Lessons learnt from troubled past
IT IS easy to typecast Australian comedian Merrick Watts as a likeable larrikin who always radiated confidence but to do so would disregard the...
End of life care focus
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help deliver an In Home Hospice Care (IHHC) service in Mount Gambier, supporting residents to spend their end-of-life days...
Lifeline end looms for travel agents
THE Limestone Coast travel agency sector is on its knees due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and the planned phasing out of JobKeeper payments next...
Entrance sign showcase
MOTORISTS travelling along the Riddoch Highway will soon be encouraged to take a pause in Penola with construction on the town’s long-awaited entrance markers...
Wattle Range open to merger talks
WATTLE Range mayor Des Noll says he is open to talks about council amalgamation, saying Limestone Coast local government entities would be “naive” not...
Rendelsham educator win scholarship
RENDELSHAM educator Sally Gower has been selected as one of just six scholarship recipients across Australia to participate in a professional learning program in...
End of the Lions for Bay
THE disbanded Port MacDonnell Lions Club has left the coastal township and surrounding district without a key service club and social outlet.
The club folded...
Homelessness crisis looms in region
THE Limestone Coast is on the precipice of an unprecedented homelessness challenge due to COVID-19 and its impact on the housing market, regional agency...
Rail history turned into eyesore
A LACK of routine maintenance at the old Mount Gambier roundhouse site has left the city’s National Trust South Australia branch frustrated as towering...
Auction raises $190,000 for Lucindale fire-affected families
LIMESTONE Coast residents opened their hearts and wallets in aid of the Lucindale-Avenue Range bushfire, raising more than $190,000 for fire-affected families at Saturday...
Society prepares for annual art showcase
DIFFERENT forms of visual art will be on display during one of the Limestone Coast’s largest and most diverse annual exhibitions.
This year’s South...
Uni changes tune on academy
THE University of South Australia is phasing out its music programs offered through the James Morrison Academy after ending its partnership with the jazz...
Netball stalwart smashes 250-game benchmark
HATHERLEIGH'S Fiona Jackman will step onto the court for her 250th senior game in the Mid South Eastern Netball Association (MSENA) B Reserve grand...
