Tag: Port MacDonnell

Researcher spots whale of time off Port MacDonnell coast

Aveteran whale researcher observed a rare blue whale mating ritual off the coast of Port MacDonnell late last month. Blue Whale Study chief executive and...

Mid South Eastern Netball season preview

Robe There have been a lot of changes in the A Grade side, with Emma Grant, Tori Gluyas, Georgia Perkins, Halle Carter and Ellen Ramke...

Mid South Eastern Football season preview

One of the most stable football competitions of its size in the nation gets under way at 2pm on Saturday when the sirens blare...

MSE season to launch with ‘blockbuster’

Port MacDonnell v Kalangadoo
 The Mid South Eastern Football League has scheduled a block-buster to commence the home and away season on Saturday with reigning...

Yacht runs aground at Port MacDonnell

Asailing vessel ran aground at Port MacDonnell on Thursday night.
Police were alerted about 9.15pm to a 12 metre fibreglass yacht grounded approximately 500 metres...

Abalone disease control shifts to new phase

Fishing restrictions in South East waters established to help control the Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) outbreak have been eased, with ongoing conditions. With surveillance to...

Lobsters sink claws into super league title

The Kimberley-Clark Australia Night Super League was finalised last Thursday night at the Mount Gambier Bowls Complex.
The Bay Breakers and the Red Lobsters, both...

Season sails away

The Port MacDonnell Sailing club hosted its last race of the season on Saturday.
Sailors were met with cloudless skies, gentle 7-19 knot winds and...

Fishing restrictions eased

Fishing restrictions in South East waters established to help control the Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) outbreak have been eased, with ongoing conditions. With surveillance to...

Sailors back on water at Port MacDonnell as disrupted season resumes

Sailing resumed in Port MacDonnell after several weeks off, with four races held. The Port MacDonnell Sailing Club sailed back into action after racing was...

Restrictions ease offshore

Restrictions are beginning to ease for the boating and fishing community in the Limestone Coast following the detection of the Abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG)...

Concept to creation

Port MacDonnell’s new dirt mountain bike track is officially open following a collaborative effort between the Grant District Council and local youth. In February 2023,...

No go wind zone draws praise

Two Limestone Coast politicians have welcomed news the waters off Port MacDonnell have been excluded from the Southern Ocean wind zone.
Minister for Primary Industries...

Wind taken out of project sails

The Port MacDonnell community is celebrating following Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen’s announcement yesterday the seaside town would be spared from...

Shake and quake

A3.2 magnitude earthquake was reported on Friday night in the Southern Ocean, about 107km south of Mount Gambier.
The earthquake was recorded at a depth...