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Safety the best gift of all for Mother’s Day

THE region's largest aged care provider has urged the community to be cautious this Mother's Day given the potential risk of COVID-19. Mother's Day is...
Aunty Michelle (2)  TBW Newsgroup

Boandik family story shared with nation

ONE Boandik family has been recognised across the nation after their extensive history was published in the Indigenous Australian Dictionary of Biography. Boandik elder Aunty...
Trish Patzel 2 (2)  TBW Newsgroup

Hydrotherapy pool ‘on track’

THE $6m Boandik Community Wellbeing Centre in Mount Gambier is on track to be completed in February and will usher in a new era...
Naidoc Award Winners  TBW Newsgroup

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:...
Ken Jones (2)  TBW Newsgroup

Boandik elder recognises public recreation centre nominations

MOUNT Gambier Boandik elder Ken Jones has congratulated the local community on taking the Bunganditj language into consideration for naming of the multi-million dollar...
Aunty Michelle  TBW Newsgroup

New generation introduced to Boandik legends as dreamtime stories preserved

KNOWN as the people of reefs and rushes, the Boandik people have many Dreamtime stories based around the region's landscape. Aunty Michelle Jacquelin-Furr, a local...
Sarah Smith And Ken Jones At The Blue Lakeweb TBW Newsgroup

Boandik stories shared for Reconciliation Week

A NEW mural depicting Boandik legends will be unveiled at the Blue Lake Pumping Station at the end of the month following a project...

Decades of service recognised with Order honour

PROMINENT Mount Gambier identity Eric Roughana OAM has become a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his decades of service to the...

‘Symbol of hope’ stands test of time

DESCENDANTS of the Rook family were among those in attendance at the Rook Walk centenary event on Tuesday morning. Susan Chamie travelled from Sydney to...

Community support builds

THE community continues to rally behind Boandik's multi-million dollar wellbeing centre as its January construction date nears. Planning approval from Mount Gambier City Council has...

Aged care sector inquiry welcomed

TWO of the city's leading aged care providers have welcomed a Royal Commission into the aged care sector. Prime Minister Scott Morrison last month announced...

Seniors channel skills into pet project

FROM cooking to knitting, St Mary's Aged Care Facility residents remain enthusiastic about supporting the community, raising more than $500 for the South East...

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Fishing back on the cards

Fishing restrictions in South East waters established to help control the Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) outbreak have been eased, with ongoing conditions. The surveillance to...