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SEE THE LIST: Coronavirus risk forces cancellations, postponement of Limestone Coast events
THE list of Limestone Coast events cancelled or postponed continues to grow in response to federal guidelines aimed at restricting the spread of coronavirus...
Vulnerable residents feel pinch from panic buying
THE Limestone Coast's biggest food relief organisation has pleaded with community members to stop stockpiling toilet paper, rice and pasta as shortages place increasing...
Region’s top doc calls for calm
ONE of the Limestone Coast's highest ranking medical professionals has urged people with flu-like symptoms not to present to emergency departments unless they have...
Panic buying reaches Penola shoppers snap up toilet paper supplies
SHOPPERS in Penola have emptied the shelves of the town's IGA supermarket of toilet paper, hand sanister and tissues as fears mount over the...
City pharmacist urges residents ‘not to panic’ as demand for products reaches fever pitch
A MOUNT Gambier pharmacist has urged people not to panic buy medicines and face masks as demand for some product reaches fever pitch amid...
Purchase restrictions imposed as ‘panic buyers’ empty shelves across the nation
THE Limestone Coast has not been immune from panic buying which has gripped the nation amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak.
Woolworths has started rationing...
Plan to future-proof tourism
BOOKINGS as far away as May 2021 have been cancelled across the Limestone Coast tourism sector as the impacts of the global COVID-19 (coronavirus)...
Virus fallout hits industry
SEVERAL major Limestone Coast industries are likely to be impacted by the escalating novel coronavirus, which is threatening to derail major exports flowing out...
Virus test results awaited
THIRTY-five South Australians are awaiting test results for novel coronavirus following two test results returning positive.
One person initially returned a very weak positive test...
Deadly coronavirus outbreak fuels timber export fears
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THE regional timber workers' union has raised concerns regional log exports from the Port of Portland may slow in coming weeks as the...
Beachport and Southend rock lobster export blow
FISHING in the region's $300m lobster industry has stalled amid exports to China being halted due to the deadly coronavirus, with Southend and Beachport...
Virus testing details kept quiet
THE state's health authority says it will not reveal whether any patients at Mount Gambier Hospital have been tested for the deadly coronavirus.
Seven people...
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Increased incentive attracts numbers
WITH the Blue Lake Golf Club announcing an increase in prize money across all three grades, it attracted a near-capacity field to Saturday’s stableford...
