There was an unfortunate accident just out of Goolwa yesterday where a car tried to beat the Steamranger steam train across the crossing and guess who won? The train of course!! I felt very sad for the train operators as they had been doing this engine up for the last 2 years and this was […]

The Alexandrina Council which is the council that covers Hindmarsh Island, towns and district around the Lakes and Goolwa have showing in the Goolwa Council office foyer a Water Watch meter showing the current state of the River Murray in Goolwa. It makes for some sobering viewing

Goolwa is the last port on the River Murray before it exits to the ocean and due to drought and overuse of water allocation throughout Australia the River Murray has been slowly drying up.