Kingston and Penola are two teams in a rebuilding cycle right now, but both come from very different backgrounds from last year.
The Saints, who have a lot of talent but underachieve, are rebuilding their side for the future, on the other hand there's Penola who have had no choice to rebuild with younger players, due to

 What a difference a week makes.
Last week Kingston netballers had wet conditions and this week was dry and warm, great for netball but unfortunately Penola were too strong in all the grades.
Kingston Netball Club is providing teas at the football club tomorrow. Hope to see you there.

 UK-born David Elkington is the latest Kingston resident to become an Australian citizen.
District Council chairman Cr Evan Flint conducted a citizenship ceremony and presented a certificate before the July meeting.
David's wife Heather and many friends watched from the gallery and welcome the "new

 KINGSTON Community School is expected to closed for a half-day stopwork tomorrow as teachers join their counterparts across SA to fight for better pay and work conditions.
AEU members at the school voted last week in favour of joining teachers at many other schools in the half-day strike action.

 TWO students from Kingston Community School were among 10 to receive scholarhsips.
The promising musical talent of Cameron Emery, 15 and Joseph Lisk, 14, was rewarded through the Department of Education and Children's Services scholarship.

 KINGSTON police have booked eight motorists over the past week for speeding.
The highest speed, 135km/h in a 110km/h zone, was clocked in by a 31-year-old man from Millicent.

 RUMOURS about the effects of wild weather on Cape Jaffa Anchorage are just that – rumours.
Cr Alan Olley said he’d heard rumours about the breakwater being washed away and having to be built up; a shortage of rocks in the district; the level of seawater rising too high; and the impact of global warming.

 RUMOURS about the effects of wild weather on Cape Jaffa Anchorage are just that – rumours.
Cr Alan Olley said he’d heard rumours about the breakwater being washed away and having to be built up; a shortage of rocks in the district; the level of seawater rising too high; and the impact of global warming.

 A WEEKLY permit fee for the Kingston and Cape Jaffa recreational boat ramps will be considered.
This follows District Council discussion after the Upper SE branch of the SA Recreational Fishers asked for an annual fee of a maximum of $50.
New fees of $6 a day and $66 a year were introduced on August 1 – and

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ROSS (nee Jackson). Duncan and Melissa welcome the safe arrival of Darcy John on July 27 at Ashford.

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ROSS (nee Jackson). Duncan and Melissa welcome the safe arrival of Darcy John on July 27 at Ashford.

 THE thriller movie Coffin Rock filmed at Cape Jaffa and the Granites is set to be a blockbuster as big as Wolf Creek, according to the producers.
David Lightfoot spoke to the Leader about his gut feeling during the shooting.
"I feel as good at this stage as I did with Wolf Creek four years ago," he

 With Kingston not being able to make the finals in the A grade, coach Mark Kruger has been blooding younger players through the team and this week young Trent Haines played his first A grade game against Kaniva Leeor at Gall park.
Stuart Cooper got the game underway with the first goal as he and Lincoln Sharpe traded the

 The Country Golf Week Silver Event, held at Kingston Golf Club on July 21-24 and planned over the past year, succeeded beyond our expectations.
Everything ran smoothly, the field moved steadily, the catering was fantastic, the support from all members was as usual superb and the weather was unbelievable.
The 120

 ROBE Football Club's state of the art multi-use sports building is officially open — and looks worthy of hosting interleague matches.
The Roosters president John Fenton said the building – including new changerooms, timekeeper's box, manager's room, umpire rooms, toilets and an upgraded and expanded kitchen

 ROBE Public Library will celebrate its 25th birthday on August 11.
The library was opened in 1983 by Libraries Board of SA chairman John Crawford as the 100th in SA.

 WITH all the current talk of global warming, climate change and the like, it is important to understand the benefits of trees, shrubs and plants to the environment – not just from a physical or aesthetic angle.
Trees have the most amazing mechanism to process moisture, gases and so on through their leaves, and for

 THE Australian Education Union has forecast a series of half-day stopworks by schools and pre-schools in "a prolonged and determined battle to win improvements for public education".
A ballot on industrial action will be finalised today and action is expected next week. Robe Primary School principal Chris McLay

 THREE Kingston district roads have been upgraded in the past month.
Re-sheeting of Bin Bin Rd has started and 4km of rubble has been carted.
Levellling of the rubble will be completed soon, the July 18 meeting of the District Council was told.
Works manager Bob Bates said: “Completion of the work will

 FIVE students from Kangaroo Inn Area School are among 5000 young artists displaying self-portraits in an exhibition "I Am Me" during the SALA Festival.
Jason Leafe, Rachelle Smith, Kellie Skeer, Zara Skeer, Bella Sphere will have their 3-D portraits exhibited in Adelaide from Friday to August 17.

 A SHED nestled in the industrial area of Robe doesn't reveal the treasures that it holds until you enter it.
Unlike Ali Baba who found his way inside the thieves' cave by saying "Open, Sesame", all you needs to do to access this treasure trove is to ring the bell made from a rabbit trap and wait for Nesla or

 KINGSTON District Council voted 6-5 on Friday to demolish the Lacepede Bay Institute despite its own heritage survey wanting it on the local heritage register.
The council followed the wishes of the majority of people who voted in a recent survey. Out of 769 voters, 456 – or 59.3 per cent of voters – said

 THREE Kingston Masonic Lodge members have been commended for their exceptional service to Freemasonry.
The special occasion on July 2 marked 50 years of service by Worshipful Brothers John Nicholson and "Pop" Madex and 55 years by Worshipful Brother Bruce Backler.

 SEVEN Robe artists will show their works in Collide-A-Scope at Wilson’s at Robe for the SALA festival.
Country ArtsSA officer Dagny Strand will open the exhibition at 2pm August 3 and all are welcome.

 A week after pushing the top team Naracoorte the previous week, the Kingston A grade football team got back on the winners' list against a winless Padthaway at their home ground.
Kingston got off to a great start when Jake Hyland kicked the first goal of the game, soon followed up by Adam Curkpatrick and Craig Cooper who