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06 Aug 2025

Life-threatening experience prompts dam safety plea

Local aquatics instructor, Lynda De Palma experienced a chilling fight for her life over the weekend, when she slipped into a plastic-lined dam while attempting to save her dog. Just two weeks after speaking to The Leader about water safety during...

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06 Aug 2025

A call for caution

Lyndoch CFS Captain Shane Emms is calling for greater awareness and courtesy from drivers, following a concerning close call during a Sunday morning run with his daughter. Speaking to The Leader, Shane said that he was stunned that despite there...

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30 Jul 2025

Proposed plan for Penrice Quarry expansion

The next meeting of the Penrice Community Consultation Group is due to be held before the end of the year, with a notice expected to be published in The Leader

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30 Jul 2025

Petition against Southern Barossa project

A petition against the Southern Barossa Winery and Tourist Accommodation Project has gathered over 400 signatures in recent weeks, highlighting concern in the community about the proposed development. Petition organiser Gina McCulloch said in...

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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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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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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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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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