OPINION: Rate relief is the challenge for new City Council
VOTING is now under way for the Mount Gambier City Council elections after voting papers were sent out last week. The 19,000 electors have until next Friday to lodge voting papers to elect a mayor and eight councillors.[...]
LETTER: Mayoral election pitch a concern for councillor candidate
I AM concerned about Grant District Mayor Richard Sage's election pitch published in the Border Watch on October 19. He emphasises his priority is to grow the Glenburnie saleyards into one of the best in the South East[...]
OPINION: Agricultural advocate addresses farcical alliance letters
LIMESTONE Coast Protection Alliance (LCPA) wrote a farcical public letter regarding mining, which needs to be addressed. The current LCPA committee has never been involved with mining or fighting it. Some original[...]
OPINION: History flashbacks provide interesting sport insight
SOMETIMES a look back at history is quite revealing and this is particularly so for those who enjoy reading The Border Watch "From the Archives" weekly section which highlights front pages from 50 years ago. For many, like me[...]
OPINION: Long-term plan needed to avoid service duplication
ONE of the major problems this city faces is the duplication of services offered by several infrastructure projects that have been built over the years.Those that come quickly to mind are the library, Main Corner and Lady Nelson[...]
OPINION: Voters may punish ‘missing-in-action’ councilors
SOME months ago I wrote there was a possibility the number of candidates seeking positions as councillors at the November election could match a...
LETTER: Fisheries given sustainability tick for fifth consecutive
AUSTRALIA'S Commonwealth-managed fisheries have been given a tick of sustainability with no fisheries subject to overfishing for the fifth consecutive year. This is according to the Fisheries Status Reports 2018, released[...]
OPINION: Keep the pressure on gas companies
ALONG with clearly some 95pc of South East residents, I applaud the SA Liberal Government as well as minor parties and independents for not only listening to "the people", but listening to the overwhelming amount of damning[...]
OPINION: Plenty of opportunity for school leavers to ride the sheep’s back
IT IS 7.15am and "Stubbie" walks up the steps of a South East shearing shed. Along the shearing board, he stops at number three stand and clicks his handpiece onto a down tube connected to an electric[...]
OPINION: Seaweed Confusion
THE Border Watch reported last week on an issue raised by several coastal identities, both commercial and private, relating to the relocation of rotting and foul smelling seaweed. I might be a little simple and may have missed[...]
OPINION: Population, jobs plan have all been heard before
WHEN my parents decided to immigrate to Australia in 1952 there were certain strings attached to gaining entry into their new country. One of the criteria was that my father Norm required guaranteed employment[...]
OPINION: Money can grow on trees
I NOTE calls from the forestry industry to plant a billion new trees and the issue of water rights, plus opportunities for our most important industry.Carbon credits is a core issue and one recent and accurate estimate is that an[...]
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Galloping to the top
In a picture perfect finish Millicent Pony Club's Stacey Edwards has made history, winning the inaugural small pony National Pony Racing Series.
The series...
