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Dual Keith event gets top honours

THE Keith War Memorial Community Centre (KWMCC) 80th Birthday Celebrations and Opening of Don Moseley Playground Upgrade has been named the Tatiara Community Event...

Brydie Lewis young citizen of the year

BRYDIE Lewis has been announced as this year’s City of Mount Gambier Young Citizen of the Year. Ms Lewis remains a proud Kaurna woman who...

New room for old courthouse

A NEW room full of historical gems will open at the Old Mount Gambier Courthouse next weekend. Hosted by the Mount Gambier National Trust,...

Pledge for lambs

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Sport

Men’s and women’s triples champions crowned

WINDY conditions greeted competitors at the Robe Bowls Club for the men's and women's Championship Triples. The men's competition started early, with just one...

Wind Whiskers continues on her record-breaking run

FOR Millicent schoolteacher-come greyhound trainer Dave Green it was only just over two years ago he landed his first winner at Tara Raceway with...

Championship goes down to the wire

THE Millicent Bowls Club's annual Men’s Championship Fours were held recently and went right down to the wire. Working their way into the grand final...

Mixed summer weather greets MGGC men

LAST Thursday's Stableford competition for Mount Gambier Golf Club men was hosted in fine but blustery conditions, with a total of 110 players on...

Christmas came early for MGGC women

BEFORE the Christmas break, women of the Mount Gambier Golf Club participated in the popular Ham Day Stableford Competition with a total of 31...

Championship honours decided by small margin

THE Millicent Bowls Club held its Ladies’ Championship Fours in the first week of the new year. All games leading up to the grand final...

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Entertainment

Outback comedy back on the road

OUTBACK Comedy is back in the region for two huge nights over the long weekend. The 2026 tour will bring a distinct brand of...

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....

Hear to entertain across the region

Friday, January 9 Suze and Bronte, The Commercial Hotel, Mount Gambier/Berrin, 8pm Plarks, Mr Waters, Willoism, Esketamine, B3, Knetik, Rxzzl and Fieldzy, Globe Hotel, Mount Gambier/Berrin,...

Opening locked for GIJ

GENERATIONS in Jazz have announced their first guest artist for the upcoming 2026 event. The Australian National Youth Jazz Orchestra (ANJO) Youth Big Band with...

First exhibition to open

THE Naracoorte Regional Art Gallery's first exhibition of the year will open on January 16, featuring the work of two artists from Nhill, Victoria. The...

Damn! Another new release

DAMN! Is the newest drop from Mount Gambier/Berrin hiphop artist Nic Beare, otherwise known as Esketamine. The song is Beare's sole release for 2025 and...

Farming

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...

Learn about seaweed use in farming

THE group behind the proposed seaweed production facility in Portland that aims to help lower methane emissions from the livestock industry, Immersion Group, are...

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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Shaping the future

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Minda’s opening hearts in the South East

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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...

Learning that Fits Your Life — Adelaide University in the Limestone Coast

ADVERTORIAL For Mount Gambier local Narelle Pignotti, studying at Adelaide University’s Mount Gambier Campus will open the door to a new career path - one...

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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Secker snags Citizen of the Year

SARAH Secker has been named Tatiara’s Citizen of the Year 2026 for her commitment to volunteering and improving her local community. Ms Secker's commitment...

Police campaign to boost applications

A FIRST-ever campaign has been launched in South Australia to drive applications for the recruitment of an additional 100 Police Security Officers (PSOs) over...

One Nation throws hat in the ring

A MOUNT Gambier/Berrin resident has put their hand up to represent Pauline Hanson’s One Nation this state election. Anne-Marie Loef was selected to run...

Report: Softer global dairy market

AUSTRALIA'S dairy sector saw some small increases in farmgate milk prices in recent months, but a softer global commodity market will likely limit further...

Farmers reasonably confident

CONFIDENCE among Victorian farmers continues to grow, with the state’s rural sentiment now at its highest point in more than four years, the latest...

Farmland as a store of value

Maintaining wealth can often be as hard, if not harder, than accumulating it in the first place. With this in mind, it is worth farmers...

Feedlotting for farm business success

Mixed farmers are invited to an upcoming workshop series hosted by Agriculture Victoria in Piangil, starting February 2026. Agriculture Victoria Mixed Farming Development Officer, Roger...

Can grandparents apply for custody? What regional families need to know

Across the community, families often rely on grandparents to provide stability, care and continuity for children - particularly during times of change or hardship....

A Hotter, Drier Murray-Darling Basin: What the Science Says

New climate projections released by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) paint a stark picture: across all modelled scenarios, Australia's food bowl will be hotter,...

More drought funding given

The South Australian Government has announced another $24.5 million for the Drought Support Package as part of the Mid-Year Budget Review. The additional funding...