News Bites
In brief:
TVFC News
TVSC - Women Wanted
TVFC Players
Hills Umpires wanted
Talunga Park clippings
Latest on Talunga Oval
Have Your Say before 7th May!
From The Leader - p4 - 25 March, 26
From The Courier - 11 March, 2026.
TVSC - Women Wanted!
TVFC latest
HFL Umpiring Opportunities
Talunga Park - Latest
Article in The Courier - 26 Nov, 25, p15
From The leader - 19 November, 25. p8 Barossa Council news.
Council News: Leader - 29th October
Michael Ferguson gave a presentation to the Barossa Council on behalf of the Torrens Valley Football Club - and the Mt Pleasant Bike project will be undertaken.
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For a transcript of the article, please click on the photo. The Courier - 6th August - by Fin Dunford
Gather Round 2026
Medieval and Rare Trades Festival
City Nature Challenge
New at Recreate
Makers Wanted
AHC Community Centres Term 2 program
Market News
Rural Health Initiatives
Farmers for Farmers
Fat Farmers
School immunisation Program
Upcoming First Aid Courses
Community Information
Lions Club - How to Help
Red Cross Redi-Plan
CFS - Battery Info
Wiggle and Wonder
Gawler Repair Cafe
100th Anniversary of the Hall
Misc.
Vintage Music
Medieval and Rare Trades Festival
https://www.facebook.com/MedievalandRareTradesFestival
Join us at the Medieval & Rare Trades Festival, where we bring history to life! This family-friendly event is an annual two-day celebration of a bygone era. Watch skilled craftsmen and women demonstrate their artistry in carpentry, forging, baking and much more.
City Nature Challenge
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2026-greater-adelaide
Almost too late for this year - but think about it next time!
Coty Nature Challenge 2026: Greater Adelaide
The City Nature Challenge is on once again!
This April marks the 10th anniversary of the City Nature Challenge (CNC), a global four-day bioblitz where cities compete and collaborate to document biodiversity. If you use iNaturalist, you may have noticed the surge of observations each April—or even participated yourself! The CNC began in 2016 as a friendly competition between San Francisco and Los Angeles and has since expanded worldwide, with 690 cities and nearly 2,000 local organizers joining last year. Now more than ever, iNaturalist is at the heart of this growing movement to connect people with nature in urban areas.
In 2025, Adelaide, South Australia will be participating in the City Nature Challenge for the sixth time.
Help us compete with cities from around the world by making the most nature observations possible from Apr 25th - Apr 28th, 2025.
During the 4-day challenge, if you are anywhere in the Greater Adelaide region, snap a photo of any wild plant or animal and upload it to iNaturalist platform, making sure to include the location.
New at Recreate
https://www.facebook.com/recreatecommunity
We've now got a small recycling station at the Environment Centre
You can bring in your empty blister packs, small household batteries, old phones & chargers, and CDs & DVDs (no cases please).
You'll find our Environment Centre in the recreate shop behind the Mount Pleasant library
We're open Wednesday to Saturday from 10am til 3pm
Makers Wanted
We’re planning a year of hands-on workshops at Recreate
We’re putting together The Makers Table — a series of workshops led by local crafters and artists, sharing skills with our community in a relaxed way, over cups of tea and conversation.
We’d love to hear from you:
What skills or workshops would you like to learn?
Are you (or someone you know) interested in trying your hand at sharing a skill?
You don’t need to be a “teacher” — we’ll take care of the admin and back-end. Think of it as sitting around a table and showing how you do it.
The workshops will focus on making with reclaimed materials — things saved from landfill — and make use of the abundance of things in the Share Shed like:
• Amish rug making
• Mosaicking
• Wire sculpture
• Basket weaving
• Mending, making, experimenting
•Junk Journaling
AHC Community Centres Term 2 program
Our Term 2 Program Has Arrived! We’re excited to share a packed lineup of workshops, creative classes, wellbeing sessions, community events and school holiday fun — there’s something for every age and interest this term!
Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming up:
Arts & Creativity
Mosaic workshops, watercolour classes, pottery, acrylic painting, basket weaving, upcycled textiles, and more!
Plus: our SALA @ The Summit Artist Callout is now open (closes 7 July).
Music & Movement
Beginner Ukulele Courses and Tai Chi sessions to help you find your flow.
