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The State Government is calling for input into a Regional Development Strategy which aims to empower regional communities. Elected Members, particularly those representing regionally-based residents, are invited to contribute via the state government’s “YourSay” platform.
Read MoreIt could be your Mother, Wife, Sister, Friend or even your Daughter! This Adelaide Silver Style and was founded by my daughter the Late Letitia Linke who was a community Ambassador for the OCRF and Ovarian Cancer Australia. You can make a difference. This year’s event will take place on Saturday the 26th October 2019
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House cleaner
Horse Groom
With the very wet weather we are seeing a sharp rise in the incidence of hoof abscesses in both cows & horses. Early vet attention will prevent some of the secondary complications from occurring + Make sure you keep up flea treatments during the colder months! This is when you can lay the foundation to stop a flea explosion in Spring.
Read MoreRecently the Cherry Chatter committee applied for a grant from the Onkaparinga Council to help us print next years editions of the Cherry Chatter. Unfortunately we were not successful as you can see from the letter here.
Read MoreRainfall for June 2019: 140.4 mm
Rainfall for June 2018: 117.8 mm
Average rainfall for June: 132.2 mm
August birthdays
Read MorePeter Charles who lives on Hicks Hill Rd received the disconnection notice (below) giving just 60 days to find another ISP provider. PLEASE respond to this post if you have also received a similar notice. We need to find out how many ISP’s will be doing this. TPG owns Internode and Adam Internet.
Read MoreIn a recent workshop at the Hall, participants learned to make fabulous felted footwear. Remember to visit the Hall Facebook page and you will be kept updated on functions and other happenings at the Hall.
Read MoreA Defensive Fire Training Course was recently held at the Cherry Gardens station on June 1&2 2019. Pictured is a training scenario on a venting gas bottle, which is under the control of qualified instructors. Carrying out training such as this helps keep us prepared for such events.
Read MoreIn July a few of our volunteers will be attending the Firebombing Load Supervisor & Airbase Manager training at Brukunga and then on November 3rd we will be doing our Region 1 Airbase Operator Skills Maintenance refresher training at the Cherry Gardens Air Strip.
Read MoreGardening suggestions for July 2019 + our May speaker was well-travelled, well known, great gardener, entertainer and The President of The Garden Clubs of Australia, Mr. George Hoad.
Read MoreYay, some rain at last. Hopefully there will be some more to follow. For some of you, feed will have been running low and becoming more expensive. Without the follow up rains, farmers will not be able to get their crops growing and that will impact on us further down the line this year.
Read MoreFor those of you who attend the local ANZAC Day service you may remember the story of Percy Scroop. a Major from the Australian Embassy in Baghdad contacted us after doing a google search looking for information about Percy. He is doing some research on Australian and New Zealand soldiers buried in the Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery and found the headstone for Percy Scroop.
Read MoreI have noticed quite a number of dying Messmate Stringybark (Eucalyptus obliqua) in the Mount Lofty Ranges, including in Scott Creek CP. There have also been a few deaths of quite old Silver Banksia (Banksia marginata), which is the only locally indigenous species of banksia we have in the Adelaide Hills. It is possible that other factors are also at play, in particular the root-rot disease Phytophthora cinnamomi (Pc).
Read MoreMinton Farm volunteers have been busy rehabilitating several birds of prey, namely Boobook owl, barn owl and peregrine falcon. Some have come in, in advanced stages of disease, eye damage and wing injuries.
Read MoreCherry Church is now 170 years old; it has kept the Christian Faith in worship, service and teaching, and God willing it will continue this for at least another 170. The church comes under State heritage so its structure and the headstones in the grounds cannot be touched except with the approval of the Heritage Adviser of Onkaparinga City (Andrew Stevens).
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