Race for council begins
Des Noll will remain as Mayor of Wattle Range Council after no other nominations were received for the position.
Nominations closed on Tuesday, and...
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUMMIT
JEEP has brought back an extra row of seats to its Grand Cherokee large sports utility vehicle range, turning it into a full seven-seat...
Penola woman enters in runway recycled competition
Penola woman, Cathy Hughes, entered into the Recycled Runway event held in Mount Gambier recently.
Recycled Runway is an Anglican Church initiative and aims to...
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...
Looking out from new fire tower
CONSTRUCTION of a new staffed fire tower outside of Penola has been completed in time for the 2024/25 summer bushfire season.
This came as a...
