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Hear to Entertain across the region

Friday, April 4 Dave Blackett, Commercial Hotel, Mount Gambier/Berrin, 7.30pm. Saturday, April 5 Suze and Bronte, Commercial Hotel, Mount Gambier/Berrin, 9pm. Sunday, April 6 Corner Pocket Big Band...

New lot for housing trust

THE gate will be unlocked at a new housing block with the state government officially lodging a housing trust application. The South Australian Housing...

What’s on at Millicent Library and Gallery

Programming in April is at capacity with the Millicent Library and Art Gallery hosting the nationally acclaimed JAM Factory Exhibition from ICON Jessica Loughlin:...

Digital Edition

Sport

Saint pull away in final term

MILLICENT 54 d PENOLA 36 IT took more than three quarters for Millicent to take control of its Round 1 Limestone Coast netball clash with...

Keen anglers find a feed

A BREEZY weekend across the Limestone Coast made the going a bit tough for most anglers hoping to wet a line, but we did...

Players return to the pitch

There are sure to be some sore and sunburnt bodies after what was very warm start to the 2025 Naracoorte and District Hockey Association...

Centrals sits on top early in women’s season

APOLLO 3 d INTERNATIONAL 0 REIGNING Limestone Coast women's soccer premier Apollo started its 2025 season with a nil-all draw to Blue Lake. On Sunday the...

Goal aplenty in soccer Round 3

INTERNATIONAL 8 d APOLLO 0 AFTER a hard-fought loss to Gambier Centrals in the season opener, International bounced back on home soil when claiming a...

Comfortable win to claim title

THE Lower South East Bowls Mid-week Pennant was, with Mount Gambier Red comfortable victors over Mount Gambier RSL Red. Grand final: Mount Gambier Red 53/6...

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Entertainment

LOLA returns to town

ADELAIDE-based punk band LOLA is set to bring their high-energy show to the Globe Hotel, where they'll be joined by a lineup of talented...

Colourful exhibition and book launch

THE Art of Colouring In – an exhibition and book launch will soon take place at the Woolstore Brewery. The local artist, Mel Holtz...

Hear to Entertain across the region

Friday, March 28 Brenton Williams, Commercial Hotel, Mount Gambier/Berrin, 7.30pm. Saturday, March 29 SummerSalt, The Old Mount Gambier Gaol, Mount Gambier/Berrin, 12.30-9.30pm. * Project V, Commercial Hotel, Mount...

Registrations open for guitar comp

REGISTRATIONS are open for the Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition. The competition is presented by Adelaide Festival Centre’s Adelaide Guitar Festival, and is now...

Comedy at the Pantry

A MONKEY bite, a long bus trip, an arrest and a mugging are four true stories comedian Matt Harvey will tell as part of...

DZ Deathrays wrap up fest

SUNDAY headliners DZ Deathrays wrapped up the two-day Limestone Coast Beer and BBQ Fest over the weekend, joined by a crowd of stoked fans. Eager...

Farming

Australian Women in Agriculture 2025 National Conference announced

The Australian Women in Agriculture (AWiA) 2025 National Conference will be held in Adelaide this August. The conference theme, Growing Futures – Breaking Barriers,...

Market reports March 20

Yarding: 845 Change: 76 NARACOORTE CATTLE Tuesday, March 18 Cattle numbers increased slightly to 845 yarded. The yarding consisted of 416 young cattle, 305 cows, 35 Bulls...

Australia’s food market entering ‘new normal’

Australia’s food market appears to be “normalising” after a “chaotic” five-year period – impacted by factors including Covid, supply chain disruptions and inflation –...

Keith spray workshop to educate growers

Grain Producers SA (GPSA) is hosting a series of free ‘Best Practice Spray Workshops’ across South Australia this month, designed to enhance education, promote...

Low interest loans for low emissions machinery

Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) has warmly welcomed news that low-emissions heavy equipment, trucks and utes will be eligible for low-interest loans under a...

Markets reports January 29

Yarding: 919 Change: -669 NARACOORTE CATTLE Tuesday, January 28 Cattle numbers were back by 669/head with 919 yarded this week at Naracoorte. Numbers were made up of...

Motoring

S-Cross lags behind competitors

Originally known as the SX4, the current model dates back to 2021 and shares its chassis with the Vitara. S-Cross brought a major makeover in...

Volvo EX30 off on power walk

With the new EX30 electric SUV Volvo appears to be walking the talk toward its being a solely electric vehicle manufacturer by 2030. The...

TOYOTA GRANVIA IS A PREMIUM PEOPLE MOVER

Launched here in 2019 the Toyota Granvia effectively replaced the long-running Tarago people mover. At the same time, it moved its target audience beyond...

LEXUS ES300h SPORTS LUXURY

The growth in SUV sales has seen a corresponding decline in demand for traditional four-door sedans. In the case of Lexus only two of...

NISSAN NAVARA PRO-X DUAL CAB UTILITY

Okay. Now I’m confused. The Nissan Navara PRO-4X was replaced by the PRO-4X Warrior which in turn has recently been replaced by the much-hyped PRO-4X...

‘S’ PUTS ON JOLION GOOD SHOW

The Chinese automobile maker GWM Haval has spiced up its popular small petrol sports utility vehicle segment with the addition of a Jolion S,...

In Business - Sponsored

Passing the baton

Owning their own business is a step up for Brendan Fleming and Thomas Garner, who are the proud owners of Mount Gambier Mechanical and...

Step down for Phil Maywald

AFTER more than 50 years in the mechanics industry, Mount Gambier/Berrin’s Phil Maywald is taking a step back, as he and his wife Lisa...

Mining jobs plentiful for SA

MINING jobs were highly advertised in South Australia in the last quarter of 2023, with 40 per cent of those advertised jobs located in...

Using proper language when talking about disability

As our society progresses into a more inclusive and welcoming environment, it is important that we make a conscious effort to ensure the language...

One million drums and counting

If all the plastic AgVet containers Noel Bubner has processed for recycling were laid side by side, they would stretch from Balaklava to Adelaide,...

Seniors delay doctors visits due to cost

New research from National Seniors Australia suggests 68 per cent of older people have recently gone without or hesitated to access essential healthcare...

More News

Mount Gambier High School reunion

DECADES after sitting in a classroom together, Mount Gambier High School students from 47 years ago were reunited. Held at the Blue Lake Golf...

Water research underway

A COLLABORATIVE partnership between the Limestone Coast Landscape Board, South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board and Goyder Institute for Water Research is underway....

Arts festival underway

ARTISTS from across the region will have a broader range with the John Shaw Neilson Aquisitive Art Prize being rebranded. Previously, the Penola Coonawarra...

New citizens welcomed

Fourteen Mount Gambier/ Berrin residents can now officially call Australia home after receiving their citizenship. Among the group of new citizens conferred on March...

Dog park project a ‘weiner’

Tails and tongues are wagging in Bordertown after the opening of the long-awaited dog park. The Bordertown Dog Park - funded and built by...

Hay run stalled

THE South Australian government is in “active discussions” about additional assistance regarding bringing donated hay to SA farmers from Victoria. Recently it was announced...