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RESIDENTS in the Mount Gambier, Grant and Wattle Range local government areas will have “severe restrictions” for at least seven […]

CONSTRUCTION on the entire 15km stretch of the Penola-Coonawarra rail trail will steam ahead this month after Wattle Range councillors […]

WATTLE Range Council’s $153,000 public artwork depicting a large white hand holding a streamer has been installed at the Millicent […]

KALANGADOO, Mount Burr and Nangwarry residents could have the contents of their kerbside bin examined to reduce contamination and properly […]

By Raquel Mustillo NEGLIGENCE, rainfall and lack of maintenance has left a number of State Government roads littered with potholes, prompting a Limestone Coast council to issue an urgent demand to fix the dangerous defects before a fatal crash occurs. Motorists along a number of key roads – including the Princes Highway, Southern Ports Highway, Mount Burr Road and Millicent-Penola Road – are being forced to plough vehicles through rapidly expanding potholes, with dozens of drivers reportin...

By Raquel Mustillo MILLICENT Public Library users have warned prospective cuts to council library services will decimate an essential community hub and affect key educational, digital and social programs. Library volunteers Wendy Thomson, Nan Minty and Kerry Lawson have urged the State Government to keep funding levels steady amid widespread concern over the continuation of a long-standing agreement. The current 10-year agreement between the State Government and the Local Government Associati...

WATTLE Range Council has encouraged community groups to engage with local government through deputations and meetings to help shape future […]

By Raquel Mustillo FARMERS, government representatives and industry leaders converged at Tantanoola’s Roundwood Solutions to view to a world-first timber post treatment facility which converts residue into biochar. More than 40 people attended the company’s biochar and timber post plant tour to hear the new treatment option for posts which solves common disposal issues and brings a slew of environmental benefits. Roundwood Solutions managing director Steve Telford said the company’s creos...

AFTER almost two decades of operation, thousands of hours in voluntary service to the community and raising close to $200,000, […]