Tag: community

Shelton still drives education

Millicent High School’s longest serving principal is now driving school buses.
John Shelton retired at the end of 2021 after 16 years at the helm.
He...

Tech hub connects veterans

Anew hi-tech veterans’ hub is to be opened in the Millicent RSL War Memorial Hall in the coming weeks.
It will offer onsite services for...

Roadworks here for long haul

There will be no relief for Limestone Coast motorists amid the continuation of ongoing roadworks on Jubilee Highway.
Jubilee Highway West (northern carriageway) will be...

Council has big plans in the works

The Mount Gambier City Council has endorsed its Shared Path Master Plan, a framework highlighting future improvements to the quality, connectivity and safety of...

Aussie Aussie Aussie!

Last week’s wet weather did not deter more than 20 community members who officially became permanent Australian residents in a citizenship ceremony at Mount...

Council documents secrecy lifted

Documents relating to the lease of the council-owned Beachport medical centre premises have recently been released into the public domain. The documents had been held...

Cultural identity feedback sought

Community feedback is being sought on Mount Gambier’s cultural identity as part of the development of a vision to guide City Council’s strategic planning...

Crash victim succumbs to injuries

A man has died following a crash at Tintinara earlier this month. The two-car collision occurred at the intersection of the Dukes Highway and Fullwood...

New home for home care service provider

Resthaven Limestone Coast Community Services’ Mount Gambier office has moved to a new, larger office space to cater for strong demand for home care...

Mural lifts spirits

Alocal artist has brought a brush of colour to a popular Mount Gambier precinct through the City of Mount Gambier Creative Arts Fund.
Mount Gambier...

Digging up new species of giant fossil kangaroos

Palaeontologists from Flinders University have described three unusual new species of giant fossil kangaroo from Australia and New Guinea, finding them more diverse in...

Keilira community hub opens

The Keilira community has celebrated the completion of a new community precinct in the wake of the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires.
The development received $265,000...

Services unite to help people through grief

Alocal collaboration between In Home Hospice Care and Lifeline South East SA has provided vital support for those in the Limestone Coast community coping...

Millicent physiotherapy services expanded

The State Government has significantly increased the amount of physiotherapy sessions provided at Millicent and District Hospital. Long-serving private physiotherapy firm Therapy for Life ceased...

Family reunion makes for very happy Easter

For the first time in 10 years a Penola family came together for a surprise reunion over Easter. John and Maureen McDonald, their 10 children...