LIBERAL candidate for MacKillop Nick McBride has slammed the State Government’s emergency alert smartphone app after failing during a serious fire near Keith last weekend. The […]
AlertSA slammed
Harvest in full swing
THE 2017/18 harvest is about to get into full swing in Millicent and district as climatic conditions are right. It is customary for the peak harvesting […]
Heavy rainfall to impact crop
RECENT heavy rainfall through parts of the southern cropping region could impact on the viability of grain that growers are planning to retain for sowing in […]
Chinese export licence granted
MORE than 10 jobs are set to become available at the multi-million dollar Blue Lake Dairy Group next month after the Tantanoola facility was granted a […]
Call to target poachers
A PROMINENT South Australian parliamentarian has called for formation of a dedicated stock squad to capture cattle thieves. Australian Conservatives MLC Robert Brokenshire said only six […]
Grain loads received
THE grain harvest has started at Millicent with grain handler Viterra receiving its first loads into the site last week. Canola from the local Gilbertson family […]
Tax-free trade – OFO and Beach Energy pay “zero”
THE region’s largest plantation owner and a gas exploration giant paid no tax in 2015/16, according to a report released by the Australian Tax Office. The […]
Best wool return in decades
AUSTRALIAN wool growers are receiving some of their best returns in decades with the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator hitting an all-time high of 1681 cents per […]
Conservation efforts pay off as fledgling falcons spotted in region’s forests
EAGLE conservation efforts by local pine forestry giant OneFortyOne Plantations have recently bared fruit with the hatching of eagle and falcon chicks in its forests. A […]
Young’s legacy lives on through scholarship
SOUTHEND resident Sandra Young is well known in the community as a former operator of a Millicent pharmacy and the key organiser of the Kalangadoo markets. […]