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Thursday 31 July - Quiz

Peter ‘Digger’ Ackland

LAST Wednesday marked the final day in a distinguished 43-year career in local government for Peter Ackland, more affectionately known as ‘Digger’. Starting as a fresh-faced 17-year-old finance clerk at the former District Council of Berri...

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19 hours ago

Editorial

Rates rising as services diminish

MANY aspects of the Renmark Paringa Council’s plan sound excellent in theory, such as enhancing wellbeing, inclusivity and recognition of First Nation’s people. But the actual measures and the inclusion of outlying rural areas of the council...

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19 hours ago

Editorial

Give me country over city

I FEEL sorry for city folk. Life is just one big competition for them to see who has the biggest house, car, boat or caravan. I am not jealous by any stretch of the imagination. I would rather focus my values on flesh and blood. However, I find...

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19 hours ago

Editorial

Clubs applaud beer excise freeze

CLUBS Australia has welcomed the Albanese Labor Government’s formal move to legislate a two-year freeze on draught beer excise, following today’s introduction of the Excise and Customs Tariff Proposals in the House of Representatives. The...

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19 hours ago

Editorial

Holistic approach for lasting benefits

THE latest Murray-Darling Basin Plan Evaluation has again shown that only a holistic approach to water management can deliver lasting, basin-wide environmental improvements. The Basin Plan Evaluation and Sustainable Rivers Audit, released last week...

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19 hours ago