Tag: Compton

Art serves as club fundraiser

Fun and fundraising were the key elements of an art class at Southend earlier this month.
Tutor Cindy Bunt guided the 10 participants to paint...

Region on alert

The Limestone Coast has been hit by a string of break ins, with police believing several of them to be linked. Premises in Millicent, Penola...

Small towns have say on priorities

Aplan to guide the long-term future of smaller communities within the Grant District Council has been approved and is ready for action.
The Inner Townships...

CFS crew turns up the heat

Compton Country Fire Service (CFS) volunteers recently took a step up for the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb raising a personal record of over $19,000...

Council drives road upgrades

Two local rural intersections are set to receive a major upgrade after Grant District Council successfully applied for Federal Government Black Spot funding. The increasingly...

Big news straight of out Compton

More housing is expected to be constructed in the Compton area and has officially received the support of Grant District Council. An additional 67 allotments...

Mining lease application to be discussed

The Department for Energy and Mining (DEM) will meet with Sandyridge Holdings in the coming weeks to further discuss its mining lease application. Sandyridge is...

Teen avoids jail over crash

ASouth East teenager has been given a 12-month good behaviour bond and been banned from driving for 18 months for driving without due care. The...

Teenager found not guilty over head-on crash

AMillicent teenager has been found not guilty of dangerous driving in a head-on crash that killed three people on the Princes Highway at Compton...

Compton landowners supported

Concerns raised by Compton residents has prompted Grant District Council to support landowners opposed to nearby mining activities. This is despite council previously stating it...

Compton residents outraged

Compton residents have expressed outrage at Grant District Council and claim they were not consulted regarding a proposed mining expansion near their homes. The claim...

Grant District secures pop-up vaccine sites

Grant District Council has been successful in an application for a COVID-19 community grant from Wellbeing SA in partnership with the Department for Health...

Family shares sporting history

Compton resident Sandra Edlington is set to share the remarkable life story of her late great grandfather George James Bignell. She will be the guest...

Extra, extra – read all about it

Boyhood memories in Millicent of literally making “a quid” selling newspapers in hotels are about to be shared by Port MacDonnell resident Haydn Egan. He...