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Successful fundraiser for RFDS

The Naracoorte and District Support Group of the Royal Flying Doctors Service conducted a fundraiser with co-operation from local Livestock Agents and Naracoorte Regional...

Landmarks light up for Feeding Tube Awareness Week

Landmarks in Mount Gambier/Berrin will light up this week in honour of Feeding Tube Awareness Week (FTAW). Running from 1–7 February 2026, the annual...

New citizens welcomed

FIRST arriving in Mount Gambier/Berrin in 2021, Alberta Badu-Yeboah was formally inducted as an Australian citizen. Ms Badu-Yeboah first started her journey towards becoming...

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Sport

South-Millicent claim win over Tigers

SOUTH-MILLICENT DOMINATE OVER TIGERS Aaron O’Donnell delivered a standout all-around performance on Saturday, powering South-Millicent Div 2 to an 8-2 win over a determined Tigers...

Page on top

Thursday saw a field of 118 take to the course for the usual Stableford competition with some high scoring signed for at the end...

Ready to race in Naracoorte

Get ready to race, it’s time to head to the Naracoorte Races. The highlight of the Naracoorte racing calendar, the MiniJumbuk Naracoorte Cup, is coming...

Annual event pulls big numbers

ON Australia Day, the Millicent Bowls Club held its annual Herb Henderson Memorial Men’s Fours. The day consisted of two games of 10...

Tireless work awarded

THE top honour in the Australia Day awards from the District Council of Grant has gone to Borderline Speedway president Cary Jennings. The District Council...

Clean sweep for Victorians

THE current dearth of stayers in South East racing was never more evident than in last Sunday's $30,000 Summer cup at Glenburnie. Ten of the...

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Entertainment

Regurgitator brings Jukeboxxin’ to the South East

AUSTRALIAN alternative rock band Regurgitator is gearing up for a return to their massive Jukeboxxin’s Tour with Aboriginal hip-hop group DEM MOB backing them...

Hear to entertain across the region

Friday, January 30 Lady and The Amp, The Commercial Hotel, Mount Gambier/Berrin, 8pm Low Expectations, The Bellum Hotel, Mount Schank, 8.30pm Limestone Americana, Robetown Brewery, Robe, 4pm...

A toast to taste

NARACOORTE Town Square will come alive with music, food and plenty to drink at the upcoming Taste the Limestone Coast Festival. The annual event...

Art competition to return

ENTRIES are now open for the Millicent Met Gala – Wearable Art Competition, which is set to return this May as part of the...

Artists added to lineup

PORT Fairy Folk Festival is fast approaching, with further artists being added to the line-up. Now in its 49th year, the hugely popular festival...

Hear to entertain across the region

Friday, January 23 Russ Kellett, The Commercial Hotel, Mount Gambier/Berrin, 8pm Limestone Americana, Robetown Brewery, Robe, 4pm Saturday, January 24 Pure Addiction, The Commercial Hotel, Mount Gambier/Berrin,...

Farming

Landscape grants open

LIMESTONE Coast land managers will continue to be supported with up to $150,000 worth of grant funds available. The Limestone Coast Landscape Board has...

All-terrain bike safety alert

SafeWork SA is urging South Australians to take extra care when riding quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles over the summer holidays following a spike...

Grains sector backs science

A landmark independent review has urged the Grains Research and Development Corporation to lift research spending to accelerate ambitious science and build long-term capacity...

Virtual fencing reality

South Australian primary producers have been given the green light to adopt virtual fencing technology, a move set to transform cattle management across the...

rebate for resting growers

A new round of a rebate for grape growers to trial resting their vineyards has been launched for the 2025-26 growing season, assisting grape...

International Dairy Week line up

INTERNATIONAL Dairy Week will return bringing together the very best of Australia’s dairy industry. Known as the pinnacle event for dairy breeders, exhibitors and...

Motoring

Premium pedigree start to finish

The GR Corolla is not something cobbled together from old race car remnants. Its roots may lie in the Celica GT-Four World Rally car...

Price drops, but not quality

We’re all familiar with the old adage that ‘if something seems too good to be true then it probably is’. Well, that’s not the...

Avenger EV toughs it out in the city

Buyer beware: while so-called ‘range anxiety’ can strike fear in the heart of the electric vehicle driver, there is another phrase that is doing...

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...

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Mental health support available

BEYOND Blue is providing mental health support to those impacted by the fires in Victoria. The impact of extreme weather events and natural disasters on...

Make your memories at Orchard Gardens

Orchard Gardens is a lovingly curated collection of romantic and photographic spaces designed as the perfect backdrop for your once in a lifetime celebration. Host...

Capture your perfect family memories

Matilda Jones is a natural light photographer based in Lower South East and Western Victoria areas. With a creative passion for capturing moments in time...

Shaping the future

Advertorial KinKera Community is proud to be shaping the future of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in South Australia through its award-winning developments. With completed projects...

Minda’s opening hearts in the South East

ADVERTORIAL Minda stands as South Australia's leading provider of support for people with intellectual disabilities, offering unmatched care, support and community integration. We lead...

New report shows NDIS cracks

A new report has revealed that NDIS application approval rates for people with psychosocial disability have dropped by nearly two-thirds in the past five...

SA Government

How to access business support through algal bloom

The State Government’s Department of State Development is providing a range of measures to support impacted businesses, and their owners and staff, through the...

Tackling SA’s algal bloom

A harmful algal bloom has been impacting large stretches of South Australia’s coastline since mid-March. South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Executive Director Professor...

Dining Cashback program brings visitors

A KINGSTON South East business has praised a cashback program which has seen more patrons come through its doors. The State Government implemented the Summer...

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Stage two of wetland underway

THE second stage of Wirey Swamp’s restoration is well underway. The Nature Glenelg Trust led project will almost double the size of its current...

Crash at Robe

Three people have been injured in a single car roll over yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to Laurel Terrace at bout 12.40am on Sunday...

Oral history training opportunity

AN opportunity to undertake a free nationally accredited oral history training is coming to Mount Gambier/Berrin. The training will be delivered over two days by...

Celebrating a half-century of service and ingenuity

A Millicent man has marked five decades of service at Kimberly-Clark’s Millicent Mill. Malcolm Telfer started at the mill when he was only newly...

Bat restoration success

THE Limestone Coast Landscape Board has seen astounding results in recent bat detector monitoring. The results have shown more than 2000 likely Southern Bent-wing...

What’s on at the Mount Gambier Library

Storytime with Susea Spray ‘A Day on the Brine’ Tuesday, February 3 at 11.30am Meet author Susea Spray for an adventurous Storytime featuring her book ‘A...

Blood donations encouraged

MOUNT Gambier/Berrin community members are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and continue to donate blood into 2026. According to the Australian Red Cross...

What’s on at the Port MacDonnell Community Complex

Holiday Season The Community Complex was bustling throughout the holiday season, welcoming over 3,600 through the doors in January. There was plenty to see and...

Association reacts to plan

THE Limestone Coast Sustainable Futures Association (LCSF) has welcomed the release of the rebadged Limestone Coast Regional Plan. The association praised the state government for...

Can you ass-ist in donkey search?

A veterans advocate is ‘braying’ for help, as she hunts for a donkey. Limestone Coast Veterans hub advocate Liz Wheeler is looking for a...