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Stay home and safe this Easter

MOUNT Gambier Mayor Lynette Martin has urged residents and tourists to heed the national messaging and stay at home this Easter to slow the...

Mayor calls on residents to play part in COVID-19 fight

WATTLE Range Mayor Des Noll has urged the community to do its part in slowing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The call comes following...

Face-to-face consults limited

Routine face-to-face consultation with Medical Clinic Millicent doctors have been cancelled for time being. Consultations with the eight general practitioners at the Short Street practice...

Housing SA upgrade boost

MOUNT Gambier's Housing SA stock will share in $10m worth of maintenance upgrades under a State Government plan to keep contractors in jobs and...

REX trims Mount Gambier flights

REGIONAL Express (Rex) flight services in Mount Gambier will be scaled back until a revised schedule is developed. A Rex spokesperson said flight services were...

Funds to keep airlines flying

REGIONAL Express (Rex) will be kept in the sky following a $198m Federal Government announcement, but have yet to make a decision on whether...

Lifeline Australia to operate through crisis

LIFELINE Australia will continue to answer calls during the COVID-19 crisis, prepared to operate under any government-imposed restrictions. The organisation's chairman John Brogden said as...

State and federal governments sweep in host of new quarantine and self-isolation measures

NEW social restrictions, compulsory quarantine and fines for breaching self-isolation regulations are among measures made by state and federal governments over the weekend to...

Region’s virus cases ‘not linked’

THE region has recorded six confirmed cases of coronavirus, however none of these cases are linked according to health authorities. The Limestone Coast Local Health...

‘Border control’ strategy questioned

THE region's state parliamentarians have questioned the rollout of the South Australia Government's restrictions on interstate travel. Last week, Member for Mount Gambier Troy Bell...

School holidays to start early

CATHOLIC and Independent schools across South Australia are expected to implement similar arrangements to the state's public education facilities in Week 11, according to...

City support homeless luncheon postponed

THE sold-out 2020 Support Homeless People Luncheon has been postponed in the interests of public health due to concerns over the potential spread of...

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Cabinet reshuffle sees minister roles change

THERE has been a shake up in the Cabinet of South Australia following Member for Sturt Geoff Brock stepping down from his ministerial duties....