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...
Maaoupe phone tower
Member for MacKillop, Nick McBride has welcomed a financial commitment from Wattle Range Council towards the proposed provision of a usable mobile phone tower...
Trail off track
The 30km Penola/Coonawarra Rail Trail may have to be shortened with the $2m project facing unexpected cost pressures.
Predominately funded by the Federal Government, the...
Traffic signs erected
Concerned residents on Gordon Street and South Terrace have welcomed new traffic signs warning motorists of an upcoming extremely sharp bend and give way...
$55k for Maaoupe tower
Wattle Range Council has committed $55,000 for a new phone tower at Maaoupe providing leverage towards efforts to secure further funding from telcos and...
New council office price grows
The estimated cost of Wattle Range Council's proposed new office building has increased by almost 70 per cent from its original targeted price and...
Georgia wins youth award
Penola's Georgia Winter was the recipient of the 2022 Wattle Range Council's Youth Award for the category 'Inspiration by Innovation'.
The annual awards were presented...
Pastoral Care worker at Penola High School
Penola High School has a new pastoral care worker and school services officer, Kiara Price.
Ms Price is also a pastoral care worker at the...