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Highest take-up rate in the country linked to small business or home office

New figures released today by NBN Co show that one-in-five residents or businesses that can access the new high-speed National Broadband Network (NBN) at the Willunga First Release Site have had a fibre service activated via their retail service provider.  

This is the highest uptake rate for any NBN Co First Release Site, and is indicative of local demand for high-speed fibre broadband.  NBN Co launched commercial services over the network just five weeks ago following several months of trial service.

Of the 1100 premises in the fibre footprint in Willunga, 250 have had an NBN-based service activated, or almost 23 per cent, with more than 30 orders for services currently being processed.

NBN Co Head of Product Development and Industry Relations, Jim Hassell, said the high take up combined with the apparent high density of small office or home office operators in Willunga could see it becoming a high-tech small business hub.

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An award-winning German solar car that last week travelled 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide is now heading for Sydney as the next stage of an odyssey to circumnavigate the world.

The two-seater solar electric car, SolarWorld Gran Turismo (SolarWorld GT), is currently en route to Sydney in the final stage of its crossing of Australia. The solar car is expected to arrive at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday 2nd November.

SolarWorld GT last week successfully completed the first stage of its Australian odyssey by participating in the World Solar Challenge, a 3000km journey from Darwin to Adelaide, which attracted 37 solar cars from 20 countries. All 37 vehicles were powered by the same amount of energy required to run a hair dryer!  SolarWorld GT won the Design Award for the 2011 World Solar Challenge.

After leaving Australia, SolarWorld GT will drive through New Zealand, then traverse several countries from four more continents, comprising North America, North Africa, Europe and Asia. The circumnavigation of the globe will cover about 34,000km with two equatorial-crossings over one year.

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OhReally (2007) Credit www.ActionPics.bizOne of South Australia’s best known yacht races, the Milang-Goolwa Freshwater Classic will be held on the weekend of January 21-22, in 2012 after a five-year hiatus because of drought and low water levels.

The Marina Hindmarsh Island Milang-Goolwa Freshwater Classic race will be a spectacular finale to Goolwa Regatta Week, which starts the week beforehand on Saturday January 14 and will offer many community activities on and off the water during the week. 

Racing is open to many off-the-beach monohull skiff and catamaran classes as well as trailer-sailer yachts and vintage river boats. There is a $500 Cash Prize for the special Friday night pre-race event, the ‘Doser Freight Dash For Cash’  short race knock-out series that is sailed right in front of the club marina.

The Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club (GRYC) is relaunching the race with great local support now that the River Murray waters are back and flowing.   GRYC Commodore Don Richardson said the event has attracted strong corporate sponsorship with local developer, The Marina Hindmarsh Island, stepping up as Principal Sponsor for the next five years.

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