SOUTH East residents are being urged to ditch single-use plastic drink bottles and adopt more sustainable practices to help combat the amount of plastic entering recycling […]
Residents encouraged to adopt sustainable practices
City Council helps RSL to continue into the future
THE Mount Gambier Community RSL has invited City Council elected members to visit the facility in a bid to provide greater insight into its operations and […]
Business sector explores opportunities through new committee
MOUNT Gambier’s peak independent business group will form a sub-committee to drive development and improvements in the central business district. The move is expected to generate […]
Temporary chief executive hands over City Council reins
IT has been a “busy time” for Mount Gambier City Council interim chief executive Graeme Maxwell as he completed his final week of the job last […]
$30,000 proposal to record meetings fails to attract public attention
A DECISION to live stream Mount Gambier City Council meetings remains up in the air following just 0.2pc of the city’s population responding to an online […]
Three-year deal to help animal welfare organisation readjust priorities and focus on future rebuild plans
THE SOUTH East Animal Welfare League will be business as usual after Mount Gambier City Council backed a three-year funding deal. At Tuesday night’s monthly meeting, […]
Grant District Council agrees to three-year funding
THE future of the region’s financially embattled animal welfare charity appears brighter following Grant District Council endorsing a three year funding deal. Elected members pushed through […]
Hoons force City Council to install pine bollards
PINE bollards will be installed around Mount Gambier’s Mel Hirth Lookout after hoon driving left significant damage on grassland overlooking the iconic Blue Lake. Mount Gambier […]
City Council throws Animal Welfare League financial lifeline
MOUNT Gambier City Council has thrown the region’s charity animal welfare league a financial lifeline amid ongoing concerns the organisation will fold. Councillors voted on Tuesday […]
Bright initiative to lighten council’s electricity costs
SOUTH Australia’s sole electricity distributor has flagged an overhaul of around 2300 street lights in Mount Gambier in a proposal expected to deliver energy savings to […]