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Fay’s life of many layers

Whether you are calling someone in the same suburb or interstate, today it is as simple as picking up a phone, dialling the number and...

A look into Fairbank’s medical past

On a hill in Springfield lies an historic homestead surrounded by farming land, known as Fairbank, which was the Springfield hospital...

Remembering our pioneers at Branxholm

After moving to Branxholm 28 years ago, Trevor Smith quickly became interested in the town’s striking cemetery, which presents itself to...

Farmers reject Simplot offer

Contract negotiations with Simplot continue after almost 100 potato growers from around the state unanimously rejected the processor’s...

Kak Krushka’s crayfishing days

Keith Krushka has lived in Bridport for nearly 80 years and has seen it evolve from a town with one sealed road, several shops and no...

Potato yield suffers due to pink rot

The potato harvest is drawing to a close, after what has been a tough season for many local growers with higher incidents of pink rot and...

Ferny Hill Family Ties

From a restored homestead at Ferny Hill, just outside of Bridport, Sally Lethborg recounts how the property came into her family four...

Double the love, double the birthdays

WHEN Scottsdale-raised Morgan Chorley and her partner Nic Rowell found out they were expecting twins, they were overjoyed. Little did...

The namesake of Scottsdale’s streets

Driving through the streets of Scottsdale, Ellenor, Christopher, William and Mary are all names you see on street signs daily but what...

Slow living in Springfield

When was the last time you spent a day without using electricity, your mobile phone, car, or internet? Springfield residents Gregory and...

Norma’s big heart for local wildlife

Well-known Bridport wildlife carer Norma Baker says she has always loved animals but she got serious about caring for them around age 10,...

Dying trade lives on in Springfield

Springfield blacksmith and farrier Bill Cain walked into a blacksmith’s shop in his Victorian hometown looking for work when he was 14...

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