Carers undervalued: Buttrose
March 3, 2010
Media personality Ita Buttrose yesterday received thunderous applause from the audience when she described the income that community carers earned as “pathetic” during her visit to Mount Gambier. Read more
Is virginity a ‘gift’?
January 28, 2010
Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott said in a magazine interview virginity is a gift that should not be given away too lightly. Read more
Don’t drink and dial
December 17, 2009
Drink dial and you’ll probably cringe in the morning, according to a recent survey that revealed many South Australians have “a bit too much Christmas cheer” at their end-of-year work shows. Read more
Combined push to stop cyber bullying
November 3, 2009
Police, teachers, academics and education leaders will join forces next month in the hope of recruiting parents and the broader community to the cause of stamping out cyber bullying.
Education Department regional director Garry Costello hopes Mount Gambier City Hall will be packed for a community forum to educate parents about the capabilities of technology and how to protect children. Read more
Facebook hate site deleted
August 28, 2009
Concerns have been expressed about the regulation of popular social media website Facebook after a “group” page attacking a Mount Gambier teenager was created.
Although the page was deleted overnight, it operated for several days after the administrators removed themselves as members. Read more
Power lines shoe-toss mystery
July 1, 2009
The bizarre craze of tossing sneakers or shoes over power lines across Mount Gambier is a mystery to police. Read more
New call to ban mobile phones in schools
March 17, 2009
A leading adolescent psychologist has renewed a call for mobile phones to be banned in schools after viewing footage of Mount Gambier teenagers fighting.
A YouTube video posted last month shows local young people brawling at schools and public places. Read more
Violence features in school suspensions
March 8, 2009
Nearly 60 South East students were suspended from school in just one term last year because of violence.
The Department of Education and Children’s Services (DECS) released the region’s behaviour management data this week.
The figures show a total of 171 students (1.4pc of total students in the region) were suspended from schools in the Limestone Coast, compared with the state total of 4531 students suspended (2.7pc). Read more
SA the top for organ donors
February 24, 2009
South Australia has the highest rate of organ donation in Australia and one of the highest in the world.
In 2008, there were 43 organ donors in South Australia resulting in transplants to 120 recipients.
This translates to a rate of 27 donors per million population, and is by far the best rate in the country, according to Health Minister John Hill. Read more
Report identifies population turnover
November 28, 2008
A new research report has shown the impact of the burgeoning bluegum industry in the Green Triangle has not resulted in a huge exodus of the rural population.
The land use change snapshot — extending from Robe to Colac in Victoria– canvassed landholders who have sold or leased properties to plantation companies or established their own farm forestry. Read more
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