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Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 11th November 2020. 150 years ago The Bunyip reported on a local tragedy. 100 years ago the paper reported on handing over of a German field gun…50 years ago hay fire was making news… 25 years ago […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 4th October 2020. 150 years ago The Bunyip reported on a tree fire. 100 years ago the paper reported on the Gawler bowling green…50 years ago a $40,000 clubhouse had its plans approved… 25 years ago the […]

Classic Cult TV Club Special Podcast; The Room Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette, and Justin. The “Culters” have a night out, to see the critically panned film, The Room. Is it as bad as expected and will Justin survive the torture? The Room, an independent movie […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 4th October 2020. 150 years ago The Bunyip reported on a tree fire. 100 years ago the paper reported on the Gawler bowling green…50 years ago a $40,000 clubhouse had its plans approved… 25 years ago the […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 28th October 2020. Floods were making the news again this week in the past. 150 years ago The Bunyip reported on an unprecedented River Flood…100 years ago the community was calling for a Hospital at Angaston.*. 50 […]

Trying to keep Spring planting to one podcast is a challenging feat, but Trevor and Michelle have managed to squeeze lots of information and enthusiasm into this month’s Spring planting adventure. They even manage to throw in a few bits about flowers! Music; Shift of Currents by Blue Dot Sessions

Monthly Podcast; September Quantum Leap; Series 2 episode 4, “What Price Gloria”. Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette, and Justin. The Culters leap to the past with nineties cult classic Quantum Leap. Does the series deserve its Cult Classic Status? Is the IMDB rating of 8.1 justified? […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 21st October 2020. 150 years ago the bunyip featured a story on preparing for harvest… 100 years ago an article with the intriguing headline Routing the bookmaker was printed. 50 years ago the Bunyip reported on nine […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 14th October 2020. 150 years ago the bunyip featured a story on the Sandy Creek institute… 100 years ago an article about Alleged pilfering otherwise known as stealing was printed, 50 years ago The bunyip reported on […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 7th October 2020. This week’s big stories are from 150 years ago, a gathering of a Friendly Society, 100 years ago the Bunyip was reporting on a fire at Two Wells, 50 years ago an interesting story […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 30th September 2020. So 150 years ago the big story was a sale of reaping machines which created quite a stir in Gawler, 100 years ago the Bunyip was reporting on an automotive show in Adelaide, 50 […]

Gawler Gallery Exhibitions, Spring to Life, Gem Congdon and From the Attic Joanne Hughes. Judy Gillet-Fergusson talks about the current exhibition at the Gallery which features the work of Joanne Hughes and Gem Congdon, two remarkably talented textile artists. Gem and Joanne both started their studies with Julia Mannix in 2000 at Para West Adult […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 23rd September 2020. This week’s items of interest include another near-drowning, a memorial service, the outcome of the Friday night shopping referendum, the reunion of two sisters and more football, and it being finals season. Read more […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 16th September 2020. This week’s items of interest include a near-drowning, a memorial service, questions about Friday night shopping and the age of the gum tree in Commercial Lane and the opening of the Northern Expressway. Read […]

Classic Cult TV Club Monthly Podcast; August Freaks and Geeks; “Kim Kelly is my Friend”. Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette, and Justin. Back to School for the “Culters” with U.S comedy/drama series from 1999, Freaks and Geeks. Often listed as one of the best TV series […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 9th September 2020. The looking back stories for this week feature football, and more football, bad weather, magpies and soap; signs of spring in Gawler. Read more local news at the Bunyip Website here https://bunyippress.com.au/ Opening and […]

Trevor gets down to the true nitty gritty of brilliant gardening-creating compost. No rubbish ! He explains how you can convert the most incredible array of greens and browns and, maybe a little colour, just for glam, into viable rich and luscious soil that will have your plants leaping from the ground with sheer green joy. […]

Special Podcast Galaxy Quest Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette, and Justin By Grabthar’s Hammer! The Culters are watching the ultimate movie about Cult TV and the fans. A loving parody or a homage or a bit of both, the 1999 film, Galaxy Quest is a cult […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 2nd September 2020. This week 150 years ago a pioneering band was entertaining the locals, 100 years ago road accidents were making news and both 50 and 10 years ago the Gawler Show was hitting the headlines. […]

