Tag: councillor

Office tender review

Wattle Range Council is expected to hold a special council meeting this afternoon (Tuesday) to consider tenders which were submitted to build the proposed...

Rural speed limits in sights

Speed limits on six roads in Yahl may be reduced to 80kph if Grant District Council is successful in advocating to the Department of...

Council heads to poll

Wattle Range Council is set to go to the polls again with a postal vote ballot to fill the Corcoran Ward vacancy. The vacancy arose...

Historic building upgrades on hold

The National Trust will not agree to a Wattle Range Council request to contribute at least $250,000 of its own funds to replace two...

Mayor vacates chamber

Robe Mayor Lisa Ruffell and ward councillor Marcia Dening followed due process and vacated the meeting chamber for two minutes at a recent meeting. The...

City terrace closure explored

Mount Gambier City Council will investigate the possibility of closing Watson Terrace for three months. The investigation follows a request made by Councillor Max Bruins...

Doctors head to coast

Doctors will again be consulting at Beachport after a break of almost eight months. Senior doctors from the Medical Clinic Millicent will be on duty...

Fire alarm raised

Providing Mount Gambier with a Metropolitan Fire Service that operates 24/7 and with a working first response fire unit will be discussed at City...

Elected member calls for answers over pound process

AMount Gambier City Council elected member will be seeking answers about animal pound and shelter services over the past 12 months. Councillor Paul Jenner has...

Return ‘ruled out’

Robe District Council Deputy Mayor Nick Brown has ruled out returning to the council’s paid workforce for the foreseeable future. Councillor Brown is a former...

Unnecessary resource ‘double up’

Alocal councillor is attempting to save ratepayers from reimbursing $40,000 for a compulsory review. At City Council’s March monthly meeting councillor Max Bruins said the...

Spring rain sparks hazard

Spring rains have led to roadside grass growing high across the South East and creating a traffic hazard for road users, according to a...

‘Inclusive move’ made

Wattle Range Council has voted unanimously to remove the reference to Almighty God in the civic prayer which has opened each monthly meeting since...

Change of guard

Change has swept through Grant District Council, with incumbent Mayor Richard Sage ousted and former ward councillor Kylie Boston claiming the top job. After serving...

Noll retains top job

There are contests in all four wards of Wattle Range Council while first-term Mayor Des Noll has been re-elected unopposed. The 17 candidates for the...