The Mt Barker Courier

13/12/2025

Would you like to see a dive pool at Mt Barker?

News from the Adelaide Hills since 1880

11/12/2025

Happy Friday! Thanks to Michelle Steer for this snap! Send your photos to [email protected]

11/12/2025

Do we need a new public high school at Mt Barker? The State Government says no (at least for now).

News from the Adelaide Hills since 1880

10/12/2025

Today is 15 years since the Rann State Government approved the rezoning of 1300ha of farmland at Mt Barker. Take a look at what has (and hasn't!!) happened since then in this week's Courier.

Less than half of the road projects that were earmarked to help manage growth of Mt Barker more than a decade ago have since been completed.

09/12/2025

Did you know this week it is 15 years since a former State Government rezoned 1300ha of farmland around Mt Barker for housing? In this week's Courier, we take a deep dive into what has been done since then to cater for the growth and what still needs to be done. Take a look at our four-page Mt Barker 15 Years On spread.
We also bring you all the action from the weekend's Christmas events, along with lots of other local news!

06/12/2025

Are you heading to the Stirling Pageant today? Say hi to our photographer ... and you never know, you might end up in next week's edition!

05/12/2025

Two Hills councils have taken different approaches on the rooster issue. Find out what the rules are in your area 👇👇👇🐔🐔🐔

News from the Adelaide Hills since 1880

04/12/2025

Take a look at the latest ideas for this heritage cottage 👇

A heritage-listed cottage at Hahndorf would be renovated and turned into a visitor centre and community hub under a proposal submitted by the Hahndorf Community Association (HCA).

03/12/2025

Do you think duck hunting should be banned in SA?

A petition with more than 20,000 signatures calling for duck hunting to be banned in SA was presented to Parliament last month, but a Hills MP said it could impact conservation efforts across the State. The community petition was led by the RSPCA’s animal welfare advocate Rebekah Eyers

02/12/2025

Grab your copy of this week's Courier and get the FREE Hills Wanderer magazine inside!
As always, there's also heaps of local news in the paper this week – from two new ideas for a heritage cottage at Hahndorf, to two councils' positions on keeping roosters.

30/11/2025

Would you like to see this project go ahead?

News from the Adelaide Hills since 1880

29/11/2025

Congratulations Joyce Boehm! She must be one of the only Hills residents who has more than a century of memories of the region!

News from the Adelaide Hills since 1880