Tag: grant district council
New twist in scrap metal saga
GRANT District elected members have raised fears hundreds of cars stockpiled at a Compton quarry are potentially leaching pollutants into the underground aquifer.
This follows...
Mayoral contenders support South East kangaroo number inquiry
THE two Grant district mayoral contenders have backed calls for an inquiry into kangaroo numbers amid concerns the native animals are causing road accidents...
2018 Grant District Council
GRANT District Council central ward candidates reveal their vision and reasons for standing in upcoming council elections.
Among the field are eight new faces and...
Rotting material to be processed following community uproar
THOUSANDS of cubic metres of rotting seaweed excavated along the Port MacDonnell foreshore will no longer be dumped back onto a regional beach.
In what...
Volunteers sought to guide young drivers
VOLUNTEER mentors are being sought for Grant District Council's Youth on Wheels initiative.
Operating since 2013, Youth on Wheels helps disadvantaged learner drivers achieve the...
Review backs council on airport upgrade
AN INDEPENDENT probe into the $9.2m Mount Gambier Airport redevelopment has foreshadowed the project could potentially fuel millions of dollars in boosted productivity.
The prudential...
Mill expansion left in hands of courts
THE expansion of a timber processing site near Mount Gambier has hit a major roadblock amid Grant District Council taking the extraordinary move of...
New-look foreshore on track
GRANT District Council will seek government funding to progress stage two of The Waterfront project at Port MacDonnell.
The landmark project is already well under...
Council knee deep in seaweed cliff hanger
THE seaweed saga unfolding at Port MacDonnell has taken a new twist with the Coastal Protection Board SA giving Grant District Council the go-ahead...
Seaweed dump has fishers ‘in a stink’
THE Port MacDonnell multi-million dollar rock lobster processing sector has warned the industry will be potentially tarnished if thousands of cubic metres of rotting...
Rift spills over into no confidence vote against mayor
GRANT District Council has been thrown into turmoil following a number of councillors pushing through an unprecedented no confidence motion in the incumbent mayor...
Council elections heat up
LOCAL government elections will start to heat up with nominations for elected members closing midday today for candidates for Mount Gambier City and Grant...