Calendar showcases local photographers and images
STUNNING photographs taken by local people feature in the 2022 Wattle Range Council calendar.
Now available free from Council offices, visitor information centres and the...
Residents clean up this summer
ATTENDANTS at Wattle Range Council's waste transfer stations are reminding users to wear enclosed shoes.
Operated by Veolia, council has transfer stations at Millicent, Penola,...
“Lovely day” at the races
IT was still a day at the races last Thursday despite the annual Coonawarra Vignerons marquee event being cancelled for the second year in...
Mark Braes takes to the poll
MILLICENT'S Mark Braes has been announced as the Labor candidate for the State seat of MacKillop running against the incumbent, Liberal Nick McBride.
Mr...
Fuel competition heating up
CONSUMERS buying fuel in Mount Gambier may be getting a good deal, but those in more regional towns are paying up to 15 cents...
Lifeline South East in need of volunteers
LIFELINE South East needs more volunteers to become crisis supporters, answering calls that are made to the crisis hotline.
Jeff Hodge, the centre supervisor and...
Tenison Librarian enjoying retirement
"IT'S really odd," said Tory Brett of the first time in decades she has not had to get organised for the return to work...
Locals push for cancer fundraiser
THE wheels will turn for a Mount Gambier man who will travel the 450km trip to Adelaide in a wheelchair.
Cancer survivor Alec Hamilton...
Mount Gambier Citizen of the Year
ADAM Smith will receive Mount Gambier City Council's Citizen of the Year award during Australia Day celebrations this year.
Mr Smith is a well...
Being the ‘fun police’ at a wedding
THE Apple Farm has hosted many a wedding, but owner Kelsie Prowse feels her job is becoming less about helping people celebrate, and more...
Australia Day to be celebrated privately
AUSTRALIA Day is next week, but locals will be hard pressed to find a public event to attend.
Wattle Range Council breakfasts at Millicent, Beachport,...
Wishing well thieves
THIEVES were seen turning themselves upside down this week as they dove into charity money from a wishing well in Mount Gambier's Cave Gardens.
A...
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Take a moment to ask R U OK?
THE Mount Gambier and District Suicide Prevention Network and Anglicare SA banded together to provide a safe space for locals to come for coffee...
