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The ground has dried out more than it has for years and much ground cover has died off. When the ground becomes bare (say less than 80% coverage), owners need to be aware of the risk of colic as horses scrounge around looking for those extra bites!
Read MoreOur AGM is on 20 March. We welcome any members of the Community to come along, get involved and have your say. Each year we barely break even, costs are always going up and we struggle to maintain our assets. The last thing we want to do is hand over the grounds to the council or be forced to lock the site and only open for members.
Read MoreWell Cherry Chatter readers the football season is fast approaching, and our senior players are already well into the pre-season training. The 2018 season was really a great success for the club and we are hoping and working towards 2019 being at least as good. Our Seniors are keen for “back to back” premierships.
Read MoreSummer netball is nearly over and this year was a great year with more teams and a competitive competition. Dates to remember include: Winter Trials 17th March and the 24th March. Our AGM is also on 24th March. All welcome.
Read MoreIt was good to have a break from cricket, but we're back into the swing of things with some good results already. To date our top wicket takers for the season are- James Wissell 11, Riley Allison 8, Finn Baker 6. Off the field we’ve had a couple of very successful events and the ‘reviews’, albeit self written, can be seen below.
On Wednesday night the 13th March Dr Greg will be giving a talk on first aid for animals caught in a bushfire as part of a CFS Bushfire Information night + March is National Pet Poisons Month - designed to highlight all of the potential dangers around the home that pose a risk to our pets. Following are the most common.
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 MoreMarch birthdays
Read MoreRainfall for January 2019: 0
Rainfall for January 2018: 14.2
Average rainfall for January: 27.8
Happy New Year + For those that attended the Remembrance Day ceremony, thanks for taking a small amount of time from you day to reflect on the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in WW1
Read MoreThe Cherry Chatter committee would like to welcome 2 new families to the district.
Read MoreMembers are advised that the Annual General meeting for the Hall, reflecting on the 2018 year will be held at the Hall on Tuesday February 26th 2019.
Read MoreGardening suggestions for January 2019 + Rodger and Jenny Argent from the Pelargonium Society shared with us their journey during which they developed their love for, and vast knowledge gained in, propagating and showing Pelargoniums.
Read MoreWell summer is upon us and along with the better riding weather comes several problems. Is nothing ever easy, you ask? The answer is probably no, but we can make things easier. Here are some of the more common problems we have with our trusty equines and ways we can deal with them…
Read MoreWe hope you have had a happy Christmas Season with your family and friends. We have had a very productive time completing the circular bird of prey flight. There were several tawny frogmouths of varying stages of development, as well as many kookaburras. The most delightful was a peregrine chick from Saddleworth. It was rescued from being hit by semis on the Burra Highway!
Read MoreProgramme of activities for January and February. Anyone wanting information about the Friends of Scott Creek CP, or wanting to get involved in any of the Friends’ activities, can visit our very informative website www.friendsofscottcreekcp.org.au.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe another year has passed by. It was certainly an eventful time for the brigade. In the past few months we’ve been fortunate to have a number of new members join us, both as firefighters and radio operators. Our station has also undergone a facelift in the last few months.
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.
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