Southern Goyder News

National Skin Cancer Action Week – Don’t Stop There

ByPeter November 21, 2023November 26, 2023

It’s National Skin Cancer Action Week from the 20th – 26th November. National Skin Cancer Action Week highlights that we need to do more to promote sun protection. More than one in two Australians were sunburnt last summer AND two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime. We need to…

Pick Up Your 2023-2024 Council Calendar Now “Capturing Goyder through a Local’s Lens”

ByPeter July 10, 2023July 19, 2023

Congratulations to all the winners of the Council’s annual community photography competition “Capturing Goyder through a Local’s Lens” whose stunning images have been showcased in this year’s calendar. Copies of The Regional Council of Goyder’s 2023/24 financial year calendar are now available from the Burra and Eudunda Council offices and local town agencies. If you…

STOP Press: Early Morning Thunder Storm Overhead, Rain For Today.

ByPeter June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

Those Who Have Sown Crops Should Be Happy as will those still planning to.The countryside is starting to turn “Green” as Winter returns to the district. The rain could also make the Lew Job 2 Day Reliability Trial much more exciting than usual, it’s on this weekend at Robertstown 10th & 11th June 2023 (see…

Competition Deadline EXTENDED “Capturing Goyder through a Local’s Lens” (Closes 19th May)

ByPeter May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

The 2023/24 Calendar Photography CompetitionEntries Extended and now close 19th May 2023 Have you taken photos that capture the essence of living in the Goyder region? Don’t miss out, go through your digital albums and pick out some amazing photos that you have taken to enter into this year’s Calendar Photography Competition. As always the focus…

Last Days To Enter Competition “Capturing Goyder through a Local’s Lens” (Closes 12th May)

ByPeter May 9, 2023May 10, 2023

The 2023/24 Calendar Photography CompetitionEntries close 12th May 2023 Have you taken photos that capture the essence of living in the Goyder region? Don’t miss out, go through your digital albums and pick out some amazing photos that you have taken to enter into this year’s Calendar Photography Competition. As always the focus of the competition…

Only Short Time Left To Enter “Capturing Goyder through a Local’s Lens” Competition (Closes 12th May)

ByPeter May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

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…

Last Days To Swim At Eudunda Swimming Pool – Closes On 13th March 2022

ByPeter March 7, 2022April 22, 2023

The Eudunda Swimming Pool 21/22 season finishes on the 13th March 2022 this year at 7pm (weather permitting). Visitors describe the pool as best maintained they have experienced, a real tribute to Pool Manager Steve Wegener and Lee. The Eudunda Pool is lucky enough to have Steve ply his skills and pride in looking after…

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…