First aid for Mental Health
A first aid course is being held in Penola and will be run over two days at two consecutive sessions on October 9 and...
Young dancer takes out championship title
Former Penola girl, Hailee Pearce scooped the pool at the Barrier Reef highland dancing championships in Townsville, Queensland last week.
Hailee won the overall championship...
Council building info session
The Wattle Range Council held a community information session in Penola last week about the proposed $9 million council offices.
The session was also attended...
Coonawarra Jack win gold
The Limestone Coast Wine area performed extremely well at the recent Royal Sydney Wine show with gold medals being awarded to Coonawarra Jack and...
Father and son Alex and Ken Bowden will celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday...
One of Penola's oldest residents, Mr Alex Bowden not only celebrated his 95th birthday on the weekend but will also celebrate Father's Day on...
New library door officially opened
After a lengthy wait the new entry door to the Penola Community library was officially opened last week.
Visitors from the Pinchunga hostel and day...
Tricia the elephant passes away
Who would have ever thought that the death of an elephant at the Perth zoo would have a link to Coonawarra.
The 65-year-old elephant who...
Trees are Gone
A resurgence of the inactive Penola Ratepayers Association is being considered following a failed petition to save a row of trees.
The...
Office discussions
Wattle Range Council held a community forum on Tuesday night to answer questions and take feedback on its proposed $9.2m administration office.
Held at the...
Petition to keep trees
Penola locals are fighting to save some trees that are planned to be removed.
Almost 30 people have signed a petition to object to...
Rail Trail reduced
Wattle Range Council has voted to scrap more than 7km of the Coonawarra Rail Trail.
The decision was made at a council meeting on Tuesday...
Beach departs Penola
Penola environmental activists are celebrating news that Beach Energy is leaving, having packed up their Church Street office and made plans for the Katnook...
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New book relives golden era of radio
THE Mount Gambier Library will host bestselling author Victoria Purman this month as she prepares to launch latest work, 'The Radio Hour'.
The Radio Hour...
