OPINION: Politics a key discussion point ahead of election
STEPPING inside a hair salon in one of our nation's capitals, a gentleman was getting his hair cut.
"There's not much on top - I...
OPINION: Golf report suggests city can sustain only one course
MOUNT Gambier can financially sustain only one 18-hole golf course into the future according to recommendations in a golf consultant's report released last week.
The...
OPINION: Dual carriage ways required across Green Triangle
A PAIR of voices cut through the static of a two-way radio while travelling along the Princes Highway between Mount Gambier and Portland.
There had...
OPINION: Slowly, there are some good signs for golf links
GOLF is a victim of its own success.
Back in the 1960s and 70s golf was seen as a game for the "social elite" or...
OPINION: Century of forests ‘given away’
Forestry consultant Dr Jerry Leech continues his probe into the forward sale of the region’s forestry estate in this second installment. He has reignited...
OPINION: Worrying signs ahead as technology sport takes over
IT is amazing how the values of today's society and what is most important to them in regard to government action have changed from...
OPINION: Mayor spreads festive message
AS ANOTHER year draws to a close and we enter the festive season, it always seems appropriate that we take time to reflect on the year gone. I have attended many community events since[...]
OPINION: Ignoring our national dept will only delay the pain
IT is amazing how the values of today's society and what is most important to them in regard to government action have changed from those of other eras. Once, getting debt under control was[...]
OPINION: ‘playing the man’ never sits well with the public
By Graham Greenwood
IT was about 1977 when a reporter from The Border Watch was sitting in a ministerial car travelling from the Mount Gambier...
OPINION: Queensland fires reignite memories
SADLY I am old enough to remember Ash Wednesday in Mount Gambier - the heat, the smoke, the dead sheep and live stock all burnt to death.[...]
OPINION: ‘Hub’ the new buzz word for proposed indoor centre
CITY ratepayers have every right to be confused over what the actual name of the proposed $39.1m indoor centre is. It has had several name changes in just six months.[...]
OPINION: Women were our original basketball trailblazers
YOUNG sports people today have the advantage of being able to go further with their chosen sport than those of yesteryear. Today, it is not uncommon for[...]
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Strong roster promises much
THE Mount Gambier Pioneers men have enjoyed an almost-perfect start to the 2024 NBL1 South Season.
They current sit in second spot on the ladder...
