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While trees are admired and have life giving benefits they can also be killers ... Narrandera Landcare is currently keen to provide warning to people to be very careful near large trees ... due to the prolonged flooding that has occurred over vast tracts of NSW and Victoria, many large trees are at risk of falling with potential tragic consequences.

Wayne Hawthorne. “A wry return smile” is applicable and an anagram of those influential in MiniJumbuk being what it is today. “Miles, Wray, Turner”. Probus members learnt of the history behind MiniJumbuk when their Managing Director Darren Turner spoke recently ... A contract was written in 1979 to manufacture the world’s first commercially sold woollen quilt under the Onkaparinga brand.

Stewart's Range farmer Heather Heggie is concerned about the rapid spread of weeds throughout the Naracoorte Lucindale Council district ... “My question is in the absence of an engineer, what is the criteria for managing unsealed roads and the potential for weed spread?: Stewart's Range farmer Heather Heggie.

Will our council rates increase next financial year? While that could be possible because of inflationary pressures, an elected councillor of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council hopes the new council adheres to its core responsibilities and does not increase rates excessively. Last year Cr Cameron Grundy called on the council to look at how it could more fairly spread the rate burden across the district.

Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) has been investigating opportunities for people to access under-utilised suburban backyards, especially for those who are unable to garden in rental properties. HOPE president Frank Ondrus said there are many people who own their own homes but who do not or cannot use the space they have for gardening. "It is our hope that with your support we will be able to offer space to people who wish to produce food for their own tables," he said.