Cancer survivors lend support
FOR 36 years the Mount Gambier Cancer Support Group Incorporated has offered both tangible and intangible support to Limestone Coast locals battling cancer.
The tangible...
Supportive health initiative
WHAT started as a usual day at work soon turned into a fight for her life for Mount Gambier resident Kate McDonough.
Around 18 months...
Marj reflects on life’s travels
MARJ Sanderson can still vividly recall the year she moved into Penola's Tandara Lodge retirement village - it was the year her beloved Adelaide...
Local educator in the spotlight
CARING for someone else's child is a challenging responsibility for anyone to take on, but it has always been Mount Gambier educator Susan Hillyer's...
Fashionistas in races spotlight
TWO South East fashionistas received top honours in racing fashion this week as part of this season's Fashion at The Races statewide competition.
Mount Gambier's...
Local woman helps to spread positive message
DRESSED in bold, bright outfits, Mount Gambier mother and business woman Ali Villani is not afraid to explore her inner child and encourage others...
Penola piper shares life memories
"I SUPPOSE I'd be the oldest piper in the south east," Penola resident Jim Childs posited, speaking to The Border Watch a week after...
Census data reveals “typical” residents
LATEST census figures show the "typical" Grant District Council and Mount Gambier residents align with the statistically "ordinary" Australian.
The 2016 Census of Population and...
Exploring the depths: The Shaft
AS we cautiously drop into the depths, I glance up to see daylight shining through a small hole far above us, knowing it is...
Anja to honour inspirational woman’s memory
SITTING by her aunt's bedside for months on end, Mount Gambier resident Anja Didsbury felt hopeless as she watched the person she admires the...
WWII veteran remembered
THE life of World War II naval veteran and community service stalwart Colin Cameron OAM was celebrated at a recent funeral service after he...
Ride through life shared – Part Three
LAURIE Fox OAM married his late wife Erica when he was forty, though the couple had met a decade earlier and as Laurie tells...
Open gardens delight locals
Glorious weather drew a crowd of more than 200 to enjoy the Naracoorte Hospital Auxiliary's inaugural Open Gardens Day fundraiser on Sunday, November 3.
Two...
