Disqualified truck driver receives suspended jail term
A FORMER Mount Gambier truck driver - who was involved in a fatal accident near Portland earlier this year - has been given a suspended sentence for driving disqualified. He was suspended from driving for[…]
Watts addresses Millicent Agricultural Bureau meeting
WELL-KNOWN local lawyer Robin Watts recently addressed the annual general meeting of the Millicent Agricultural Bureau. Mr Watts accepted an invitation to address the yearly forum[…]
No internal challenge for Pasin
LIBERAL Member for Barker Tony Pasin will not face any internal challengers for a third term in the role. The Liberal Party called for nominations[…]
Forestry regulator allays over-harvest fears
THE national forest sustainability regulator has dismissed fears regional foresters are “abusing” the plantation estate through over-harvesting.
Australian Forestry Standard Ltd - trading as Responsible...
Mayor backs budget submission to end State Government cost shifting
WATTLE Range Mayor Peter Gandolfi has backed a Local Government Association South Australia (LGASA) pre-state budget submission calling for an end to State Government cost shifting.[…]
Debt cripples club
HIGH debt and declining clientele has prompted the Millicent and District Community Club to host a public meeting to seek the community's input into the future of the club.[…]
National flu shot shortage eases
SOUTH Australians are being urged to get a flu shot now as a national vaccine shortage eases, making it more readily available.[…]
Community takes vision to architects
A COMMUNITY reference group met with architects this week to continue planning the design of the city's potential $40m indoor sports and recreation centre for a funding proposal[...]
Sports centre gains state-level support
A PROPOSED multi-million dollar sports and recreation centre for Mount Gambier has been welcomed by the state's peak sporting bodies[...]
Specialist SES skills called on
VOLUNTEERS from the Millicent State Emergency Service assisted with the rescue of a man who crashed his vehicle into the Blue Lake at Mount Gambier late on Friday
night.[…]
State government looks to reverse Labor ‘waste and mismanagement’
TREASURER Rob Lucas has flagged a tough first budget as the State Government seeks to reverse the "waste and financial mismanagement" stemming from almost two decades of Labor rule.[…]
Bore supply to continue
MOUNT Gambier's water supply will continue to be sourced from the local borefield as a utility remains submerged in the Blue Lake following the incident on Friday night.
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Regional sex assault victims enduring travel trauma
Sexual assault victims are enduring long, traumatic journeys to Adelaide for forensic examinations because of a lack of regional services, the South Australian Royal...
