Visitors flock to Port MacDonnell for Bay Escape Festival
THOUSANDS of people are expected to pack Port MacDonnell's main street tomorrow for an all-day street party as the Bay Escape festival celebrates 25...
Limestone Coast community drives to assist Kangaroo Island bushfire recovery
POWER tools, household goods, generators and refrigerators will be delivered to Kangaroo Island following an outpour of donations from the Limestone Coast community.
For the...
Penola leaders recognised as part of international day
THE efforts of Penola and Coonawarra women will be celebrated on International Women's Day with a major event at the Royal Oak Hotel.
Organised by...
Country Fire Service history ‘immortalised in print’
THE history of the Country Fire Service (CFS) has been immortalised in print thanks to Naracoorte's Rex Hall.
Launching his fourth book during the opening...
Attendance call to be made
MOUNT Gambier City Council has discussed the merits of elected members phoning in to meetings, with the heated debate sparking a stern warning from...
Millicent fuel station offer made
A WATTLE Range Council-owned service station could fetch as much as $1m on the open market, according to councillor John Drew.
The freehold of the...
Millicent care concerns raised
A MAN has raised concerns with the continuity of care at the Millicent and District Hospital after his wife died from a chest infection...
Nature play areas encourage childhood development
NATURE play areas across the Limestone Coast may be having more of an impact on childhood development than previously thought.
A country-first study conducted by...
Waste fee cuts ‘on backburner’
A PLANNED 40pc decrease in waste transfer fees for Mount Gambier ratepayers has been put on the back-burner again by City Council, with the...
Coonawarra viticulturist joins Limestone Coast Landscape Board
THE region's natural resource management will enter a new era with the appointment of Coonawarra viticulturist Dr Kerry DeGaris as the presiding member to...
Helicopter pilot alerts crews to burning vehicle
A HELICOPTER pilot alerted authorities to the presence of a burning and stolen vehicle in a pine plantation at Mount Burr on Monday afternoon.
Wattle...
Regional health clinics under pressure
MOUNT Gambier medical clinics are under pressure from a shortfall in general practitioners and registrars, which is driving up waiting times for patients.
Some patients...
Harry Long receives OAM
Long-serving educator and community volunteer Harry Long has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for his service...
