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What happened to $500,000?

Oct 21, 2026 | Article, Community Stories, This Week's Issue, Top Articles

A $500,000 taxpayer-funded grant linked to a failed childcare development in Naracoorte remains publicly unaccounted for, even after the state government announced a fresh $12.7 million investment to tackle the town’s worsening childcare shortage.

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