Tag: Nick McBride
Bank shuts doors
PROTESTS have failed to save the Millicent branch of the Commonwealth Bank as its doors will close for the last time at 4pm on...
Hay run at a halt
MOUNT Gambier Hay Run organiser Adam Smith says the fundraiser has hit a brick wall after pleas for a State Government-funded fuel subsidy has...
Restrictions in place as Penola project construction ramps up
VEGETATION removals and preparation of the new road alignment for the Penola Bypass is currently under way, with motorists slowing to a 25kph speed...
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...
McBride vote to ‘hurt community’ as advertising obligation scrapped
MEMBER For MacKillop Nick McBride has voted in parliament to strip The South Eastern Times of vital State Government advertising revenue.
Mr McBride backed a...
Parliament committee calls for cull program action to reduce pest impact
THE ECONOMIC impact of pest animals on South Australia could be as high as $797m according to Member for MacKillop Nick McBride.
The state's Natural...
Bypass work goes to tender
THE federal and state governments have launched a tender process for further construction of the $14.6m Penola Bypass with a view to be complete...
Councils urged to sign on with coalition to protect region
THE Limestone Coast Protection Alliance remains committed to a campaign against new gas exploration permits being issued in the Otway and Cooper basins, despite...
Bell supports independent review as controversial mining act passed
MOUNT Gambier MP Troy Bell will back an independent inquiry into mining land access after the State Government's controversial Mining Act was passed in...
Bypass work to begin
EARTHWORKS for the second stage of the Penola bypass will start in just a matter of months, according to Wattle Range Council chief executive...
South East concerns heard
MEMBER for MacKillop Nick McBride spent time in the heart of Penola on Monday for a coffee and catch-up with residents.
With a large electorate...
Zero-tolerance message enforced at SA-VIC border
NEW permanent signage has been installed on the Casterton Road border crossing enforcing the zero tolerance message to keep vineyards phylloxera free.
The large signs...
Death not suspicious
THE death of a woman at Mount Gambier/Berrin over the weekend is not believed to be suspicious, according to police.
Just before 8am on Saturday...
