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Influential women to be inducted to hall of fame
THE newest Women in Business and Regional Development (WiBRD) Hall of Fame inductees will be announced during the organisation's launch this week.
Initiated in 2016,...
Inquires under way as man targeted in shooting
LIMESTONE Coast Police are calling on the community to help locate the people involved in a brazen drive-by shooting on Mount Gambier's eastern fringe...
Community wellbeing centre splashes onto scene
THE city's first community hydrotherapy pool is starting to make waves as people stream into Boandik's $6m Community Wellbeing Centre.
The hydrotherapy pool was thrown...
Forest initiative to guide sector future
THE region's forestry sector is sowing seeds of interest among high school students to shore up its future workforce.
Fourteen secondary students have taken their...
CARSMART: 1966 Ford Falcon XR 500 station wagon
IT WAS believed to be a dramatic new turn in Australian car development when Ford started manufacturing the XR Falcon.
When she was 13 years...
Waste fee cuts ‘on backburner’
A PLANNED 40pc decrease in waste transfer fees for Mount Gambier ratepayers has been put on the back-burner again by City Council, with the...
Plan to future-proof tourism
BOOKINGS as far away as May 2021 have been cancelled across the Limestone Coast tourism sector as the impacts of the global COVID-19 (coronavirus)...
Hospital security concern
EXCLUSIVE
A SHORTFALL in security measures at Mount Gambier Hospital has again hit the spotlight amid reports of a "bloody" violence-fuelled incident at the public...
Mount Gambier couple marks 60th wedding anniversary in city
ENDURING love between a Mount Gambier couple was celebrated last week as Cec and Pat Jones marked their 60th wedding anniversary.
The couple first met...
Rotarian looks back on 26 years of community service
A ROTARIAN heavily involved in the organisation of Mount Gambier's Rotary Community Market has spoken about his disappointment the weekly event will end.
Involved with...
Railway station building external renovations on track
THE future of Mount Gambier's heritage-listed railway station building remains a mystery, however City Council has earmarked external renovations to restore the iconic site...
Speeder caught on Bay Road
A man has been fined almost $2000 after being caught driving 50kph over the signed speed limit.
At about about 9.10pm on February 12, police...