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Cellar door closure order
CELLAR doors across the state are now closed for business following a statewide ban to further prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
On Monday,...
Hospital department closed to protect seniors from virus risk
THE Penola War Memorial Hospital emergency department is now closed to further safeguard the elderly with low immunity or co-morbities at the co-located Pinchunga...
Mount Gambier Aquatic Centre marks end of era as stage set for rec hub...
IT WAS a bittersweet farewell to the Mount Gambier Aquatic Centre on Friday afternoon as the city prepares to usher in a new era...
Fishers sink money into Beachport processing site
A NEW $600,000 live lobster processing facility will be established in Beachport this year which will help boost the region's crayfish industry by $1.5m...
Genetically modified crops off table
PRIMARY Industries and Regional Development Minister Tim Whetstone has pledged to keep introducing regulations to allow the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops despite...
Procesesor hits out at ‘unfair’ State Government grant for rival business
THE State Government's $348,000 grant to help establish a new live lobster holding facility in Beachport has caused unrest among Limestone Coast cray exporters,...
Penola High seeks complexity allowance to support student learning
PENOLA High School would benefit from additional funding to support students with complex needs, announced as part of the final enterprise bargaining agreement struck...
Companies ‘blow fuses’ over bills tallying millions of dollars following interconnector failure
MOUNT GAMBIER businesses will be hit with electricity costs running in the millions of dollars as a result of January's Victorian interconnector failure.
NF McDonnell...
Minister makes genetically modified crop pledge
PRIMARY Industries and Regional Development Minister Tim Whetstone has pledged to keep introducing regulations to allow the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops despite...
Expanding Tarpeena Timberlink site explored as $60m upgrades talks ramp up
A STATE Government delegation has toured the expanding Timberlink Australia site at Tarpeena to inspect its current upgrade and its proposed $60m new engineered...
Trade deregulation discussion renewed
THE State Government has renewed its campaign against South Australia's "archaic" shop trading laws, with Treasurer Rob Lucas confirming it will again seek parliamentary...
Coonawarra viticulturist joins Limestone Coast Landscape Board
THE region's natural resource management will enter a new era with the appointment of Coonawarra viticulturist Dr Kerry DeGaris as the presiding member to...