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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[…]

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Queer community hits back at Hood

AN online survey started by a state politician has sparked backlash from the local queer community. Member of the Legislative Council Ben Hood opened...