Tag: Limestone Coast
Cyclists adjust to national coronavirus restrictions
CYCLING in the Limestone Coast has suffered some disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but as opposed to some other sports, there is still...
Cellar door closure order
CELLAR doors across the state are now closed for business following a statewide ban to further prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
On Monday,...
Hospital department closed to protect seniors from virus risk
THE Penola War Memorial Hospital emergency department is now closed to further safeguard the elderly with low immunity or co-morbities at the co-located Pinchunga...
Umpires end group training sessions due to national restrictions
AFTER the Western Border Football League postponed its season until May 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was not just the players who...
OPINION: Health in our hands as pandemic predictions become reality
A PUFF of dust whirled behind a farm ute which slowed as it drew closer on a lonely back road.
Razor the black kelpie barked...
Penola High School initiative forms Naracoorte school joins part of Year 12 health assignment
PENOLA High School students held a day of action last week to raise awareness for Bullying No Way.
Organised by Year 12 students Alex Attenborough,...
Apple Farm guests ‘no risk’, tour group linked to Coonawarra virus case
GUESTS and staff who attended a recent wedding at The Apple Farm are at "no risk" of contracting COVID-19, health authorities have told the...
Penola student calls on peers to source accurate coronavirus information
PENOLA High School student Ebonie Moulton has called on her peers to source accurate information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic as Australia’s health crisis continues...
Former club site to reopen as retail outlet
THE long-closed Millicent and District Community Club will soon reopen as a retail outlet.
Victorian businessman John Boom sold his family home and retail business...
Pharmacy adapts to change
THERE has been no panic buying of pharmaceutical medicines at a Millicent pharmacy.
However, the threat of the coronavirus pandemic has stripped Millicent Chemist and...
Head shave raises foundation funds
THE Prince of Wales Hotel packed out earlier this month in support of Penola tattooist Bronte Cox as shaved eight years worth of dreadlocks...
EXCLUSIVE: Medical clinic detects Mount Gambier’s second confirmed COVID-19 case
HAWKINS Medical Clinic has confirmed it has recorded Mount Gambier's second positive case of coronavirus as the numbers of positive test results climb across...