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Thousands head trackside for Gold Cup

4:30 AM | MOUNT Gambier Racing Club officials have described the Scott Group of Companies Mount Gambier Gold Cup Carnival as a great success, despite crowd numbers falling this year.

News - General

Tigers hit top gear when challenged

12:00 AM | North Gambier cruised to a 68 point win over West on Saturday, but still lost top spot on the WBFL ladder.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Swooper by name and nature

12:00 AM | Telopea Downs trainer Darryl Dodson claimed his second Scott Group of Companies Mount Gambier Gold Cup in the space of three years.

Sport - Horse Racing

Gippsland woman wins Mount Gambier fashion event

21 May 12 | THE races are not only about the horses. This was clearly the case as a sea of stylish dresses and suits flooded Glenburnie Racecourse for the 2012 Scott Group of Companies Gold Cup on Friday.

News - General

Xavier Rudd to perform in Mount Gambier

21 May 12 | MOUNT Gambier's Old Gaol is preparing to follow-up on the success of the massive Bliss N Eso concert last year with the announcement another iconic Australian act is headed to the unique venue.

News - Entertainment

Young man with a love for driving

21 May 12 | Tyler Eckert is the latest recipient of the responsible P-plater award. He received a set of insulated pliers donated by Repco on last Wednesday.

News - General

Olympic memories burn brightly for our Chris

21 May 12 | On the eve of the 2012 London Olympic Games, Chris Karatepelief, of Port Pirie, reminisced about that city’s last Olympics held in 1948 when he was a torch-bearer.

News - General

Residents may face new levy

21 May 12 | Residents may face a waste levy under a possible financial strategy for Port Pirie Regional Council. The measure is seen as a way of coping with a staggering increase in costs arising from the new waste depot.

News - General

Freeling football and netball notes

21 May 12 | Reports from the Freeling football and netball clubs of the weekend's action.

Sport - General

Winners on parade at gala awards night

21 May 12 | The importance of the customer was the focus of the most successful Southern Flinders Business, Employment and Training Awards yet on Saturday night. The awards, held at the Port Football Community and Sporting Club, attracted a huge crowd of 185 people from the business community.

News - General

Sports results from the Barossa, Light and Gawler

21 May 12 | Sporting results from around the region for the past week.

Sport - General

Barossa, Light and Gawler golf roundup

21 May 12 | Golf results from the past week.

Sport - Golf

Central District leaves it late

21 May 12 | Two late goals gives Centrals a win over North Adelaide.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Five cars stolen on weekend crime spree

21 May 12 | FIVE teenagers have been arrested for allegedly stealing five vehicles during a crime spree over the weekend.

News - General

Cane toad menace in Mount Gambier

18 May 12 | ONE of Australia's worst animal pests, the cane toad, has been found on the building site of the Woolworths shopping complex on Penola Road. |

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News - General

Unbeaten sides meet

18 May 12 | In a top of the table clash South Augusta and Solomon-town will meet this Sunday in Port Augusta to determine who will sit alone in first place. Both sides have recruited well for season 2012 and on paper they appear to be evenly matched well balanced teams with plenty of flexibility.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Reaching for the stars

18 May 12 | The John Pirie Secondary School is building the scientists and mathematicians of the future. A group of 40 students from Years 9 and 10 visited UniSA at Mawson Lakes recently as part of the school’s University Pathways program with emphasis on maths and science.

News - General

Down every street appeal

18 May 12 | Volunteers for Novita are knocking on doors in Port Augusta asking for donations for the Down Every Street Appeal. The donations go towards providing equipment for children with a disability in Port Augusta and surrounding towns. Local optometrist Mitch Hancock, of Gulf & Ranges Optometrists kick started the campaign with a $1000 donation to Novita.

News - General

History awaits Risk It All

18 May 12 | Winner of the Hamilton, Apsley and Mount Gambier cups in the past 14 months, star galloper, Risk It All can give local trainer Michael O'Leary his seventh home town cup success at Allan Scott Glenburnie Racecourse this afternoon.

Sport - Horse Racing

Float incentive to carnival trainers

18 May 12 | The committee of the Mount Gambier Racing Club would like nothing better than to present one astute - if not lucky - trainer with a double horse float come Sunday afternoon.

Sport - Horse Racing