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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

Would-be thieves attempted to steal a car at gunpoint at an Alberton carwash.Picture: 7NEWS

Teen faces court after frightening Port Road incident

A teen charged after a terrifying alleged attempted carjacking has appeared in court on alleged firearms offences.

Mount Gambier

Roadworks rage: Four months of ‘mess’ after council job

Residents of a quiet street have spent four months trying to get their council to clean up a mess left after roadworks – with no answers despite multiple inquiries.

Police & Courts

Generic image. Silhouette of a man (parent of) a sex abuse victim in an office. wrongly accused of touching young girl. Child sexual abuse. sex crime incest paedophilia.

Man jailed for unlawful sex with 15yo girl in footy club shed

An elderly man has been jailed for unlawful sex with a 15-year-old girl in a footy club shed after a judge ruled he could not expect to avoid punishment.

Lifestyle

Fun in the water at Lake Alexandrina - Annie Burgess (9) of Henley Beach with her sister Harriet (6) enjoying the water of Lake Alexandrina at Milang. The water was over 2 kilometres away from the shore line in 2009. The boat in the background was high and dry last year.

Huge change for Lake Alexandrina rules

Toxic blue-green algae had closed the popular lake to fishing, swimming and other activities at Milang months ago.

Police & Courts

The intersection of Crouch Street North and Tolmie Street at Mount Gambier, where the cyclist was hit. Picture: Jessica Dempster

Search for car after elderly cyclist injured in hit-run crash

A cyclist in his 70s has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car that left the scene – with police now hunting for the driver.

Lifestyle

Winning Lotto ticket generic. Picture: Supplied

‘That’s insane!’ Adelaide couple staggered by $8m lotto win

A hardworking Adelaide couple have become instant multi-millionaires – right in the middle of their normal morning “madness”.

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Lorraine Musgrove, chairperson and client coordinator of the MountGambier Cancer Support Group. PictureL Facebook

‘Second-class citizens’: Frustration after vital cancer clinic scrapped

Hopes for a radiation treatment centre in SA’s second largest city have been smashed after a long-awaited feasibility study found a critical problem.

Mount Gambier

The Green Triangle Pellet Mill will be located off the intersection of Riddoch Highway, Airport Road and Hutchinson Road. Picture: Wood Beca

Jobs as massive $120m timber recycling mill green-lit

Construction on a $120m timber recycling mill – one of Australia’s largest – will go ahead after a new company came to an agreement with the local council.

Police & Courts

Youths charged after tourist hotspot fire video

Two teens have been arrested and charged after a fire at a popular tourist spot – the fourth in four months – which was posted online.

Mount Gambier

Mystery as water levels drop at internationally famous SA lakes

Two SA freshwater ponds internationally renowned for their extraordinary swimming and diving are closed – with experts investigating falling water levels.

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