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Recently many people across the world stopped and stared as extreme headlines announced that one eighth of the world’s species – more than a million – are threatened with extinction. What solutions do we have? Despite this grim inventory, it’s not all bad news. Australia actually has a long history of effectively managing invasive species.
Read MoreThe 100 year Clarendon bridge celebration is on Sunday 21st July 2019, a day when the whole community is invited to come together to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the building of Clarendon second bridge. It will be a day of fun, food and entertainment for the whole family.
Read MoreTelecommunications is a lottery across Mayo, and that needs to change. Our geography, climate and changing government policies have resulted in clear disparities between those areas with and those without reliable phone and internet services. My office has advocated on behalf of hundreds of constituents who have received poor service in this space.
Read MoreWANTED:
House cleaner
Horse Groom
Shed Installer
The Ironbank & Upper Sturt Community Watch recently posted on Facebook that one of the locals, Betty Frith, has completed her book and it is now available for sale to any interested locals.
Read MoreGoing to Primary School. The Cherry Gardens School is situated at the bottom end of Orchard Road on the Southern side of the district. Max Ricks started Primary School at Cherry Gardens in February 1936 at the age of five.
Read MoreThe CSIRO are researching the benefits of feeding cattle seaweed; it’s one of a number of promising lines of research that have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Australia’s $17 billion livestock sector.
Read MoreFortnightly green waste collection …. but at what cost?
Read MoreTransport on our farm at Cherry Gardens in the early days was with a 4 wheeled steel tyred wagon, drawn by two horses, which was used up to the 1930’s. By the mid 1930’s this was replaced by a 2 wheeled rubber tyred jinker pulled by 1 horse.
Read MoreThe Clarendon Branch of the Agricultural Bureau March 2019 meeting was an open discussion by the group on the 2019 Grape Vintage. Most grape growing members advised that their yields were down significantly, but the quality was extremely good.
Read MoreOn July 17th the Clarendon Bridge will be 100 years old. In 1851 there was no bridge over the Onkaparinga River and when the river was in flood people living on the other side had to wait until the flood waters receded when they could cross by bullock dray. A community event to be held at Riverbend Park on the 21st of July is being planned.
Read MorePossible Council Boundary Changes + Road Works Cherry Gardens
Read MoreAfter the opening of The Cherry Gardens Hall in 1956, it was decided to hold regular monthly dances as a fund raiser. The monthly dances continued to attract good crowds. We used several different bands to provide the music, usually 3 piece comprising of piano, saxophone and drums.
Read MoreThe Agricultural Bureau is an Australia wide movement which assists with the needs of the farming community. The South Australian division is known as the central Agricultural Bureau. A Cherry Gardens branch was formed at a public meeting held on the 15th of November 1892.
Read MoreThe Cherry Chatter committee would like to welcome 2 new families to the district.
Read MoreSoon after the end of the 1939-45 World War there was a move to upgrade the Hall. From fundraising, to planning, to construction, it was truly going to be the Hall that the local population built and paid for.
Read MoreGuest Speaker Steve Adcock of DroneCo: Steve provided us with an insight into using Drones in Agriculture and showed us a range of drones which he uses in his business of photographing weddings, social events, mining operations, vineyard vegetation growth etc.
Read MoreFormer long-time resident of Cherry Gardens Rob Walker recently launched his new book, “Square Pegs” at the Once and Again Book Café on Marion Road. Rob and his wife Lyn lived at 111 Cherry Gardens Road for 31 years.
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