Punters relish cup return
A DAMP track did not dampen spirits at the 2021 3MP Millicent Cup on Sunday with around 600 people flocking to Penola Racecourse, with...
Stories reflect rural life
PENOLA stalwart Doug Balnaves has made his author debut, exploring rural living while raising funds for a charitable cause close to his heart.
Releasing his...
Boandik residents cook up idea
TIPS, tricks and old fashioned recipes will help raise funds for the Boandik Lodge community with the release of a residential cookbook.
Residents from across...
Tech to help grow workforce
STUDENTS from across Australia will be given an immersive virtual experience of living and working in the Green Triangle forestry region under a new...
TAFE SA regional boards considered
THE STATE Government will consider the establishment of regional TAFE SA boards after a successful motion introduced by independent MP Troy Bell was unanimously...
GP vaccine push
MILLICENT’s medical professionals have urged residents not to put off getting immunised for coronavirus after observing a spike in vaccine hesitancy among older patients....
The need to read
MILLICENT Public Library users have warned prospective cuts to council library services will decimate an essential community hub and affect key educational, digital and...
Export questioned amid nationwide timber shortages
SOUTH Australia’s peak timber processors association has questioned why log exports out of the Port of Portland have continued amid a nationwide shortage of...
Family honours mother buried in pauper’s grave
AFTER six decades without a permanent memorial, a new headstone and grave marks the plot of former Mount Gambier woman Edna May Gordon.
A...
Growing industry needs big workforce
THE Green Triangle forest industry is gearing up to plant an estimated 27 million trees this season, across 20,000 hectares, comprising around 19.6 million...
Volunteers needed to help students get behind the wheel
A SHORT course helping to give learner drivers experience behind the wheel and insight into licence testing has been strongly supported by Limestone Coast...
Big push for mental health support
HEADSPACE Mount Gambier has once again put the call out for residents to take part in the annual Push-Up Challenge.
The annual challenge encourages...
MacKillop road works in dire need
ROADS within MacKillop could take 66 years to be completely fixed under the current road maintenance program, according to Member for MacKillop Nick McBride.
Mr...
