Positive mindset helps Mount Gambier man take significant steps following near-fatal spinal injury
SMALL but significant steps of progress are keeping Mount Gambier man Gareth Flanagan positive in his long road to recovery after sustaining a near-fatal...
NAIDOC week puts spotlight on Aboriginal culture
2017 Limestone Coast NAIDOC award recipients
Male Elder of the Year: Uncle Jack Sailor
Female Elder of the Year: Aunty Penny Bonney
Male Elder of the Year:...
Waste change comes at cost
BIODEGRADABLE products and recycling practices have captured news headlines since the State Government flagged a potential ban on single-use plastics from 2020.
Shearer's Cook Cafe...
Foster carer opens home and heart to at risk kids
MORE than 100 children have benefited from the care provided in the safe and nurturing home of Mount Gambier woman Barb Sinclair.
For almost two...
Distraction linked to deadly road crashes
LIMESTONE Coast police have repeated their concerns about driver distraction as new data reveals it is becoming a prominent contributor to road crashes.
Statistics show...
Independent training initiative
THE Mount Gambier TAFE SA campus may join other Tafe facilities across the state in opening its doors to independent training providers in a...
State Government continues push to dump single-use plastic items
THE South Australian Government is continuing its war on waste with single-use plastics likely to be scrapped from the hospitality sector as early as...
Farmers seek change to food standards
SOUTH East dairy farmers are among those urging the Federal Government to change the country's food standards in a bid to ban plant-based products...
Faith in region to embrace ban of single-use plastics
SOUTH East environmental group Community Action for Sustainability (CAS) has faith the region would embrace the proposed single-use plastic ban announced by the State...
City to ‘back ban’ on single use plastic
THE Mount Gambier community would welcome the foreshadowed State Government's ban on single use plastic cutlery and straws, according to a senior City Council...
Military training comes to force as Mount Gambier sailor steps in to save young...
INSTINCT overrode emotion for Mount Gambier woman Carly Burke when she rushed to the aid of a non-responsive baby while on a routine run...
Music program strikes chord with students
MUSIC is resonating across all Yahl Primary School classrooms, with every student now required to learn an instrument.
The schools music program has been gradually...