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Mount Gambier is now home to eight new Australian citizens following a Citizenship Ceremony conducted by City of Mount Gambier Mayor Lynette Martin on Australia Day earlier this week. Read full article

The Crater Lakes was returned to the care and control of the City of Mount Gambier late this afternoon following a fire on the western side of the precinct. The fire blackened about 50 hectares of grass, scrub and vegetation since it was first reported early on Tuesday morning. The area remains closed until further notice to ensure public safety, enable ongoing fire monitoring and for damage and hazard assessment to begin. Read full article

The grass and scrub fire on the western side of the Crater Lakes precinct is now contained. The fire is still smouldering and the area remains closed until further notice to enable fire control to continue in the coming days and for damage assessment to begin. Read full article

The City of Mount Gambier will provide a total of $20,000 to owners of local heritage listed properties following Council endorsement of 19 applications for funding under the 2021/2022 Local Heritage Restoration Fund. Read full article

The draft City of Mount Gambier Sport, Recreation and Open Space Strategy (SROSS) is open for community consultation. The first of its kind for the city, the strategy provides strategic direction for the future development and management of Council’s open spaces. Read full article

Two water quality monitoring floats have been deployed at the Valley Lake today to determine the algae species present in the water as a first step towards improving water quality for recreational use. Read full article

The City of Mount Gambier is pleased to announce the 2022 Australia Day Award winners. Citizen of the Year will be awarded to Adam Smith, Senior Citizen of the Year will be presented to Joan Osmond and Lorraine Musgrove, Young Citizen of the Year will be awarded to Julia Dangerfield, the Community Event of the Year will be presented to Blue Lake Carols and the Active Citizenship Award will be given to the Mount Gambier Men’s Shed ‘Toy Boys’. Read full article

Due to a surge in local COVID cases, City of Mount Gambier Australia Day celebrations will be modified to reduce risk to the local community. Read full article

City of Mount Gambier has welcomed Diana Warnes to the role of Manager Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre. Diana joins Council from her most recent position as Head of Curatorial Projects at Home of the Arts (HOTA) on the Gold Coast and has spent the last four months working as a curatorial consultant for Rockhampton Museum of Art. Read full article

Who can believe that Christmas Day is so close? Although 2021 has been another challenging year for everyone in our community, in Mount Gambier and the Limestone Coast, we have been fortunate to have had minimal direct exposure to COVID at this point in time and I wish to thank you all for the role you have played in achieving this. When the need arose to isolate, wear masks, practice social distancing you did so, and continue to do so. – I thank you all for looking after each other. Read full article