Tag: news
Facelift for the ‘old girl’
"SHE was a beauty," said retired Regimental Sergeant Major Geoff Baker last week when he and three colleagues of the 1st Armoured Regiment Association...
Mount Gambier traffic lights first installed 70 years ago
SEVENTY years ago, Mount Gambier became the first town in regional South Australia to have traffic lights but some residents didn't think it was...
Fracking ban debate
UPDATED
THE Labor Party has promised not to change the moratorium on fracking in the South East according to a statement released today.
The statement follows...
Ukraine conflict hits home
UKRAINIAN born Teresa Lawrence sits in her Mount Gambier home each night, fearful for her family in Kyiv, Ukraines capital city currently besieged by...
The Border Watch awarded ‘Best Newspaper’
THE Border Watch has been named 'Best Newspaper' in country South Australia for 2021.
Announced in Adelaide last Friday at Country Press SA's annual awards...
History made for bowls Pennant final
A BUSY week of bowls began at the Bob Cranwell Centre last Wednesday in the Round 14 Midweek Open.
The Mount Gambier Reds played...
SE Times and Penola Pennant return
MILLICENT'S South Eastern Times and Penola's Pennant newspapers will be relaunched later this month as part of The Border Watch stable.
Made possible by a...
Wine export hits all time low
SHIPPING internationally has proven difficult to wineries within the Coonawarra district with severe wait times and cancellations.
It comes following ongoing issues surrounding the China...
Old railway goods shed dilemma
A DILEMMA has arisen over a disused railway goods shed and siding platform in Penola, with its future a matter of debate at Wattle...
Public complaints steady for local health network
PUBLIC complaints reported to the Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) have slightly increased compared to previous years, according to LCLHN's annual report.
During the...
Timber low carbon support
TIMBER mills from across the Green Triangle Region have thrown their support behind a $300m investment into low-carbon timber made by the Federal Government....
Local students to become ‘Insect Investigators’
RENDELSHAM Primary and Kingston Community School have been selected as two of 50 schools to participate in a new citizen science project, Insect Investigators,...
Eager MGGC golfers compete in Stablefords
THE Mount Gambier Golf Club's Thursday Pro Shop Stableford competition attracted 98 players on February 12, with the usual count-backs required to determine the...
