Officials call for track patience
MOUNT Gambier Racing Club officials have called for the thoroughbred industry to have short-term patience with the 18-month old redeveloped track amid some disruptions...
Diesel thefts spark investigation
LIMESTONE Coast Police is ramping up its focus on rural crime following several instances of diesel fuel theft which occurred across the region last...
Network issues frustrate business operators
PENOLA and Coonawarra businesses are frustrated with slow internet under the National Broadband Network (NBN), with one business owner warning of a loss of...
Mount Gambier pastoral care worker among national award finalists
FROM humanitarian work in developing nations to leading a self empowerment program, Limestone Coast resident Belinda Tilley has become a community advocate for change.
Ms...
Search continues for elderly men near Cape Jaffa
UPDATE 10:20am - The body of one fisherman was found by police in the water off Cape Jaffa this morning.
Police received a report of...
Regional heritage preservation push
A YOUNG history buff has vowed to preserve and promote the Limestone Coast's rich heritage despite uncertainty over the Dingley Dell Conservation Park's future.
Mount...
Negotiations under way to save renowned poet’s Dingley Dell home
THE future of the historic Dingley Dell cottage museum near Port MacDonnell is under a cloud amid negotiations under way over its future.
The cottage...
Emergency services kept busy as downpour causes flash flooding
MOUNT Gambier emergency service personnel had their hands full on Friday night when an unrelenting downpour of rain caused flash flooding across the city.
With...
Limestone Coast forest industry ‘shocked’ over koala slaughter
A LIMESTONE Coast harvesting company and a national peak forestry group says the devastating koala slaughter near Portland has nothing to do with the...
Tomato competition win ripe for picking
HOMEGROWN gardeners are encouraged to tender their best truss, Rome and cherry tomatoes as the annual Tomato Competition entries open.
The competition consists of four...
Port MacDonnell residents call for ‘redundant’ system to be scrapped
FED up Port MacDonnell residents have described the man-made Hammond's Drain as an "engineering disaster" that should be demolished.
The drain - located in the...
Community rallies behind hay run to help deliver final 4000 bales
DESPITE mounting financial pressures, Mount Gambier Hay Run organiser Adam Smith said the charity's final 4000 bales will be delivered to Kangaroo Island and...
Students get a taste of rural medicine
A NEW cohort of medical students have begun their journey in a pilot program throughout the Green Triangle region.
A total of 14 MD...
