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Council team presents rec-centre information
MOUNT Gambier City Council has encouraged residents to seek information about the proposed $39.1m community and recreation hub in the lead-up to the release...
Funding cuts may hurt Foodbank
REGIONAL Foodbank Mount Gambier could be hit with less revenue following funding cuts being swept in by the Federal Government.
Six weeks out from Christmas...
Members of Mount Gambier urges basketball regulators to save Pioneers
MEMBER for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has called on the national basketball regulator to save the Pioneers Basketball Club amid ongoing uncertainty over its...
Aged care report presented
AUSTRALIA'S Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee has presented a report following its inquiry into the quality of care in residential aged care facilities. Committee chair Trent Zimmerman said the inquiry examined the[...]
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...
Recreation centre views shared
THE city's three mayoral contenders have weighed in on the proposed multi-million dollar sports and recreation hub for Mount Gambier, following the announcement of...
Pasin makes $15m splash for rec centre
THE proposed Mount Gambier Community and Recreation Hub has taken one giant leap towards becoming a reality with Member for Barker Tony Pasin securing...
City Council reveals recreation hub costs
THE Mount Gambier Community and Recreation Hub will cost $39.1m to construct and its operational costs will not lead to rate increases for residents,...
Job seekers put to work
MEMBER for Barker Tony Pasin has backed the Federal Government's controversial plan to push job seekers into farm work.
Job seekers will risk losing their...
Alliance seeks Princes Highway repairs
A GROUP of western Victorian regional councils has formed an alliance to lobby state and federal governments for $300m to upgrade Princes Highway West between Colac and the South Australian border. Warrnambool City{...]
Anti-fracking film tours region
AN hour-long documentary which explores Australian and American communities living side-by-side with the unconventional gas industry will be screened across the South East over...
Resource board leader chosen
KEITH'S Louise Densley has been appointed as the South East Natural Resources Management Board regional agriculture Landcare facilitator for 2018 to 2023 Based at the Natural Resources Centre in Keith, Ms Densley will[...]
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Top performances in the ring
THE 41st annual Mount Gambier Easter Showjumping Carnival was deemed a great success.
Attracting a strong field, there was action aplenty in the two arenas...
