Sometimes all it takes is someone to listen
Walking through the door can be difficult, that is why Mount Gambier Medicare Mental Health Centre tries its best to help you and acknowledge your effort. At the centre, that first step might begin with something as simple as a cup of tea, a comfortable chair and someone willing to listen. For Peer Support Worker Steve Van Den Hoogen, trying to create a welcoming environment where people feel safe, respected and heard is at the heart of his work. Having been with the centre since it opened...
A helping hand when it matters most
For people experiencing mental health challenges, knowing where to turn for help can sometimes be the biggest hurdle. But in Mount Gambier, a free walk-in service is making that first step easier, providing immediate support and connecting people with the care they need. The Mount Gambier Medicare Mental Health Centre is helping to bridge a critical gap in mental health services, offering early intervention and support without the need for appointments, referrals or lengthy waiting periods....
A soldier, a mate, never forgotten
For more than four decades, Naracoorte Vietnam War veteran Private Robert “Bob” Liddy’s military service has gone without the recognition it deserved. To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.
What happened to $500,000?
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. To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.
Cr McGuire’s $760,000 challenge
Naracoorte Lucindale councillor Craig McGuire has challenged his fellow elected members to ask residents whether spending about $760,000 on three Naracoorte Creek weirs represents value for ratepayers.
Big town forum
A major showdown over rare earth mining is looming in Naracoorte, with residents, farmers and businesses urged to turn out in force for a town forum amid growing concerns over the region’s land, groundwater, and future.
Public school fees to be abolished
South Australian families will no longer have to pay public school fees from 2027 under new laws aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures and making public education free from reception through to graduation.
A little boy with a big heart
For four years, seven-year-old Kruze Cook has been growing his beloved mullet.
Fuel pain hits us
From the family car to the farm paddock, soaring fuel prices are burning a hole in pockets across the Naracoorte-Lucindale district, with diesel nearing $3 a litre and motorists, farmers, and businesses feeling the financial squeeze. To access this post, you must...
McBride: Jail is better than bail
FORMER MP Nick McBride says he wants to prove he is innocent of domestic violence charges rather than “take the easy way out”. To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.
Rate council performance
Naracoorte Lucindale residents and ratepayers are being asked to judge council’s performance, identify where services need improving, and have their say on future priorities as a $20,000 community survey gets underway. To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY...
Late flu surge across SA
Influenza cases are rising across the Limestone Coast in an unusually late flu season, with SA Health confirming infections have climbed since August and continue to increase across South Australia. To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST...
$1.1m of repairs, but what name?
THE community will be asked what the bridge running over Mosquito Creek near Struan House ought to be called.
Health plan puts local care in focus
More healthcare closer to home and efforts to strengthen the regional health workforce will be at the centre of a new five-year plan shaping services in Naracoorte and across the Limestone Coast.
Weir cost blowout
Ratepayers will foot a bill of about $760,000 for three Naracoorte Creek weirs after the construction cost blew out to more than two-and-a-half times the council’s original installation budget.
82 children waiting
Eighty-two children are stuck on a childcare waiting list in Naracoorte, with the town’s shortage now set to be tackled by a new $12.7 million early years hub promising dozens of extra places.
Cancer nurse boost for Limestone Coast
Prostate cancer patients across the Limestone Coast, including men in the Naracoorte-Lucindale district, will have greater access to specialist support after a local cancer group raised about $29,000 to expand the region’s specialist nursing service.
“Pull their heads in”
Naracoorte Lucindale mayor Patrick Ross has fired a blunt warning at national politicians pushing for sweeping migration cuts, saying regional Australia “needs all the help we can get” as businesses struggle to find skilled workers.
Praystation a sell-out hit
Lights, music, dancing and a touch of video-game magic filled the Naracoorte Town Hall on September 24 as Sunrise Christian School brought its annual musical Praystation to the stage before a sold-out crowd.
MacKillop can’t lose skilled workers
“Backpackers and regional skilled workers are not the problem.”
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