The Border Watch

Chris Oxlade claims Ballan Cup

The Ballan Cup, run on Saturday at Geelong, was won by the second favourite, seven-year-old gelding Orchestra Stalls. Trained at Mount Gambier by Chris Oxlade, the winner was ridden by top female...

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Fire bunker caution urged

Grant District Council has issued a warning to people living in high-risk bushfire areas that they should not rush out and install fire bunkers because the consequences could be deadly. With the...

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Robe roads are no longer safe

Robe roads are no longer safe to drive on. After three years of delivering the Advertiser and watching the escalating vandalism in and around Robe, the stupidity of the people who live in Robe and...

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Green businesses commended

Bedford Gambier Contracts is this year's overall winner of the Mount Gambier City Council's Blue Lake Business of the Year award. The South East disability employment provider received the award at...

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Grandparents visit college

Generations came together for education at St Martin's Lutheran College recently. Grandparents of current students were invited to the college to share their own school experiences with the...

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SA prepares to harvest bumper crop

South Australia is on track to reap the second largest crop in state’s history over coming weeks. The spring Crop and Pasture Report released today by the State Government says crops in all...

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Fire danger zone boundaries concern

Boundaries for the Lower South East fire ban district will remain unchanged for the 2009-10 fire danger season, despite ongoing concerns of Country Fire Service (CFS) volunteers about the region's...

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Shoppers adapt to plastic bag ban

Six months into South Australia's ban on checkout style plastic bags, the sale of green bags at Mount Gambier Fishers IGA store are slowing down. When the ban was implemented on May 4, checkout...

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Engler coming to Gift carnival

Newly crowned Australian marathon champion, Dale Engler - formerly of Mount Gambier - is a confirmed starter for the Mount Gambier RSL Gift Carnival later this month. Engler (27) will be the...

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Gazzard favourite for Lakes Hill Climb

For three previous editions of the Legends of the Lakes Hill Climb, Mount Gambier's Peter Gazzard has been the hunter - this weekend, he is the hunted! Gazzard - as the defending champion - will...

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