Tag: COVID-19
Gym prepared to follow state’s COVID-19 safe marshal requirements
THE sole gym in Penola will remain operational but may require its users to undertake COVID-19 marshal training to ensure the business remains compliant...
Logging employees deemed essential travellers
MERRETT Logging employees will be able to conduct cross-border duties with the company's forestry workers deemed essential travellers in the primary industry sector.
Despite needing...
Virus restrictions force relocation
SEVERAL Penola district families have been forced to relocate into South Australia ahead of Friday's looming changes to cross-border community processes which will impact...
Pandemic forces band festival cancellation
MOUNT Gambier's Lions Blue Lake Brass Band Festival has been cancelled for the first time in over 60 years, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as...
Negotiations near completion for proposed Mount Gambier Medi-Hotel
NEGOTIATIONS are almost complete for the site of Mount Gambier's COVID-19 medi-hotel, which will house uninfected returning travellers, Limestone Coast Local Health Network chair...
Jobs at risk as state health department denies Victorian workers’ applications
VICTORIAN-BASED aged care workers at one of Mount Gambier's residential facilities are likely to lose their jobs after their applications to enter South Australia...
Nelson couple ‘left stranded’ over cross-border measures
A NELSON couple is calling for common-sense from the State Government after being left "virtually stranded" in the small coastal town following new restrictions.
Stephen...
Council to make call on Christmas parade
A DECISION on whether the 2020 NF McDonnell and Sons Mount Gambier Christmas Parade will go ahead is likely to be made at tonight's...
Medical treatment ‘at risk’ as Dartmoor patient raises health concerns
A TERMINALLY ill Dartmoor man who accesses vital health services in Mount Gambier has said he will forgo medical treatment if he is required...
Intrastate travellers boost Cellar Dweller event numbers
INTRASTATE travellers opened their wallets to Penola and Coonawarra during July's Cellar Dwellers celebrations, helping offset the impacts of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
The month-long wine...
Coronavirus restrictions reintroduced for region
THE reintroduction of seated-only alcohol consumption in South Australian licensed venues has not disrupted trade along Coonawarra's revered wine strip with businesses and customers...
Limestone Coast remains free of virus as test demand soars
THE Limestone Coast remains free of COVID-19, despite a recent influx of testing at the Mount Gambier Hospital triggered by the escalating situation in...
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Kybybolite claim silverware
KYBYBOLITE 8.7 (55) d NORTH GAMBIER 8.3 (51)
IT came down to the final kick after the siren, but Kybybolite held on to win the...
