Cancellations
UNCERTAINTY surrounding the status of South Australia's borders and frustration created by the State Government's Covid-19 testing and quarantine requirements has caused many visitors...
Pub renos nearly complete
RENOVATIONS costing more than $1.5m are nearly complete at the historic Gambier Hotel on Mount Gambier's main corner.
While work began about two months ago,...
Last day for free Xmas trees
TODAY is the last day to take advantage of free Christmas trees from pine forest company OneFortyOne.
In what is becoming a local tradition, for...
Police brief
A MAN has pleaded guilty to breaching the Emergency Management Act in Mount Gambier, after entering the State earlier this week.
When arriving in South...
Testing delays
EXTRA medical staff, known as a 'surge team', may be supporting Mount Gambier's Covid-19 testing station following lengthy delays for people requiring testing.
Mount...
Local learners subjected to road rage
LEARNER drivers are often subject to road rage, a new RAA survey has found.
Of students with a learner or provisional license, 26 per cent...
Updated border restrictions
LESS than two weeks after opening borders, restrictions into South Australia have been updated due to concerns about the new Covid-19 variant Omicron.
Level three...
Watch out for Wombats
FOLLOWING a spate of wombat deaths in recent months along a stretch of road within the Coorong National Park, National Parks and Wildlife Service...
Winners decided for mixed pairs
THE Robe Bowls Club's mixed pairs championships were played under a different format this year - a round-robin tournament, with three games of...
Enforcing mask mandates
WITH the border open, there is now extra pressure on local businesses to make sure patrons are adhering to health directives.
But what...
Ex-vet clinic becomes vax clinic
MILLICENT'S former veterinary clinic is being used as a Covid-19 vaccination clinic.
Vacated in recent years when the veterinary clinic moved across the road into...
Police look out for arsonists
AS the fire danger season has started, South Australia Police is focusing efforts on its response to the threat of bushfires through Operation Nomad.
Operation...
Spreading the power of positivity through fun
At the core of everything local legend Wendy Thomson does is being positive and having fun.
They are essential principles to her range of volunteering...
