Could train services ever come back?
TRAINS were once a popular way to get from Mount Gambier to Adelaide but, after the rise of car and bus travel, trains stopped...
Knocking out International Women’s Day
WOMEN looking to celebrate International Women's Day a little differently will have the opportunity to try their hands at boxing.
Held by Boxing...
Business neighborhood watch could open to community
BUSINESSES involved in the Mount Gambier Neighbourhood Watch initiative are considering opening up the group to all members of the community.
The latest meeting...
Facelift for the ‘old girl’
"SHE was a beauty," said retired Regimental Sergeant Major Geoff Baker last week when he and three colleagues of the 1st Armoured Regiment Association...
Mount Gambier traffic lights first installed 70 years ago
SEVENTY years ago, Mount Gambier became the first town in regional South Australia to have traffic lights but some residents didn't think it was...
Fracking ban debate
UPDATED
THE Labor Party has promised not to change the moratorium on fracking in the South East according to a statement released today.
The statement follows...
Ukraine conflict hits home
UKRAINIAN born Teresa Lawrence sits in her Mount Gambier home each night, fearful for her family in Kyiv, Ukraines capital city currently besieged by...
The Border Watch awarded ‘Best Newspaper’
THE Border Watch has been named 'Best Newspaper' in country South Australia for 2021.
Announced in Adelaide last Friday at Country Press SA's annual awards...
History made for bowls Pennant final
A BUSY week of bowls began at the Bob Cranwell Centre last Wednesday in the Round 14 Midweek Open.
The Mount Gambier Reds played...
SE Times and Penola Pennant return
MILLICENT'S South Eastern Times and Penola's Pennant newspapers will be relaunched later this month as part of The Border Watch stable.
Made possible by a...
Wine export hits all time low
SHIPPING internationally has proven difficult to wineries within the Coonawarra district with severe wait times and cancellations.
It comes following ongoing issues surrounding the China...
Old railway goods shed dilemma
A DILEMMA has arisen over a disused railway goods shed and siding platform in Penola, with its future a matter of debate at Wattle...
Qantas flights canned
QANTAS has suspended its flights between Mount Gambier/Berrin and Adelaide in response to the impact of the conflict in the Middle East.
According to...
