Newsagency, deli, paper round delivery, seafood seller, purveyor of old-school local quality fruit and vegetables, bread, pies, cards, cigarettes, gifts and at its utmost – a place where you are known!
How to define Richard’s newsagency is definitely not straightforward. It’s an institution on Angaston’s main street. A place where locals come for the staple items a newsagency provides, but also to pick up something from the eclectic mix that Richard has on offer.
Mostly though, Miles’ Newsagency feels like a place where you are known, and time for a chat is always given priority. No doubt you’ll run into someone else you know, and likewise, catch up.
Richard’s newsagency is a valuable gem, and it is unfortunate that such establishments are becoming less prevalent. They represent a harmonious blend of genuine customer service, community care and engagement.
A ‘mostly’ portrait and ‘brief’ interview series by professional photographer Pete Thornton exploring the idea that one image has the power to tell the whole story.
Each ‘sitter’ suggests the next person to be photographed in this series, and thus ensues an interesting and unknown trail of Barossa identities to come.
Stay tuned… Pete
The power of public voice. Making the invisible visible. With a long family association, a childhood spent at the pool, a passion for all things aquatic, and a good dose of community activism, the threatened closure of the historic Nuriootpa War Memorial Swimming pool back in 2020, saw Rebecca Reynolds dive head first into the Nuri Pool Working group campaign to save the pool.
Roland Weight will be well known to many in the Barossa and indeed to many from further afield. He is the instigator to a lot of visual artists in the Barossa. He started the Byron Bay School of Art and trained as a sculptural artist.
A woman of so many talents and so many passions. The Barossa Art scene is now benefiting from one of Kirsty’s current passions, being the new ‘Wonderground’ Art gallery and Cellar door.
