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City of Mount Gambier Councillor Steven Perryman has resigned from his role as an Elected Member of Council after almost 22 years of service to the local community. Councillor Perryman informed the Mayor, Elected Members and CEO of his decision this morning, with the resignation effective from 5:00pm tonight 29 March 2022. Councillor Perryman became an Elected Member of Council on 13 May 2000 at the age of 26. In 2002 he began in the city’s key civic role as the youngest Mayor in South Australia, a position he held for 12 years before he stood down at the local government election in 2014 to return as a Councillor. Read full article

Mount Gambier Library will host a live author event with local identity and former radio broadcaster, Stan Thomson on Saturday 26 March 2022 at 2:00pm for the launch of his debut novel ‘356; Recall the Truth, Fear the Perception’. Read full article

City of Mount Gambier has reopened Elliott Drive to the Centenary Tower car park from today (Friday 11 March 2022) following a fire that burned 50 hectares of grass and scrub in the Crater Lakes precinct in January 2022. Read full article

Mount Gambier Library will host a live event with retired Jungian analytical psychologist and former speech pathologist Gillian Clezy on Thursday 17 March 2022 for the launch of her memoir ‘Switchback, An Inner and Outer Journey’. Read full article

The Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre project continues to progress at Olympic Park in Mount Gambier despite ongoing delays caused by COVID-19 restrictions. Read full article

Mount Gambier is one of 20 regional centres identified by the National Farmers Federation (NFF) as best placed to share in a recommended government investment program of $1.4 billion as part of the peak body’s plan for regional renewal. Read full article

Following months of research into the waste management behaviour of residents, City of Mount Gambier will launch a waste education campaign this week focused on reducing organic waste ending up in landfill. Developed in conjunction with experienced creative agency Paper Moose, the campaign encourages local residents to use the kerbside bin system appropriately and dispose of all organic matter via the FOGO (food organics/garden organics) bin. Read full article

City of Mount Gambier reopened Potters Point and the Valley Lake for recreational use from Friday 25 February 2022 following a fire that burned 50 hectares of grass and scrub in the Crater Lakes precinct last month. Read full article

Mount Gambier Library will host a live event with local author Adam Branford on Tuesday 8 March 2022 with the launch of ‘Cows, Curries and Chaos; An Indian Odyssey on Three Wheels, commencing at 7:00pm at City Hall. Read full article

Mount Gambier Library is set to host South Australian author, poet and creative writing teacher Jude Aquilina with several free events on offer to local writers as part of the Writers SA Writers in Residence program. Read full article