Tag: Port MacDonnell
Rotting material to be processed following community uproar
THOUSANDS of cubic metres of rotting seaweed excavated along the Port MacDonnell foreshore will no longer be dumped back onto a regional beach.
In what...
Rock solid fishing season start
THE multi-million dollar commercial rock lobster industry has foreshadowed a buoyant season ahead as the benefits flow from the historic China-Australia free trade deal.
While...
Shipwreck in sight for hobby diver
HOBBY diver and exploration enthusiast Carl Von Stanke is endeavouring to add another shipwreck to his list of discoveries after recently relocating what he...
Traditional ceremony marks start of new season
PORT MacDonnell's multi-million dollar rock lobster fishery is now in full swing with dozens of commercial boats heading out yesterday for the highly anticipated...
Millicent group instrumental in art
THE century-old Nangula Hall piano has been given a splash of colour and a new lease of life at the hands of community members...
OPINION: Seaweed Confusion
THE Border Watch reported last week on an issue raised by several coastal identities, both commercial and private, relating to the relocation of rotting and foul smelling seaweed. I might be a little simple and may have missed[...]
Maritime history inspires art project
CREATIVITY and history will combine at Port MacDonnell as Port to Port representative Khairunnisa Schebella arrives for an innovative project.
Port to Port is a...
Museum showcases maritime history
VISITORS can sink into shipwreck history as Port MacDonnell's maritime museum showcases the Submerged - Stories of Australia's Shipwrecks exhibition.
The free exhibition focuses on...
New-look foreshore on track
GRANT District Council will seek government funding to progress stage two of The Waterfront project at Port MacDonnell.
The landmark project is already well under...
Port MacDonnell Uniting Church 150th anniversary
THE 150th anniversary of the Port MacDonnell Uniting Church was celebrated by more than 100 people on Sunday.
The 10am service was followed by the...
Seaweed dump has fishers ‘in a stink’
THE Port MacDonnell multi-million dollar rock lobster processing sector has warned the industry will be potentially tarnished if thousands of cubic metres of rotting...
Rift spills over into no confidence vote against mayor
GRANT District Council has been thrown into turmoil following a number of councillors pushing through an unprecedented no confidence motion in the incumbent mayor...