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New year brings new challenges

FUNDING for epilepsy and lymphodema compression bandages and increasing fuel and accommodation subsidies under the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme (PATS) are at the top...

Race style bears fruit

COONAWARRA winemaker Peta Baverstock has been crowned the "people's champion" after accruing the most votes in the Penola Pennant's Coonawarra Vignerons Cup social media...

Top cop dives into role

SOUTH Australia Police have recently appointed an experienced member to step into the role of officer in charge of the Limestone Coast left vacant...

Berkefeld dominates at country championships

MOUNT Gambier Laker Simon Berkefeld had an outstanding weekend at the 2019 A Grade Country Championships in Gawler. Competing in the senior men's side, Berkefeld...

City teens among best and brightest

SOUTH East high-achieving students were acknowledged for exceptional education achievements recently at the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Merit Ceremony. Held at Adelaide's Government...

Bowling alley future ‘under major cloud’

THE future of Gambier City Bowl is under a major cloud after landlords seized the business' building on Friday due to unpaid rent by...

Young readers ‘go wild’

BOOK lovers discovered a new world and a curiosity for creatures during the school holidays as part of the Millicent Public Library's Summer Reading...

New line-up of staff start work at Penola High School

A NEW year has started at Penola High School and five fresh faces are gracing the halls. The group of new teachers have started the...

Appeal funds tallied for festive support

KIND-HEARTED community members dug deep to support the less fortunate in 2018, raising almost $30,000 for the Mount Gambier Mayor's Christmas Appeal - the...

Life membership bestowed on long-serving volunteers

LIFE membership has recently been bestowed on Suzie Hutchesson and Carol Garner who are long-serving volunteers of the Millicent Show Society. The pair have devoted...

Show society members reflect on successful year

MILLICENT Show Society president Neville Copping delivered an upbeat address to the annual general meeting on Monday night. First elected in 2017, Mr Copping spoke...

Man jailed for ‘acting on a whim’, punching police officer before fleeing

A MILLICENT man has received a lengthy prison sentence for breaking into a man's home and assaulting him before dragging a police officer for...

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Grassroots grant for Glenburnie Hall

THE GLENBURNIE Memorial Hall and Veterans Centre have been recent recipients of funding through an RAA Grassroots Giving Grant. The program aimed to help...