Tag: emergency

Emergency service call

An appeal by Robe Mayor Lisa Ruffell for additional volunteers for the local CFS and SA Ambulance Service has been heeded by at least...

CFS positions open

All leadership positions in the Wattle Range Country Fire Service Group will be officially vacated as usual at its annual general meeting at its...

Team leader makes call

Astrong sense of community is what drives SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) Regional Team Leader Taylor Martin. Ms Martin grew up in Kingston SE and has...

Rescuers ready for challenge

Ateam of local State Emergency Services (SES) volunteers will put their skills to the test at the national Australasian Rescue Challenge this week. The Mount...

Disaster funding prepares for worst

The Limestone Coast will be better protected and prepared for future natural disasters following funding being allocated for two projects under round one of...

Kerbside collection schedule rolls out

Mount Gambier City Council will roll out changes to the kerbside recycling and food organics garden organics (FOGO) bin collection schedule from July 
3. Council’s...

Young firies put skills to test

Local Country Fire Service cadets recently took 
part in a regional challenge designed to test their firefighting skills. Nine teams of cadets from throughout Region...

Digital eyes look for fires

The Green Triangle’s fire observation towers are set to be upgraded, including a new tower near Penola, delivering on a key State Government election...

Foster care manager swaps roles to help flood-affected residents

AMount Gambier social worker witnessed firsthand the impacts of the River Murray flooding on Riverland communities after volunteering for three weeks to support affected...

Bird strike sparks
coastal grass fire

Country Fire Service volunteers spent hours extinguishing a grass fire at Reedy Creek, near Kingston. The crews were alerted to the blaze just before midnight...

Teen thrown from car in crash

Limestone Coast Police have urged the community to be safe and responsible on the region’s roads following several traffic incidents in recent days involving...

Assault report under investigation

Police are investigating an assault which is alleged to have occurred at Millicent in the early hours of Thursday morning. A man has told police...

Rapid fire response

About four hectares of farmland near the northern edge of Lake Bonney were blackened on Monday afternoon. The alarm was raised at 2.40pm and the...