Fire services recognised at fundraiser
MORE than $10,000 will be donated to Country Fire Service (CFS) crews who attended the recent Crater Lakes blaze after a series of fundraisers...
Council begins Crater Lake recovery
MOUNT Gambier City Council held a special council meeting on Tuesday night to discuss the emergency response process following the Crater Lakes fire.
Recommendations...
Libs ‘matching’ saleyard pledge
THE State Liberal Government has matched the Opposition’s commitment of $2.7m towards the upgrade of the Mount Gambier saleyards.
Expecting to cost about $11m, the...
Rapid Antigen Tests available
THERE has been a steady flow of daily Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) being distributed at the Vansittart Park collection site since its opening...
Future residential allotments
VACANT land along Fifth Street in Millicent may become available for future residential allotments if Wattle Range Council's aim to purchase the land freehold...
New committee for Millicent Saleyards
A NEW committee has been formed to advise Wattle Range Council on the operational management and long-term planning of the Millicent saleyards.
To be made...
Labor’s saleyards splurge
THE District Council of Grant's bid for federal funding for the redevelopment of the Mount Gambier saleyards has been boosted with the Labor Party...
Queen Mother’s gardener
MANY South Easterners know him as the knowledgeable voice often heard on a Saturday morning local radio gardening show, or the chap among masses...
Police continue investigation into Crater fire
POLICE are continuing their investigation into the Crater Lakes fire which has been deemed as suspicious.
In a statement issued last week, Police also warned...
Mount Gambier resident remembers 1944 Crater fire
IT has been 78 years since the last Crater Lakes fire with long-term Mount Gambier resident, Dorothy Koop, remembering the ordeal.
When she was...
Former Mayor running for MacKillop
FORMER Wattle Range Mayor, Mark Braes will contest the upcoming State election as the Labor party's candidate in MacKillop.
After nine years away from the...
Locals call for indoor skating facilities
THERE have been fresh calls for an indoor skating rink following the release of Mount Gambier City Council’s Sport, Recreation and Open Space strategy.
Officially...
100-up championships close out season
THE Port MacDonnell Bowls Club held its men's and women's 100-up Championships in perfect coastal weather on Saturday.
Four women nominated and in the first...
