Tag: coronavirus

State ‘unrestricted’

COVID testing will continue as normal in the Limestone Coast, despite the easing of COVID restrictions. The removal of isolation requirements for people who have...

COVID vaccine eligibility extends

Thousands of at-risk South Australian children aged six months to under five years old are now eligible to receive their COVID vaccine under new...

Emergency declaration ends

The Major Emergency Declaration in South Australia for COVID-19 has ended after 793 days in an historic and significant step forward in the state’s...

Country pubs feel pinch

Local country pubs are feeling the firsthand effects of the Reserve Bank of Australia lifting its interest rates for the first time in over...

Living costs take toll

Rising living costs are reportedly having more of an effect on mortgage repayments than the recent interest rate hike, according to local financial experts. Willow...

Restrictions ease for COVID close contacts

Close contacts of COVID cases will no longer have to quarantine from the end of this week, in an easing of South Australia’s COVID...

COVID-19 
mandates 
unmasked

Masks mandates will be removed in a majority of settings from tomorrow, with QR code check ins also scrapped. Premier Peter Malinauskas announced on Tuesday...

COVID ‘outbreak’ circuit breaker

The Mount Gambier Childcare Centre has had to flick the circuit breaker switch following a COVID outbreak amongst educators. Centre director Fiona Paltridge said the...

‘Clear out’ COVID

Aprominent regional leader has called on the new State Government to immediately scrap its COVID-related State of Emergency as he claims it is affecting...

Back in business

Local businesses have welcomed the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in relation to close contact and quarantine requirements. Premier Peter Malinauskas last week announced significant easing...

School camps to resume

After weeks of uncertainty about COVID-19 restrictions, South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) camps have been reintroduced by the Department for Education. Grant High School...

City hospitality venues eager to bounce back

Local hospitality businesses are still feeling the weight left behind by COVID-19 restrictions after more than two years of uncertainty. The lifting of restrictions last...

Active retirees power towards ‘new normal’

University of the Third Age (U3A) Mount Gambier’s newly re-elected president Carole Ryan is looking forward to the arrival of “the new normal” after...

Lockdown ends

The COVID-imposed lockdown at Boneham Aged Care Services in Millicent ended on Saturday. Such measures as a ban on visitors and restricting resident movements had...

Driver reviver initiative on hold

Community volunteers and members of the Wattle Range Road Safety Committee will again not be manning a refreshment stop near Millicent this Easter holiday...