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Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 9th December 2020. 150 years ago The Bunyip printed an article about The Barossa main road… 100 years ago The Mayoral allowance was a hot topic, 50 years ago the bunyip printed a story on Gala Sunday […]

Dr Who; Tomb of the Cybermen. Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette and Justin The “Culters” watch Classic Second Doctor story, Tomb of the Cyberman How well does it hold up, can it compare to Star Wars and many other cult favourites, The four-part story was first […]

Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette and Justin The “Culters” watch Classic Second Doctor story, Tomb of the Cyberman How well does it hold up, can it compare to Star Wars and many other cult favourites, The four-part story was first broadcast from the 2nd to the […]

Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Wednesday 25st November, Gawler South. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle, Marie and Janette. The topic of discussion for the month is Crime and Conflict from the BBC “Novels that Shaped our World” list. The word of the month is “quockerwodger” which is not […]

This month we are all ears about corn. The only vegetable that could possibly drag Trevor away from his beloved beans is corn, corn and more corn. There are few plants that grow as fast, as luscious and feel as decadent to harvest as corn- except perhaps pumpkins?  Trevor will help you grow the best […]

Rick and Phil discuss the Tanunda-Angaston T20 under lights at Tanunda Oval and Australia’s possible Test team for Adelaide.

Rob and Sean look at early Gawler football history and the town’s connection to Central District Football Club.

Growing food for the heart and the soul. Planting your own Mediterranean garden will not only go a long way to improving your physical health but feed your emotional health as well. As much as they passionately love gardening the Two Peas passionately believe in growing for health. What better way to eat your Mediterranean […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 2nd December 2020. 150 years ago the Bunyip reported on Railway firing and fires…100 years ago a Transfiguration fete was reported on…50 years ago a local lad was in a yacht drama…25 years ago there is a […]

Rick and Phil discuss some football news, the Australian Tennis Open, and the ODI’s.

Rob and Sean discuss the SANFL Salary cap.

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 25th November 2020. 150 years ago The Bunyip reported on a destructive fire caused by a railway engine 100 years ago the paper reported on Gawler students’ successes… 50 years ago a story on Canvassing for youth […]

Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Wednesday 21st October, Gawler South. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle, Marie and Janette. There is a lively discussion about books featuring family and friendship, an argument (almost) about the importance or otherwise of detail in writing and reading of samples of own works […]

Welcome to the Classic Cult TV Club, (CCtvC), with Lisa, Alex, Angus, Gypsy, Janette, and Justin. The Culters go back to the early days of Cyberpunk with an encounter with the 80s cult TV figure Max Headroom, but who is what is Max Headroom. A car park sign, a TV personality advertising coke or a […]

Rob and Sean talk all things cricket with Mitch Dearing.

Rick and Phil discuss Port and the Crows back into the SANFL, SACA and Steve Smith.

Adelaide Plains Chapter and Verse monthly podcast recorded Wednesday 12th September, Gawler South. Welcome to our monthly writing podcast with Carolyn, Michelle, Marie and Janette. The topic of discussion is “coming of age” and the listener’s challenge is to write what you are passionate about. The word of the month is “quizziness”. If you want […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 25th November 2020. 150 years ago The Bunyip reported on a destructive fire caused by a railway engine 100 years ago the paper reported on Gawler students’ successes… 50 years ago a story on Canvassing for youth […]

Looking back at Gawler’s history through the columns of the Bunyip Newspaper with Editor, Sara Gilligan from Wednesday 18th November 2020. 150 years ago The Bunyip reported on a municipal election. Fruit crops were making news 100 years ago, 50 years ago the proposed re development of the heart of Gawler was featured again and […]

Rob and Sean talk with father-son ice hockey duo, Ryan and Morris O’Handley.

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 […]

Rick and Phil discuss the AFL draft, the Test squad and the Redbacks.

Rob and Sean discuss the situation with Adelaide V8 Supercars.

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 […]

The second part of Rick and Phil’s interview with the legendary South Adelaide SANFL premiership player, Alfie Skuse.

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 […]

Rob and Sean discuss the MLB World Series, won by the LA Dodgers.

Rick and Phil interview the legendary South Adelaide SANFL premiership player, Alfie Skuse.

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? […]

Rob and Sean discuss the 2020 AFL grand final.

Rick and Phil discuss the AFL Grand Final, the Redbacks and the WBBL.

Sharyn and Michelle discuss all of the fantastic events happening at Gawler Community House over the next few weeks including the AGM, classes for all ages, sausage sizzles and Jam sessions. They also discuss the Op Shop, preparations for The Haven and all of the wonderful volunteers who enjoy donating their time to Gawler Community […]

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 […]

Rob and Sean talk about Bathurst 2020, the SANFL grand final, AFL preliminary finals and the Brownlow Medal.

Rick and Phil discuss the Magarey Medal, AFL prelim finals and the Redbacks.

Rob and Sean discuss Port Power’s first final, and Jeff Andrews departure as Central District coach in the SANFL.

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 […]

Rick and Phil discuss the AFL semi-finals and the Barossa and Light cricket and Sheffield Shield commencing.

Rob and Sean talk about the 2020 BL&GFA Grand Final, and some of the history behind the competing teams, Gawler Central and South Gawler.

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 […]

Rick and Phil discuss the Grand Finals in the BL&G Football League and the AFL All-Australian team selection.

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 […]

Rick and Phil discuss the BL&G Grand Final and the AFL finals.

Rob and Sean discuss the recent Cathy Freeman documentary.

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 […]