New hope to bury cemetery saga
February 18, 2010
Grant District Council is confident it can now finally bury the long-running saga over the expansion of the Port MacDonnell cemetery.
At council’s full meeting on Monday night, councillors were told it was likely the Native Vegetation Council would allow a small expansion at the site to meet the needs of the coastal community for the next 50 years. Read more
Council unhappy with power cuts
February 17, 2010
Grant District Council has written to ETSA Utilities to highlight a string of power outages at Port MacDonnell this year.
This follows a number of letters and phone calls to The Border Watch about power problems in recent weeks.
It is understood some residents have had their power drop out more than 15 times in a day. Read more
Bayside Festival a big success
January 4, 2010
Port MacDonnell’s 15th annual MG Plasterers Bayside Festival has been hailed an outstanding success, drawing more than 7000 people to the seaside town. Read more
Terrific Bayside Festival promised
January 1, 2010
Port MacDonnell will be abuzz on Sunday when the town hosts its annual Bayside Festival on the foreshore.
The festival is organised by a sub-committee of the Port MacDonnell Tourist Association and has been running annually for the past 15 years. Read more
Port MacDonnell concept plans released
December 23, 2009
Grant District Council has unveiled concept plans to revitalise the Port MacDonnell foreshore and the Tenterden Reserve, but has stressed no work will be undertaken unless it is given the green light from the community.
Unveiled at its council meeting on Monday night, the redevelopment blueprint includes major revegetation works, reconstructed sand dunes, new carpark and boating parking and even a large-scale boat to represent the wreck of the Tenterden. Read more
Heritage thanks set in stone
December 15, 2009
Names of hundreds of supporters of a project to preserve Port MacDonnell’s heritage and beautify one of the area’s most historic precincts have been set in stone.
Port MacDonnell Pioneers Committee chairman Jim Galpin and Grant District Council Mayor Don Pegler opened the Pioneer’s Heritage Path yesterday at the Woolwash Historical Reserve. Read more
Coastal flooding fears rise
November 17, 2009
A new national government report has warned hundreds of homes along the South East coastline are at risk of rising sea levels and storm surges.
The Grant District Council area has been named among the most high-risk areas in South Australia. Read more
Fisherman caught out at Nelson
November 14, 2009
A Port MacDonnell man is the first commercial rock lobster operator from the South East of South Australia to have his boat seized for illegally fishing in Victorian waters for nearly 30 years.
The 54-year-old professional fisher faces likely charges after fisheries officers from Portland seized his boat on Thursday after discovering 14 illegal rock lobster pots two kilometres from the Glenelg River mouth. Read more
Fish roe washes up at the Bay
November 12, 2009
Port MacDonnell residents have been scratching their heads over the thick orange matter washing onto the beach over the past couple of days. Read more
Port MacDonnell boardwalk completed
October 15, 2009
Port MacDonnell residents and visitors are now able to use the new extension to the Shelley Beach boardwalk.
The Port MacDonnell Landcare Group received funding under the Community Grants for Land Care, Coast Care and Water Care Scheme to extend the existing boardwalk. Read more
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