Daisy BakerSep 18, 20194 min readFay’s life of many layersWhether you are calling someone in the same suburb or interstate, today it is as simple as picking up a phone, dialling the number and...
Daisy BakerAug 7, 20193 min readA look into Fairbank’s medical pastOn a hill in Springfield lies an historic homestead surrounded by farming land, known as Fairbank, which was the Springfield hospital...
Daisy BakerAug 7, 20193 min readRemembering our pioneers at BranxholmAfter moving to Branxholm 28 years ago, Trevor Smith quickly became interested in the town’s striking cemetery, which presents itself to...
Daisy BakerJul 10, 20192 min readFarmers reject Simplot offerContract negotiations with Simplot continue after almost 100 potato growers from around the state unanimously rejected the processor’s...
Daisy BakerJul 3, 20193 min readSummerhill: a window to Scottsdale’s pastThe first time Ian and Ann Wilson walked through Summerhill while hunting for a retirement property in 2002, they felt a connection. The...
Daisy BakerJul 3, 20193 min readKak Krushka’s crayfishing daysKeith 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...
Daisy BakerJun 26, 20193 min readPotato yield suffers due to pink rotThe 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...
Daisy BakerApr 17, 20193 min readFerny Hill Family TiesFrom a restored homestead at Ferny Hill, just outside of Bridport, Sally Lethborg recounts how the property came into her family four...
Daisy BakerJan 30, 20192 min readLocal farms’ details listed on Aussie Farms MapA number of local farms, abattoirs and dairies have been listed on the Aussie Farms Map, an interactive map of factory farms and...
Daisy BakerJan 30, 20192 min readDouble the love, double the birthdaysWHEN Scottsdale-raised Morgan Chorley and her partner Nic Rowell found out they were expecting twins, they were overjoyed. Little did...
Daisy BakerJan 9, 20194 min readThe namesake of Scottsdale’s streetsDriving through the streets of Scottsdale, Ellenor, Christopher, William and Mary are all names you see on street signs daily but what...
Daisy BakerJun 6, 20182 min readSlow living in SpringfieldWhen was the last time you spent a day without using electricity, your mobile phone, car, or internet? Springfield residents Gregory and...
Daisy BakerApr 11, 20182 min readNorma’s big heart for local wildlifeWell-known Bridport wildlife carer Norma Baker says she has always loved animals but she got serious about caring for them around age 10,...
Daisy BakerFeb 8, 20172 min readDying trade lives on in SpringfieldSpringfield blacksmith and farrier Bill Cain walked into a blacksmith’s shop in his Victorian hometown looking for work when he was 14...