Chops!

Robert Teague and his dog Chops put on a show at Orroroo.

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Luke Tapscott heading to Melbourne

Orroroo local Luke Tapscott and his best mate Jack Trengove both studying at PAC will begin their AFL careers together at Melbourne.Picked in last night’s AFL draft, Luke’s pretty pleased that he’s been snapped up.

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Fantastic Job

tim, you have done a fantastic job with the orroroo site! are the (fabulous) profile pic’s of the Orroroo mardi gras?

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More Coal Power?

Did you know that Western Australia, Victoria, NSW and Queensland are talking about recommissioning or refurbishing old coal fired power stations, or even building new ones?

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Catastrophic!

Been listening on the radio that we are advised to to leave now if we don’t have sufficient fire fighting preparation. Not sure where we’re going to go to, seeing as the whole district has the same warning. School’s out too, tomorrow and maybe the next day. I guess the kids’ll be so much safer…

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Bendleby Ranges a winner!

Congratulations to Bendleby Ranges for their recent win at the SA Tourism awards. Category 13 – Adventure Tourism supported by Austbrokers Terrace

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Orroroo is the best town in South Australia

I live in Adelaide, but every time I visit Orroroo, I fall in love with it again. The coffee is good, the toilets are clean and it is far enough from the city to be exotic without needing a packed lunch to get there. Best of all the people smile.

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Glen and Don’s BSA “Bantam” motorbikes

When visiting a back-to school reunion (1982?) we visited the museum in the old school. There were two BSA “Bantam” motorcycles. These were purchased new about 1949 -from Fred Forbes-by Don Haynes & myself, both employed in the SA Railways, Don a porter, myself the Freight Clerk.

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Kabo Mokone

Kabo Makone has a unique talent for ‘street’ art of various types.

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Holly Woolford, Self Portrait

Painted in oils, this is a lively rendition of the artist herself. A beautiful portrayal of how someone views their self. Guaranteed to rub some cheer off onto the viewer!

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