Gold for our Jess
Chris Oldfield. One of Naracoorte’s greatest sporting champions Jessica Stenson, nee Trengrove, has helped inspire mothers around the world by winning gold in the women's marathon at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The triple medallist won bronze in Glasgow, 2014 Commonwealth Games, and bronze at the Gold Coast 2018 games.
Training our future rural doctors in the regions
Elspeth Radford. Izak Mentz family migrated to Australia from South Africa when he was four and after living in a few different regions across Australia, settled in Wallaroo on Yorke Peninsula ... Having spent his formative years in a small rural community, Izak applied to be part of the Flinders University MD Rural Stream which would allow him to study for a full year in a regional location, developing his clinical skills and learning from rural doctors.
NLC to plant 47 London plane trees
Chris Oldfield. Existing trees and vegetation will be bulldozed and an avenue of 47 London Plane Trees planted along the footpath of Stewart Tce – from Park Tce to Playford Dve. The decision comes despite fears that it could ruin $1 million worth of hockey turf.
Old Library vacant for six years
Chris Oldfield. After six years of being idle, and at least $40,000 budgeted for “design work”, Naracoorte’s old library building remains vacant. What to do with it, and what the designs are for, will be discussed behind closed doors in a workshop by Naracoorte Lucindale Council.
Rail Trail back in the news
Sheryl Lowe. The Penola/Coonawarra Rail Trail was discussed at length at the July Council meeting with elected members faced with choosing between two options for the future of the project. A further almost half a million dollars to complete the planned route or reduce the length of the trail to cut costs was discussed in a 15 minute break from official proceedings.
Naracoorte’s State champion
Chris Oldfield. Alan Phillips remembers highland dancing in public for the first time during a Naracoorte Caledonian Society function at Bool Lagoon when he was four years old. Now he is a 10-year-old State champion highland dancer, eager to compete in as many competitions as he can. But the prizes are not everything. For Alan, his greatest passion is just being able to perform, meet up with “lots of friends” and have fun.
Naracoorte – a great place to stay
Chris Oldfield. A desire by parents to get children out of the house, away from screens and in touch with nature is turning the Naracoorte district into a school holiday destination ... “The idea of being able to get out, get the children out of the house and do all the things that we have in the local area that has a nature base, feet on the ground experience, is exceedingly popular.”: Naracoorte Holiday Park Edwards Group regional manager Alison Baker
