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​Following community consultation and a public hearing, the City of Mount Gambier adopted its 2019/2020 Annual Business Plan and Budget at a Special Council Meeting held on Thursday 27 June 2019. The budget outlines a total spend of $32.4 million in operating expenditure, depreciation of $7.3 million and total capital expenditure of $10.5 million for the delivery of services, programs and the maintenance of assets. Read full article

​The 2019/2020 Mount Gambier Aquatic Centre swimming season will end one month earlier than usual to enable development work associated with the Mount Gambier Community and Recreation Hub and the 50 metre outdoor pool refurbishment to proceed. The Aquatic Centre located on Margaret Street will close on 29 February 2020 and the Olympic swimming pool will remain closed for the 2020/2021 season until the hub project is completed in late 2021. Read full article

​Friends of the Mount Gambier Library will host the annual Big Book Sale on Saturday 6 July 2019 between 10:00am and 2:00pm. It’s a chance to grab a bargain, with thousands of books for sale - some new, some old, all genres, for all ages, as well as plenty of CDs, DVDs, jigsaws, games and magazines. Read full article

​History enthusiast Scott Whitaker will launch ‘Railway Hotels of Australia, Volume 4; SA, NT, TAS and WA’ on Monday 1 July at 7:00pm at the Mount Gambier Library. When author Scott Whitaker started thinking about how he could spend his retirement combining his interests in travel and railway history, he had a light bulb moment. – He’d visit every Railway Hotel in Australia and have a beer. Read full article

The Riddoch Art Gallery is the only South Australian venue to host Sidney Nolan’s iconic ‘Ned Kelly’ series which will be officially opened locally by Mayor Lynette Martin on Friday 21 June 2019 at 6:00pm. For the first time in 15 years, the National Gallery of Australia’s (NGA) collection of Sidney Nolan’s paintings is touring Australia. The tour gives people across the country the chance to experience some of the most famous and poignant masterpieces of 20th century Australian art. Read full article

​City of Mount Gambier will refurbish the 50 metre outdoor pool at the Aquatic Centre to ensure it is compliant with contemporary standards and provide an additional 15 years of use. The decision follows a report presented to a Special Council Meeting on 3 June 2019. Council considered five confidential items relating to the Community and Recreation Hub project at the meeting. The reports were considered in confidence so as not to impact on Council’s commercial position when seeking bids to undertake the work. Read full article

Haigh's chocolate products will soon no longer be available at the Main Corner Complex as the company ​discontinues sales outside of Haigh's owned stores. The decision comes as the Board of Haigh's aims to realign with their core values. Read full article

Rural romance author Maya Linnell will be at the Mount Gambier Library on Thursday 13 June at 7:00pm to launch her debut novel ‘Wildflower Ridge’, a heartfelt story of love and second chances. Read full article

​The Romans are coming, and we need help! Presented by the Riddoch Art Gallery, exclusively to South Australian audiences, Ancient Rome: The Empire that Shaped the World, is an award-winning exhibition, on display from Saturday 17 August 2019 - Sunday 10 November 2019. With over 200 exhibits including artefacts, catapults, frescoes, armour, weapons and busts painstakingly reconstructed from ancient Roman records, this exhibition will be bigger than Ben-Hur! We are looking for volunteers to help take part in this exciting and ambitious event. Read full article

The newly developed recreational vehicle (RV) parking area based at Frew Park on Penola Road is ready for use after months of construction following demolition of the former St John Ambulance building. Read full article