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Trucking industry icon’s life celebrated with memorial convoy
IN A fitting tribute to a Mount Gambier city icon, hundreds of people lined the streets of the city outskirts on Saturday to bid...
Aussie icon to host Support Homeless People Luncheon
CELEBRATED Australian and internationally recognised poet Rupert McCall OAM will visit Mount Gambier to perform the role of emcee for the 2020 Support Homeless...
Influential women to be inducted to hall of fame
THE newest Women in Business and Regional Development (WiBRD) Hall of Fame inductees will be announced during the organisation's launch this week.
Initiated in 2016,...
Mount Gambier couple marks 60th wedding anniversary in city
ENDURING love between a Mount Gambier couple was celebrated last week as Cec and Pat Jones marked their 60th wedding anniversary.
The couple first met...
Couple shares lifetime of golden memories
A WHIRLWIND romance, two children, three grandchildren and eight different business ventures have led Michael and Julie Tuohy to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary...
Rail corridor art showcases cultural diversity
MOUNT Gambier's rich tapestry of cultures will be captured in a new public art installation along the city's rail corridor.
The Great Wall of Cultures...
Rain fails to dampen Australia Day celebrations
LIGHT rain affected the attendance at the annual Australia Day breakfast on Sunday morning at Beachport's Centennial Park.
Nevertheless, there were still significant numbers of...
Friends and family gather to recognise Mount Gambier community treasure’s 100th birthday
MOUNT Gambier community treasure and former prisoner of war Jack Hopgood OAM today celebrates his 100th birthday.
Mr Hopgood - one of the last surviving...
City library’s 10th anniversary celebrated in style
MOUNT Gambier Library celebrated its 10th anniversary in style on Tuesday with dozens of residents enjoying a special "book" cake to mark the occasion.
With...
Library anniversary event one for the history books
THE Mount Gambier Library has welcomed four million visitors over the past decade and will celebrate the achievement at its 10th anniversary next week.
The...
Yahl history linked to memorial hall
CENTENARY celebrations will be held for the iconic Yahl Memorial Hall last weekend, with organisers expecting four generations of residents to attend the 100th...
Community history linked to hall
CENTENARY celebrations will be held for the iconic Yahl Memorial Hall on Sunday, with organisers expecting four generations of residents to attend the 100th...
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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...
