Tag: Wattle Range Council

Hacking meeting called

Wattle Range Council is currently meeting behind closed doors at its Millicent chambers to discuss a confidential written staff report on the recent successful...

Contract cut draws criticism

Aretired public servant has used an open forum to rebuke regional health officialdom for their contract dealings with Mount Gambier orthopaedic surgeon Mr Henry...

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...

Danger intersection set for safety upgrade

The long-awaited upgrade of a “dangerous” intersection on the Southern Ports Highway between Beachport and Rendelsham is drawing closer.
There have been repeated calls to...

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...

Regional funding pulled from annual wine show

Wattle Range Council has come to the rescue of a major annual South East regional event by providing cash grants of up to $7500.
The...

Urgent call for coastal protection

Alack of funding for coastal erosion at Southend had drawn the ire of a local resident.
Sallie Chambers has written to Wattle Range Council and...

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...

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...

Cash splash saves swim season

A full five-month swimming season is anticipated over the 2024/25 period according to senior staff of Wattle Range Council.
Although the dates have yet to...

Radio star plays long game on road to mayoral election tilt

Noted entertainer Kasey Chambers is backing her fellow Millicent High old scholar Leith Forrest to become the Mayor of Wattle Range in 2044.
During an...

Playground move forms part of long-awaited park upgrade

After almost five years of lying idle, the playground at the closed Tantanoola Primary School is set to be shifted to Lions Park in...

Community library future in spotlight

Approximately 40 Penola residents met at the Penola Visitor Information Centre last week to discuss the future of the Penola Community Library.
The residents expressed...

Farmers ‘disgusted’

Farmers say they are “disgusted” that Wattle Range Council is looking to raise rates at a time when the rural community is suffering hardship.
Community...

Dog’s breakfast tipped to a barking-good time

Canine owners are invited to bring their pooches to a Dog’s Breakfast to be held in Millicent at 10am on June 30.
Dogs and their...