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North Parklands survey on hold

North Parklands survey on hold

by | Mar 26, 2024 | , ,

By Chris Oldfield
TO avoid possible duplication, no ratepayer cash will be spent on a biodiversity survey of Naracoorte’s North Parklands “until further notice” following an 8-2 vote. Instead, Naracoorte Lucindale Council will have workshops to decide what to do with the parklands, particularly the pines which will soon be due for harvesting.
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Nurse Ali ‘saved my leg’

Nurse Ali ‘saved my leg’

by | Mar 26, 2024 | ,

By Chris Oldfield
LUCINDALE’s Cheryl “Fitzy” Fitzgerald has only praise for the Lucindale nurse who three years ago saved her leg, and possibly her life. During a farming accident her leg was impaled on a gear stick of an old tractor. Taken to the Naracoorte Hospital, her wound was stitched and bandaged and the days flicked by.
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Naracoorte Market Report: 19/03/2024

Naracoorte Market Report: 19/03/2024

by | Mar 26, 2024 | , ,

By Sheona Lamb, MLA
Cattle: LWB 13 – LWY 358 – LWC 141 – OAY 70
Numbers remained similar with 581 cattle penned, made up of 358 young cattle, 140 cows, 13 Bulls and 70 open auction young calves. Quality mostly consisted of plainer secondary types with a nice run of heavy grown steers and
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Ambulance resourcing

Ambulance resourcing

by | Mar 26, 2024 | , ,

By Nasik Swami
When our lives are on the line, paramedics are our biggest heroes. And to ensure we have enough paramedics in Naracoorte to attend to the community’s growing demands, recruitment is underway of 24 additional staff to hit the roads this July, SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) confirmed. SAAS says they are recruiting paramedics to enhance response capacity in the Limestone Coast.
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EXCLUSIVE: Leader “Speirs” McBride

EXCLUSIVE: Leader “Speirs” McBride

by | Mar 26, 2024 | ,

By Nasik Swami
Skyrocketing costs of living, housing, workforce shortages, and healthcare—these issues roll off the tongue of Opposition and Liberal Party leader David Speirs. And with the state election more than two years away, Mr Speirs wants MacKillop back in the fold, claiming local MP Nick McBride “seems to have become Labor’s voice in the South East instead of standing up for what’s best for the region.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Leader “Speirs” McBride

Political game

by | Mar 26, 2024 | ,

By Nasik Swami
I am not interested in being drawn into political games. That is how Member for MacKillop Nick McBride has retorted to allegations against him by Opposition and Liberal Party leader David Speirs of failing to stand up and deliver for the community.
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Dr surveys community

Dr surveys community

by | Mar 19, 2024 | , ,

By Chris Oldfield

ROBE and Lucindale GP Dr David Senior is “still waiting” for the Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) to consult with him, his patients, and the Lucindale community.

Two weeks has passed since health minister Chris Picton ordered the LCLHN and its Riverland counterpart to form working groups to consult with their communities.

Rural nursing services at Lucindale, Tintinara and Coonalpyn were slashed without consultation, creating a health crisis for the sick and elderly. Especially affected are those with cancer, MS, stroke victims and heart conditions – people who cannot drive.

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Naracoorte Market Report: 19/03/2024

Naracoorte Market Report: 12/3/2024

by | Mar 19, 2024 | , ,

By Graham Pymer, MLA
Cattle: LWB 6 – LWY 544 – LWC 164 – OAY 12
A big drop of over 1,000 head to 603 this week at Naracoorte following the long weekend  and a spell of hot wether. The yarding was made up of 433 young cattle, 153 cows, 5 grown bulls and a few open auction young cattle.
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$5000 for suicide prevention

$5000 for suicide prevention

by | Mar 19, 2024 | , ,

By Nasik Swami
Suicide prevention networks in Naracoorte-Lucindale District can now apply for a $5000 grant through Preventative SA. Through this grant opportunity, Preventative SA hopes to support local groups working on suicide prevention to roll out community-based initiatives.
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Plea for quality education

Plea for quality education

by | Mar 19, 2024 | , ,

By Nasik Swami
Is the district’s public education system meeting the needs of our children? That’s the question a local MP is asking as he pleads with education stakeholders to look into the future of the district’s public schooling system.
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Plea for quality education

Talks about our education

by | Mar 19, 2024 | , ,

By Nasik Swami
Minister for Education Blair Boyer says he is keen to discuss the district’s public education system with Member of Mackillop Nick McBride. In an interview with The News, Mr McBride questioned if the district’s public education system was meeting the needs of our children.
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Ocean users cautioned

by | Mar 19, 2024 | ,

Virus strikes SA abalone, PIRSA monitors spread
By Nasik Swami
Ocean users in the South-East have been asked to exercise extra caution following the spread of abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) in South Australian waters for the first time. The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) said AVG has been confirmed in wild abalone in waters south of Port MacDonnell and restrictions are now in place from the Southend to the South Australian-Victorian border in the east.
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