Looking Back with the Bunyip Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 26th August 2020. This week the news stories include a complaint about the railway lines, two stories about the Gawler Show and a Champion Win. Read more local news at the Bunyip […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 19 August 2020. This week the stories cover issues with damaged railway freight, a concert at the Institute, rate increases and complaints about road safety in the vicinity of Gawler Primary School. Could all be stories in […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 12 August 2020. Read more local news at the Bunyip Website here https://bunyippress.com.au/ Opening and closing music taken from A Tribute to Robbie Burns by Dougie Mathieson and Mags Macfarlane https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dougie_Mathieson__Mags_Macfarlane/A_Tribute_to_Rabbie_Burns

August Podcast Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Wednesday 12th August, Gawler South. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle, Marie and Janette. Carolyn, Janette, Michelle and Marie discuss the monthly news and the titles in the next category on the BBC “Novels that Shaped the World list. The theme for […]

Classic Cult TV Club Monthly Podcast; July The Adventures of Lano and Woodley; the Wall Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette, and Justin. This month the “culters” are watching an Aussie comedy series, The Adventures of Lano and Woodley. Does it stand up to the test of […]

Trevor has allowed his favourite old chook, Michelle, to be chatting about chooks so she is ‘egg’ceptionally ‘egg’cited this podcast. Not just for eggs, these amazing creatures are an ‘egg’cellent addition to any productive garden. If chooks are not your thing then let Michelle convince you how owning ducks is the road to quacky happiness.  Failing that Trevor […]

Classic Cult TV Club Monthly Podcast; June The Greatest American Hero; Episode nine; The Best Desk Scenario. Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette, Justin and very special guest, Mackenzie. Believe it or not the “culters” are watching a classic from the early eighties, The Greatest American Hero. […]

July Podcast Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Thursday 9th July, Gawler South. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle and Janette. Carolyn, Janette, Michelle discuss the deferring of the Festival of Words because of Covid 19, the monthly news and the titles in the next category on the BBC “Novels […]

Micro on size but not micro on taste and nutrition. Move over Microsoft, there is a new giant in town- microgreens. Trevor waxes lyrical about the benefits of fresh micro greens and how anyone, anywhere, with any space can grow these amazing greens. However, it is still Winter and now is also the time to […]

Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Tuesday 26th May, Gawler South. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle and Janette. Still mindful of social distancing guidelines Carolyn, Janette, Michelle discuss writing during a pandemic, the monthly news and the titles in the next category on the BBC “Novels that Shaped the […]

Imagine you could soon be plonking a few of your own home-grown strawberries in a flute of champagne, harvesting an embarrassment of asparagus and enjoying the inspiration of what autumn planning can do for your planting. Trevor and Michelle lockdown the decadence of autumn plantings in a podcast that reminds us social distancing doesn’t have […]

Monthly Podcast: May The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; Episode One, Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette, Justin and Mackenzie. Towels at the ready!! The “culters” are back in person this month to watch and discuss the 1980s TV adaptation of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and […]

Monthly Podcast; April Babylon Five, Series 2; The Coming of Shadows Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette and Justin talking online during the Covid 19 Lockdown.  Though not able to meet in person to watch and discuss their favourite or less favourite cult classics but the “Culter”s […]

Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Tuesday 24th March, Gawler South. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle and Janette. Being careful to observe social distancing guidelines Carolyn, Janette, Michelle discuss the monthly news, with minimal mention of the current pandemic.  They talk about significant novels on the theme of Adventure […]

Trevor the keen ‘bean’ talks peas and beans with Michelle and , ahhhhhh, the joy that can be found in the Autumn garden. While we are a little more house bound than usual the garden is more of an oasis than it ever was, so its the perfect time to just plant now! Then, sit back […]

