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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.
A brave Naracoorte teenager is fighting not just for her own health but for thousands of Australians silently battling a debilitating illness.
Seventeen-year-old Mia McCarthy, a Year 12 student at Naracoorte High School, is speaking out about life with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a chronic condition that leaves her struggling with “dizziness, faintness, brain fog, nausea and extreme fatigue.”
Diagnosed in 2025 after suffering symptoms since 2022, Mia describes herself as one of “the lucky ones” but says many others are not.
CR Cameron Grundy has revealed numerous roads either partially or fully deleted since 2019 from Naracoorte Lucindale Council’s road hierarchy.
He said ratepayers paid their rates in good faith and expected continued service, not reduced services.
As a result of finding the deleted roads, he has corrected council CEO Kelly Westell and Cr Monique Crossling. Both have previously insisted council had no deleted roads.
The West Wimmera Shire Council has endorsed its 2026-27 draft budget, with a continued focus on financial sustainability, service delivery, and investment in critical infrastructure.
The Naracoorte Cancer Council Branch extends a huge thank you to the Naracoorte community for the part they played in making history, holding the inaugural iconic Marilyn Jetty Swim at the Naracoorte Swimming Lake on March 1.
THREE West Wimmera Shire Council’s early childhood services have been recognised by the Victorian government for excellence in healthy eating, oral health, and creating safe, smoke-free environments.
MARITIME Constructions completed a second campaign of dredging works at Cape Jaffa in February.
The Swap Meet is on at the Naracoorte Showgrounds on May 2-3.
There were 16 players in the field, and being a foursomes event, it meant eight teams of two competed for the prizes.
There were some big games in round 11 of the squash pennant, the division 1 game between Jack and Bruce was close all match, with hard hitting and long rallies being good to watch.
In focus Division 1
A Grade: Naracoorte 57 (L Henschke, S Logan) d Kingston 55 (A Mules, T Pink); Kybybolite 55 d Bordertown 43 (C Langley, I Sneath); Keith 50 (S Makin, M Makin) d Lucindale 38 (H Ogilvie, E Gould).
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