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June 18, 20194
Abbeyfield House helps aged residents maintain active lifestyle in secure housing environment
June 18, 20194
Good food bridges cultural divide
June 18, 20194
Appeal continues as fete cancelled
Features
Features
June 17, 20194
STAFF PROFILE: Ben Lehmann – printing machinist
June 14, 20194
Book highlights city settler Henny Nieuwendyk’s sporting talent
June 11, 20194
Creative passion passed on to next generation
Entertainment
Entertainment
June 16, 20194
Murcott family band performs for charity
June 11, 20194
Interactive entertainment to raise foundation funds
May 30, 20194
Sunbrella shines with garage surf rock sound at Battle of the Bands competition
Multimedia
Multimedia
June 9, 20194
Swinging with the Stars fundraiser at Coonawarra Hall
June 8, 20194
Stand Like Stone Foundation sponsors’ night
June 5, 20194
Allendale East Area School students kept busy
Car Smart
Car Smart
June 17, 20194
CARSMART: 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
June 4, 20194
CARSMART: 2019 Kia Cerato GT
May 27, 20194
CARSMART: 1963 Holden EJ special station wagon
Sport
Sport
June 18, 20194
West Gambier bounds over cross-border rival at Malseed Park
June 18, 20194
McConnell leads by example in Tigers’ big win
June 18, 20194
Pioneers woman bring heat to Icehouse
Farming
Farming
June 18, 20194
High feed costs soak up dairy profits
June 13, 20194
‘Whiskey’ toast of town as top dog attracts a $15,000 price tag
June 10, 20194
Farming knowledge is power in driving process

Anelia Blackie And Georgia Davison TBW Newsgroup

Local News June 18, 2019

Good food bridges cultural divide

Isaac Nattrass TBW Newsgroup

Local News June 15, 2019

Education review to boost pathway program demand

Tim Whetstone TBW Newsgroup

Local News June 14, 2019

Minister keen to broker farming and forestry allocation deal

Henni Ski (1)20070101 TBW Newsgroup

Features June 14, 2019

Book highlights city settler Henny Nieuwendyk’s sporting talent

Simone Kostal TBW Newsgroup

Local News June 14, 2019 1

Renewed push for South East wildlife cull challenged

Brad Coates Office Pic TBW Newsgroup

Local News June 13, 2019

Union boss claims ‘dangerous work hours’ remain

Abbie Hay TBW Newsgroup

Local News June 13, 2019

Millicent conservationist dives into marine protection work

Local News

Local News June 18, 2019

Abbeyfield House helps aged residents maintain active lifestyle in secure housing environment

By Katie Jackson

WITH the region’s population progressively aging, independent living options are becoming increasingly important to quality of life outcomes in residents’ twilight years. Finding the right solution […]

Local News June 18, 2019

Good food bridges cultural divide

Local News June 18, 2019

Appeal continues as fete cancelled

Local News June 18, 2019

Police renew safety calls after crash leaves young driver in serious condition

Local News June 17, 2019

Sound results for music program

News Extra

News Extra June 18, 2019

Tough South East season

By Molly Taylor

A LACK of stock feed across Australia has left South East farmers questioning the industry’s future with hay prices listed at an all-time high. Record numbers […]

News Extra June 11, 2019

Red tape cut for native animal ownership

By Charlotte Varcoe

THE state’s Department for Environment and Water will add 40 new native animals to its list of species not requiring permits in a bid to encourage […]

News Extra June 6, 2019

Milestone anniversary recognised as part of annual Highland Dancing weekend

By Charlotte Varcoe

HIGHLAND dancers from across the nation will flock to Mount Gambier this weekend for the annual Mount Gambier Highland Dancing Festival. This year’s festival, conducted by […]

News Extra June 5, 2019

Industry lobby group claims management plan threatens to stifle growth

By Sandra Morello

THE state’s peak forestry industry body has called for more scientific research into tree water use amid growing concerns over the lack of growth in the […]

Sport

Sport June 18, 2019

West Gambier bounds over cross-border rival at Malseed Park

WEST GAMBIER 19.6 (120) d CASTERTON SANDFORD 9.8 (62) IN a Western Border football round full of blow-outs, West Gambier trumped over cross-border rival Casterton Sandford […]

