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Swimming lesson enrolments now open

ENROLMENTS for the annual learn-to-swim lessons at the Millicent Swimming Lake will be accepted on-site between 10am and noon today. Mount Gambier resident Marcia Hobbs...

New police sergeant in Millicent

MILLICENT police station has a new sergeant following the recent transfer of Derek Long from Mount Gambier. A vacancy arose following the promotion in October...

Land added to South Australian conservation parks

SOUTH Australia's parks have increased by more than 2000 hectares with the State Government adding land recently to Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park and Telowie...

Disability worker awarded scholarship

LEADING disability service provider Cara has named Mount Gambier's Kylie Withers as the recipient of its 2018 Nicole Senter Scholarship. Mother of two Ms Withers...

Applications open for Kangaroo Island visual arts four-week residency

COUNTRY Arts SA is inviting visual artists to apply for a four-week residency on Kangaroo Island between March and April 2019. The residency honours the...

Coastal towns to swell

A SLOW start to summer has been attributed to lower than usual tourist numbers before Christmas, with visitor numbers expected to triple in Beachport...

By-law expiry ‘not fare’ for city

MOUNT Gambier residents will face "broad and varying" taxi fares when council's by-law expires next month, according to Lake City Taxis' Perri-Anne Rasmussen. Despite Mount...

Revellers ready for a New Year’s Eve party in the park

THOUSANDS of tourists and South East residents alike are expected to enjoy fireworks and an array of family activities as public New Year's Eve...

South East left in the dark

HOMEOWNERS are waiting months for new electricity meters to be installed as a result of changes to regulations, with builders running extension cords over...

Christmas Eve parklands celebration

THE Millicent Rotunda has probably never staged a Christmas Eve event in its 107-year history as the one on Monday's balmy night. Over the course...

Children guide park project vision

CREATIVITY flowed through the Mount Gambier Children's Centre recently as students designed ideas to further develop the neighbouring John Powell Reserve. Mount Gambier Mayor Lynette...

Time-honoured Tantanoola cheese factory tradition continues

A TIME-HONOURED custom dating back to 1960 continued outside the former Tantanoola cheese factory on Christmas Day. Over 20 members of the so-called "Once-A-Year Club"...

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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...