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Counting down to Christmas

ONLY a month away from Christmas and the countdown to Kadina’s Christmas Pageant has begun. The Christmas spirit will light up the town on Monday, December 16, at 6.15pm when the pageant rolls down Graves, Hallet and Taylor Streets before...

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19 Nov 2024

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Curry ready to light up again

FOR well over two decades Curramulka has kicked off Christmas on Yorke Peninsula with a massive night of food, fun and lights at the Curramulka Light Up. On Saturday December 7, the Light Up will begin at 6.30pm with a parade down Main Street, which...

Rachel Hagan

19 Nov 2024

Community

Spreading Christmas cheer to those in need

COPPER Coast residents can create Christmas cheer for those in need by donating a gift or money to the Salvation Army Wishing Tree appeal. The appeal was launched on Friday, November 15 by the Salvation Army Copper Coast at K hub Kadina, accompanied...

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19 Nov 2024

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Heritage update at Moonta Probus

AUSTRALIAN Cornish Mining Sites: Burra and Moonta were added to Australia’s UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in September. This exciting news was illuminated by Graham Hancock at the Moonta and District Probus Club’s November 4 meeting. The...

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19 Nov 2024

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Going blue for Diabetes Day

STAFF and children at Yorke Peninsula Learning and Care, Minlaton, put on a special blue-themed celebration last week to raise money for their friend, Fletcher Buchanan, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The centre collected donations...

Rachel Hagan

19 Nov 2024

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Walk to Wallaroo raises $6800

AN impressive total of $6800 was raised for the Pancare Foundation when the Yorke Peninsula Friends of Pancare and members of Stronger Not Older fitness groups walked from Kadina to Wallaroo on Sunday, November 3. About 80 people walked in support...

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19 Nov 2024

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Crafting Christmas cheer

THE Ardrossan Craft Group ladies have once again been busy making rugs, beanies, scarves and toys, and other gifts, which have been donated to different charities. Group member Barbara Gray says donations for the bags have been coming in for a few...

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19 Nov 2024

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Fun Shirt Fridays

STAFF and residents at Moonta Health and Aged Care are enjoying their new end-of-week celebration, Fun Shirt Fridays. They have embraced the idea, which has boosted morale, senior lifestyle coordinator Amanda Weger says. “It has become a bit of...

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19 Nov 2024

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Year 12 celebrations

Year 12 students at Harvest Christian College, Kadina, celebrated the end of their schooling journey in style. Celebrations included fancy dress, inflatable obstacle courses, putt putt golf, giant chess, an egg and spoon race, and a trip to The...

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19 Nov 2024

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Building a better future

INDIVIDUALS, businesses and organisations are rethinking how they live and do business as concerns grow about the impacts of pollution, habitat destruction and climate change on our planet and its future livability. The aim of going green is to...

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19 Nov 2024

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Diamond day for Moonta couple

MOONTA couple Jan and Vin Camporeale will celebrate 60 years of marriage this week. They say giving each other freedom to pursue their own interests is one of the keys to a happy life together. “You should not look to blame the other person, not...

Michelle Daw

12 Nov 2024

Community

RSL donates to RFDS

RETURNED and Services League Moonta sub-branch has donated $2635.35 to the Royal Flying Doctor Service after a successful community auction on November 1. The event, largely organised by Rosemary Appleton, brought the RSL community together in...

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12 Nov 2024

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Uplift for Red Cross

MOONTA Bay Lifestyle Estate social committee has presented Red Cross Agery branch with a $660 donation. The money came from a morning tea fundraiser held on the estate’s recent garage sale day. Agery branch president Rosemary Smith thanked the...

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12 Nov 2024

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New Australia Day honours plaque

A REPLACEMENT plaque featuring the names of all Bute locals honoured with Australia Day awards has been installed in the town. The former plaque was not large enough to include the names of all recipients of the awards since 1986, when the awards...

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12 Nov 2024

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Call for festive floats

LOCAL businesses and community groups are being encouraged to enter floats for this year’s Kadina Christmas Pageant on Monday, December 16. The event typically attracts about 40 floats and is a great way to bring people together, according to...

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12 Nov 2024