The 2011 Christmas Parade was held this morning under cloudy skies in Mount Gambier. A regular feature on the Mount Gambier calendar, the parade proceeds west on what is usually a busy Commercial Street full of Saturday morning shoppers. The crowds this year were slow to gather because of the forecast rain, but by the [...]
Australia Day 2011 was celebrated in the South East with community events at Mount Gambier and Mil-Lel. At both locations a barbeque meal was provided before everyone sat down to watch the Australia Day Awards being presented by the respective Mayors.
The South Australian Government will soon make a decision that will affect the lives of many people living in the South East of South Australia. Will our elected lawmakers take heed of The Lesson from Kalangadoo?
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has released its latest Seasonal Outlook for both rainfall and temperature. The Bureau expects the South East to have a drier February to April than normal, accompanied by warmer days and nights throughout this period. The drier season ahead is a result of cooler conditions in the Pacific Ocean [...]
Port MacDonnell’s 150th Anniversary Celebration has won South Australia’s Australia Day Award for Community Event of the Year.
Following a day of steady rain, rainfall records for Mount Gambier Airport are set to be broken when official readings are next taken.
Updated 7:11 pm: BOM withdraws warning, but rain continues to fall
1:01 pm:The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning that very heavy rain and possible thunderstorms may lead to flash flooding in parts of SA, including the South East.
Rain is expected in the South East of South Australia on Thursday from the same rain system that has devistated much of southern Queensland.
The District Council of Grant will be hosting their Australia Day celebrations in the Mil-Lel hall on Wednesday, 26 January, 2011.
This morning we were sitting at the breakfast table, reading the newspapers, and looking at the media view of what was happening in Penola, and their take on Mary MacKillop, and what she had achieved. After reading the media reports, we could come away thinking to ourselves: “Look at all the good things she has [...]