The Border Watch

#CountryPressSA #NewspaperoftheYear 2018 and 2019. Home to #TheBorderWatch

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Your #LimestoneCoast news:

- Amalgamation debate reignited among #LCLGA councils.
- Regional homelessness crisis looms as #COVID19 economic cost becomes clearer.
- #MountGambier travel agents on brink of collapse as JobKeeper end nears.

Read the paper: https://t.co/2B5SokcCIN

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The State Government should prioritise the establishment of a cross-border commissioner as a matter of urgency as community members combat the effects of a hard border closure, independent MP Troy Bell says.

https://t.co/bZV1JqZdst

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#MountGambier City #Council is likely to expand its #hardwaste collection #trial to cater for #demand as residents take up the offer of one #free pickup.

https://t.co/cPGkdlinfC

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The #RAA says more than 40pc of #motorists are considering buying an #electric vehicle when purchasing their next #car, claiming accessibility to #charging equipment was one of the key factors #discouraging people from moving to electric cars.

https://t.co/go4LZIr3lO

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Two of #Kalangadoo’s most prominent community members say the town has been #forgotten by #elected representatives who pledged to #reinstate the town’s sole #police officer after more than three years without a permanent police presence.

https://t.co/f5BIs8OASX

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Thoroughbred #racing at the Allan Scott Glenburnie #Racecourse has been #suspended indefinitely due to an unwanted grass growing in the multi-million dollar #redeveloped track.

https://t.co/hAmZSnWDM1

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#Football in the #LimestoneCoast is back, with a combined #competition between the #WesternBorder, #MidSouthEast and #KowreeNaracoorteTatiara leagues coming to fruition in the wake of the #COVID19 pandemic.

https://t.co/4J4dTuQRQv

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#LimestoneCoast #businesses will be able to operate at #50pc capacity when #SouthAustralia moves into phase three of eased #restrictions from Monday.

https://t.co/bFIk7C26iq

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#MountGambier’s #realestate sector is reporting #record sales in #housing allotments as home-buyers rush to access the #Federal Government’s home #builder #stimulus grants.

https://t.co/REi7O08HJY

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Border #restrictions could be #lifted within weeks amid mounting #pressure from the #business sector and #federal political heavyweights.

https://t.co/IWdNqLYG2U

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FREE TO READ: #LimestoneCoast Police officials have implored #Nangwarry residents to come forward with #information following a #deliberately lit #fire that razed a #house in the township.

https://t.co/Ti1VzsGFaj

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#MountGambier #tourism related #businesses will roll out the welcome mat this #longweekend as the city prepares for the biggest #influx of #visitors for some months.

https://t.co/bQMVfJjgcJ

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SPECIAL REPORT: The region’s #forestry industry is calling for greater #domestic processing amid a dramatic #slump in #hardwood #harvesting operations.

https://t.co/hKn4RlMcq7

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Scenes of jubilation erupted at #MountGambier and District #Saleyards when the #StateGovernment finally answered a 20-year call for a #mobilephone tower.

https://t.co/AwJZisjeXC

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#Construction of #MountGambier Regional #Airport's $6m new terminal #building will be fast-tracked to ensure the #project is #completed by its December timeline.

https://t.co/Qwgrlh5pLv

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#EXCLUSIVE: A peak recreational #fishing body has called for an #investigation into replenishing two #dry #lakes within #MountGambier's #crater lakes precinct.

https://t.co/7JiK09sk5E

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#Restaurants and #cafes will throw open their #indoor #dining spaces tomorrow in what has been described as major step in #revitalising the crippled #hospitality sector.

https://t.co/NJKLIAVUGE

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The region's local #government sector is rolling out a multi-prong #strategy to ensure the shattered #tourism industry can #rebound when #restrictions ease.

https://t.co/sdUx9TXFJO

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A #MountGambier #tourism leader has welcomed the proposed #lifting of regional #travel #restrictions amid businesses "#haemorrhaging" from the #coronavirus economic #crisis.

https://t.co/hPpsxI44Vs

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The region's #financially ravaged #hotel sector remains on a knife-edge as it awaits details if #businesses can #reopen their front bars, dining and gaming sections as the #COVID19-forced #shutdown continues.

https://t.co/l5sDODE4RD