They are all part of the secret life of echidnas: a live-bearing reptile and an egg-laying mammal!

Dr. Peggy Rismiller from the Kangaroo Island Pelican Lagoon Research Centre is one of the worlds leading experts on echidnas.

Author of “The Echidna: Australia’s Enigma”, Peggy will be presenting an evening on the secret life of echidnas at the Mt Pleasant Natural Resource Centre on Tuesday, July 18th.

With winter on the way, the Hahndorf Interim Animal Shelter is appealing to the public for help for the dogs and cats at the shelter who desperately need warm bedding.

Any blankets, towels, sheets, quilts, cushions, pillows, old sweaters etc that you no longer have any use for would be so helpful.

To arrange collection of donated items, please phone either Janet on 8568 5653 or Dawn on 8568 5720, or if donors prefer to drop off items directly at the shelter, opening times are as follows: Thursday to Saturday, 12.30 to 2.30pm and other times by arrangement on 8388 7514.

In glorious autumn sunshine, The South Australian Highland Breeders Group held its Feature Breed Show, on Saturday, March 18th at Mt Pleasant.

The event saw one of the states largest gathering of Highland Cattle and their exhibitors for 2006.

Before a large crowd of interested public, the breeders presented animals before judge Richard Arnold (Paltara South Devons).