Tag: Limestone Coast
Council to fund creative Mount Gambier projects
MOUNT Gambier City Council's cultural fund is open for applications with a total $25,000 available to local artists, community groups and not-for-profit organisations.
The fund...
Boandik family story shared with nation
ONE Boandik family has been recognised across the nation after their extensive history was published in the Indigenous Australian Dictionary of Biography.
Boandik elder Aunty...
Industry contributions recognised with prestigious award
A LIMESTONE Coast viticulturist received a prestigious award last week in recognition of her dedication to the wine industry.
Kerry DeGaris was named the Australian...
Community praised for cancer support fundraising total
AUSTRALIA'S peak breast cancer support charity has praised the Penola community after raising more than $45,000 during the month-long Pink Up Penola campaign.
Through a...
Residents gather in memory of loved ones in show of support
SILENCE fell upon the reflective gardens at Vansittart Park on Monday as those affected by the impacts of suicide gathered together for International Suicide...
CFS crews brace for extreme Limestone Coast conditions
AS THE South East prepares to swelter in temperatures close to 40c today, the extreme fire danger it presents has Country Fire Service (CFS)...
Grant awarded to improve Penola Men’s Shed facilities
PENOLA'S Men Shed has received almost $6000 to upgrade its kitchen facilities.
The funding was received through the Federal National Shed Development Program, with Member...
Spring race fever sweeps town ahead of cup
SPRING racing fever has hit the heart of Penola with the recent reveal of the 2020 36 Degree South Coonawarra Vignerons Cup.
Coonawarra Vignerons, sponsors,...
Song resonates with students as local school joins national performance
MARY MacKillop Memorial School joined thousands of schools around the nation to perform a song last Thursday as part of the Music Count Us...
Penola comes together to honour service personnel
PENOLA and Coonawarra residents flocked to the Penola War Memorial Park on Monday to mark 101 years since the end of of World War...
Environmental group joins Bell in slamming Labor Party gas push
THE region's peak environmental group has joined independent MP Troy Bell in condemning Labor's calls to overturn the 10-year moratorium on fracking.
The state opposition...
Show-stopping Penola garden gets green thumbs up
AN extravagant Penola garden has been given the green thumbs-up from judges of the Penola's garden of the year competition.
Janeen and Preston Wyly have...