Adelaide Hills News from The Courier Feed Digest http://feed.informer.com/images/button3.gif http://feed.informer.com/ http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/MTCUAR2U8X.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ A Liberal by-election leaflet paintingThe Greens as a radical political party that will wreck the economy and Australia's social fabric has been widely condemned as "gutter tactics" and "scaremongering".The leaflet was distributed throughout the electorate this week and bore no Liberal Party insignia.The contents of the document and the decision not to clearly label it as a Liberal Party http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/greens-anger-over-leaflet.html Adelaide Hills News http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/greens-anger-over-leaflet.html? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:16 GMT The head of the Stirling Hospital said she shared the "community's outrage" over a former employee who stole nearly $500,000 from the private facility to fund his gambling addiction.Chief executive Wendy Chappel said the "sophisticated fraud" committed by Mark Trevor Jenner - a one-time accountant and finance officer at the hospital - had made no impact on hospital services or patient care." http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/sent-to-jail-for-two-years.html Adelaide Hills News http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/sent-to-jail-for-two-years.html? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:16 GMT Means testing the Federal Government's solar rebate has not slowed business for one Hills company, despite predictions it would seriously harm the solar industry.But limiting the $8000 rebate to households with a $100,000 annual income is having an unforeseen impact - cutting the amount of solar power it delivers.A Hills solar retailer and a national Senate inquiry have called for the means http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/solar-industry-not-in-hot-water.html Adelaide Hills News http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/solar-industry-not-in-hot-water.html? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:15 GMT Patricia and Edwin Michell are threatening to back out of their offer to buy the Marble Hill ruins if State Parliament passes legislation, put up by the Opposition, to strengthen controls on the heritage- listed site and increase public access.Mrs Michell - the daughter of Basket Range cherry grower Doug Bishop - and her husband sent a letter to every MP this week "to set the record straight" http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/bill-casts-cloud-over-marble-hill.html Adelaide Hills News http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/bill-casts-cloud-over-marble-hill.html? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:15 GMT Skilled workers are scarce in the Hills and the situation is getting worse with many apprentices leaving the area for a higher wage once qualified.Oak Meat Service owner operator Bronte Illsley has just advertised for a qualified butcher and had only two enquiries for the position."It's hard to find butchers now, I only had to look in the Saturday Advertiser to know I was going to have slim http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/shortage-of-skilled-workers.html Adelaide Hills News http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/shortage-of-skilled-workers.html? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:15 GMT A recommendation that the Mt Barker Council financially back drainage works on the Mt Barker oval has been put on hold after the town's football club said it did not want the project to go ahead.The council had prepared to consider contributing up to 35% of the $80,000 cost to install the drainage system, but deferred a decision at its meeting on Monday night. It follows years of problems http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/football-club-says-no-to-drainage-work.html Adelaide Hills News http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/football-club-says-no-to-drainage-work.html? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:14 GMT A Hills based program that helps protect young people from sexual abuse is a step closer to becoming an national initiative.A group of Victorian students will this week be the first outside SA to be trained in the locally developed Sexual Harassment Assault Prevention Education (SHAPE) program.It uses young people to spread the message among their peers about sexual assault and rape, how to http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/youth-shaping-their-futures.html Adelaide Hills News http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/youth-shaping-their-futures.html? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:14 GMT Safety fears have been raised over Mt Barker's most popular walking trail.An assessment of the Laratinga Linear Trail, commissioned by the Mt Barker Council, has found several hazards along the shared walkway and cycle path.They include no barriers to stop riders or walkers falling into the creek near several bridges, sharp bends immediately before bridges putting cyclists especially at risk http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/walking-trail-concern.html Adelaide Hills News http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/09/walking-trail-concern.html? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:14 GMT High profile politician Nick Xenophon could help deliver the safe Liberal seat of Mayo to an independent, an authority on voter behavior claims.Dr Haydon Manning, a politics lecturer at Flinders University, said the decision of the popular Independent Senator to back River Murray campaigner Di Bell in the September 6 by-election could significantly raise her profile to the point of causing http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/08/xenophon-entry-could-make-mayo-election.html Adelaide Hills News http://thecouriernews.blogspot.com/2008/08/xenophon-entry-could-make-mayo-election.html? Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:52 GMT