Prestigious art prize kicks off festival
Isabella MacKirdy has emerged as the winner of the 2024 John Shaw Neilson Acquisitive Art Prize – the announcement kickstarting the 2024 Penola Coonawarra...
Facility upgrade courtesy of ongoing partnership
Lions Club of Mount Gambier volunteers have built a horse shelter as their latest contribution in a long-standing relationship with Riding for the Disabled. Community...
Scholarship opportunity for apprentices
The Mount Gambier Lakes Rotary Club is proud to partner with Group Training Employment to offer a $5000 apprentice scholarship for 2024/25. The aim of...
Funding knock back stalls redevelopment
The District Council of Grant will re-evaluate the future of the Saleyards Transformation Project following an unsuccessful Federal Government funding bid. In January this year,...
Hitting the right notes
St Martins Lutheran College’s Music Program has recently celebrated significant achievements, with students recognised nationally for their collective and individual efforts. Three jazz ensembles and...
Compassion is at the heart of volunteers
Volunteers from In Home Hospice Care (IHHC) Mount Gambier all have different reasons and motivations for getting involved in the critical service but they...
Award winning author returns to region
Multimillion-copy bestselling author Heather Morris is returning to Mount Gambier for the release of Sisters Under the Rising Sun on Monday, May 27, at...
Pioneers still sitting pretty
The OneFortyOne Mount Gambier Pioneers women split their weekend road trip, taking care of Knox raiders before falling narrowly to Casey cavaliers. The girls entered...
Popular author set to head north
Prolific author Maya Linnell is heading north but before she leaves the region she has called home for so long, she is embarking on...
Bordertown apprentice the best in SA
Sophie Orrock has added the 2024 7NEWS South Australian Young Achiever of the Year Skills SA Outstanding Apprentice Award to her recent accolades, announced...
A victory two decades in the making
In a sprint finish, Tim Decker was the popular winner of the 87th running of the 100 Mile Classic. In his 20th appearance at the...
True spirit of the muster
At just 11 years old, Kate Henry and her kelpie Kanika Croc embody youthful enthusiasm and the close bonds formed between young handlers and...