Foot and Mouth everyone’s concern
With foot and mouth disease fragments recently detected in imported meat in Melbourne, it is a timely reminder that biosecurity is everyone’s concern.
Our...
Help is out there
I write on behalf of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia to urge readers who are impacted in any way by mental health issues...
Council gathering
The annual Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly was held in Canberra from 19 to 22 June. For the first time in this...
City activities
THE City of Mount Gambier was privileged to host the newly elected Labor Government’s Country Cabinet meeting held last week in Mount Gambier.
As part...
MP a “Political tragic”
IT will probably come as no surprise to anyone that I’m a political nerd, in fact I’m an utterly intolerable political tragic.
I’m not sure...
Your views
What do you think of the region's healthcare?
Harvesting personal information
FARM workers won’t benefit one iota from the Australian Workers Union’s (AWU) latest stunt to get headlines and lure members.
The AWU’s so-called ‘Piece Rates...
Let pensioners work
TYPE in the words “regional”, “labour” and “shortage” in Google and you’ll be inundated with stories of worker shortages from Katherine in the west...
Election pledges may flow
WITH $100m reaffirmed by the current State Government, we can look forward to some serious investment ahead for our city and districts in the...
Editorial
MOTORISTS may feel some relief at the bowser following the handing down of the Federal Government's budget.
With fuel prices jumping to well over $2,...
Supporting regional development
JUST recently on March 1, the National Farmers Federation (NFF) launched their Regional Development Precincts strategy in Shepparton, Victoria.
We know that strong States need...
Ready to get on with it!
THE Mount Gambier business community is ready to get on with it!
We’re ready to focus on the positives, grow our business’, employ...