Tag: Woolworths

Workers change shift

Agroup of workers are about to walk away from their billion-dollar plant at the Kimberly-Clark Australia Millicent Mill.
However, they are not quitting their jobs...

Waste reduction in spotlight

The Kimberly-Clark Australia Millicent Mill has partnered with a major retailer on a packaging trial that’s set to remove tonnes of plastic waste from...

Additional trade hours trialled

Millicent is moving towards partial deregulation of its shopping hours and is set to trial Sunday trading.
The Millicent Proclaimed Shopping District is the last...

Dignity Drive support

Mount Gambier’s Bare Necessities Lingerie is one of several local businesses taking part in this year’s Share the Dignity’s August Dignity Drive.
Share the Dignity’s...

Meals distributed to care organisation

There are some slight changes taking place at the successful Millicent Shares a Plate venture.
Each Thursday, volunteers prepare the free meals at the Millicent...

City retail boom

Amajor multi-million-dollar expansion of the Marketplace shopping centre in Mount Gambier has been announced by a listed Adelaide developer.
Axiom Properties Limited has entered into...

Shop trade talks arise

The Liberal Party believes the two regulated supermarkets in Millicent should be allowed to trade on six of the public holidays. Under legislation dating back...

Bright footy future

There was a strong response in Millicent to a call-out for women and girls to try their hand at AFL. The Millicent Football Netball Club’s...

Garden grant helps knowledge grow

St Martins Lutheran College recently received one of 1107 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants to aid its Year 3 gardening program. The aim of the project...

Landcare future in bloom

Woolworths and Landcare Australia are on the lookout for primary schools and early learning centres across Millicent with ideas to help connect young generations...

Millicent stores set to extend trade hours

Millicent’s regulated Woolworths and Fosters Foodland supermarkets are set to extend their trading hours on a temporary basis starting Sunday. The green light is also...

Supermarket bag switch a ‘win-win’ for state

The South Australian Forest Products Association (SAFPA) has welcomed an announcement by Woolworths that it will phase out plastic bags across its South Australian...

Light shed on vehicle safety

The Lakes Rotary Club has shone a light on road safety, hosting its annual lighting and safety checks at Barry Maney Ford’s Jubilee Highway...

Shops seek trade approval

Millicent’s two remaining regulated shops are seeking special permission from the new Labor State Government to open their doors on Easter Saturday (April 16). The...

Shops shut doors for Australia Day

Both of Millicent’s regulated shops have declined the unique opportunity to trade 
on the public holiday for Australia Day tomorrow. The Woolworths and Fosters Foodland...