Tag: emergency

Emergency services go bush

The emergency services were summoned to the Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park at 11.30am on Saturday after a woman had a fall on one of...

Millicent CFS volunteers develop skills

Members of the Millicent Country Fire Service Brigade regularly attend training courses to gain additional specialist skills. Colin Abela and Noah Telfer recently completed their...

Fire service sheds open ahead of danger season

New sheds for the Country Fire Service Brigades at Mount Burr and Coonawarra were officially opened on Sunday. The speeches and ribbon-cutting ceremonies had long...

Emergency call for volunteers

Local Country Fire Service brigades are struggling with volunteer numbers which is at times impacting the service’s ability to respond to incidents. It is particularly...

Fishos rescued at Bay

Two people and a dog had to be rescued from a sinking boat off the coast of Port MacDonnell on Sunday afternoon. The small runabout...

Farm fire protection gets vital support

The State Government will provide crucial grants for Farm Firefighting Units (FFUs) with a State Budget commitment of $2m over four years. The Regional Capability...

Council takes next step in trail reopening

Mount Gambier City Council on Friday reopened a further section of trail in the Crater Lakes precinct with access reinstated to the path leading...

Fundraising movie magic

The Lions Club of Blue Lake City Lionesses’ Downton Abbey: A New Era movie night at the Oatmill Cinema last week raised more than...

Penola hospital on lockdown

COVID has again disrupted service delivery at the Penola War Memorial Hospital. Due to an outbreak at the hospital, the site is currently under a...

Hospital hits limit

There were three consecutive so-called “Code White” days at Mount Gambier Hospital last week when the facility was at its capacity. Due to staff shortages,...

Hopes and prayers with disaster victims

Mount Gambier faithful united to pray for Australian flood victims and the people of Ukraine and Russia in an interfaith service held at Christ...

Life savers secure vital new gear

Local Surf Life Saving clubs have benefitted from Federal Government funding to purchase new equipment. The Surf Life Saving Australia’s (SLSA) Beach Safety Equipment Fund...

Teen leads rescuers to lost kayakers

The resourceful thinking of a 13-year-old boy led police to the location of two missing kayakers at Drik Drik early on Sunday morning. Emergency services...

Driver reported after hitting pub

Adrink driver has lost his licence for six months after crashing into a pub at Robe in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police were...