From the family car to the farm paddock, soaring fuel prices are burning a hole in pockets across the Naracoorte-Lucindale district, with diesel nearing $3 a litre and motorists, farmers, and businesses feeling the financial squeeze.

FORMER MP Nick McBride says he wants to prove he is innocent of domestic violence charges rather than “take the easy way out”.

Naracoorte Lucindale residents and ratepayers are being asked to judge council’s performance, identify where services need improving, and have their say on future priorities as a $20,000 community survey gets underway.

Influenza cases are rising across the Limestone Coast in an unusually late flu season, with SA Health confirming infections have climbed since August and continue to increase across South Australia.

THE community will be asked what the bridge running over Mosquito Creek near Struan House ought to be called.