Naracoorte, August 22, 2026

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“INTERESTED parties” and “affected persons” have until April 20 to make a submission to a statewide review of minimum and maximum salaries of council CEOs.

Each council has a register of salaries listed on its website, which includes any additional benefits like cars, phones, iPads, and income insurance.

Salaries of SE council CEOs range from the lowest paid, $178,531 plus benefits at Kingston District Council, to the highest, $250,505 with similar extras at Wattle Range.

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Award winning journalist and author to speak at festival brunch

The Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival committee are excited to announce that the guest author at the 2026 Literary Brunch in May will be Indira Naidoo award winning journalist and author.

“We are thrilled to be welcoming Indira Naidoo to Coonawarra on Sunday 17 of May to speak at our Literary Brunch at Ottelia Wines in Coonawarra,” said Rachell Cheyne, festival committee member.

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Young drivers program

AN Austdrive young driver program will take place this weekend at the Naracoorte saleyards and on Carters Road which will be partially closed.

The program designed for 16 to 28-year-olds will run between 8.30am and 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday.

The program features real-life skills like safe steering when wildlife are on roads, understanding speed, fatigue, alcohol and peer pressure, overtaking safely, emergency braking, collision avoidance, and hazard perception to improve safety for learners and P-platers.

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Budget submission calls for urgent action to protect rural maternity services

In the lead up to the 2026 27 federal budget, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is calling on the Australian government to commit to the principles of the National Consensus Framework for Rural Maternity Services, including sustainable funding to prevent further closures of birthing services.

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