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Healing Place opens with hopes of better health outcomes and a reconciled Australia

A Riverland council has opened its Healing Place near a hospital, a communal space for people waiting for medical appointments and an innovative way to spark discussion about the future of Australia.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Mount Gambier police officer denies losing control of his emotions during alleged assaults

A South Australian police officer denies a claim that his "annoyance and frustration" got the best of him during an attempt to arrest a young woman in 2021. He is facing three counts of aggravated assault.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

With El Niño looming, urgent environmental action is needed to protect sites like the Coorong, experts warn

Ecosystems like South Australia's Coorong could be at risk from extended dry conditions if environmental action isn't taken immediately, experts say.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Mount Gambier residents receive offers to buy their houses privately, but is it a scam?

When Mount Gambier resident Dee Bentley received a letter out of the blue offering to buy her house without going through a real estate agent, she was unsure if it was a scam or just a way for the buyer to get a bargain.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2023

Jimmy Lassaline had big plans for Alone Australia but COVID-19 took him out on day two

Jimmy Lassaline was forced to leave on the second day of competition on the survivalist reality show after a doctor deemed him too unwell to continue.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Windmill manufacturer Dean & McCabe closes doors in Mount Gambier as business dwindles

Dean & McCabe Windmills sold 250 Varcoe windmills in 2002, but last year the company sold just 25 as farmers turned to solar pumps.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2023

Mount Gambier nightclub Shadows shuttered by landlord as two pubs in the area also close

Landlords take possession of Mount Gambier's only nightclub, as well as a pub known for hosting the mysterious Tantanoola tiger.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

Mount Gambier Aboriginal WWI veterans receive memorials as part of The Headstone Project initiative

When they died, South Australian half-brothers John Brett and John Westbury were buried in unmarked graves, but now they have permanent memorials to their lives.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2023

Border checkpoints lead to unlikely friendships between farm communities, personnel

Deliveries of baked goods, firewood, pet lambs and even a Lachie Neale visit helped these border residents form lasting bonds with the officers at COVID border checkpoints.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Majority of customers still want engineered stone for kitchen bench tops despite deadly risk, manager says

As Safe Work Australia considers banning engineered stone due to the risk of people working with it developing silicosis, one leading kitchen shop manager says 60 per cent of customers still want it.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023