Pensioners call for less red tape
PENSIONERS and business owners have supported fresh calls to overhaul restrictions surrounding senior pensioner tax to allow pensioners to work more in paid employment.
According...
Sheep farmers set to benefit from new trade agreement
SHEEP farmers form one of many industries set to benefit from a new trade agreement with India.
Signed last weekend, the deal between Australia...
Barry Maney Ford receives high honour
MOUNT Gambier's Barry Maney Ford dealership has won a prestigious award, presented at an award ceremony in Brisbane last week.
Accepted by Barry Maney Ford’s...
Regions telecommunications not on par with metro
A REGIONAL Telecommunications Review Report has found significant issues with the maintenance and repair of networks.
The report found 14 key recommendations which called...
Australia Post delivers Aboriginal language learning to McDonald Park
STUDENTS at McDonald Park Primary School recently received a special delivery from Australia Post to encourage students to experience Aboriginal language.
Mount Gambier Post...
Will hard waste collection be back?
MOUNT Gambier City Councillor Paul Jenner says that implementation of a hard waste program, after a trial was conducted in 2020, is taking too...
Good show
IN the Mount Gambier Show’s 161 year history there may not be a longer serving volunteer than 86-year-old Athol Malseed.
A stalwart of the...
Perryman shock resignation
ONE of Mount Gambier City Council’s longest serving elected members, Steven Perryman, resigned this week.
Mr Perryman handed in his resignation on Tuesday morning,...
Fuel price jump prompts electric cars
UNCERTAINTY around the future of fuel prices has pushed more people to enquire about electric vehicles with car dealerships coping with increasing requests.
Fuel...
Timbermill gets talking
COLOURFUL work shirts have been rolled out at a Mount Gambier timbermill to get the conversation moving on mental health.
NF McDonnell and Son...
Roundtable discusses Limestone Coast education problems
THE Commissioner for Regional Education, Fiona Nash attended a round table discussion last week in Mount Gambier.
Hosted by Member for Barker, Tony...
Call for treatment centre for crippling disease
ENDOMETRIOSIS funding has been welcomed by Mount Gambier residents with the disease, with calls for a treatment centre to be set up within the...
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Legislation change to come following sentencing outcome
THE state government has recognised the current interaction between two laws “do not meet community standards”.
Attorney-general Kyam Maher fronted media on Friday afternoon less...
