BAG's February 2026 Newsletter, covering recent events and upcoming activities.

Welcome to the end of another year. How time flies when you are having fun! Here in beautiful Blackwood, we have been so blessed (if not somewhat confused) with all the late Spring rains and cooler weather. Must say the countryside looks wonderful as do our own gardens plus the attractive garden projects in Public Spaces around our village which our dedicated BAG Volunteers tend on a regular basis. Many thanks to you all for your support. Details of some of these efforts are

As I am sitting at my desk preparing this Newsletter, I am looking at the rain running out of our roof gutter and observing all the trees...

THIS time last year we were bragging about our numerous cool days and nights - and even some welcome rain! Notwithstanding the several...

BAG is back! Yes, believe it or not, we haven’t forgotten you but regrettably the year has just whizzed by. You probably know the feeling...

WELCOME to BAG’s first Newsletter for 2024. And what a great start to the year we “Hills Dwellers” are experiencing. By contrast, the...

Christmas is just around the corner! Welcome to our final newsletter of 2023, with lots of information on recent BAG activities and what...

The Journey To Tiwu Kumangka For Blackwood In 1836 the first cargo of 200 books and pamphlets arrived in Adelaide, intended to provide a...

WARM wintery greetings to you all. We hope you are managing to cope with the cold and wet weather we have experienced recently. The...

May has become the South Australia’s traditional month to celebrate volunteers in all walks of life - and BAG volunteers are no...

Belated New Year greetings to all our supporters. It is hard to believe we are nearing the end of the Summer Season. How lucky are we to...

A MERRY CHRISTMAS to all friends of BAG. This will be our final Newsletter for 2022. Can you believe where the year has gone? And looking...

WELCOME to WINTER! It is probably not the coldest on record, but it often feels that way. The one redeeming feature is the Australian...

WELCOME to South Australia – “the Sunshine State”! (sorry Queensland). And whilst we are at it - surely Adelaide should now put in a...

A BELATED “Happy New Year” to everyone. We hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year celebrations with family and friends although...

Warm greetings to all friends of BAG. It is with great pleasure that we are sending you our final Newsletter for the year – and what...

Hello to all Friends of BAG As we prepare to say farewell to what seemed a very long Winter and welcome the warmer days of Spring, it has...

Greetings friends of BAG - as we fast approach the middle of another year! It is hard to believe that this time last week we were...

Welcome back everyone - to what we are all hoping will be a much brighter and more positive year ahead. We trust you had an enjoyable and...

SEASONS GREETINGS TO EVERYONE! THIS is only the 3rd BAG Newsletter for 2020. What an impact the dreaded Coronavirus has had (and...