Food & Home Skills
Sourdough baking (Level 1 & 2) and delicious Persian cooking.
Nature & Sustainability
Honeybee & Varroa Mite presentations and fungi illustration workshops.
Health & Wellbeing
Menopause and perimenopause sessions, pelvic pain & endometriosis talks, sound bath relaxation, falls prevention, and more.
Safety & Life Skills
Demystifying defibrillators, RAA’s Driver Lifestyle Presentation, and the Young Drivers Awareness Program.
School Holiday Fun
Mario Kart Party, Lego Days, craft workshops, paper planes, games day, movie screenings, and creative sessions for kids and teens!
There’s so much happening — and we can’t wait to share it all with you.
Keep an eye on our page for individual event posts with dates, booking links and more details.
Market News
Saturday 16th May - last one until October.
Rural Health Initiatives
Online Support - Farmers for Farmers
Fat Farmers
Call / Text: 0460 802 719 or Email: michael@fatfarmers.com.au
School Immunisation Program
Is your child in year 7 or 10? They can get their school vaccinations done with us - in their own time and space. Missed your high school vaccinations? There’s still a chance you can receive them at no cost! Give us a call or flick us a message - we are more than happy to help. https://www.facebook.com/MtPleasantPharmacy
Upcoming First Aid Courses
Community Information
Want to help but not sure how?
Mount Pleasant Pharmacy is a drop off point for the Lions Club of Torrens Valley food and essential items drive. Please support this fantastic cause where possible. To kick things off, we have started filling the basket up!
Even though the Name says “Birdwood Pantry”, this group helps people in our town and the district. Often times we think about donating, but we’re not too sure what or where. There are two donation points in Mount Pleasant - the Post Office, Mt Pleasant Bakery and now the Mt Pleasant Pharmacy. Last year dozens of packages and Christmas hampers were given back to those who are most in need, and the situation hasn’t really eased. Donate of you can, but if your family is one that needs assistance, you are not alone, and you will be listened to. Phone Alison: 0419837439
Red Cross Redi Plan
C.F.S. Information - Think before you bin!
Did you know lithium-ion batteries can cause fires if thrown in household bins? Avoid disaster with these simple steps:
Contact your local council for approved battery recycling locations
Never dispose of batteries in industrial waste, household waste or regular recycling
Always take batteries to an approved drop-off location
Knowing the ABCDs isn't just smart—it's essential for your safety https://ow.ly/mY6s50WnrXP
Thank you William Pocock - MP CFS
Wiggle and Wonder
A weekly program involving songs, stories, movement and play. Connect with other families while the kids learn and have fun.
For birth - 5 years. FREE! Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents/ caregivers). Please note: This program will be cancelled on catastrophic fire danger days
From 10:00 am - 11:00 am on Wednesdays
Bookings: https://www.barossa.sa.gov.au/community-and-wellbeing/events/upcoming-events/wiggle-wonder
Gawler Repair Cafe
Repair Cafes provide a free meeting space where community members can work with skilled volunteers to repair items that would otherwise go to waste. Our volunteers can tackle mending (clothing, textiles, heavy duty materials such as canvas, denim and leather), small electrical items, vintage HiFi equipment, general repairs (mechanical/woodwork), jewellery, dolls, and simple bike repairs like punctures. Services are provided free of charge but customers can choose to make a small donation to support the service if they wish.
Most attendees get to see a repairer straight away but coffee, tea and cake are provided to keep you occupied if you do need to wait. Click on the link to understand how Repair Cafes work: https://www.gawlerenvironmentcentre.org.au/event-gawler-repair-cafe/
Our Hall is nearly 100!
On 20th November 2026, it will be 100 years since the laying of the foundation stone of the Mount Pleasant Soldiers’ Memorial Hall. The MP History Group are planning one or two events to mark the occasion, and we’d love some help. Please feel free to contact Paula at the History Room on Thursday afternoons, or email: pleasanthistory@gmail.com
Left below: TOTT entertained us all for the 90th Birthday celebrations in 2017, and right: The Foundation Stone.
Misc.
Vintage Music your bag?
(UPDATED 6 August) From time to time we receive information regarding events that are not quite in our district, but that others may find interesting. If you click on the picture above, you will find a link to a file that lists the when and where’s for several upcoming Music Fairs, up to May 26. Some dates to be confirmed, but if you search for them, you may find more info.