Experienced employees

Opinion: Kim Radok, Credit Matters. Today, the business community is crying out for employees, yet there seems to be an almost universal campaign to ignore older workers in many businesses. By employing inexperienced and unprofessional employees rather than mature-aged workers, management is exposing their businesses to potentially many profit draining outcomes. The truth is however, generally, mature-aged workers bring many vital skills and experiences to the business. Furthermore, management has nothing to fear as these employees are mostly not interested in taking their jobs and unlike many younger employees, generally have better workplace ethics. There is an old saying, “… you cannot put an old head on young shoulders.” The same applies to your employees. True, younger employees are not burdened by past history, and are generally thinking differently about how a business may operate. In the day-to-day affairs of managing a business however, they lack the experience of older […]

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Naracoorte Market report: 26 May 2026

Cattle: LWB 25 – LWY 324 – LWC 357 – OAY 0

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KNTFL SCORES: ROUND 8

A Grade

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Hawker dominates at Bordertown shoot

There were fewer shooters this month; some members were still getting their crops in the ground ahead of forecast rain early in the week. There were near perfect weather conditions for shooting.

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Limestone Coast veterans retain Cross Border Challenge

SE Veteran Golf results

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KNTNA SCORES: ROUND 8

A Grade: Bordertown 43 (Z Phillips, I Sneath) d Naracoorte 39 (G Midwinter, T Kavanagh); Kybybolite 42 (E Ewer, C Woodard) d Lucindale 34 (H Ogilvie, T Lane); Keith 60 (S Makin, M Makin) d Kingston 47 (A Mules, T Pink).

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KNTNA JUNIOR MATCH REPORTS: ROUND 8

In focus Division 2

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