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Jessica Dempster is a reporter for The Advertiser based in Mount Gambier in the state’s South-East. She covers local court, crime, council, development and other community issues happening across the Limestone Coast.

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Mount Gambier

General Manager of Operations Nigel Boyd, Minister Clare Scriven, Premier Malanauskas and CEO Wendy Norris at One Forty One's Co Generation Power Project launch on Thursday October 3. Picture: Supplied.

SA industry heavyweight unveils $30 million power play

A forestry sector powerhouse has announced a multimillion dollar renewable project that will see its sawmill site powered by renewable electricity.

Mount Gambier

Revealed: Multimillion dollar Green Triangle centre set to be a world leader

New artist impressions have been released of the new Forestry Centre of Excellence being built in Mount Gambier. See them here.

Mount Gambier

Limestone Coast radiation treatment working party calls out Dr Andrew Saies’ conduct in scathing letter.

‘Lacking empathy’: Scathing letter has Limestone health chair under fire

A working party advocating for radiation treatment services to be established in SA’s South-East has criticised an Adelaide-based chairman in an angry letter to government.

South

Brooklyn Hassan, 10, Ruby Carter, 13, and Alfie McLachlan, 12 at the Marion Outdoor Pool in Park Holme, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Picture: Matt Loxton [BrooklynÃs mum, Kate 0414470529, RubyÃs mum, Kate 0414410850]

Outdoor pool dives into extended season

Summer has come early at one of Adelaide’s most popular outdoor pools as it prepares to open – marking the start of another extended season.

Food & Wine

Mr McCullum says he hopes to honor the heritage and legacy of Morris Bakery through Craig's Bakehouse & Cafe, while also infusing it with a fresh, modern spirit that will bring something new to the town. Picture: Craig's Bakehouse & Cafe.

‘Incredible’: New country bakery reveals all

A new country bakery has launched its anticipated first batch of wholesale products at the local supermarket – so what’s the reaction been?

SA News

Construction has begun for a new $8 million Ambulance Station in Gawler along Main North Road to open at the end of 2025. The station is being developed by Cook Build in partnership with the Malinauskas Labor Government. Picture: Supplied

Work starts on new $8m ambulance station for Gawler

Work on a new ambulance station is starting north of Adelaide – to prepare for Gawler’s exploding population.

SA News

Robe Surf Life Saving Club are seeking council approval to construct a $200,000 facility at a carpark off of Long Beach. Picture: Facebook,

Plan for huge $2m surf lifesaving club revamp at tourism hotspot

One of SA’s most popular beach towns has revealed plans for a $2.3m surf lifesaving club with changerooms, showers and a kiosk in huge overhaul.

Entertainment

Tones and I performing during the Pink Summer Carnival tour. Picture: Supplied.

Tones and I announces special Mount Gambier show

International Aussie pop sensation Tones and I is heading to Mount Gambier after a grassroots campaign caught the singer’s attention.

Police & Courts

Anger, grief – but Synamin Bell’s brutal death to change SA’s laws

The man who brutally bashed a mother to death may be out of jail in six years because of a legal “loophole”, devastating her family and forcing the government to act.

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Kimmi Smith & Shenta Bell with a photo of murder victim Synamin Bell . Picture: Frank Monger

‘Pain and grief are all I have’: Family’s devastation laid bare in court

When a drugged man brutally bashed a young mum to death in her own bedroom, it ripped her three children’s lives apart, a court has heard.

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