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New trails open

TRAIL walkers and runners will be exploring new options at the Naracoorte Caves following the official opening of new trails. The trails have been...

Lucindale Op Shop supports community

LUCINDALE’S community op shop, Lucy Loves Again has been running for five years, and will soon farewell a long-standing volunteer. The shop was established after...

Robe approves of Lifesaving Club plans

THE community consultation phase of the Robe Surf Lifesaving Club development has yielded an “overwhelmingly positive” response according to the District Council of Robe. The...

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Sport

Magic men step up

THE Millicent Magic men continued their start to the Country Basketball League South West men's competition, with a 13-point win over the Ararat Redbacks. The...

Top sides keep building momentum

KONGORONG 3.3 (21) d SOUTH GAMBIER 2.1 (13) THE closest match in Round 4 of Limestone Coast women's football was a low-scoring affair between Kongorong...

Ideal conditions for Robe bowlers

THE sun shone on the Robe Bowls Club last week and 25 players took to the green to play two games of 10 ends,...

Eagles sneak home in season opener

PENOLA 8/130 D EAST GAMBIER 10/125 PENOLA kicked off its 2024-25 Barber Shield season with a close win over East Gambier at Scott Park on...

Close contests served up

THE opening round of Mount Gambier and District tennis featured two close contests in the Division 1 competition. West Gambier made the most of the...

Tigers in form straight up

NORTH SPORTSMAN'S 5/184 D MIL LEL 10/95 NORTH Sportsman's claimed a solid victory over Mil Lel in Round 1 of Barber Shield cricket on Saturday. The...

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Entertainment

New release for Stuckey

KANE Stuckey and Nic Beare, known by his stage name Esketamine, have recently collaborated on a new track. A former singing student of Stuckey’s, Beare...

Music awards nominations open

MUSICSA have recently announced nominations for the 2024 South Australian Music Awards are now open. The awards aim to recognise those that have made...

New track for Newman

ALISON Newman has recently released the second part of her story - her new song Free Me. Five tracks made up her latest EP,...

A win for artists and venues

Woolstore Brewery owners Kylie and Chris Ind were excited to be named as one of the live music venues that the newly launched Project:...

Collaboration aims to revitalise region’s live music

PROJECT: Music South East launched this week following a partnership between MusicSA and the City of Mount Gambier. The year-long regional live music activation program...

Line-up locked in to battle

BANDS are set to hit the stage later this year for the return of Battle of the Bands in Mount Gambier/Berrin with the event’s...

Farming

Help wanted against African lovegrass

THE Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) will be offering free African lovegrass control to landholders through the African Lovegrass Control Program in...

Confidence returns

Confidence has returned to Australia’s farming sector following a mid-year dip in sentiment, as more favourable livestock markets and beneficial rain in some cropping...

Quarterly red meat production lifts and global demand remains very strong

The latest quarterly statistics on livestock slaughtered and meat production from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed the female slaughter rate (FSR)...

Helping your team learn and grow

Farmers know looking after their dairy herd is a given. But Dairy South Australia Mount Gambier extension coordinator Alberta Badu-Yeboah believes looking after the...

New study to benchmark crop residue emissions

A new $8 million national study is set to quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from crop residues, to help the Australian grains industry accurately...

Underground acoustics amplify soil health

Barely audible to human ears, healthy soils produce a cacophony of sounds in many forms – a bit like an underground rave concert of...

Motoring

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,...

Strong fuel efficiency standards the key to $13 billion benefit for Australians

AUSTRALIANS can individually save up to $1200 a year on vehicle running costs if the federal government delivers strong fuel efficiency standards, new modelling...

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...

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Art, music and good times in the sticks

VISITORS were immersed in nature at the Art in the Sticks event over the long weekend. Held at Cluain, a grazing property in Coles, artists,...

National Gallery’s Single Channel coming to Bordertown

A touring exhibition by the National Gallery of Australia featuring work by some of the country’s leading artists will land in Bordertown this month. Single...

Medical working group concludes

THE Penola and District Medical Support Group will wind up operations as it remains confident in the town’s general practitioner supply. First introduced to...

Small businesses look forward to summer months

PENOLA businesses remain busy these school holidays as tourism picks up across the region. Salt and Co owner and operator Robyn Wittwer said with...

Something for everyone at the Mil Lel Show

The Mil Lel Show is only a few sleeps away and organisers are ready for another successful event. Mil Lel Agricultural and Horticultural Show...

Rolling homes arrive in Penola

PENOLA will soon see a convoy of solo travellers from the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA) as they roll into the township....