Blue Light movie on Thursday
June 30, 2009
As part of Drug Action Week the Mount Gambier Police Blue Light Committee will host a discounted screening of the latest hit movie Ice Age 3.
Students from Years 4 – 7 are encouraged to attend on Thursday at 6pm in the Oatmill Cinema Complex. Read more
Murray South East squad finalised
June 30, 2009
Five Western Border players and a similar number from the Mid South East have made the final cut for the Murray South East team to tackle this weekend’s South Australian Country Football Championships in Port Pirie. Read more
Hamilton-Smith seeks to end disunity
June 30, 2009
South Australian Liberal leader Martin Hamilton-Smith wants to end disunity within party ranks.
In calling a leadership spill for Saturday, Mr Hamilton-Smith said the past few weeks of controversy and disunity “must come to an end”. Read more
New era for regional development
June 30, 2009
A tripartite agreement to establish a new regional development consultative organisation was signed in Adelaide today.
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Local Government Maxine McKew, SA Minister for Regional Development Paul Caica, and the Local Government Association’s Felicity-ann Lewis formally reached agreement on arrangements for Regional Development Australia. Read more
Severe weather warning lifted
June 30, 2009
The weather bureau has lifted a severe weather warning for the South East.
In an update at 4.13am on Wednesday the bureau said conditions have eased, but further localised wind squalls of more than 90kmh may be possible about southern coastal districts again this afternoon. Read more
Alleged crash driver released on bail
June 30, 2009
The Supreme Court released Michael John Smith, of Millicent, from custody on Friday morning after he spent more than two weeks on remand at the Mount Gambier Prison.
Mr Smith, 20, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after his vehicle rolled over on Rendelsham Road, near Millicent, on the morning of June 7. Read more
Uncertainty clouds plantation forestry
June 30, 2009
Uncertainty continues to cloud the region’s plantation industry despite announcements from state and national government leaders last week about the future of the sector.
Green Triangle Regional Plantation Committee executive John Kellas said Federal Forestry Minister Tony Burke’s “Preparing Forest Industries for the Future” statement revisited existing policies dating back to the early 1990s. Read more
Anger rises over marine park boundaries
June 30, 2009
South East stakeholders will make a last ditch attempt this week to convince the State Government to scale back its sweeping marine park boundaries, in a move to lessen the impact on the multi-million-dollar commercial and recreational fishing sectors.
Local government, recreational and commercial fishers met at short notice yesterday to urgently re-examine a proposal sent to the State Government which recommended the area declared should be trimmed to 20pc of the current proposal. Read more
Bottled water ban urged
June 30, 2009
Plastic shopping bags were recently banned from shops in South Australia and now the war is on against bottled water. Read more
Mitch Williams quits Shadow Cabinet
June 29, 2009
South East Liberal MP Mitch Williams has publicly called for his embattled leader to resign while quitting the frontbench himself in a dramatic move to force a change of leadership.
Mr Williams told The Border Watch he would contest the leadership if it became vacant.
Following the fake documents political scandal that engulfed the party in recent months, Mr Williams claimed Martin Hamilton-Smith’s leadership was now not viable and it was time for him to go. Read more
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