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GM crop ban still up in air

GRANT District Council has yet to take a formal stance on the issue of genetically modified crops. This follows new legislation scrapping the moratorium allowing...

New laws hit back against violence

A LOCAL leader in the fight against domestic violence has made a plea for more services in the region following the introduction of new...

‘Extravagant perks’ to be outlawed

LEGISLATON designed to tackle local government waste and rorts has passed the state's Upper House with full crossbench support. The State Opposition's private members bill...

Taxi issue ‘put to bed’ by council

MOUNT Gambier City Council will take no further action to reinstate the city's taxi by-law when it expires on January 1 The legislation that permitted council to make its current taxi by-law was repealed by State Parliament in March

Mandatory drug treatment legislation introduced

THE State Government has introduced legislation to provide for the option of mandatory treatment for children and young people dependent on drugs [...]

Rate cap legislation slammed

MOUNT Gambier Mayor Andrew Lee has slammed the Marshall Government's "high handed" rate capping legislation as punishing a majority of South Australia's local governments...

Council urged to find loophole in state taxi legislation

THE future of the taxi system in the region continues to cause a stir throughout the community following announcements of the by-law lapse which...

Dob in a hoon driver

SOUTH Australians will be able to take a more active role in tackling hoon driving if the Labor Party is elected, with a promise to fund the development of a new "Dob in a Hoon" smart phone app[...]

Bateman on board

THE pool of candidates vying for the seat of MacKillop continues to grow with farmer and businessman Richard Bateman entering the contest under the Australian Conservatives banner[...]

MP cautious about change

MEMBER for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has cautioned against hasty changes to laws affecting motorcyclists[...]

Drugs taken down

CUSTOMERS of a Millicent pharmacy are disappointed that all codeine containing medicines can no longer be purchased over the counter. As part of a nationwide...

Codeine products stripped from shelves

LOCAL pharmacies emptied their store shelves of all codeine containing medicines as changes to the availability of codeine products came into effect yesterday. All medicines...

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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...