OPINION: Councillors urged to look at bigger airport picture
REX has written another open letter to its customers.
Blaming a global pilot shortage for its woes, Rex claims it will redouble efforts to employ...
OPINION: Airport upgrade will boost local economy
TWO questions loom large following this week’s Federal Government $3.5m contribution to provide major upgrading of the Mount Gambier Airport.
Firstly, what will be the...
OPINION: Winter illness hits home
COUGH! Cough, cough!
It’s cold and ‘flu season.
It’s also school holidays and the grandchildren have arrived from Perth.
Instead of flowers on the kitchen window sill,...
OPINION: Put $40m sports centre plan to public vote
MY question to mayor Andrew Lee was simple enough: “Would you consider a ratepayer poll to decide the issue over the $40m indoor sports...
OPINION: Big opportunity for city-centric government to change
BETTER road, rail, air services, mobile phone coverage and access to quality broadband internet will help grow rural and regional Australia, according to a...
Indoor sports centre is not what it seems
WHEN the 10,008 signed petition supporting an indoor sports centre was presented to City Council it was decided to proceed with the first stage...
Civic leaders seek ideas to revitalise main street
ONE of the great challenges which has dogged City Council during the past 50 years or more has been the main street.
Probably more than...
Milestone for last of the ‘original timbermen’
ONE of the city's longest-serving and certainly the elder statesman of the local timber industry, Les McDonnell turns 90 next week.
His legacy has been...
Our view: Millicent shop trading hours
Despite five Legislative Council crossbenchers holding the power to change or retain Millicent's unique retail hours, the community's focus is squarely on the Member for MacKillop Nick McBride.[...]
History shows running costs are a hidden factor
WHEN city council embarked on two major infrastructure projects such as the Mount Gambier Library and Main Corner, little was said about running costs.
The...
City airline flight hopes rest with peacemaker Pasin
MEMBER for Barker Tony Pasin will play peacemaker when he tries to resolve the dispute between Rex Airlines, Grant District Council and the Mount...
OPINION: Boandik Lodge pleads for funds while city ‘spends’ $40m
MOUNT Gambier aged care centre Boandik Lodge is the perfect example of how society is in danger of getting its priorities wrong by [...]
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2024 Group Training Employment Apprenticeship and Trainee Awards
LIMESTONE Coast apprentices and trainees have been recognised at the Group Training Employment’s (GTE) annual Apprentice and Trainee of the Year Awards.
This year’s...
