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Flu outbreaks hit aged care centres
VICTORIANS with the flu are being warned to avoid aged care facilities after the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the eighth death of a resident at a retirement village in the state.[...]
Growth stagnates
THE Australian Electoral Commission's announcement South Australia will lose a representative at the next federal election has highlighted the need for a responsible and sustainable population growth strategy for the state.[...]
Preselection field shortens
MOUNT Gambier businessman Ben Hood has pulled out of the looming Liberal Party preselection contest just days before nominations close.
Mr Hood yesterday ended speculation...
KNTFL: ‘Berky’ league’s best
FORMER South Gambier footballer Simon Berkefeld has added to his long line of personal accolades after being awarded the prestigious Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football...
Hidden traffic hazard warning
AS A late burst of wild winter weather continues to ravage the South East during the first week of spring, freezing temperatures have prompted...
Patient surge denied
HEALTH authorities yesterday denied there had been a surge in patients being transferred from metropolitan areas to Mount Gambier Hospital due to the relocation of patients to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide.[...]
Anja to honour inspirational woman’s memory
SITTING by her aunt's bedside for months on end, Mount Gambier resident Anja Didsbury felt hopeless as she watched the person she admires the...
Principal makes move to Adelaide
SAINT Martins Lutheran College's longest serving principal Dianne Eckermann will say farewell to the school she has helped to transform as she takes on...
WBNA: Roos bow out
WEST Gambier's Western Border netball season is over after a scrappy first semi-final loss to East Gambier.
In a game that never reached great heights,...
Mount Gambier Vocal Showcase
TALENTED singers hit the stage during Showcase 2017 last week at the Wehl Street Theatre, which is presented by the Mount Gambier Choral Society.
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2016 Harley-Davidson (CVO) Street Glide
JOHN Winkworth is the proud owner of a 2016 Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) Street Glide, which will be his ride during a three-day...
Green energy generation
KANGAROO Inn Area School is leading the way in adopting natural lifestyles with the development of an ambitious self-sustaining environmental project.
The school will build...
Nelson Regatta hits the water
THE return of the Nelson Regatta has finally arrived with the events set to make a big splash across the next four days after...
