Pet pressure
THE South East Animal Welfare League has hit crisis point as it is inundated with cats and kittens and unable to accept more felines.
Operators...
Refugees work hard to create new life in Mount Gambier
THE success of the Noodle Sushi Bar is a world away from owners' Saw Myo and Saw Khain's challenging arrival in Australia as Karen...
Geltwood story shared
ON June 13, 1876, in a "storm to end all storms", the Geltwood ship struck a rock off the coast of Beachport and sank...
No such thing as too many cooks
MEALS on Wheels South Australia has celebrated a major milestone this month by delivering its 50 millionth meal.
The volunteer-based organisation has been operating in...
Mother shares insight into daughter’s ‘silent seizures’
WHEN her daughter started frequently falling in and out of trance-like states, alarm bells rang for Natalie Fox.
However, the Millicent mother of three had...
Family diaries open to public
THE diary of a local man has taken residents back to Millicent's earlier times when there were "less rules so people had to use...
Lobbying pays off with chaplaincy funding
MOUNT Gambier schools will benefit from the continuation of the National School Chaplaincy Program, with the Federal Government contributing an extra $247m in the...
Hospital upgrade
PATIENTS and medical staff at the Penola War Memorial Hospital will have access to additional support with the introduction of real-time video technology to...
Unsung volunteers honoured
FROM people prepared to be on call to help in emergencies to volunteers raising funds for our hospitals, Grant District Council has celebrated individuals...
Boys helped through trauma
GAMBIER City Lions Club is helping domestic violence victims get a fresh start in life through the donation of hundreds of dollars of essential...
Illegal dumping crackdown warning
COUNCIL authorities have issued a fresh warning over people continuing to illegally dump household rubbish on the fringe areas of Mount Gambier.
With trailer loads...
Plea for answers
THE aunt of murdered Mount Gambier man Stephen Newton - who was found dead in his home in 2011 - has revealed she is...