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Power saving projects

Around 90 former Housing Trust dwellings in the South East are each to receive an upgrade averaging almost $18,000 to improve energy efficiency.
The upgrades...

Uni lecture nears

The University of South Australia’s Mount Gambier campus will host its next public lecture on October 16.
Professor Alison Coates, from UniSA’s Allied Health and...

Pioneer honoured

The life of a prominent Millicent pioneer was remembered on Sunday at St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church.
The township was named in 1870...

Search on for unsung heroes

Nominations for the 2025 City of Mount Gambier Citizen of the Year Awards are now open. The awards provide an opportunity to recognise individuals...

Marketplace mess lands offender in jail

AMount Gambier man has been sentenced to more than two years imprisonment following a Facebook Marketplace car swap gone wrong.
Blake Edwin Doecke, 30, faced...

Politics in the pub to attract comment

Abid to reform legislation relating to abortion is certain to attract comment when Liberal frontbench MLC Ben Hood co-hosts an open political forum in...

Research highlights ‘climate burnout’

As the occurrence of weather extremes continues to escalate, the climate change movement now grapples with a new challenge, ‘climate burnout’.
The troubling trend of...

New leader appointed

The Limestone Coast Local Government Association is having its fourth change of chief executive within the space of 18 months.
Tony Wright left the role...

Views opposed over vital natural resource

ASouth East Mayor and a councillor have expressed opposing views about the role of a key government agency in a review of a vital...

Artwork on show at city airport

Walls of the Mount Gambier Regional Airport will be lined with artwork as part of a new concept by Grant District Council.
The reimagined space...

Council queries LGA viability

Senior members of Tatiara District Council have joined Wattle Range Council in questioning the viability of the Limestone Coast Local Government Association.
Deputy Mayor Councillor...

Thief on Magistrate’s naughty list

AMount Gambier father of three has been convicted for a Christmas crime that created waves last year.
Joshua Douglas Beck, 49, appeared in custody via...

Seafood sale price sinks

Retailers have dropped their prices for cooked lobsters in line with the recent fall in the wholesale (beach) price to $60 per kilogram.
Multiple Southern...

Coastal house boom

A29-block sub-division near the centre of the Robe township is seeking planning permission.
The development off Kokoda Avenue is sought by the Robe Golf Club...

Prices on rise

The beach price for Southern Zone lobster has briefly spiked at $80 per kilogram.
Fishers have received this premium price for larger lobsters, however this...