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‘Urchins and Slugs’ swim year round
IT MAY be a cold and windy morning in Beachport with strong waves and freezing waters, but if you are out at the right...
Devastating NYE fire
COUNTRY Fire Service (CFS) Region 5 Commander John Probert said there was nothing "malicious" or "intentional" about the car fire that started the Wrattonbully...
Mask abusers
LIMESTONE Coast retail workers have been facing abuse from customers refusing to wear masks.
A service station attendant, who did not want to be named,...
Rapid Covid tests unavailable
WHILE Covid-19 rapid antigen tests (RAT) have now been made available for purchase across South Australia, residents are finding them difficult to locate.
Supermarkets...
Missing tests found
A COURIER delay caused 100 local Covid-19 and blood test specimens to go temporarily missing on route to Adelaide.
SA Pathology first confirmed the tests...
Covid takes hold
THE reality of the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the Limestone Coast with case numbers soaring across the region.
Active Covid cases for local...
Covid-19 testing closed for hot weather
SUMMER may mean regular changes to the Mount Gambier Covid-19 testing site opening hours.
Last Friday and Saturday, testing times were changed from the...
Businesses slam government grants
BUSINESSES which have been affected by the most recent Covid-19 restrictions have begun to receive cash grants from the State Government this week.
Grants...
Some rapid Covid-19 tests to be subsidised
RAPID antigen tests (RAT) will be vital to quickly track the spread of Covid-19, but the community will largely be left footing the bill...
Community helps brighten Christmas for hundreds of families
HUNDREDS of children woke up to something special on Christmas day after new toys, vouchers and food hampers were provided by ac.care to families...
SES, CFS and Ambulance called in
VOLUNTEERS from Beachport SA Ambulance Service, Beachport Country Fire Service (CFS) and Millicent State Emergency Service (SES) were called in this week following an...
Testing times grow, again
TESTING times have blown out to about five hours at Mount Gambier's Covid-19 testing station at the show grounds.
Hundreds of cars line up earlier...
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Firmly entrenched in top four
THE profile of locally born and raised jockey Jacob Opperman continues to rise.
This is despite him coming out of his apprenticeship and becoming a...
