FOUR-wheel-drivers continue to ravage the Rocks Reserve picnic area near Balaklava, thrashing the environment with their vehicles as they drive up and down the bed of the Wakefield River and climb the grassy knolls specifically reserved for the community to enjoy. • Read the rest in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com
Crane restoration lifts local spirits Les Pearson reports TWELVE years after it was initially decided to refurbish the maritime crane at Port Wakefield, the historic machine now stands as glistening icon at the town’s wharf. • Read the rest in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com
Les Pearson reports THE Port Wakefield fishing community is preparing itself for one last roll of the dice, releasing an impact statement detailing the devastating effects on the local economy if proposed Marine Park Sanctuary Zones come into force on October 1. • Read the rest in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com
Les Pearson reports ROLLING around the family farm in a tractor at Hoyleton, David Chapman (above) was literally thousands of miles from the internal battles he overcame to take gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games last week. • Read the rest in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com
Les Pearson reports FEEDBACK from residents at last week’s Wakefield Regional Council public meeting on the draft Budget generally opposed the proposed eight per cent rate rise. • Read the rest in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com
Les Pearson reports IT’S a case of one down, 13 to go for Independent Member for Frome, Geoff Brock, who in his capacity as Regional Development Minister, brought State Infrastructure Minister, Stephen Mullighan, to the electorate last week. • Read the rest in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com
Volunteer numbers down but incidents keep coming for CFS Les Pearson reports FIRE gutted a chicken shed near Beaufort on Monday morning, the $1 million damage bill adding to a huge list of structure fires in the Wakefield Plains region over the past 12 months. • Read the rest in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com
Corporate Services manager Steve Jonas explains the impacts to Les Pearson A SLIGHTLY higher than expected rate rise and reduced service levels are likely impacts on councils from the recently announced Federal Budget, as financial officers fervently work behind the scenes to accommodate drastic funding cuts. Read the full story in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com
Les Pearson reports FORMER Long Plains lad, Josh Tynan (left), stunned the nation’s elite with an historic win in his first ever tilt at the top karting class. Gifted a surprise start in the recent event, he made the most of his opportunity to record a famous victory. Read the full story in our online […]
