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Red Cross introduces new program
A DIFFERENT type of Australian Red Cross vehicle has been turning heads around the city lately as volunteers travel across Mount Gambier with tool...
Vandals damage welcome sign
MILLICENT police officers are seeking information from the public in their quest to identify the vandals who recently damaged the "Welcome to Millicent" sign...
Motorsport: Lines picks up Speedweek pace for new team
MOUNT Gambier based driver Steven Lines powered his new Horrell Motorsport sprintcar from position 17 to fifth in the A-Main in Round 2 of...
Organic demand grows
INTERNATIONAL demand for premium organic produce is on the rise, prompting the Australian Government to review regulations on the export of organics to ensure producers can take full advantage of opportunities.[...]
Junkyard cleaned up
GRANT District Council has taken action to clean up an OB Flat property after a long-running dispute.
Following an order from the state's Environment Resources...
Motorsport: Historics make return to track
McNAMARA Park will become the centre of entertainment when the South Australian Historic Championship hits the road track on the weekend.
Held Saturday and Sunday...
Weed service outrage
GRANT District Council has foreshadowed it will undertake weed spraying activities amid the region's environmental body planning to dump its fee-for-service operations by the end of March.[...]
Racing resumes despite blackout
A POWER blackout in sections of the South East, including the Penola region, disrupted the December race meeting for the Penola club on Wednesday.
It...
Greyhounds: Halliday sinks the boots in
PORTLAND greyhound trainer Robert Halliday dominated this week's Wednesday race meeting at Tara Raceway when Odd Boots, Hutch and Molly's Wally all scored dominant...
Royal commission to ‘gag robust advocacy’
THE South Australian Dairyfarmers Association has spoken out against a royal commission into the Murray Darling Basin Authority.[...]
Lecturer retires with honours
SINCE the doors opened at Mount Gambier's Uni-SA campus in 2005, passionate educator Dr Sue Mutton has been there to guide students to a...
Highway upgrade priority
MEMBER for Barker Tony Pasin has welcomed an announcement the Australian Government will fully fund a strategy to establish Princes Highway priority upgrades between...
Summer release for Gernz
ALTERNATIVE-rock band Gernz has started the new year off strong with the drop of a new song, 'Like a Dobberman,' released on January 9....
