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Warm welcome for Tour de Kids

It was an early start and a chilly trek through the Adelaide Hills for riders in the annual Tour de Kids fundraiser, but participants in the physically challenging week-long cycling event received a warm welcome from the Bluestone community at Mount Barker. more…

Neighbourhood watch comes to Bluestone

Neighbourhood Watch has come to the Bluestone Mt Barker community.

Around 40 people, including many Bluestone residents, attended a meeting at the Bluestone sales and information office on Monday night to hear how they can be involved in an important community initiative aimed at keeping communities safe and secure. more…

Lights, camera, action

When ETSA Utilities was searching for a 'picture perfect' neighbourhood to film their latest corporate video, they knew exactly where to go – Bluestone Mt Barker.

So on Thursday, 27 January it was lights, camera, action on Greenfield Street at Bluestone, where ETSA employees and the team from Whitham Media Australia spent four hours in the sunshine shooting scenes for the company's new video. more…

Mount Barker Carols and Fireworks Spectacular

The annual Carols in the Park and Fireworks Spectacular proved for its seventh year why the event is now one of the largest in Mount Barker (second only to the Tour Down Under).On Sunday 12 December more than 5, 000 locals converged on Keith Stephenson Park to soak up the Christmas spirit and be part of the community celebrations – a joint initiative of the Mount Barker churches. more…

Bluestone gets water-wise

The Mount Barker community defied driving rain and thunderstorms to attend Bluestone Mt Barker's first open forum with guest speaker and gardening expert Sophie Thomson. Sophie is Adelaide's premier gardening writer and author of books including "From the Ground Up", presenter on Gardening Australia and a private garden consultant. She presented a one hour gardening workshop featuring simple tips on establishing an eco-friendly approach, as well as speaking one-on-one with audience members about their gardening issues. more…

Bluestone judged South Australia's best residential development

Bluestone Mt Barker has been judged South Australia's best residential development in the 2010 Urban Development Institute Awards. Bluestone Mt Barker is located in Mount Barker over 98 hectares of picturesque land in the Adelaide Hills. The $150 million project is Walker Corporation's first residential development in South Australia.more…

Bluestone three-time sponsor of carols night

For the third year running, Bluestone Mt Barker is supporting the District Council of Mt Barker as the major sponsor for one the area's annual highlights, the Mt Barker Carols in the Park and Fireworks on Sunday, December 12. more…