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The community is being called to rally against the State Government sale of the former Mill Corner rail land.
Member for Barker Patrick Secker is assuring Riverlanders that moving his electorate office out of the region would not significantly reduce his contact with local constituents.
A Loxton man who sexually abused four teenage boys will spend at least six years behind bars.
Loxton Waikerie Council has given the green light for the development of a new town playground at the Pioneer Rose Garden site.
A proposed program promoting anti-obesity in children was shot down at last week's Loxton Waikerie Council meeting.
The Loxton swimming pool has had a terrific summer, welcoming more people through the gate than last year.
Community members are being invited to attend an open meeting and barbecue hosted by the Loxton Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group next Tuesday.
Berri Barmera residents' rubbish will be deposited in Loxton.
While a cooling breeze through an open window provides relief from the heat, locals are warned that it could also tempt thieves.
The establishment of a Riverland and Mallee primary producers business centre has come another step closer to fruition, after industry groups endorsed the proposal at a recent meeting.
2/Feb/12 Friday's district power outage provided an interesting social experiment.
2/Feb/12 If 'food security' means the ability to purchase:
2/Feb/12 People of South Australia - wake up.
2/Feb/12 Have you seen the dry blocks in our area?
2/Feb/12 On behalf of the members of the Loxton-Berri Auxiliary of Novita Children's Services, I write to publicly acknowledge and thank the members of the Loxton and wider Riverland community for their recent generosity.
2/Feb/12 It was with pride that I accepted the KESAB Award for 'Best Public Garden' at the Australia Day breakfast on behalf of The Pines Management Committee and its volunteers.
25/Jan/12 As I write this, I am wincing in my chair and complaining loudly about my sunburnt legs.
25/Jan/12 Forty years ago on January 20, 1972 we arrived in Loxton as teachers with a young family. We intended to stay for four years and then transfer to Adelaide.
25/Jan/12 Our husband and father has been residing at the Country River Village, at Renmark for the past two and a half years.
25/Jan/12 The position taken by Ken Grundy in his letter (The Loxton News, January 11) is unfortunately ill informed and has not fully reflected our views or that of Anglicare SA.
25/Jan/12 The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reported last Thursday that house prices in vulnerable communities throughout the Basin have fallen by an average of 4.3 per cent since the release of the guide to the basin plan in October 2010, and by well over 15 per cent in some towns.
25/Jan/12 Australia is preparing to commemorate the centenary of Anzac from 2014 to 2018, marking 100 years since our nation's involvement in the First World War.
25/Jan/12 The latest green fad is the electric car.
20/Jan/12 From the very start, the possibility of a regional waste facility has been plagued with frustration.
20/Jan/12 Ever since someone first thought of the idea of man-made robots, there has been speculation as to whether it would be possible for man to invent a robot more powerful than himself, which would then be able to rule the world.
20/Jan/12 The couple took him to the vet, he didn't look a well-loved pet.
20/Jan/12 Australians must throw their full support behind Australian farmers for their own good and that of the nation.
12/Jan/12 While looking towards the new year, take the time to take a look back on the year past.
12/Jan/12 Forty years ago - on January 23, 1972 – Queen's and regimental colours were presented to the 43rd Battalion (Bushman’s Rifles), Royal South Australia Regiment by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Paul Hasluck, at a ceremonial parade on the Adelaide Oval.
12/Jan/12 An article in a daily paper quoted leaders of the Anglican Church as seeking community unity with a 'yes' vote at the next referendum about recognising indigenous people in the Constitution.
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