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Regional sex assault victims enduring travel trauma

Sexual assault victims are enduring long, traumatic journeys to Adelaide for forensic examinations because of a lack of regional services, the South Australian Royal...

Scholarship opportunity for commerce students

REGIONAL accounting students in South Australia now have access to a scholarship opportunity through William Buck. The firm of Accountants and Advisors have invited regional...

Hood rejects further questions

MEMBER of the Legislative Council Ben Hood has once again rejected a number of questions during Parliament’s question time. Mr Hood was recently asked...

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Sport

Men dominate on the road

THE Mount Gambier Lakers men made a statement on the weekend, with two impressive road victories. The Lakers headed to Terang to face the Tornadoes...

Tough task faces Lakers women

THE Mount Gambier Lakers women's chances of making playoffs in the Country Basketball League took a hit on Sunday when they went down to...

Dawson still rollling them down

LAST week 20 social bowlers hit the greens at the Robe Bowling Club to play two games of 10 end pairs. There were only two...

Stunning day at Millicent

IN perfect conditions, 15 women played a stableford event at the Millicent Golf Club last week. Helen Chilton claimed the A Grade honours with 34...

Iconic race showcases Blue Lake circuit

THE 2024 Blue Lake Fun Run has been run and won with another large field tackling the iconic course on Sunday morning. A total of...

Grand final position secured

KYBYBOLITE 8.5 (53) d NORTH GAMBIER 4.2 (26) KYBYBOLITE has booked the first place in the Limestone Coast Women's Football League grand final. The northern Tigers...

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Entertainment

New release for Stuckey

KANE Stuckey and Nic Beare, known by his stage name Esketamine, have recently collaborated on a new track. A former singing student of Stuckey’s, Beare...

Music awards nominations open

MUSICSA have recently announced nominations for the 2024 South Australian Music Awards are now open. The awards aim to recognise those that have made...

New track for Newman

ALISON Newman has recently released the second part of her story - her new song Free Me. Five tracks made up her latest EP,...

A win for artists and venues

Woolstore Brewery owners Kylie and Chris Ind were excited to be named as one of the live music venues that the newly launched Project:...

Collaboration aims to revitalise region’s live music

PROJECT: Music South East launched this week following a partnership between MusicSA and the City of Mount Gambier. The year-long regional live music activation program...

Line-up locked in to battle

BANDS are set to hit the stage later this year for the return of Battle of the Bands in Mount Gambier/Berrin with the event’s...

Farming

Search underway for emerging agriculture leaders

AgriFutures Australia is searching for the next generation of agriculture leaders as applications for the 2025 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship Program open. The program is...

Market Reports

Total Yarding: 1422 (+494) NARACOORTE CATTLE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Numbers lifted by around a third to yarding of 1422 head as the spring season starts to cut...

New app paints clear picture of pesticide resistance across Australia

A new data visualisation tool can display the distribution and severity of pesticide resistance across Australia, enabling growers and agronomists to make better, data-driven...

John Lloyd elected Chair of Meat and Livestock Australia

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has announced John Lloyd has been elected as the new chair of MLA, effective following the upcoming MLA annual...

Wimmera farmer’s story highlighted in energy Inquiry through new film series

Wimmera grain grower Simon Tickner has joined a huge cross section of regional Australia living in the thick of the shift to renewable energy...

Help wanted against African lovegrass

THE Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) will be offering free African lovegrass control to landholders through the African Lovegrass Control Program in...

Motoring

Volvo EX30 off on power walk

With the new EX30 electric SUV Volvo appears to be walking the talk toward its being a solely electric vehicle manufacturer by 2030. The...

TOYOTA GRANVIA IS A PREMIUM PEOPLE MOVER

Launched here in 2019 the Toyota Granvia effectively replaced the long-running Tarago people mover. At the same time, it moved its target audience beyond...

LEXUS ES300h SPORTS LUXURY

The growth in SUV sales has seen a corresponding decline in demand for traditional four-door sedans. In the case of Lexus only two of...

NISSAN NAVARA PRO-X DUAL CAB UTILITY

Okay. Now I’m confused. The Nissan Navara PRO-4X was replaced by the PRO-4X Warrior which in turn has recently been replaced by the much-hyped PRO-4X...

‘S’ PUTS ON JOLION GOOD SHOW

The Chinese automobile maker GWM Haval has spiced up its popular small petrol sports utility vehicle segment with the addition of a Jolion S,...

Strong fuel efficiency standards the key to $13 billion benefit for Australians

AUSTRALIANS can individually save up to $1200 a year on vehicle running costs if the federal government delivers strong fuel efficiency standards, new modelling...

In Business - Sponsored

Passing the baton

Owning their own business is a step up for Brendan Fleming and Thomas Garner, who are the proud owners of Mount Gambier Mechanical and...

Step down for Phil Maywald

AFTER more than 50 years in the mechanics industry, Mount Gambier/Berrin’s Phil Maywald is taking a step back, as he and his wife Lisa...

Mining jobs plentiful for SA

MINING jobs were highly advertised in South Australia in the last quarter of 2023, with 40 per cent of those advertised jobs located in...

Using proper language when talking about disability

As our society progresses into a more inclusive and welcoming environment, it is important that we make a conscious effort to ensure the language...

One million drums and counting

If all the plastic AgVet containers Noel Bubner has processed for recycling were laid side by side, they would stretch from Balaklava to Adelaide,...

Seniors delay doctors visits due to cost

New research from National Seniors Australia suggests 68 per cent of older people have recently gone without or hesitated to access essential healthcare...

More News

Tours initiative shows positive outcome

A RECENT initiative by the Mount Gambier Chamber of Commerce has achieved its goal of promoting local businesses throughout the District Council of Grant....

Strategic Plan adopted

The City of Mount Gambier has endorsed its Strategic Plan 2024-2028, which was created with guidance from Mount Gambier 2035 survey findings. Mayor Lynette...

Penola Lions tick off another task

Penola Lions Club will install a clock in a local park. Wattle Range Council approved the installation of a town clock in the Penola War...

Twilight shopping in Keith

KEITH will start to celebrate Christmas a little early this year with the launch of their 2024 Christmas Twilight Shopping Night. For the event’s second...

Lions see potential in eye program

Naracoorte Lions are improving educational outcomes for children, through their Lions Eye Health program. The Lions Club of Naracoorte has recently undertaken the Children's Vision...

Fishermen pulled from water

Two men have been pulled from the water near Boatswain Point, near Robe. The alarm was raised just before 2.30pm on Tuesday, November 28,...