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11 Jun 2025

Education

Nuri Primary learns for National Reconciliation Week

By Clem StanleyLast week was National Reconciliation Week, and students at Nuriootpa Primary school spent their Thursday taking part in a number of activities to help them learn about experiences of First Nations people. Principal Vicky Ireland...

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Chris clocks 250 poems

By Clem StanleyAs of The Leader’s May 28 edition, local Angaston poet, President of Angaston & District Lions Club and man-about-town, Chris Russack, has officially published 250 poems within the pages of this newspaper. Despite the impressive...

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House & Garden

Soaring heights, bringing the outside in

Raked ceilings have long been a design feature which helps bring the outside in, and adds a feeling of spaciousness to a home’s interiors. Regardless of whether a home has an earthy, chalet style with lots of timber and texture, or lofty...

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House & Garden

The butler’s pantry - the engine room of the kitchen

Arguably, the kitchen can be one of the busiest spots in a house. Whether you are living with a big family, or even just a couple, a kitchen is often where lives converge and cross over to prepare meals and share time together. We ask a lot of our...

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Local Business

Truro Hotel re-opens under revised plans

By Clem StanleyThe Truro Hotel officially re-opened on Friday under new owners, The Perks Hospitality group. With a host of renovations and a new fit-out installed in the original 1863 building, this was not the group’s original plan for the venue...

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Weather it’s enough

After ominous warnings for the state over the weekend, residents in the greater Barossa region began their week facing everything from dust to wind to driving rain in the span of just 24 hours. Skies turned red with swirling dust on Monday morning...

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Samantha Field

28 May 2025

Council News

Dust yet to settle on road saga

A local resident and a business owner at Ebenezer have raised concerns about the condition of roads in the area, saying that with growing traffic, action is needed from Light Regional Council. In June 2024, Ebenezer local, Peter Herbert, spoke with...

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Barossa Leader

Move May get you Move-ing

By Clem StanleyThe month of May is Exercise Sports Science Australia’s Exercise Right Month, with this year’s theme celebrating all of those who help keep us active. As the name suggests, the team at Move Exercise Physiology, is offering a special...

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Special Promotion

Fab fun with Seeds of Hope

By Clem StanleyThe team at Seeds of Hope suicide prevention network (SPN) has certainly been keeping busy, with a number of events and activations already in the first half of 2025 sharing the message of optimism in the community – while having...

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Special Promotion

Trevor parks the car after 25 years volunteering

By Clem StanleyAt The Barossa Council’s March meeting, Mayor Bim Lange recognised the work of volunteer community transport driver, Trevor Miller of Nuriootpa, who resigned from his post after an awe-inspiring 25 years in the role. In recognition of...

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Bev and Peter get their 60th anniversary flowers

By Clem StanleyTheir romance spans continents, different careers and involves hundreds of carnations, but now in 2025, Beverly (Bev) Thomas and husband Peter of Nuriootpa have celebrated 60 years of marriage. Originally from Merbein, just outside of...

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Stumped that you didn’t know what was at Cambrai

By Clem StanleyWith the South Australian History Festival underway, the town of Cambrai is showcasing a wealth of local displays at its Agricultural Museum. Not far off the main street at the southern end of town, the museum has a variety of...

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