Domestic violence victim accommodation available
THE region's peak domestic violence service has sought to reassure women fleeing abusive partners crisis accommodation is available despite an increase in domestic violence...
Sage spearheads budget change
GRANT District Council's 2.3pc general rate increase for next financial year is potentially up in the air following a special meeting being scheduled next...
Government urged to discourage log exports
THE Federal Government should discourage log exports and increase its focus on local timber processors, according to State Shadow Forestry Minister Clare Scriven.
Her comments...
Scrap continues
THE ongoing saga between council authorities and a regional scrap metal operator continues to escalate as frustrations spill over between both parties.
Mount Gambier junkyard...
Libs silent on fracking ban
REPEATED calls to Premier Steven Marshall and Mining Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan urging the State Government to support a legislated moratorium on hydraulic...
Crash tears car in two
A VEHICLE collision in the centre of Mount Burr on Tuesday night has left a 25-year-old Penola man with serious injuries in the Royal...
One-hour post service slammed by residents
MOUNT Burr residents have reacted with fury over the decision by Australia Post to reinstate postal services to the town on a one-hour per...
Roundhouse to be razed
THE demolition of Mount Gambier's rail roundhouse will go ahead without any intervention from Mount Gambier City Council despite a last ditch effort by...
Retail strip renewal
AN INTERNATIONAL expert has called on retailers and landlords to collectively drive growth in Mount Gambier's inner-city landscape by forming a management body to...
Hospital grounds tidied
A SMALL group of volunteers has begun to tidy up the neglected gardens at the Mount Gambier Hospital this month.
The recently formed Friends of...
Refugees celebrated
AUSTRALIA'S Refugee Week celebrations began on Sunday, marking 20 years since becoming a nationwide annual event.
To celebrate, the Mount Gambier Migrant Resource Centre and...
Sleep out to support homeless
LABOR'S Clare Scriven is preparing to sleep without shelter on one of the longest and coldest nights of the year to support the many...