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Air Force Roulettes roll into region

All eyes were on the sky above Mount Gambier’s famed Blue Lake on Saturday as the Air Force Roulettes performed over the attraction.
 The six...

Air Force memories preserved

Immortalising the history of the Mount Gambier Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) continues with the Mount Gambier Aviation Museum securing the memories of a...

RAAF memorial attended

Alonely parking bay on the Princes Highway between Millicent and Kingston has recently been visited by a contingent of Robe RSL members. They paid their...

Seniors stop to remember

World War II veteran Ted Davis proudly took part in an annual Millicent commemorative event this month. He wore his medals, RSL badge and a...

Aviation museum in flight

Amuseum housing all things aviation, with particular interest in the World War II era in Mount Gambier, is set to take off. Aviation enthusiast Ian...

RAAF airman honoured

Among the 24 World War II servicemen honoured for their supreme sacrifice on the Millicent Cross of Sacrifice is RAAF airman Frank Fischer. His stay...

Academic excellence awarded

APenola student is the latest recipient of the lucrative Vansittart Scholarship at St Peter’s College in Adelaide. Cooper Gartner completed Year 9 at Tenison Woods...

New addition for Millicent RSL

Arare knife from Nepal has recently been added to the collection of the Millicent sub-branch of the Returned and Services League. The mounted Gurkha Kukri...

Millicent student’s academic achievements recognised

Her five years of secondary schooling have been crowned with a coveted award for Millicent High School student Indy Homes. The Year 12 student received...

History buffs inspect restored graves

Guided tours of the restored graves at the older section of the Millicent Cemetery recently attracted 30 history buffs. The guide was local historian Noel...