Tag: grant district council
Grant council declines animal welfare league funds
THE long-term sustainability of the district's charity animal shelter has been delivered a major blow with Grant District Council rejecting a plea for additional...
Government stalls on speed limit changes
PRESSURE is mounting on the State Government to reinstate 110kph speed limits on Carpenter Rocks Road and the Riddoch Highway as its pre-election promise...
Elected members support Rex cheaper airfare proposal
A PROPOSED community scheme to sweep in cheaper airfares at Mount Gambier Airport is likely to get off the ground following Grant District Council...
Relief fund to provide farmer drought support
GRANT District Council is rallying behind drought-stricken farming communities in New South Wales and Victoria with plans under way to donate money from its...
Grant elected members defiant against council amalgamation
Read more: 'No agenda' on City Council table to pursue Local Government merger
GRANT District Council elected members remain defiant against a merger with...
Asbestos dump site application sought
THE ongoing row over the proposed asbestos dump on the edge of Mount Gambier has taken a new twist with Grant District Council now...
Blackspot funds sought
GRANT District Council will seek blackspot funding for one the district's most notorious intersections.
Council will lodge an application for State Government funding to improve...
Council distributes community grants
ROUND one of the Grant District Council 2018/19 Community Grant Program is providing funding to 10 community groups in the district.
A total of $48,437...
Airport costs under scrutiny
Airline 'breakthrough'
Fare go: High costs barrier to travel
Meeting clears air over Mount Gambier service
THE owner of the Mount Gambier Airport has...
Regional councils to discuss animal shelter funding arrangements
GRANT District and its neighbouring council will meet over the future funding arrangements for the region’s largest animal welfare shelter.
This follows The Border Watch...
Singe sounds development plan
GRANT District Council’s newly appointed chief executive officer David Singe has foreshadowed his plans to drive economic development in the region.
Speaking with The Border...
OPINION: Airport upgrade will boost local economy
TWO questions loom large following this week’s Federal Government $3.5m contribution to provide major upgrading of the Mount Gambier Airport.
Firstly, what will be the...