Weather – Southern Goyder News

Council Media Release – Eudunda Storm Causes Havoc

ByPeter March 23, 2022March 28, 2022

23rd March 2022 A storm that passed through Eudunda last week lashed the area with up to 50mm in less than an hour. The storm caused minor flooding in the township and damaged numerous roads. While the clean-up will take some weeks it has highlighted that there is still further work required in Eudunda to…

Southern Goyder – Incredibly Busy The Last Couple Months

ByPeter December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Editor: WOW! If you haven’t noticed, the region has been super busy with events and activities in the last couple of months. Sadly for the Newsletter – I have been so busy that I haven’t done a very good job of covering them, having concentrated more on advertising when things were on. I will attempt…

Mid North Fire Season Open – 15th Nov 2021 to 30th April 2022

ByPeter December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

The full season in the Mid North region is the 15th of November 2021 until 30 April 2022 Info on the Fire Danger Season Date can be found on the SA CFS website here Why not review your Bushfire Survival Plan details here

Severe Storm Hits The District

ByPeter October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

Heavy rain, Thunder, Lightening and a Hailstorm had Eudunda and district residents taking cover and grabbing for cameras to take photos and videos. The storm was quite strong, a main feature being hail up to a centimeter in size and lots of it coming down continuously for making one heck of a din on the…

FREE CSIRO Book About Oceans Is Very Informative

ByPeter May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

A very interesting book in the CSIRO Science and Solutions for Australia Series – “OCEANS” has an amazing amount of detail about the World’s Oceans and how they affect our lives. It looks like a good reference book for adults & most school children, covering every aspect of oceans including ecology, climate, territorial waters, industry,…

Only Days Left To Enter “Capturing Goyder through a Local’s Lens” Competition

ByPeter April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

The 2021/22 Calendar Photography CompetitionEntries close 30th April 2021 Have you taken photos that capture the essence of living in the Goyder region? You only have a short time left to go through your photos and enter them in the 2021 competition. Your photo could be in the Regional Council of Goyder 2021/22 Community Calendar!…

BBBRRRR! Eudunda One of the Coldest In The State, Mentioned on TV

ByPeter April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

It certainly was cold in the Eudunda Area on the night of Tuesday 20th when Channel 7 television gives Eudunda a mention on Wednesday night for being one of the coldest overnight minimum temperatures. We were not the coldest with Loxton topping the list at -1.2 degrees.Eudunda was equal second with Renmark at -0.9 degrees….

YourSay – Draft State Bushfire Management Plan 2021-2025

ByPeter April 1, 2021April 2, 2021

The State Bushfire Coordination Committee have prepared the draft State Bushfire Management Plan 2021-2025 (the Plan) in response to the Independent Review into South Australia’s 2019-20 Bushfire Season. The Plan: helps to create the foundations for government, non-government organisations and the community to work together to manage bushfire risk in South Australia. aims to provide…

Council To Close Eudunda Swimming Pool – Last Day 14th March 2021

ByPeter February 26, 2021March 19, 2021

The Eudunda Swimming Pool 20/21 season is declared by the Regional Council of Goyder and finishes on the 14th March 2021 this year at 7pm. The pool has been described by visitors as one of the best maintained people have experienced, a real tribute to Pool Manager Steve Wegener, and Eudunda is lucky enough to…

Vacswim Fun & Learning At Eudunda Pool

ByPeter January 1, 2021January 18, 2021

Eudunda Swimming Pool Manager, Steve Wegener reports that the 2021 Vacswim program at the Pool is going well with lots to learn about swimming while having fun. Opening times for Swimming is 9-10:30am and 1-7pm During School Holidays and when the forecast temperature is 28 degrees or more at Port Pirie the night before. Photo…

Eudunda Celebrates Souvenir Article in Plains Producer – Pick one Up Quick

ByPeter December 18, 2020December 23, 2020

For those who would like to collect a memory or who missed out on the day and just perhaps want to find out what happened then you can’t go past buying this weeks Plains Producer Newspaper from the Eudunda Newsagency. Eudunda 150th Celebrations Secretary Peter Herriman said,“We were not able to celebrate Eudunda’s 150th due…

Eudunda celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Unveiling of the Colin Thiele Sculpture and Colin Thiele’s 100th Birthday

ByPeter December 4, 2020December 5, 2020

On the on 15 November 2020 Eudunda celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Unveiling of the Colin Thiele Sculpture and Colin Thiele’s 100th Birthday. A midday start for the free BBQ had a very hot and extremely windy start, luckily the Eudunda Centenary Gardens affords good protection. This year, even though COVID-19 restrictions were much…

Severe & Extreme Fire Danger Next Two Days

ByPeter November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

Today the CFS are rating our area – 4 Mid North as Severe Fire Danger Rating and a Fire Ban. Keep hydrated, and take especial care of the young, unwell or elderly people. Tomorrow the CFS are rating our area – 4 Mid North as Extreme Fire Danger Rating and a Fire Ban. Thankfully the…

Mid North Fire Season Open – 15th Nov 2020 to 30th April 2021

ByPeter November 19, 2020November 20, 2020

The full season in the Mid North region is the 15th of November until 30 April 2021 CFS Chief Officer Mark Jones said that with recent rainfall many districts will be commencing restrictions on their traditional starting dates.“A milder start to the season than in previous years means we will see the commencement of the…

Mid North Fire Season Declared – Starts Sunday 15th Nov 2020

ByPeter November 13, 2020November 20, 2020