Opening pathways for Aboriginal students
INDIGENOUS students are getting practical experience in land restoration thanks to a university pathway course being held at a Limestone Coast reserve.
The University of...
Penola councillor resigns from Wattle Range
WATTLE Range Council will have its second by-election in less than two years following the resignation of Penola-based councillor Rick Paltridge.
The Electoral Commission...
Wattle Range to vote on $300,000 office plans
A BUDGET variation of almost $300,000 to proceed with detailed designs and plans for Wattle Range Council’s proposed $5.5m new offices will be considered...
Internationally renowned musician hoped for Millicent 150th
ORGANISERS of Millicent’s 150th celebration hope to secure award-winning country music star Kasey Chambers to perform at the November anniversary event.
Wattle Range Council...
Airport upgrades take flight
TWO Limestone Coast councils have shared in almost $345,000 of funding through the Federal Government’s Regional Airports Program.
Kingston District Council received a sizable...
Conservationist ‘halfcuts’ for forest
A PASSIONATE environmentalist will cut off half his beard and hair in a unique approach to funds for endangered rainforest regeneration and conservation.
Penola...
Illegal waste dumping continues
ILLEGAL waste dumping in the region's forests and rural areas remains a significant issue with one plantation owner expecting to increase its spend on...
Pothole patch-ups begin
SEVERAL of the region’s vehicle-damaging potholes have been fixed, with contractors travelling hundreds of kilometres across the Limestone Coast to undertake the urgent repair...
Cross-border businesses hanging in there
WESTERN Victorian businesses which rely on mixed trade from cross-border residents continue to struggle against changing restrictions between South Australia and Victoria.
The South Australian-Victorian...
‘Kakadu of the south’
THE establishment of a fish passage in Lake Bonney to facilitate the natural exchange of fish from marine to freshwater could transform the coastal...
Forestry research funding continued
FORESTRY research focusing on worker safety, carbon emission targets, forest management and water use will continue following a $2m funding extension to Mount Gambier’s...
Volunteers raise $27,500 for RFDS
A GROUP of volunteers with an average age of 80 have helped continue to keep the Royal Flying Doctor Service stay in the air...
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...
