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Kingston v Border Districts

Border Districts had a strong start to their game against Kingston to be up 13-4 at quarter time. Excellent play from Paige Jolly and Abbie Murdock saw Kingston have a great second quarter with 6 goals to each team. Sydney Schultz and Naelani Murphy played consistently all game for Border Districts and it was great teamwork through the centre feeding the goalies well. Kingston showed a great team effort with many players playing in positions they do not normally play in. Border Districts finished the game well securing the win, 30-22.

Member for Barker Tony Pasin is calling on the community to nominate outstanding local volunteers for recognition through the Barker Volunteer Awards to be presented during National Volunteer Week in May.

National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering, recognising the important role volunteers play in supporting communities across the country. This year, it will be held from May 18-24.

West Wimmera Shire Council has successfully secured state government funding to deliver a series of important upgrades to community and sporting facilities across the shire.

Council has received funding for works at the Serviceton Bowling Club, Edenhope Swimming Centre, and the Harrow Recreation Reserve.

These projects will address ageing infrastructure, improve accessibility, and support the long-term sustainability of valued community assets.

Students across the region have been busy back out on Country in term one, with the Walking the Seasons program being conducted in eleven schools for 2026.

The Walking the Seasons program is a collaborative program delivered by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board and Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation.

The Malinauskas Labor government is delivering on another significant election commitment within weeks of polling day, extending low-deposit home loan products to provide more homes to South Australians, including police officers, firefighters, and technical college graduates.

The government committed in February that if re-elected, it would oversee an expansion of HomeStart’s offerings to people seeking to enter the property market.

The Black Dog Institute welcomes implementation of Medicare Mental Health Check In as an important step in strengthening Australia’s mental health system and expanding access to early intervention supports and targeted prevention.

Its introduction reflects years of evidence and advice from Black Dog Institute and others highlighting the importance of evidence-based early intervention in preventing mental illness from escalating and reducing pressure on the broader health system.

The Naracoorte Regional Art Gallery was bursting at its seams with visitors for the announcement of the winners in the 2026 Ibis Rising Art Awards.

With artists and winners ranging in age from four to eighty plus years, the entries were representative of the whole Naracoorte community and friends of the gallery. There were also entries from further afield including Mount Gambier, Nhill, and Robe.

About 130 people packed the building for the annual event with many prize sponsors, newcomers, parents and grandparents of student entrants, as well as the long-time supporters of art at Naracoorte in attendance.

VARIOUS lengths of roads which were part or fully downgraded or deleted from the council’s own Road and Stormwater Management Plans since 2019 were quoted by Cr Cameron Grundy at the April 14 SAP meeting.

“The 2019-29 Road and Stormwater Plan sets out that Naracoorte Lucindale Council had a road network of 1679km,” he said.