Council eyes lasers to combat corellas
MOUNT Gambier City Council is investigating the use of lasers at Blue Lake Sports Park to combat damage caused by flocks of corellas.
During this...
Tourist influx boosts economy
LIMESTONE Coast businesses believe the current summer holiday period has been the busiest ever seen, with a regional tourism leader overwhelmed by positive response...
Program forges path for skilled women
A MOUNT Gambier timber giant will be supported in helping skilled women re-enter the workforce through a Federal Government pilot initiative.
One Forty One Plantations...
Training sector experiences boom
AN ABUNDANCE of infrastructure projects, funding boosts and the Limestone Coast's reputation has resulted in the "perfect storm" for a Mount Gambier training provider,...
Cave visits up by 25pc
GEOTOURISM has become the domestic travel smash hit of the holiday season with record numbers of visitors descending on two of the Limestone Coast’s...
Council loses fight to keep meeting secret
GRANT District Council has lost a 19-month battle to keep an audio recording of a controversial council meeting secret after the state’s ombudsman rejected...
Council management exodus
THE exodus of senior management staff at Limestone Coast councils has continued with three Grant District Council and Mount Gambier City Council’s top-ranking executives...
No tolerance for underage drinking
WITH Christmas almost here, the region’s peak alcohol and drug misuse advocacy group has urged parents and other adults to adopt a zero-tolerance approach...
Greco named deputy mayor
SENIOR Mount Gambier councillor Christian Greco is feeling cool, calm and collected about his new appointment as deputy mayor.
Cr Greco secured the position during...
Student embodies Olympic spirit
AN ALLENDALE East Area School student who independently operated sport programs to help minimise gender stereotyping has been recognised at a national level.
Year...
Port MacDonnell war memorial expansion to honour fallen
FOR almost 100 years, the Port MacDonnell and District RSL sub-branch has honoured men and women who have served, fought and fallen to maintain...
Small town girl makes big college history
FORMER Penola resident Isabelle Merrett is considering a future in medical science after topping Year 12 results at one of Adelaide's most prestigious schools.
Ms...
Erosion plan in place
Wattle Range Council will undertake revetment at Southend to address years of sand erosion.
At the December council meeting, council director engineering services Peter...
