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Extra credit to support students

Penola Primary School has been selected to receive funding through Credit Union SA’s brand-new School Impact Program this year.
The program offers SA schools the...

Eagles excel

Penola had several good wins in the weekend’s round of Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara netball.
The Eagles took the court against Padthaway in wintry conditions.
Penola’s A...

‘Good night’ catches driver out

ALimestone Coast man has been fined nearly $3000 after being convicted of drink driving and two separate offences of drug driving in Mount Gambier...

Extensive charge list adjourned

Mount Gambier man Tyson James Ratcliffe faced the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court last week accused of 12 offences.
The offences included theft, driving a motor...

SAROC resignation

Wattle Range Councl Mayor Des Noll is cutting ties with another peak regional body.
Mayor Noll resigned from the board of the Limestone Coast Local...

Grant land use project receives ‘green light’

Grant District Council has approved its Strategic Land Use Priorities Project in readiness for the upcoming Limestone Coast Regional Plan process.
The final document will...

Speedy decision

The speed limit on the approach to the Southend township will not be changed by a State Government agency in the short term and...

Lake funds talk

The case for Federal Government grants for an $8m re-build of the Millicent Swimming Lake was put to a senior politician last week.
Shadow Regional...

Turbines offline

The three diesel-powered turbines at the Snuggery were mothballed recently and are scheduled to close in just over three years.
The peak demand turbines have...

Council committee bid

AMount Gambier lawyer has applied to be an independent member of the Wattle Range Council Audit and Risk Committee.
Lucy Peters graduated from the University...

Wattle Range reshuffle

There was some good-natured banter including tongue-in-cheek references to “sackings” when Wattle Range Council re-defined its membership of its audit and risk committee at...

Heritage tourism boost

ALimestone Coast tourism business will share in nearly $150,000 in State Government funding to enhance heritage tourism across South Australia.
Walk the Limestone Coast will...

Scriven to oversee ministerial portfolios

Forests Minister Clare Scriven will temporarily be responsible for additional ministerial portfolios for parts of July and August while two of her female cabinet...

Host of questions and motions listed for July council meeting

Anumber of matters have been listed for discussion when Mount Gambier City Council meets today for its July monthly meeting.
Questions and motions from councillors...

Quiz fans answer the call

Quiz night champions “We thought it was speed dating” are the toast of Millicent.
They finished ahead of “Double Bogeys” and 15 other tables at...