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Two Wells & Districts
Break-in news! Lewiston homes targeted by thieves
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september 2017
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Federal Government commits $46M to irrigation scheme Bec O’Brien reports:
It could eventually be expanded to deliver up to 20 gigalitres annually. A range of industry groups and businesses, including the Adelaide Plains Council (APC), who are already in the process of enacting rezoning initiatives to facilitate intensive irrigated horticulture, has welcomed news of the funding commitment by the Federal Government. “Adelaide Plains Council is now a key destination for state significant investment,” APC chief executive officer, James Miller, stated. “With the foresight demonstrated by council and rezoning well underway, our region will become the epi-centre of the ‘food bowl’ for South Australia. “Council is now open for business.” APC is currently preparing a Development Plan Amendment (DPA) to rezone land in the area to support the project, with elected members voting on the DPA at its August 21 meeting. n Continued Page 3
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The Adelaide Plains region is poised to become the ‘epi-centre of the food bowl’ following the announcement of federal funding for the Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme (NAIS) to the tune of $46 million. This comes on the back of a State Government contribution of $110 million, which was announced earlier this year. It is estimated the NAIS project has the potential to create upwards of 3,700 jobs, attract $1.1 billion in private investment, add $578 million to the state’s economy and result in over 300 hectares of new export-focused, high-tech horticulture production in the Adelaide Plains region. The project will see recycled water pumped from the Bolivar sewerage treatment works to the northern plains area for use in irrigated agriculture and horticulture. The irrigation scheme is expected to be operational by early 2019 and will initially deliver 12 gigalitres of water each year.
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The devastating result of a break-in in Lewiston last week. The Lewiston area has been the target of numerous breakins in recent weeks, with many posts surfacing on social media urging local residents to be on the look-out for suspicious behaviour and reminding people to lock their houses, garages and garden sheds. A resident on Betty Road in Lewiston posted seeing intruders in her back shed on Monday August 28, and urged residents to keep a look out. The front door of a family home was smashed in on St George Boulevard, Lewiston on Wednesday August 23. One local family, who does not wish to be named, were also the victim of a brazen daylight robbery of their home on Con-
Natalie Centenera reports: stance Court in Lewiston, on the same day. The offenders used a shovel to smash through a sliding door at the rear of the property to gain entry and once inside they went through the entire house searching for valuables. The family returned home that afternoon and found the devastating attack on their home, and were left feeling scared, angry and violated. The offenders went through draws in the bedrooms and bathrooms, taking electronics and jewellery. The police in Two Wells were immediately notified and the residents were informed not to
touch anything until the Barossa crime scene investigators came to search for fingerprints and other evidence. The family have since installed security cameras that can be monitored from their phones at any time throughout the day, as well as a house alarm. Their advice to other residents is to be vigilant in the protection of your homes, look out for neighbours and take notice of people who are not familiar to your neighbourhood. Social media is also a great tool to utilise to make people aware of suspicious activity. Police advise is that if you hear something, or see something, call the police on 000 or 131 444.