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Mount Torrens Community Forum Tuesday 1 July

Live Your Way in Your Adelaide Hills. The Adelaide Hills Council invites you to a Community Forum focused on sharing information about programs, services and resources available to residents of the Adelaide Hills.

Winter Words 2025 comes to the Adelaide Hills

Come in from the cold and warm up with words

Reconciliation and NAIDOC Week

Celebrate Aboriginal culture, heritage, and stories with free workshops and cultural talks during Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week.

Discover Mount Torrens like never before with a new Heritage Trail App

If you're curious about the rich past of Mount Torrens, there's now a new way to explore it, right from your smartphone.

Latest news

Stay up-to-date with Council news and read all about the places, people and very best of what the Adelaide Hills has to offer.

Discover Mount Torrens Heritage Trail App

28 May 2025

Discover Mount Torrens like never before with a new Heritage Trail App

If you're curious about the rich past of Mount Torrens, there's now a new way to explore it, right from your smartphone.

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Balhannah Autumn Vineyard

12 June 2025

Vote now for the SA Agricultural Town of the Year

Support Our Adelaide Hills Towns in the Agricultural Town of the Year Awards – Vote by June 20!

Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan launch

10 June 2025

Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan launched

Council recently celebrated the launch of Council’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, a significant milestone in our Reconciliation journey.

Woodforde Lewis Yarluperka O'Brien Reserve

10 June 2025

Council Boundary Change Proposal - Feedback open until June 20

Have your say about the proposed boundary change between Adelaide Hills and Campbelltown Councils. This proposal will impact all of our residents.

News bus

5 June 2025

South Australian public transport strategy survey now open

Have your say about the future of public transport in South Australia.

10 Year Lobethal Community Kindergarten Bush Kindy Celebration

3 June 2025

Celebrating ten years of Bush Kindy at Lobethal Community Kindergarten

On Friday 30 May 2025, the Lobethal Community Kindergarten hosted a celebration to mark ten years of their much-loved Bush Kindy program.

Banded Bee Amegilla Cingulata

3 June 2025

Celebrate World Environment Day by supporting our native bees

Did you know there are over 1,700 species of native bees in Australia? Around 200 of them live right here in the Adelaide Hills. Learn more about these amazing insects and how we can protect them.

Jade Ballantine

2 June 2025

Appointment of Director Environment and Infrastructure, Jade Ballantine

Following an extensive recruitment process, Council is delighted to announce the appointment of Jade Ballantine as Director Environment and Infrastructure, commencing on 7 July 2025.

Elastic Hair Ties

29 May 2025

Did you know that elastic hair-ties can be harmful to our hills wildlife?

Did you know that elastic hair-ties can be harmful, even deadly to hills wildlife? Animals such as rakali, turtles, platypuses, and birds can become entangled in or ingest these small items.

Campfire Bushfire Risk

29 May 2025

Stay alert this winter, as bushfire risk may be higher than usual

The Adelaide Hills community is encouraged to stay alert this winter, as bushfire risk may be higher than usual.

News Library council office sign

29 May 2025

Council decision regarding former Councillor Louise Pascale

At Tuesday night’s Council meeting, elected members considered the outcome of an investigation into three Behavioural Standards Complaints made against former Councillor Louise Pascale.

News Library council office sign

28 May 2025

Resignation of Councillor Melanie Selwood

Councillor Melanie Selwood has resigned from Adelaide Hills Council following preselection by the Greens to lead their Upper House ticket for the upcoming state election

News CAWRA facility

26 May 2025

Join our recycling facility tour on June 23

Adelaide Hills Council residents, join this behind-the-scenes tour of the Central Adelaide Waste Authority's material recovery facility in Kilburn.

Visitors at Stirling Market

Stirling Market

Visit Stirling's popular monthly market

Thursday Craft'ernoon at Gumeracha

Craft'ernoons at The Torrens Valley Community Centre in Gumeracha: Bring your crafts, stay as long as you like, and enjoy the creative vibe. Tea, coffee, and crafting goodness await.

Woodside Market

Experience this classic country market every month of the year

Explore the Adelaide
Hills Council region

Use the interactive map to explore the local area and discover facilities, community centres, and things to do, see and visit.
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11 June 2025

Check out the Firstival program! 📕 From paint and sips to crocheting, jewellery making, chemistry experiments, author talks and K-Pop dancing… there's something for everyone, no matter what age. Find your first here: www.firstival.com.au #Firstival #TrySomethingNew #LibrariesSA #ForAllWhoSeek

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11 June 2025

Winter is here and it's hard to 'stick' to garden jobs! 🌧️ But FREE green waste drop-off is on this Sunday 15th June at the Heathfield, Woodside and Gumeracha Depots between 9 am and 4 pm. Find out more 👉

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10 June 2025

Did you know? ♻️ Recycling aluminium saves 95% of the energy needed to make it from scratch – and it’s the most valuable material to recycle! ♻️ Scrunch aluminium foil into a tennis ball size before putting in the yellow

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15 June 2025

Did you know elastic hair ties can harm our local wildlife? 🐢🐦 Left behind in nature, these everyday items can entangle birds, animals and insects, sometimes with deadly consequences. What can you do to help? ✔️ Never wear them while

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14 June 2025

YES, All food scraps can go in your green bin! 🥩🍗🦴 That includes meat, bones, seafood, dairy, bread, pasta, fruit and veg. Make it easy with a FREE kitchen caddy from Council. ♻️🌱 Collect your scraps and compost them instead

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13 June 2025

Interested in learning new stitching skills from other cultures? 🧵 Fabrik Arts & Heritage in Lobethal is hosting a series of hands-on workshops as part of their Heritage Workshop Program. There are still spots in: 🧵 Tatreez: Ancient art of

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12 June 2025

This #ThrowbackThursday, 🕰️ check out this remarkable photo of the Aldgate Pump Hotel in 1870, just a few years after it opened on 22 June 1864. Built by Richard Dixon Hawkins between 1859 and 1864, the original single-storey building featured

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12 June 2025

Golden hour sunset from The Summit Community Centre in Norton Summit last night. ☀️ #AdelaideHills #NortonSummit #Sunset

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12 June 2025

This #ThrowbackThursday, 🕰️ check out this remarkable photo of the Aldgate Pump Hotel in 1870, just a few years after it opened on 22 June 1864. Built by Richard Dixon Hawkins between 1859 and 1864, the original single-storey building featured

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@adelhillscouncil
12 June 2025

This #ThrowbackThursday, 🕰️ check out this remarkable photo of the Aldgate Pump Hotel in 1870, just a few years after it opened on 22 June 1864. Built by Richard Dixon Hawkins between 1859 and 1864, the original single-storey building featured

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11 June 2025

Did you catch the stunning sunset tonight? 👀 Check out this great pic by a local Lobethal resident over the vineyards. #AdelaideHills #Sunset

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11 June 2025

Today is Thank a First Responder Day. 💙 We thank the incredible first responders who serve and protect our community, and the families who support them. From emergency services, police, firefighters and paramedics to CFS and SES volunteers and other

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