Tag: mount gambier
Emerging Limestone Coast entrepreneurs in spotlight
SEVERAL high-achieving Limestone Coast businesswomen have been celebrated at a recent Women in Business and Regional Development (WiBRD) social evening.
The 2020 Business Booster and...
State leads response as satellite command centre to be established in region
BORDER controls are set to be bolstered in the Limestone Coast following the State Government announcing a satellite COVID-19 command centre will be established...
Forcing travellers into isolation would do more harm than good: SA Health Minister
HEALTH Minister Stephen Wade has rejected calls to introduce mandatory supervised quarantine for people entering South Australia from Victoria, saying compulsory isolation would encourage...
Region readies for outbreak with medi-hotel
MOUNT Gambier will house South Australia's fifth medi-hotel to support individuals with a high COVID-19 risk factor but do not otherwise require hospitalisation, the...
Gruelling challenge opens door to new cycling program
SCHOOL students from around Mount Gambier produced outstanding results at a vigorous cycling test under the watchful eye of Australian Olympic gold medallist Brett...
Woman avoids jail for hiding in truck to enter SA, driver arrested
UPDATE 2.30pm - The driver of a truck who allegedly brought a 65-year-old woman into South Australia from Victoria has been located and arrested.
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1972 Triumph 2000 Mk
A 1972 Triumph 2000 Mk 2 destined to become scrap metal was saved from the junkyard by Mount Gambier resident Jason Smaling.
The originally blue...
Saleyards manager gets back to roots
AFTER working alongside the agricultural sector for the past two decades, newly-appointed Mount Gambier and District Saleyards manager David Wallis can finally hone in...
Living memorial honours volunteers
ALMOST 30 sheoak trees have been planted at Mount Gambier’s Centennial Park in memory of Lions Club members from across the district.
Ten Lions Club...
Tough drug driving lesson for learner
A LEARNER driver was caught driving at Mount Gambier with cannabis in his system during a statewide police operation over the weekend.
The 26-year-old Mount...
Melbourne worker forced to choose sides
LOCKED down in the heart of metropolitan Melbourne, former Mount Gambier resident Brittany Denton is remaining positive, despite new border restrictions which will prevent...
Sewage tests to provide health officials with early virus warning signs
A SEWAGE-BASED testing scheme will be expanded to Mount Gambier to monitor the underlying level of COVID-19 in the community, the State Government has...