Some rapid Covid-19 tests to be subsidised
RAPID antigen tests (RAT) will be vital to quickly track the spread of Covid-19, but the community will largely be left footing the bill...
Community helps brighten Christmas for hundreds of families
HUNDREDS of children woke up to something special on Christmas day after new toys, vouchers and food hampers were provided by ac.care to families...
SES, CFS and Ambulance called in
VOLUNTEERS from Beachport SA Ambulance Service, Beachport Country Fire Service (CFS) and Millicent State Emergency Service (SES) were called in this week following an...
Testing times grow, again
TESTING times have blown out to about five hours at Mount Gambier's Covid-19 testing station at the show grounds.
Hundreds of cars line up earlier...
Australia Day Award winners announced
LONG time community volunteer Mary Anne Stuckey, Mount Burr Football Club life member and President Maurie Puiatti and Millicent Gymnastics Club head coach Fiona...
Penola devotee recognised with citizen of the year
KATHY Fennell has been announced as the Australia Day Wattle Range Council Riddoch Ward Citizen of the Year.
Ms Fennell is known throughout the...
Nationals to run in MacKillop
JONATHAN Pietzsch has been announced as the Nationals Party candidate for the seat of MacKillop for the upcoming State election.
The Tintinara farmer is the...
One Nation to visit
SELF described as a "centre right conservative political party", representatives of Pauline Hanson's One Nation will be in Mount Gambier on January 12.
The city...
Markers may herald upgrade for Princes Highway
MARKERS along the Princes Highway between Millicent and Mount Gambier are a precursor to possible future roadwork under a $170 million government program.
Motorists who...
Labor’s pledge to track firebugs
THE Labor Party has pledged to change the law to require convicted firebugs to be electronically monitored during the bushfire season if elected to...
Kalangadoo police station still in limbo
THE Kalangadoo police station is still closed despite the Liberal Party making an election promise to reopen it almost four years ago.
Last month...
Catholics want statues to stay
STATUES at Father Woods Park north of Penola will not be moved into the town following a request from Wattle Range Council being turned...
Territorial battle captured at Lake McIntyre
Regular visitors to Lake McIntyre, Jasper Hammat and Michelle Thomas, like to visit the site to spot and photograph the birdlife.
But recently they captured...
