Retail legislation warning issued
LABOR parliamentarian Emily Bourke has cautioned the State Government to “watch out” for the Millicent community following the introduction of retail hour legislation into parliament.[…]
Volunteers needed to step up
In Australia, more than 60,000 people live with a blood cancer, including leukaemia, myeloma or lymphoma and every [...]
Fun school holiday initiative helps foster independence
TEENAGERS with disabilities in the region are benefiting from a fun and interactive new program during the school holidays.
Teen Club provides teenagers aged 13...
Locum deal cuts call-out time
THE head of the South East region’s health system has welcomed the awarding of a new contract to supply locum doctors for Millicent and District Hospital. International Medical Recruitment[…]
Wild weather cuts power
Wild weather brought down trees and cut power to homes across the region this week as winds reached speeds of [...]
Gas search good news for mill
KIMBERLY-CLARK Australia Millicent Mill manager Scott Whicker has welcomed Beach Energy’s announcement it will step up its gas activities near […]
South East export business recognised
AN EXPORT business from Barker could become Australia’s exporter of the year. Entries are now open for the 2018 Australian Export Awards, celebrating the success of[…]
Storm brings down power
STORM activity cut power to around 1500 homes, farms and businesses in the South East region over the weekend with the majority of outages caused by lightning.[…]
Unanimous parliament support for jazz festival
THE unanimous bipartisan support for independent MP Troy Bell’s move to grant Generations in Jazz major event status is an “exciting day” for everyone involved with the festival, according to event[…]
Transport minister responds to calls to adhere to speed limit promise
THE State Government’s promise to reverse the speed limit on Carpenter Rocks Road and the Riddoch Highway will happen “all in good time”, Transport Minister Stephan Knoll says.[…]
Mount Burr intersection receives funding
AN INTERSECTION near Mount Burr will receive a $426,000 upgrade under the Federal Government black spot funding program.[…]
‘Dream run’ ends as offender jailed
YOUR dream run has come to an end,” a district court judge told a Mount Gambier man before sentencing him to effectively 10 months behind bars for multiple breaches of a suspended sentence bond for drug trafficking[…]