Cycle tour sends city global
THE Tour of the Great South Coast is expected to fuel a $1m bonanza for regional businesses as hundreds of cyclists and officials stream...
Wind farm cleared to develop big battery
THE Limestone Coast is set to become an epicentre for state-of-the-art renewable energy technology amid plans by a national energy giant to co-fund a...
Millicent business excellence recognised
MANY high achievers in the realm of commerce were honoured when the 2018 Millicent Business Community Association Outstanding Business Awards were announced at a...
Council rate cap plan uncertainty
THE State Opposition is yet to come to a position on rate capping despite the Liberal Party’s legislation being debated in parliament, Shadow Local...
Tesla battery funded for Lake Bonney Wind Farm
THE Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $5 million in funding to Infigen to install a 25MW/52MWh Tesla battery at the Lake Bonney...
Petition launched to save coastal health service
A LOCAL doctor has launched a petition in a bid to save a country health service which he claims reduces hospital admissions and eases...
Von Stankes plead guilty
VON Stanke brothers Jordan and Dominic accepted their role in the street brawl - which resulted in the death of Bordertown man Rex Court...
Community unites for homelessness walk
GALLERY ONLINE: Ruby's Reunification Program Pride in Your Stride Walk
WALKERS acknowledged National Homelessness Week on Friday by participating in Ruby’s Reunification Program’s first annual...
Elected members support Rex cheaper airfare proposal
A PROPOSED community scheme to sweep in cheaper airfares at Mount Gambier Airport is likely to get off the ground following Grant District Council...
Hood seeks council position
BUSINESSMAN and community leader Ben Hood will contest one of the eight elected member positions on Mount Gambier City Council when ratepayers head to...
Tragedy ‘a catalyst’ to fatigue risk guidelines
A TRAGIC accident that claimed the lives of four young forestry workers has been a “catalyst” to the industry developing unprecedented fatigue risk management...
Timber union highlights forest worker fatigue danger
THE region’s timber workers union has raised a red flag that fatigue continues to pose the biggest danger to forestry workers.
This warning comes nearly...