War of words

By Nasik Swami: A war of words has broken out between Health Minister Chris Picton and Member of Barker Tony Pasin over the release of a feasibility study on delivering radiation treatment services for the region. Mr Pasin claimed the local health bureaucracy, the Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN), has “snubbed” the release of the report, hiding it from the public and the volunteers of the Limestone Coast Radiation Treatment Working Group. He claimed the feasibility study report was being withheld from the group—the very people who have been the driving force behind the government’s commitment to undertake the study. However, the Health Minister says, “Tony Pasin certainly has a short memory”. “The Member for Barker must have forgotten he was part of the former Federal Liberal Government that rejected a proposal to establish radiation therapy in the Limestone Coast in May 2021,” Mr Picton said while responding to […]

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Rare earths row

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Council admins in One Nation’s sights

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Sunrise celebrates grandparents

On June 26, at Sunrise Christian School Naracoorte, we celebrated the grandparents and special people in our lives.

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Labor’s attack

on seniors’ private health cover

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Rural health grants open

At Flinders University Rural and Remote Health SA, our education and research are dedicated to equipping the next generation of leaders and innovators with the knowledge, skills, and vision to improve health outcomes and support vulnerable communities across rural and remote Australia.

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Council adopts

2026-27 budget

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