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She is more powerful than the Victor locomotive. She flies in faster than Superman. In women's footy, she's Supermum. Cathy Griffen is an amazing mum who gets her kicks from her daughters – literally. This get-up-and-go 57-year-old was sensational in the Great Southern Football League's first-ever women's competition playing alongside them, and now don't even mention that … [Read more...] about Supermum

Jeepers. The look on the faces of these three girls says it was a bitterly cold morning by the Victor Harbor causeway. Even the camera lense fogged up. However, it wasn't the chill of the morn on our day of solstice that was the problem – they had just finished a one-hour brisk walk around Granite Island and again and again and it was still only seven o'clock. Madness, we … [Read more...] about They brrrave the cold

When asked, Allan Tonkin said he wasn't sure what his epitaph might say when the day arrives. Perhaps something to do with his mantra: The purpose of life is to have a go and enjoy yourself. This, he certainly has. Others will write “Shonky Tonks” in stone, for which he has long been best known. He laughs at the notion for he has always seen it as a term of endearment. … [Read more...] about Shonky Tonks

They say you should always read the fine print. You are now, literally. It is why we are proud to say we have used a local printer – SA Design & Print – to roll off the presses all 100 editions of Coast Lines. Beyond the loyalty also lay quality control and pricing factors. With this comes the irony that, while local business leaders promote “go local”, they send their … [Read more...] about Designed to impress

With the utmost respect, Andrew Kies doesn't seem the type to have been 'revvin' up the highway to the Danger Zone' with Kenny Loggins on the AM radio, or trying a few moves on the dance floor at Bojangles, once THE city nightclub at the Newmarket Hotel. This was 1986, a far cry to now selling nuts 'n bolts in his Home Timber and Hardware store at Goolwa, but nothing else has … [Read more...] about Building home made values