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January 17, 20194
Community rallies around Saints
January 17, 20194
Conservationist to be awarded
January 17, 20194
City Council seeks ‘more suitable proposal’ in bowling club’s bid for all-weather green
Features
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December 27, 20184
Little slice of country secured as family takes on new adventure
December 21, 20184
Band hits big stage
December 15, 20184
Champions crowned
Entertainment
Entertainment
January 6, 20194
Folkie pays homage to ‘mother of all festivals’
January 4, 20194
Packed year ahead as diverse acts bound for Mount Gambier
December 22, 20184
Music goes on with string quartet performance
Multimedia
Multimedia
January 7, 20194
New Year’s Eve celebrations at Vansittart Park social snapshots
January 4, 20194
New Year’s Eve in Beachport
January 3, 20194
Mount Gambier Community New Year’s Eve Festival
Car Smart
Car Smart
January 14, 20194
CARSMART: 1967 HR Holden Ute
January 7, 20194
CARSMART: 1972 HQ GTS 350 Monaro
December 24, 20184
CARSMART: 1954 Holden FJ
Sport
Sport
January 17, 20194
Who will be crowned king?
January 17, 20194
Major curve ball
January 17, 20194
Pioneers refuse to give up hope
Farming
Farming
January 14, 20194
Industry research deal boon
December 23, 20184
No cherry on top
December 17, 20184
Global cattle conference for city

Local News January 17, 2019

Community rallies around Saints

Sport January 17, 2019

Who will be crowned king?

Local News January 17, 2019

Bird of prey swoops in frame as Nangwarry resident tests drone

Local News January 17, 2019

RSL rate debate splits councillors

Local News January 17, 2019

Corella cull postponed

Local News January 17, 2019

Saints back on track

Local News January 16, 2019

Scheme in spotlight

Local News

Local News January 17, 2019

Community rallies around Saints

By Todd Lewis

HUNDREDS of kilometres from home, Nangwarry Football Club president Shane Ploenges was shattered when he received a phone call in the early hours of Thursday morning […]

Local News January 17, 2019

Conservationist to be awarded

Local News January 17, 2019

City Council seeks ‘more suitable proposal’ in bowling club’s bid for all-weather green

Local News January 17, 2019

Bird of prey swoops in frame as Nangwarry resident tests drone

Local News January 17, 2019

RSL rate debate splits councillors

News Extra

News Extra January 16, 2019

Government invests in youth mental health

By TBW Digital

THE Federal Government will invest a further $47m to continue to support the mental health of young Australians through headspace, during a new youth mental health ambassadors project[…]

News Extra January 16, 2019

Foundation to provide support regional charitable projects

By TBW Digital

THE Stand Like Stone Foundation will deliver almost $50,000 to charitable projects across the Limestone Coast region in its latest round of Small Grants funding. A number of projects will share[…]

News Extra January 10, 2019

Teen pays price for drunken night out

By TBW Digital

A YOUNG Mount Gambier man who assaulted two security guards at a licensed premises in Mount Gambier has received a $900 fine for the offending. Drew Cy Joseph Hudson, 19, appeared in[…]

News Extra January 10, 2019

Serious assault case adjourned

By Todd Lewis

A NEW Zealand man faces a potentially lengthy stint behind bars after he allegedly attacked his former partner with scissors, cutting her face. Robert Broughton, 37, appeared in the […]

Sport

Sport January 17, 2019

Who will be crowned king?

THE Borderline Speedway continues its action-packed season tonight with the time-honoured Kings Challenge Sprintcar event. It is the 24th running of the event, which is sure […]

Sport January 17, 2019

Major curve ball

WARRIORS BLUE 17 d WANDERS 0 THE second half of the Mount Gambier softball season kicked into gear on Saturday, with the first game played […]

Sport January 17, 2019

Pioneers refuse to give up hope

THE Mount Gambier Pioneers have been pushed to the edge of extinction, but stand to rise from the ashes and rebuild what had become one of […]

Sport January 17, 2019

Club’s pad up big hitters

TWENTY20 cricket returns tonight with round three of the Big Bash competition. Round two was rescheduled due to the weather, but has been pencilled in for […]

Entertainment

Entertainment January 6, 2019

Folkie pays homage to ‘mother of all festivals’

THE 2019 Port Fairy Folk Festival on the March long weekend is shaping up to be bigger than ever, luring South East music lovers over the […]

Entertainment January 4, 2019

Packed year ahead as diverse acts bound for Mount Gambier

COUNTRY Arts SA’s 2019 program invites audiences and communities to explore, enjoy, create and engage with great art across South Australia. The diverse program reaches across […]

Entertainment December 22, 2018

Music goes on with string quartet performance

MUSIC lovers have been celebrating the festive season with the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) during performances across the Limestone Coast. However, the culmination of the group’s […]

Galleries

Multimedia January 7, 2019

New Year’s Eve celebrations at Vansittart Park social snapshots

VANSITTART Park was packed with revellers on Monday night to see in 2019 at the Mount Gambier Community New Year’s Eve Festival. Thousands of people enjoyed […]

Multimedia January 4, 2019

New Year’s Eve in Beachport

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Farming

Farming January 14, 2019

Industry research deal boon

THE State Government has signed a significant agreement with the University of Adelaide to deliver benefits in research, development and extension for primary industries in the […]

Farming December 23, 2018

No cherry on top

FROSTS, unseasonal downpours and hungry parrots look set to strip 90pc of the coming crop from a Kalangadoo cherry orchard. Members of the Aitken family have […]

Farming December 17, 2018

Global cattle conference for city

RED dairy cattle breeders, breed organisations and genetics company representatives from around the world will converge on Mount Gambier in March for a global event designed […]

Farming November 26, 2018

Livestock leader reelected

LIVESTOCK SA has welcomed the re-election of Amanda Giles to the board of the Cattle Council of Australia (CCA). Amanda was elected to the Livestock SA […]

Opinion

Opinion January 4, 2019

OPINION: Worrying signs ahead as technology sport takes over

By Graham Greenwood

BY GRAHAM GREENWOOD IT is amazing how the values of today’s society and what is most important to them in regard to government action have changed […]

Opinion December 29, 2018

OPINION: Mayor spreads festive message

By TBW Digital

AS ANOTHER year draws to a close and we enter the festive season, it always seems appropriate that we take time to reflect on the year gone. I have attended many community events since[…]

Opinion December 28, 2018

OPINION: Ignoring our national dept will only delay the pain

By Graham Greenwood

IT is amazing how the values of today’s society and what is most important to them in regard to government action have changed from those of other eras. Once, getting debt under control was[…]

Opinion December 22, 2018

OPINION: ‘playing the man’ never sits well with the public

By Graham Greenwood

By Graham Greenwood IT was about 1977 when a reporter from The Border Watch was sitting in a ministerial car travelling from the Mount Gambier Airport […]

Features

Features December 27, 2018

Little slice of country secured as family takes on new adventure

A FAMILY has made a major adjustment as they take on a South East tourism and accommodation enterprise after decades spent overseas. For over 11 years, […]

Features December 21, 2018

Band hits big stage

THREE former South East residents will grace the stage at one of Australia’s biggest heavy music festivals – Unify Gathering – after winning a national competition. […]

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