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Alleged thief caught

Feb 25, 2025 | This Week's Issue, Top Articles | 0 comments

Local businessman calls for greater police presence. By Nasik Swami: After enduring nearly $15,000 in losses from multiple break-ins and spending around $30,000 on security upgrades, a local businessman is finally feeling a sense of relief. Police have arrested and charged a suspect believed to be responsible for the break-ins at a block of shops […]
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Fiji to Naracoorte News… 

by | 27/02/2025 | This Week's Issue, Top Articles | 0 Comments

Nasik’s life-changing decision. By Paul Mitchell: From a dirt-poor, domestic violence-impacted home in Fiji, where food on the table was never guaranteed, to the Naracoorte News. Nasik Swami’s unique journey to our town – and onto our pages every Wednesday – is an unlikely, but inspiring reminder that determination and aspiration remain the most valuable […]
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“High level” engagement

by | 25/02/2025 | This Week's Issue, Top Articles | 0 Comments

By Nasik Swami: Despite the absence of a survey evaluating the effectiveness of livestreaming Naracoorte Lucindale Council meetings, CEO Trevor Smart describes the initiative as a “high level” of community engagement. The council conducted its first livestream of an ordinary meeting on June 27, 2023, followed by its inaugural livestream of the Strategic Asset and […]
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Hard Talk, Town after Town

by | 18/02/2025 | This Week's Issue, Top Articles | 0 Comments

. Consistent failures in housing strategy. By Nasik Swami: Bureaucratic hurdles, red tape, market failures, declining investor confidence, and ineffective policies have all been cited as key factors behind the district’s ongoing housing crisis. In this edition of Hard Talk, The News explores the severe housing shortage affecting regional towns like Naracoorte, Penola, and Bordertown. […]
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What’s our strategy?

by | 12/02/2025 | This Week's Issue, Top Articles | 0 Comments

By Nasik Swami: Future developments in the district must be thoughtfully planned with harmony, taste, and understanding, rather than solely focusing on “chasing rate dollars”. This was the key message from mayor Patrick Ross to the Naracoorte Lucindale Council as elected members began discussions on a crucial issue—the draft housing strategy—last week. The district’s draft […]
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See you at the races!

by | 12/02/2025 | This Week's Issue, Top Articles | 0 Comments

The 2025 MiniJumbuk Naracoorte Cup will be held on Sunday 16 February, 2025. Naracoorte Racing Club/Photo: Adrian Gale – The Chapel Studio. The picture was taken during the 2024 Naracoorte Cup.
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Smart revelation

by | 12/02/2025 | This Week's Issue, Top Articles | 0 Comments

By Chris Oldfield: THE Naracoorte Lucindale Council’s administration chooses whether or not briefing session items are confidential, it was revealed during council’s January 28 meeting. According to CEO Trevor Smart, the administration does not notify the public when public briefing sessions are being held, and just advises elected members. Including whether items are confidential. He […]
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