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Rising from the ash
Waikerie's century-old hotel motel is expected to reopen within a fortnight, despite fire causing up to $4 million damage early Sunday morning.
PREMIER SUPPORT
Incoming South Australian premier Jay Weatherill visited Waikerie in a show of support to the town still reeling from a multimillion-dollar blaze at its iconic pub.
Waikerie trainee best in SA
Local beauty practitioner Zoe Dick will represent the state in the 2011 Australian Training Awards after being named SA's trainee of the year.
Lodge land deal
High demand for aged care homes has seen Warrawee Lodge granted exclusive rights to a portion of council land in Waikerie.
Pride of Morgan
Organisers battled and overcame tricky river conditions for the arrival of the partially restored paddlesteamer Canally in Morgan on Saturday.
Local farmers may not have the capacity to fill the void left by the potential ban of imported orange concentrate into Australia.
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