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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Our world record holder

Naracoorte’s Ben Copping is not only a familiar face at Woolworths – he is now officially a world record holder, defying a lifetime of challenges with grit, resilience, and an unshakable love for sport.

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Season win for Ginger Beer

On April 28, the first semi-final was played between Sprite and Mountain Dew, and it proved to be a game worth watching from start to finish.

The first double was played by Isaac Speed and Henry Garcia from Sprite, and Brendan Preiss and Kelli from Mountain Dew.

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Geoff and Joan honoured for their years of service

The Naracoorte RSL & District Bowling Club held its presentation night on May 2.

After enjoying a roast dinner with potatoes, salad, and vegetables, members received their championship prizes.

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Emily claims Monthly Medal honours

Thank you to our sponsor The Shelter B&B, Robe.

Last week we played Monthly Medal Stroke in groups of three, A grade played from 10 and B grade off the first.

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KNTFL SCORES: ROUND 5

A Grade

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Tigers roar home in thriller

Mundulla kicked the only goals of the low-scoring first quarter, before Border Districts took the lead late in the second term.

The lead seesawed in the third quarter and Borders led by four points at the last break and extended their lead with a goal in the first minute of the last term.

The lead seesawed again before the Tigers kicked the last two goals of the match to win a thriller by eight points.

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