Tag: WWII

Funding boost ahead of important anniversary

SE Voice -
ALimestone Coast project is among 15 statewide awarded funding from the State Government through the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II...

Air Force memories preserved

SE Voice -
Immortalising the history of the Mount Gambier Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) continues with the Mount Gambier Aviation Museum securing the memories of a...

Millicent veteran ranks thin out

SE Voice -
The ranks of World War II veterans in Millicent have recently been diminished by the death of Ted Davis at the age of 98.
The...

Hangar maintenance required

SE Voice -
Corrosion of an aircraft storage facility has prompted urgent work to be undertaken at the Mount Gambier Airport. In his report at Grant District Council’s...

Aviation museum in flight

Bri Robinson -
Amuseum housing all things aviation, with particular interest in the World War II era in Mount Gambier, is set to take off. Aviation enthusiast Ian...

Millicent student’s academic achievements recognised

Fred Smith -
Her five years of secondary schooling have been crowned with a coveted award for Millicent High School student Indy Homes. The Year 12 student received...

War history exhibited

SE Voice -
Mount Gambier will host a special photographic exhibition this weekend. The RSL - A Time To Celebrate is a DVA funded program to capture and...

State Governor to visit region

SE Voice -
The new Governor of South Australia will attend a commemorative service to mark the centenary of the Robe War Memorial at 11am on December...

City remembers WWII veteran

Lechelle Earl -
Mount Gambier is mourning the loss of one of the last of the city’s World War II veterans following the death of Jack Hopgood...