Tag: Riddoch Highway

Speed limit cut denied

There was strong community support for the current 110kph speed limit to be retained on the Riddoch Highway at Coonawarra.
The Coonawarra Vignerons Association had...

Speed reduction in sights

Moves are afoot to trim the speed limit on a section of the Riddoch Highway at Coonawarra.
Public comment will be sought by Wattle Range...

Worst run on Aussie roads since 1960s

The RAA is concerned that road deaths and serious injuries continue to occur at an alarming rate, with Australia recording a national increase in...

Crews called to hay blaze at Maaoupe

Emergency services crews were called to a hay stack fire near Maaoupe yesterday.
Four fire trucks were supported by farm fire units, water tankers and...

Nangwarry fatal collision

A woman has died and another is in a critical condition after a crash near Nangwarry. Just after 10.30am on Saturday, December 28, police and...

Pair arrested

Police arrested a man and woman following a series of recent incidents and an ongoing search throughout the Limestone Coast last week.
Just before 7am...

A new era beckons

If you have driven down the Riddoch Highway in the heart of Coonawarra recently and have noticed that something looks a little different, your...

Biomass boost

The Green Triangle Pellet Mill earmarked to be constructed adjacent the Mount Gambier Regional Airport has been given the green light.
Grant District Council previously...

Grant developments in pipeline

The planning approval process to construct a caravan and tourist park at Yahl is under way.
All going well, the first stage would be the...

Driver charged over fatal crash

A man has been charged following the death of two people in a fatal crash at Penola yesterday. Just after 5.15pm on Sunday, March 31,...

Double Penola fatality

Two people died in a fatal three-car crash at Penola on Sunday afternoon. Just after 5.15pm on March 31, police and emergency services were called...

Guard rail damaged

Alarge section of guard rail was damaged following a truck crash near Penola last week. At 2.45pm Wednesday police were advised of a single truck...

Drivers in police sights

Limestone Coast Police detected a series of traffic breaches on the region’s roads in the last week. Just before 5pm on Friday a 38-year-old Millicent...

RAA hits the road for safety checks

Key roads in the state’s South East and Murraylands are receiving a safety check-up this week, as part of RAA’s annual Regional Roadshow initiative. The...

Man charged over Tarpeena collision

Aman has been arrested after a crash at Tarpeena on Monday morning. About 6.20am police and emergency services were called to the intersection of McEnroe...