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30 Apr 2025

Barossa Vintage Festival

Step Back in Time

Even on the first day of the Barossa Vintage Festival, visitors and locals alike were out in force to experience all that the Festival had to offer, with many choosing to take a Step Back in Time to begin the celebration. And those who stopped by to...

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30 Apr 2025

Commemorating ANZAC at Tanunda

Like so many across the region, the community at Tanunda woke up before the sun on Friday morning to attend a Dawn Service at the local Garden of Remembrance. Father Mark Sexton and Tanunda RSL President, Dave Babbage, lead the service, accompanied...

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30 Apr 2025

Ebenezer’s St John’s Lutheran Church marks 120 years

By Clem StanleyRising above the vast expanses of vineyards at Ebenezer, St John’s Lutheran Church overlooks the area as it has done now for 120 years. While it may serve as striking to passers-by from the outside, the church’s interior is also a site...

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23 Apr 2025

Eudunda News

Taking tech savvy to the next level at EAS

There is certainly much to get excited about at Eudunda Area School as the first term of 2025 draws to a close, and adding to the list is the introduction of a new ICT program, funded entirely by the Defence Force. Coordinated by VET & Pathways...

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09 Apr 2025

Eudunda News

New CFS appliance is ready to roll

Last Sunday, the Eudunda CFS Brigade received a brand new 24P Rescue Appliance, rolled out as part of 10 trucks being delivered to branches across the state. Complete with a bunch of new equipment and safety features, the new appliance replaces an...

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09 Apr 2025

Rideshare reaches the Barossa

By Clem StanleyWith the countdown to Gather Round this weekend, Uber announced on Thursday it had gone live in the Barossa, Light and Adelaide Plains local council areas, officially commencing rideshare services in the area.“We are excited to be...

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09 Apr 2025

Eudunda News

EAS unveils new ‘Engine Room’

By Clem StanleyThis year, Eudunda Area School has unveiled a new space dedicated to helping students with autism and other special needs to have the best experience they can at school. Speaking with EAS’ Autism Inclusion Teacher, Vanessa O’Brien, she...

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03 Apr 2025

Health

Déjà Flu: timely reminder as illness on the rise

With cooler temperatures this week heralding the impending cold and flu season, a report from SA Health shows flu cases are up by nearly 700 from the same time last year, with 2,324 flu cases already reported. The news highlights the importance of...

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02 Apr 2025

Jenny and Bryan’s 60 years together

By Clem Stanley Last month, Tanunda locals, Jenny and Bryan Lythgoe celebrated 60 years of marriage alongside a number of friends. The Leader made a surprise visit to see the couple at their anniversary celebration, orchestrated by one of their good...

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The World is Jordi’s stage

By Clem StanleyAs she is now preparing to take to the world stage, Nuriootpa’s Jordi Wilksch, a Barossa Dance Company Alumnus, is proof that a childhood love is something that can carry over into adulthood and take you places you never thought you...

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SA Government holds Caucus at Tanunda

Some of the State Government’s most recognisable political figures descended on the Barossa on Thursday, March 13, as the South Australian Labor Party held its Caucus meeting at the Barossa Weintal Hotel. Speaking with The Leader, South Australian...

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Education

Minister announces review for Freeling Primary

Minister for Education, Training And Skills, Blair Boyer has announced there will be a formal review of Freeling Primary School’s infrastructure and a masterplan developed for the facility’s future needs. Minister Boyer visited the school on Thursday...

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