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Embedded plastics & illnesses

Embedded plastics & illnesses

by | Oct 17, 2023 | , ,

Your Say: Heather Heggie, Naracoorte.
Australia seems to be losing several ‘wars’ with invaders – cane toads, buffel grass, wild pigs, feral deer, and many other introduced species of flora and fauna. Buffel grass burns catastrophically hot and destroys everything in its path. Plastic has become embedded in our buildings and vehicles and packaging. Insurance […]

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Cricket preview

Cricket preview

by | Oct 17, 2023 | , ,

The Millicent and Naracoorte Cricket Association’s senior season is set to get underway for 2023/24 this Saturday. Eight teams have nominated for this season, one less than last season with Footballers Furner Beachport unable to field a side. Of the Naracoorte-based teams entered, there are again two Naracoorte teams – Naracoorte Townies and Naracoorte Warriors […]

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Embedded plastics & illnesses

Climate Change response

by | Oct 17, 2023 | , ,

Your Say: Cliff Hignett, Naracoorte.
Phillip Cornish (NEWS 6-9-23) complained about our tendency to blame climate disasters on ‘man made climate change’ and not accept that climate comes in ‘cycles’. In fact, climate science is the study of climate cycles – and not just the yearly summer/winter cycle – caused by the tilt of earth […]

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New season, new beginnings

New season, new beginnings

by | Oct 17, 2023 | , ,

By Jock McClure.
The cricket season kicks off this weekend and the Naracoorte/Penola U14’s team is ready for a big season. Major changes with the team includes seven players moving up to the U17’s, and seven new players make their debut in the U14’s. This year’s team will be a combined team of mixed Naracoorte […]

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Fuel tax bite

Fuel tax bite

by | Oct 17, 2023 | , ,

By Nasik Swami.
Motorists in the South East are paying eye-watering fuel prices at bowsers as the end of the 22c per litre discount excise bites. Many drivers in the district this newspaper spoke to say they are paying record-high prices for their fuel when they can least afford it, and the surge is not […]

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Naracoorte Rangers Baseball report

Naracoorte Rangers Baseball report

by | Oct 17, 2023 | , ,

By Martin Wirper.
Games have begun again in the Mount Gambier and Districts Baseball League. After last season’s tough run in division 2 the Naracoorte seniors are now back in division 3. Our first game was away to Millicent on Saturday. Naracoorte batted first and secured two runs courtesy of Brady Fox and Ken Sisson. […]

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Boost for community groups

Boost for community groups

by | Oct 17, 2023 | , ,

By Nasik Swami.
A total of $7,500 will be distributed to various community groups as part of the Naracoorte-Lucindale Council’s Community Chest Program for 2023-2024. Revealing this, council manager for finance and corporate, Alex Edmonds, said they received seven applications requesting a total of $16,257, but only four were approved. The distribution of funds for […]

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SE Veteran golf results

SE Veteran golf results

by | Oct 17, 2023 | , ,

By Max Clifford
On a bright sunny day the field at Penola was 78 players including 4 Glenelg vets. The First div winner was Greg Sinclair, Robe with 38 points,  from Kerry Scales, Heywood, 37 and Mark Pilmore, Mill, 34. Second Div was won by the local, Trev Williams with 38 points from John Kirby […]

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Boost for community groups

Does CBD need car parks?

by | Oct 15, 2023 | , ,

By Chris Oldfield.
DOES Naracoorte’s CBD need more car parking, and if so, at what cost?  
Part of the former council’s $10m Town Centre Rejuvenation Plan included around 20 more car parks – by turning Ormerod St into a one way street with angle parking, and cutting into the Town Squares. In a push led […]

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Mobile coverage audit

Mobile coverage audit

by | Oct 10, 2023 | , ,

By Nasik Swami.
The Australian government says it is committed to boosting digital connectivity and capacity in rural and regional communities, including the Limestone Coast region. And to do this, the government has allocated $20million to conduct an independent audit of mobile coverage across the region to better identify black spots and guide investment opportunities. […]

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Naracoorte Bowling Club

Naracoorte Bowling Club

by | Oct 10, 2023 | , ,

By Beverley King.
Monday of the long weekend we held our annual Bushman’s Arms tournament. We had 18 teams of four men from various clubs in the lower and upper south east as well as a team from Kaniva, a game of fours over 14 ends was played, then one pair played a game of […]

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NLC hopeful for more towers

NLC hopeful for more towers

by | Oct 10, 2023 | , ,

By Nasik Swami.
Twenty-seven additional towers across the Limestone Coast Service Area are needed to reduce mobile blackspot areas and boost high-speed data transfer in the district. Naracoorte-Lucindale mayor Patrick Ross says he is hopeful this will be done soon, as the Limestone Coast Local Government Association (LCLGA) has started discussions on the issue. “Earlier […]

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