Games cyclist fined for drink driving
A champion cyclist has been ordered to pay a court fine totalling more than $1,500 for driving offences.
View ArticleLife-size statue honours motorbike champ
A memorial statue has been unveiled in Keith, in south-east South Australia, for motorcyclist Andy Caldecott.
View ArticleShear hard work pays off
Willalooka shearer Shannon Warnest is in the running for his third world championship title, after being crowned Australian champion on the weekend for the ninth time.
View ArticleEx-MP Dale Baker 'put south-east on the map'
The CEO of Regional Development Australia Limestone Coast has paid tribute to former MacKillop MP Dale Baker.
View ArticleHeysen trail legacy to live on
Friends of conservationist, explorer and author Warren Bonython say he has left a vast legacy for the state's natural environment. Colleague Terry Kreig was among those speaking in admiration of Mr...
View ArticleMurdoch makes impressive debut for Geelong
Another south-east South Australian footballer has reached the heights of the AFL, with Port MacDonnell's Jordan Murdoch making an impressive debut for Geelong against Port Power at Kardinia Park...
View ArticleEx-Naracoorte local set for marathon ordeal
Former Naracoorte local Jess Trengove will compete in the women's marathon at the London Olympics this weekend.
View ArticleVanner claims back-to-back surf classic wins
It has been a big weekend of sport in south-east South Australia.
View ArticleMinute's silence to honour Demons' captain
A minute's silence will be observed before the football and netball matches contested by Port MacDonnell tomorrow, as a tribute to their former A-grade football captain.
View ArticleLocal MX riders shine in Mt Gambier
More than 300 riders competed in round two of the South Australian Motocross titles in Mt Gambier at the weekend.
View ArticleAbbott leads charity pollie pedal
People of the South East can catch a glimpse of a lycra-clad Tony Abbott when the keen cyclist leads a group of pedalling politicians around the region next week.
View ArticleRegion capitalises on QandA with Abbott
Federal Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, temporarily took off his lycra and suited up for a QandA community forum with 170 people in Kingston, South Australia.
View ArticleAbbott quizzed about national coastal policy
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says it is up to local and state governments to deal with an ageing population along the state's coast.
View ArticlePedalling with the pollies caps-off Abbott's visit
An early morning community bike ride around the Blue Lake with Tony Abbott has capped-off three days of some serious cycling around the South East as the 'Pollie Pedal' makes its way to Victoria.
View ArticleFarewell to Max: the man who kept watch over The Watch
The busy newsroom of Mount Gambier's Border Watch newspaper will fall silent on Wednesday as staff farewell a long time colleague and friend.
View ArticleFisherman dies after boat capsize at Carpenters Rocks
A man has died after a boat capsized off Carpenter Rocks, in the State's South East yesterday afternoon.
View ArticleThe power of the written word rewards Mt Gambier student
"For the world to become better, it starts with one, one person, one action."
View ArticleLosing Adam: a Mt Gambier family tells of life after death
A letter arrived at the Dixon household last week, its contents ironic and bittersweet.
View ArticleAn Irishman and 1 million Aussies walk into a bar...
It's a day where millions around the world celebrate their Irish heritage and those who lack the breeding, laughingly practise their brogue over a green beer.
View ArticlePrime Minister Tony Abbott to visit Mount Gambier
Prime Minister Tony Abbott will visit Mount Gambier and south-east South Australia next week.
View ArticleTony Abbott arrives in Mount Gambier
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has arrived in Mount Gambier for a flying visit.
View ArticleMount Gambier business identity Adrian de Bruin dies as tributes flow to...
Tributes are flowing for prominent Mount Gambier businessman, Adrian de Bruin, who died suddenly early on Saturday morning while walking around the Blue Lake.
View Article'Arrogant' Australia risks scaring-off foreign investors wanting farmland as...
Rural real estate agents are criticising the Federal Government's decision to make changes to foreign ownership regulations.
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