jaunay

10 Sep 2025

Community News

Ben’s Bunch brings colour to R U OK? Day

By Mel JaunayThis Thursday is ‘R U OK? Day’, and while it’s important to be able to ask that question any day, September 11 is an opportunity to embrace the sentiment wholeheartedly and perhaps show a gesture of care and kindness. Ben’s Bunch, in its...

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Mel Jaunay

10 Sep 2025

Community News

Art under wraps

The towering white silos of Kapunda will soon be reinvigorated with a fresh coat of colour, as the long-anticipated mural project gets underway later this month. Artist, Sam Bates (aka Smug) of Melbourne public art studio, Juddy Roller has been...

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Mel Jaunay

10 Sep 2025

Community News

Palms preservation

Light Regional Council has made a full commitment to preserving all Marananga’s historic Canary Island palm trees, following Tuesday’s Ordinary Council meeting in which a management options report revealed 56 palms were at risk of interfering...

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Mel Jaunay

03 Sep 2025

Education

Darren walks ‘The Way of the Lutherans’

By Mel JaunayGood Shepherd Lutheran School, Angaston principal, Mr Darren Altus was one of nine Lutheran education senior leaders who participated in a 150km spiritual pilgrimage through parts of South Australia last week. The pilgrimage, called ‘Der...

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Mel Jaunay

03 Sep 2025

Community News

Celebrating 30 years of KaDenCe Choir

“It was initially known as the Kapunda Choral Group and began under the Musical Directorship of Mrs Gwenda Rees OAM,“ Elizabeth told The Leader

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Mel Jaunay

29 Aug 2025