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Victorian livestock buyers free to go about business
GRANT District Council says it is "reasonably confident" the Mount Gambier and District Saleyards will remain operational amid tightening border controls.
The changing rules fuelled...
Libs seek change to boundary lines
TARPEENA, Mingbool and Pleasant Park would no longer be in the Mount Gambier electorate and would instead vote for the Member for MacKillop at...
‘Care package’ introduced
GRANT District Council has swept in a myriad of measures for its community in response to COVID-19 health and economic crisis.
The community-entrenched "care package"...
Farmers look to technology to maintain livestock industry
A LIVE-STREAM of trading from the Mount Gambier and District Saleyards has been suggested by a Victorian farmer who remains concerned his inability to...
No more meat and greet
GRANT District Council has swept in tough new measures at the Glenburnie livestock exchange to safeguard it from a potential coronavirus lockdown.
Essential staff, livestock...
Council to cut passenger tax to support regional airline
GRANT District Council will cut the head tax for Regional Express (Rex) to zero at Mount Gambier Regional Airport for six months to support...
District council facilities set to remain open
MOUNT Gambier Regional Airport and Glenburnie Saleyards will remain operational amid a suite of new measures being swept in by Grant District Council in...
Limestone Coast program kicks off with two-day retreat
THE second year of the Limestone Coast Leadership Program launched recently with a two-day retreat in Robe.
The community capacity-building program - backed by the...
Bayside refrigeration request given green light
LOCAL Government planning assessors have given the green light for a property owner at Port MacDonnell to house refrigerated containers to store kangaroo carcasses.
The...
Asbestos dump threat removed
COMPTON residents have expressed their jubilation a quarry operator has dumped plans to discard deadly asbestos material into its Cafpirco Road facility.
The Sandyridge Holdings...
Grant district elected members discuss ‘fuel reduction’ measures
GRANT district elected members have mooted the need for greater fuel hazard reduction activities across its area given the bushfire risk to the community.
During...
Country Fire Service member’s years of service sparks community recognition
PORT MacDonnell resident Phillip Simpson was named Grant District Council's citizen of the year at the Australia Day community celebration at Kongorong.
A pivotal member...