Tag: COVID-19
Enthusiasts use iRacing platform to get speedway fix throughout worldwide coronavirus pandemic
THE latest craze during the COVID-19 pandemic is online motorsports.
The iRacing platform has been used to good effect for many years, with the speedway...
Home detention for repeat offender
IMPACTS of COVID-19 and special circumstances played part in a Mount Gambier Magistrates Court decision to release a repeat offender on home detention this...
Foodbank in demand
FOODBANK Mount Gambier has felt the impact of high community demand for essential household items and has recorded an alarming jump in output last...
Hallmont Estate residents forges plan to honour war service
WITH Australians encouraged to stand at their driveway from 6am tomorrow to honour the Anzacs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, one Mount Gambier...
Schools safe for students’ return
LIMESTONE Coast schools are preparing for increased numbers of children at their facilities next week as South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer delivered a...
Building stimulus package sought to protect timber sector workers
THE region's forestry sector has urged state governments to roll out an immediate building stimulus recovery package amid predictions demand for sawn timber will...
Performers return to region
THE Limestone Coast was their training ground to hone their craft before taking on the world, but now professional performing artists are returning to...
Council to provide financial support for cancelled events
MOUNT Gambier City Council will pay part or all of sponsorship funding to events where a commitment was made before a public health emergency...
Surgeries to resume in region
ELECTIVE surgery will resume across Limestone Coast hospitals amid the lifting of restrictions by the National Cabinet.
But it will be a gradual restart given...
Community RSL vows to outlast coronavirus
A MOUNT Gambier Community RSL official has vowed the 100-plus year old organisation will win the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, which has decimated...
State’s virus testing broadens
DOZENS of Mount Gambier and district residents have been screened for COVID-19 amid a two-week testing blitz across the state.
While the number of confirmed...
Kidney surgery awaits
AFTER living with renal failure for 16 years, Mount Gambier woman Danielle Horton finally became eligible for the kidney transplant waiting list last month,...
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Strong roster promises much
THE Mount Gambier Pioneers men have enjoyed an almost-perfect start to the 2024 NBL1 South Season.
They current sit in second spot on the ladder...
