Monthly Archives: October 2017
Charity ride rolls through Penola
AFTER a gruelling 160km ride from Keith, Silver Lining Ride participants received a warm welcome from locals as they cycled into Penola last Tuesday.
Led...
Seniors month finale
SENIORS Month concludes this afternoon with the Senior of the Year Award presentation at the Millicent and District Community Club.[...]
Council helps teens chase sporting success
GRANTS to four Millicent teenagers have recently been made by the Wattle Range Council Youth Development Foundation.
The quartet each received $200 towards their expenses...
Last chance to show skills
ENTRIES for the indoor section of the 141st Millicent Show this weekend must be submitted by this afternoon.
Exhibitors in dozens of categories are urged...
Roos get jump on Eagles
West Gambier 5/210 d Penola 8/163
WEST Gambier proved it could again be the side to contest the Mount Gambier and District Cricket Association Barber Shield...
Oily clothing cooks dryer
CLOTHING covered in cooking oil spontaneously combusted in a dryer at a local laundromat on Saturday evening, sparking a fire that caused more than $25,000 damage. [...]
Frightfully fun night out
ZOMBIES were out in force on Saturday evening, converting the cityscape to a scene from a "horror" movie for the Mount Gambier Zombie Walk,...
Tigers steamroll struggling Dogs
North Sportsmen's 0/211 d East Gambier 110
NORTH Sportsmen's continued its dominance in the Mount Gambier and District Cricket Association Barber Shield competition after its...
Police chase turns violent
POLICE arrested a 55-year-old Millicent man following a short pursuit in Naracoorte on Friday morning.[...]
Mill sale approved
THE sale of Carter Holt Harvey's Pinepanels sites in Mount Gambier is now likely to proceed amid the national competition watchdog giving the transaction the green light.[...]
‘A grade’ event
THE 50th anniversary of Newbery Park Primary School has been well and truly celebrated on Friday and Saturday with hundreds gathering to acknowledge the...
Fire at gas drilling site
STAFF at the Beach Energy drilling rig acted quickly to extinguish a fire, which broke out in one of the four generators at the...













