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Family drug support over the festive season

FAMILY Drug Support's December session will be on soon take place, and with the festive season nearly here, it may just be the right...

SACID on hand to help

South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability (SACID) recently held a workshop to help people with intellectual disabilities navigate the online world at the Mount...

Birthday celebrations at community hub

MOUNT Gambier/Berrin community members will be saying hip-hip-hooray to the local library next week as it celebrates its 15th birthday. December 17 will mark 15...

Digital Edition

Sport

Showdown at Frew Park

MIL LEL v WEST GAMBIER A BATTLE between Mil Lel and West Gambier will take centre stage at Frew Park this Saturday. The two sides last...

Eagles to fly home

PENOLA v SOUTH GAMBIER AS we enter Round 7 the first Barber Shield game of the year will be played at Penola's McCorquindale Park. The Eagles...

Bulldogs out for redemption

NORTH SPORTSMAN'S v EAST GAMBIER BARBER Shield cricket returns to the spotlight in the Mount Gambier and District Cricket Association this Saturday after a three-week...

Mild summer weather for Millicent Night Owls

PLAYING on a mild summer night, the Millicent Night Owl bowlers had plenty of action as teams hit the greens. Two teams in the White...

Kybybolite claims back-to-back titles

KYBYBOLITE 3.10 (28) d NORTH GAMBIER 2.4 (16) IN the span of a year Kybybolite women's footballers have claimed two premierships, after they secured the...

Silverware on offer at cross-border venue

KYBYBOLITE v NORTH GAMBIER GLORY will be on the line when the Limestone Coast Women's Football League grand final day brings a close to the...

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Entertainment

New release for Stuckey

KANE Stuckey and Nic Beare, known by his stage name Esketamine, have recently collaborated on a new track. A former singing student of Stuckey’s, Beare...

Music awards nominations open

MUSICSA have recently announced nominations for the 2024 South Australian Music Awards are now open. The awards aim to recognise those that have made...

New track for Newman

ALISON Newman has recently released the second part of her story - her new song Free Me. Five tracks made up her latest EP,...

A win for artists and venues

Woolstore Brewery owners Kylie and Chris Ind were excited to be named as one of the live music venues that the newly launched Project:...

Collaboration aims to revitalise region’s live music

PROJECT: Music South East launched this week following a partnership between MusicSA and the City of Mount Gambier. The year-long regional live music activation program...

Line-up locked in to battle

BANDS are set to hit the stage later this year for the return of Battle of the Bands in Mount Gambier/Berrin with the event’s...

Farming

Sheep producer sentiment rebounds with improved seasonal outlook and commodity prices

Australian sheep producers’ confidence has jumped substantially this quarter, riding on the back of improved prices. According to the latest Sheep Producer Intentions Survey (SPIS)...

Search underway for emerging agriculture leaders

AgriFutures Australia is searching for the next generation of agriculture leaders as applications for the 2025 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship Program open. The program is...

Market Reports

Total Yarding: 1422 (+494) NARACOORTE CATTLE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Numbers lifted by around a third to yarding of 1422 head as the spring season starts to cut...

New app paints clear picture of pesticide resistance across Australia

A new data visualisation tool can display the distribution and severity of pesticide resistance across Australia, enabling growers and agronomists to make better, data-driven...

John Lloyd elected Chair of Meat and Livestock Australia

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has announced John Lloyd has been elected as the new chair of MLA, effective following the upcoming MLA annual...

Wimmera farmer’s story highlighted in energy Inquiry through new film series

Wimmera grain grower Simon Tickner has joined a huge cross section of regional Australia living in the thick of the shift to renewable energy...

Motoring

Volvo EX30 off on power walk

With the new EX30 electric SUV Volvo appears to be walking the talk toward its being a solely electric vehicle manufacturer by 2030. The...

TOYOTA GRANVIA IS A PREMIUM PEOPLE MOVER

Launched here in 2019 the Toyota Granvia effectively replaced the long-running Tarago people mover. At the same time, it moved its target audience beyond...

LEXUS ES300h SPORTS LUXURY

The growth in SUV sales has seen a corresponding decline in demand for traditional four-door sedans. In the case of Lexus only two of...

NISSAN NAVARA PRO-X DUAL CAB UTILITY

Okay. Now I’m confused. The Nissan Navara PRO-4X was replaced by the PRO-4X Warrior which in turn has recently been replaced by the much-hyped PRO-4X...

‘S’ PUTS ON JOLION GOOD SHOW

The Chinese automobile maker GWM Haval has spiced up its popular small petrol sports utility vehicle segment with the addition of a Jolion S,...

Strong fuel efficiency standards the key to $13 billion benefit for Australians

AUSTRALIANS can individually save up to $1200 a year on vehicle running costs if the federal government delivers strong fuel efficiency standards, new modelling...

In Business - Sponsored

Passing the baton

Owning their own business is a step up for Brendan Fleming and Thomas Garner, who are the proud owners of Mount Gambier Mechanical and...

Step down for Phil Maywald

AFTER more than 50 years in the mechanics industry, Mount Gambier/Berrin’s Phil Maywald is taking a step back, as he and his wife Lisa...

Mining jobs plentiful for SA

MINING jobs were highly advertised in South Australia in the last quarter of 2023, with 40 per cent of those advertised jobs located in...

Using proper language when talking about disability

As our society progresses into a more inclusive and welcoming environment, it is important that we make a conscious effort to ensure the language...

One million drums and counting

If all the plastic AgVet containers Noel Bubner has processed for recycling were laid side by side, they would stretch from Balaklava to Adelaide,...

Seniors delay doctors visits due to cost

New research from National Seniors Australia suggests 68 per cent of older people have recently gone without or hesitated to access essential healthcare...

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Last chance to nominate

It is the last days to nominate someone great to be the next Wattle Range Council 2025 Citizen of the Year. With nomination closing...

Naracoorte students win big competition

Sunrise Christian School Naracoorte student Adonya Holmes has won the 2024 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Medal for Writing. Adonya was the...

WAB branches join for Christmas lunch

Twenty-six members from Lochaber and Padthaway Women in Agricultural Business (WAB) branches enjoyed their annual Christmas lunch together at the Bushman’s Arms Hotel in...

Sign up for Summer Reading Club

With a theme of ‘Out of this World’ the Mount Gambier Library’s Summer Reading Club is sure to entertain and encourage reading during the...

Police station hours reduced

MEMBER for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has written to the state emergency services minister seeking clarification around reduced police office hours. South Australian Police...

Minister responds to trading exemption request

An exemption for extended trading hours for Millicent's two largest supermarkets has been granted by Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector Kyam Maher. The...