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Rising through the ranks of the mill

Branxholm’s Wayne McLaughlin worked at the Branxholm Mill for 40 years. When Wayne McLaughlin first walked through the doors of the...

Sub aqua adventures

Former North Eastern Sub Aqua Club members Tony Jetson, Don Etchells and David Watts with an anchor salvaged from a shipwreck in the...

Memories of a military nurse

West Scottsdale’s Beryl Duffy recalls her days as a military nurse in the Vietnam War. There are some names and stories that Beryl Duffy...

Farming for the future

A 13-way cover crop has been planted in between the rows. It’s hoped a regenerative cropping trial in Winnaleah, the first of its kind in...

The godfather of Furneaux Freight

Bridport’s Matthew Bayles in front of the Matthew Flinders. Bridport’s Matthew Bayles grew up alongside fishermen and boats, helping his...

Public health risk: algae confirmed

Water quality samples from Blackmans Lagoon in the Waterhouse Conservation Area have returned positive results for blue-green algae. The...

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,...

Tasmanian connection to AE1

This week Australia’s first submarine HMAS AE1 has been found, 103 years after it disappeared without a trace off the coast of Papua New...

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