Classic Cult TV Club Monthly Podcast; March Brass Eye; Drugs. Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette and Justin. For a change of pace after Treking Across the Universe the Culters dip into some subversive British comedy with Brass Eye. This series achieved cult status in the late […]

Patience. A gardens greatest lesson. Trevor explains, with great patience to Michelle, how that autumn plantings will not only give you abundance, but teach you the gentle of patience. A skill we can transfer to all areas of our lives. Does Michelle sit still long enough to listen? Music; Shift of Currents by Blue Dot […]

Better planning, better planting and a better understanding of the seasons means, even in the hottest weather, you can have a garden that brings joys and abundance. Trevor and Michelle make this abundantly clear in this months podcast when they wax lyrical on the joys of changing your thinking and growing in the dry. Music; […]

February Podcast Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Wednesday 26th February, Gawler South. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle, Marie and Janette. Carolyn, Janette, Michelle and Marie discuss the monthly news, significant novels on the theme of Romance from the BBC’s 100 Significant Novels list and read samples of their […]

Classic Cult TV Club Special Podcast Terry Jones: A tribute from the Classic Cult TV Club Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette and Justin. The “Culters” were saddened by news of the death of much loved British actor, comedian, writer, director and historian, Terry Jones on 21st […]

Classic Cult TV Club Special Podcast Star Trek: Picard; Episode One, Remembrance. Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette and Justin. (Warning, the podcast contains spoilers) The “Culters” are very excited about the new Star Trek series, “Picard”, and so, having just watched an episode of Next Generation […]

 February 2020 To find out what exciting events are happening at our local library and Civic Centre during Fringe as well as the regular events on offer listen to the podcast. (Read by Chiah Mayne I Team Leader Library and Customer Services) For more information about the events listed in this podcast please see the following; […]

Classic Cult TV Club Monthly Podcast; February Star Trek, Next Generation; Darmok. Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette and Justin. The “Culters” have already watched a sample of the original Star Trek with mixed reactions and now for Star Trek Next Generation.  How does it match up […]

January Podcast Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Tuesday 21st of January, Gawler South. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle, Marie and Janette. We welcome writer and keen Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse member, Marie to our podcast group. There is plenty of literary news and the topic for the […]

Monthly Podcast; January Wallace and Gromit; A Grand Day Out. Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette and Justin and special guest, Mackenzie. Episode first screened on Channel 4 U.K on 24th December 1990. Directed by Nick Park with voice acting by Peter Sallis. The Culters take a […]

Gawler Library and Civic Centre Monthly News Podcast. Chiah Mayne, Team Leader Library and Customer Services, reads the news from the Gawler Civic Centre and Gawler Library for January Recorded in Gawler 30/12/19 To find out what exciting events are happening at our local library and Civic Centre this month listen to the podcast. For […]

Special Podcast Looking back and forward.. Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette and Justin. Classic Cult TV Club have done 15 podcasts in 2019, not bad for a “monthly podcast” series. The “culters” look back over the various “cult classics” that have been enjoyed, or otherwise through […]

Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Thursday 21st of November  at the Studio, Community House, Gawler. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle and Janette. Janette and Michelle discuss the various literary awards that have been announced in recent months, the Booker, the Nobel prize for Literature, the PEN prize and […]

‘Tis the Season to be Salad Savvy This month’s podcast has Trevor on a mission to prove that salads can be as macho as meat and Michelle shares her favorite garden delights for the warmer months. There are no excuses to not bask in the glory of all that is green!  Music; Shift of Currents […]

Classic Cult TV Club Monthly Podcast Blackadder; Christmas Special, “Blackadder’s Christmas Carol” Episode first screened on the BBC U.K. on the 23rd December 1988. Written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, directed by Richard Boden, and starring Rowan Atkinson as Ebenezer Blackadder, Tony Robinson as Baldrick, and Robbie Coltrane as the Spirit of Christmas. Podcast […]

Chiah Mayne, Team Leader Library and Customer Services, reads the news from the Gawler Civic Centre and Gawler Library for December To find out what exciting events are happening at our local library and civic centre this month listen to the podcast. Recorded in Gawler 28/11/19 For more information about the events listed in this […]