Tag: Queen Elizabeth II

Lasting rural tribute to monarch

Memorial trees to honour our late sovereign lady Queen Elizabeth are to be planted in all 13 towns of the Wattle Range Council area. The...

Queen’s Jubilee honour

ATree Planting Service was held at Penola’s McCorquindale Park recently, which honoured the late Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and her 70 years serving...

Rural town history in spotlight

The history of Tantanoola and district was recently put under the microscope when 30 members and friends of the South East Family History Group...

Queen honour

The region’s parliamentarians Nick McBride, Troy Bell and Tony Pasin gave formal speeches to condolence motions last week in honour of the late Queen...

Region reacts to passing

The death of Queen Elizabeth was immediately marked in Millicent on Friday morning by the lowering of flags to half-mast at a number of...

Tributes flow for Queen

There has been an outpouring of emotion and tributes across the Limestone Coast following the death of Queen Elizabeth II late last week. The passing...

Royals touch region

King Charles III visited the South East region 41 years ago to officially open the new Mount Gambier building which is now known as...

Queen’s memory lives on

Aspecial Mount Gambier tree planting last week proved to be of particularly poignant timing. Mount Gambier City Council and Reidy Park Primary School students planted...

‘Grief the price of love’

On behalf of the Wattle Range Community, I wish to convey my sincere condolences to the Royal Family. Our thoughts are with the members of...

Steadfast servant mourned

Today is such a sad day for the state, the nation, and the world. To wake to the news the Queen had died was an...

Grace and dignity inspires

Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II, our longest serving Sovereign and Australia’s Head of State will be remembered for her devotion and commitment to...

New era starts with ancient tradition

Former Millicent resident Major Sumner played a key role in two capital city ceremonies over the weekend which marked the death of Queen Elizabeth...