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2024 Mount Gambier Community Mayor's Christmas Appeal
08 November 2024

As the festive season approaches, City of Mount Gambier Mayor Lynette Martin encourages the community to support those in need with a donation to the 2024 Mount Gambier Community Mayor’s Christmas Appeal. Read full article

AAM Timber Christmas Parade this weekend
08 November 2024

The AAM Timber Mount Gambier Christmas Parade celebrates the beginning of the festive season down Commercial Street on Saturday 16 November 2024 at 11:00am. Read full article

Libraries Board visits Mount Gambier Library
07 November 2024

Mount Gambier Library hosted the South Australian Libraries Board on Thursday 24 October 2024 while on a tour of the Limestone Coast region. Read full article

Cindy Bunt to launch second cookbook
01 November 2024

Mount Gambier Library will host local author Cindy Bunt for the launch of her second cookbook Fall in Love with Baking on Thursday 21 November at 7:00pm at The Mount Gambier Library. Read full article

Seeking community input on CBD
29 October 2024

City of Mount Gambier is encouraging residents, traders, staff, shoppers and visitors to complete a short digital survey on the city’s Central Business District (CBD) to capture community perceptions on what makes an ideal city centre. Read full article

Learn to ride mini streetscape open
28 October 2024

The learn to ride mini streetscape located on the western platform at the Railway Lands is now open for use. Read full article

Music history coming to The Riddoch
24 October 2024

The Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre will host the launch of Enjoy This Trip: The Art of Music Posters, a national touring exhibition from the National Gallery of Australia on Friday 1 November 2024. Drawn from the National Gallery’s collection of Australian and International music posters spanning the 1960s to 1980s, Enjoy This Trip: The Art of Music Posters captures the spirit of the times and an era of experimentation. Read full article

Draft 2024-2028 Strategic Plan
17 October 2024

The draft 2024-2028 City of Mount Gambier Strategic Plan is now open for community feedback following Council endorsement at the October 2024 meeting. The draft plan has been informed by the aspirations, priorities and values articulated in the Community Vision – Mount Gambier 2035 and will guide Council’s work over the next four years. Read full article

Beacon Art Project - Mythical Megafauna Creature
17 October 2024

A mythical megafauna creature, inspired by paleontological discoveries in the sinkholes and caves of the Limestone Coast region will be brought to life as the Mount Gambier Beacon Art Project, after it was endorsed as the successful EOI application at the October Council meeting. Read full article

Visitor servicing model update – Umpherston Sinkhole/Balumbul
11 October 2024

City of Mount Gambier is now offering visitor servicing from the Umpherston Sinkhole/Balumbul building, further implementing the new ‘hub and spoke’ model. Occupation of the site follows the retirement of the previous operator at the end of the lease period and successful activation of Engelbrecht Cave in July 2024. Read full article