CFS responds quickly to hay fire

December 24, 2009

Firefighters battled threatening conditions yesterday, rushing from an Allendale East house fire to a burning haystack near Donovans as the damage bill climbed while heat and wind threatened broader destruction.

The temperature soared to 38.9 degrees at 1pm with wind gusts of 72kmh recorded in Mount Gambier. Read more

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Donovans gains public transport

December 2, 2009

Donovans will be included in a bus trial that has involved a Portland to Mount Gambier service stopping in Nelson.

A recent review of the service, which runs on Mondays and Fridays, resulted in inclusion of Donovans for the remainder of the trial period. Read more

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River shack valuations questioned

July 31, 2009

A licensed Mount Gambier valuer has raised concerns over the State Government’s decision to substantially lift rentals for shack holders along the Glenelg River.

Herbert Real Estate principal David Herbert accused the government of not being upfront with shack holders over their skyrocketing rental bills. Read more

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Glenelg River shacks at risk

July 7, 2009

Shacks on the Glenelg River at Donovans may be pulled down as owners grapple with rent hikes.

Dozens of shacks scattered along the bank of the picturesque Glenelg River are likely to be torn down, following rentals skyrocketing again this year. Read more

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Proud father praises heroic rescue

June 3, 2009

The local father of a man who used a vacuum cleaner pipe to save an excavator operator from drowning on Monday has expressed pride at his son’s heroic gesture.

David Thomson, of Donovans, and his wife had visited their son David in Melbourne over the weekend and were returning home on Monday afternoon when the incident occurred.

Mr Thomson said his son described the ordeal as “horrifying”. He was yesterday dubbed a hero in the Herald Sun after saving the man as he drowned before his eyes. Read more

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Tasmanian tiger sighting claimed

June 2, 2009

A Donovans man says he saw an animal on Monday afternoon that resembled a Tasmanian tiger.

Richard Elliott was driving along Dry Creek Road toward Princess Margaret Rose Cave when he observed the mystery animal near a pine plantation about 3.30pm. Read more

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EPA to investigate dumping claims

May 15, 2009

Officers from the Environment Protection Authority are expected to visit the Donovans landfill today to investigate claims a contractor dumped raw sewerage at the site.

A spokesman for the EPA said yesterday information had been received from residents and an investigation would begin into an incident that occurred on May 1. Read more

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Council denies poo dump

May 5, 2009

Concerns voiced by Donovans residents that raw sewerage was being dumped at the town’s landfill have been diluted by Grant District Council, with claims the material offloaded was sediment from rainwater tanks.

Residents contacted The Border Watch on Friday afternoon to report that a contractor was emptying a truckload at the site after pumping from sewerage tanks in the town. Read more

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Wastewater talks in Donovans

March 25, 2009

Grant District Council leaders will visit Donovans today in an attempt to allay concerns about development of a Community Wastewater Management Scheme at the riverside town.

Chief executive Russell Peate told The Border Watch council hoped to progress the matter to secure subsidies worth more than $1m to install the infrastructure. Read more

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Prescribed burning today at Donovans

December 11, 2008

ForestrySA will carry out prescribed burning operations today at the Dry Creek Native Forest Reserve near Donovans.

The reserve covers 720 hectares and contains a large area of previously grazed grassland and dry creek bed. Read more

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