The West Wimmera Shire Council has endorsed its 2026-27 draft budget, with a continued focus on financial sustainability, service delivery, and investment in critical infrastructure.

The Naracoorte Cancer Council Branch extends a huge thank you to the Naracoorte community for the part they played in making history, holding the inaugural iconic Marilyn Jetty Swim at the Naracoorte Swimming Lake on March 1.

THREE West Wimmera Shire Council’s early childhood services have been recognised by the Victorian government for excellence in healthy eating, oral health, and creating safe, smoke-free environments.

MARITIME Constructions completed a second campaign of dredging works at Cape Jaffa in February.

The Swap Meet is on at the Naracoorte Showgrounds on May 2-3.

Regional South Australia continues to bear the brunt of road trauma, with new data and police insight reinforcing a sobering reality — country roads remain significantly more dangerous than metropolitan areas. Between 2019 and 2023, 65 per cent of road deaths in South Australia occurred in regional areas, despite only 30 per cent of the population living outside the city. The figures highlight a persistent and troubling trend that has spanned decades. According to South Australia Police Highway Patrol Inspector Mark Atkinson, the reasons are complex — but well understood. “Fatal and serious injury crashes remain more common in regional and rural locations than metropolitan areas, a trend that has persisted for decades,” Inspector Atkinson said. “Data from the first quarter of 2026 shows that most people killed on South Australian roads were travelling in country areas. Factors such as higher speed environments, unforgiving road design, the presence of heavy […]