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Stuckey’s farewell

KANE Stuckey will say goodbye to Mount Gambier/Berrin soon, as he prepares to make the move interstate. As a huge part of the local...

In memory of Fred Lindsay Ellis

Fred Lindsay Ellis was born at Lameroo Hospital on May 6, 1927, the second child of Albert George and Ella Mary (née Pridham) from...

Christmas appeal donations open

THE Mount Gambier/Berrin community are encouraged to dig deep this festive season with the annual Community Mayors Christmas Appeal underway. Each year, City of Mount...

Digital Edition

Sport

Strong performance by top bowlers

ROUND 5 of Lower South East Bowls Association midweek Pennants was played on Wednesday, with Mount Gambier Bowls Club Red team welcoming the Mount...

Ladies Pairs decided

LAST Wednesday the Ladies Championship Pairs were played in trying conditions at the Penola Bowls Club. Christine Skeer and Wendy Lowe won the title...

Monthly medal final decided

IN warm, sunny weather 19 women played the last stroke round for the year at the Millicent Golf Club, along with the final of...

Clifford and Whelan clean up

THE regular Millicent Bowls Club's 2-4-2 competition was down on numbers last week, with 26 players signing on. That included visitor Lesley Wisneske...

Wild weather lashes course

HIGH winds blasted the Mount Gambier Golf Club last week as 26 women teed off for a pinehurst (American foursomes) event, sponsored by club...

Club bestowed with top honour

WITH the 2024-25 tennis season underway, the Mount Gambier Tennis Club has its sights set on another successful year. That comes after it was recognised...

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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

Wimmera farmer’s story highlighted in energy Inquiry through new film series

Wimmera grain grower Simon Tickner has joined a huge cross section of regional Australia living in the thick of the shift to renewable energy...

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...

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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Share the Dignity this Christmas

SHARE the Dignity's It's in the Bag appeal will begin this week, so now is a great time to start collecting items for donation....

Lovett brothers always remembered

THE Lovett brothers are known within war history due to their dedication and miraculous survival skills. To date about 21 members of the Lovett family...

Millicent’s turn for showtime fun

Rain, storms and wind threatened the Millicent Show last week but late Friday afternoon the wind dropped and the rain stopped ensuring a great...

Countdown to swim season

The Millicent Swimming Lake is expected to be days away from officially opening for this year's swim season following its $132,000 stage 1 refurbishment. Since...

Assistance needed for struggling farmers

There have been calls for urgent funding to rural financial counsellors as producers brace for the dry season to continue. Farmers have faced a...

Bowling for a cause

RUBY'S Reunification Mount Gambier is holding their annual lawn bowls tournament next week, to raise much-needed funds for Four Reasons Why. The event has...