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White Avenue safety measures proposed

MOUNT Gambier City Council's operational committee has endorsed measures to improve traffic safety on a state managed road which runs parallel to one of...

Entrepreneurs win eNVIe awards

TWO local entrepreneurs will travel to Silicon Valley, Austin and New York City after taking out the majority of a prize package worth more than $45,000 at the inaugural Limestone Coast eNVIe awards event.

Hospital landscape to be transformed

WORK is continuing at Penola War Memorial Hospital in an effort to transform the area between the Pinchunga Aged Care facility and the hospital...

Mayors speak out over forced amalgamation push

FORCED council amalgamations and a total overhaul of local government should be a priority focus of a state-based productivity commission, according to an Upper...

Police crackdown on drugs in prison

THE State Government will undertake a sweeping crackdown on drugs and contraband being smuggled into the Mount Gambier Prison, including random testing of guards...

Kelpie world record price smashed

RELATED: Dogged determination pays off AROUND 10,000 people enjoyed the weekend's Casterton Kelpie Association Australian Kelpie Muster, where the world record for the top priced...

Volunteering creates healthy community

JULIENNE Feast has served the community as a nurse, counsellor and volunteer for five decades and was nationally honoured yesterday as a recipient of the prestigious Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

Veteran makes lasting mark on city

MOUNT Gambier's last surviving prisoner of war has been nationally honoured as a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) following decades of service to the Mount Gambier community.

Shining humanitarian recognised

FROM rattling collection tins on street corners to spearheading a push for the reinstatement of a blood collection service in Mount Gambier, Libby Furner has [...]

‘Digital jobs’ to expand

WITH the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the Limestone Coast 99pc complete, new businesses and digital jobs are expected to boom...

Pride of nation

THREE Mount Gambier residents who have dedicated decades to serving the community through various organisations have been celebrated nationally in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours [...]

Heart-warming donation for Salvation Army

THE Mount Gambier Salvation Army has received a generous donation following this year's SAL Real Estate annual winter blanket appeal. After receiving 40 blankets in...

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Galloping to the top

In a picture perfect finish Millicent Pony Club's Stacey Edwards has made history, winning the inaugural small pony National Pony Racing Series. The series...