Sport June 18, 2019

McConnell leads by example in Tigers’ big win

NORTH GAMBIER 15.8 (98) d SOUTH GAMBIER 5.5 (35) NORTH Gambier continued on its winning way in round seven of Western Border football on Saturday, with […]

Sport June 18, 2019

Pioneers woman bring heat to Icehouse

SATURDAY night basketball at the Icehouse was kicked off by the women on the weekend, when the Mount Gambier Pioneers claimed a 27-point victory over the […]

Sport June 18, 2019

First class action in round nine of Mid South East football

HATHERLEIGH 16.13 (109) d GLENCOE 12.17 (89) A HUGE crowd was in attendance for the top-of-the-table clash at Hatherleigh in round nine of the Mid South […]

Entertainment

Entertainment June 16, 2019

Murcott family band performs for charity

WITH the long-awaited rain arriving in the South East, the long dry spell is the last thing on peoples’ minds. Just a few hours north, the […]

Entertainment June 11, 2019

Interactive entertainment to raise foundation funds

A MILLICENT primary school teacher has unbridled his inner John Travolta, swapping places with the students to learn new moves in support of the Stand Like […]

Entertainment May 30, 2019

Sunbrella shines with garage surf rock sound at Battle of the Bands competition

FILLING rooms with a unique blend of garage surf rock is Sunbrella’s forte if its 2019 Battle of the Bands crown is any indication. Formed only […]

Galleries

Multimedia June 9, 2019

Swinging with the Stars fundraiser at Coonawarra Hall

PENOLA and Coonawarra residents braved the cold over the weekend to help Liz Rymill and fellow competitor Elle Hood raise funds for their respective Swinging with […]

Multimedia June 8, 2019

Stand Like Stone Foundation sponsors’ night

STAND Like Stone Foundation sponsors and supporters gathered at Noel Barr Toyota last week to acknowledge the community generosity which is essential to the charity. Foundation […]

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Farming

Farming June 18, 2019

High feed costs soak up dairy profits

SOUTH East farmers are “barely breaking even” on stock feed as a national hay shortage takes its toll on the region’s agriculture sector. Prices have soared […]

Farming June 13, 2019

‘Whiskey’ toast of town as top dog attracts a $15,000 price tag

A TWO year old kelpie named Whiskey has taken home the title of Casterton’s top dog following a $15,000 price tag at Australia’s Premier Working Dog […]

Farming June 10, 2019

Farming knowledge is power in driving process

GROWING up on a dairy farm in New Zealand, Ben Walker – with partner Michelle Roe – took a leap of faith just over two years […]

Farming June 9, 2019

Ideas flow from dairy industry meeting

NATIONAL consultation into the dairy industry’s future hit the South East this week with more than 30 farm, processing and stakeholder representatives sharing their ideas. The […]

Opinion

Opinion June 4, 2019

COMMENT: Doubts raised over ‘drier’ season as winter arrives

By Chris Oldfield

A SODDEN mat of multi-colour leaves lay across the grass like old wet carpet. Officially, it is day four of winter and rioting tree tops have […]

Opinion May 29, 2019

LETTER: Trust honour recognised

By TBW Digital

By Peter Sealey I was disappointed to read the possible disbanding of the Queen Elizabeth Park Trust (QEPT), which was a successful merger of the Mount […]

Opinion May 29, 2019

OPINION: Reconciliation reflection

By TBW Digital

By Chris Riley THIS year’s National Reconciliation Week will run from May 27 to June 3. Every year this week gives the Australian community a chance […]

Opinion May 14, 2019

OPINION: Politics a key discussion point ahead of election

By Chris Oldfield

STEPPING inside a hair salon in one of our nation’s capitals, a gentleman was getting his hair cut. “There’s not much on top – I grew […]

Features

Features June 17, 2019

STAFF PROFILE: Ben Lehmann – printing machinist

STARTING his career at The Border Watch over five years ago, printing machinist Ben Lehmann has grown to be an integral part of producing each newspaper. […]

Features June 14, 2019

Book highlights city settler Henny Nieuwendyk’s sporting talent

HENDRIKUS (Henny) Nieuwendyk is a Dutch migrant who, like many, chose to find a new life in Australia. He is well known to many in Mount […]

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