Big barrels caught off coast
A BREEZY weekend across the Limestone Coast kept all but the big charter boats on dry land, though prior to the weekend we did...
Councillor disputes forestry organisation water claims
A WATTLE Range councillor has questioned claims made by OneFortyOne about the plantation adjoining Lake Leake and its impact on water levels and called...
$120m renewable plant enters next phase
DEVELOPMENT of a new $120m renewable energy plant will enter the next phase as public consultation on the Altus Renewable facility ends today.
According to...
Fun Run event cancelled for another year
THE Blue Lake Fun Run has been cancelled for the second consecutive year due to public health concerns during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent...
Council sounds siren on ageing MFS trucks
DESPITE being one of the busiest Metropolitan Fire Service stations in the state, Mount Gambier residents and firefighters are being let down by having...
Katherine Davies announced as Labor candidate
LABOR has named Blue Lake city lawyer Katherine Davies as its candidate to contest the state seat of Mount Gambier, with party leader Peter...
$5.1m to flow to Riddoch Highway
A SERIES of upgrades along the 180km corridor of the Riddoch Highway will be undertaken as part of a $5.1m upgrade to boost road...
Wattle Range and MP unite on phone funding
BARKER MP Tony Pasin says he is in “screaming agreement” with Wattle Range Council on the need to improve the design of the Federal...
Wood bundling business boom for Millicent students
MILLICENT Community Learning Centre students are on a mission to ignite the town’s firewood market by transforming donated pallets into kindling.
Students have been...
Indigenous children celebrated
CHILDREN celebrated National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day at the Mount Gambier Library last week with a number of exciting stories and...
Greens announce candidate for Barker
COORONG resident Rosa Hillam will have a second tilt at Federal politics after being endorsed as the Greens candidate for the seat of Barker...
State divided over restrictions
MEMBER for Mount Gambier Troy Bell says he is “absolutely pissed off” at the State Government and SA Health’s “unnecessary restrictions” on regional communities,...
Regional sex assault victims enduring travel trauma
Sexual assault victims are enduring long, traumatic journeys to Adelaide for forensic examinations because of a lack of regional services, the South Australian Royal...
