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The City of Mount Gambier is pleased to announce the 2025 Citizen of the Year recipients. Citizen of the Year will be awarded to Trudi Shelton, Senior Citizen of the Year will be presented to Rodney Summers, Young Citizen of the Year will be awarded to Brad Hann, the Community Event of the Year will be presented to the Mount Gambier Family Truck Show and the Active Citizenship Award will be given to Mount Gambier Breast Cancer Awareness Group. Awardees will be formally acknowledged at the Australia Day Breakfast and Awards event at the Cave Garden/Thugi on Sunday 26 January 2025. Read full article

City of Mount Gambier welcomes Chris White to the role of General Manager People, Place and Liveability. Chris is a qualified town planner from the United Kingdom, with 30 years experience in the public and private sector, most recently in Victoria and New South Wales. He specialises in planning, placemaking, engagement, community development, tourism, economic development, sport, recreation, arts and culture. Read full article

The City of Mount Gambier Junior Sports Assistance Fund is pleased to advise that the Rotary Club of Mount Gambier Lakes has provided a $3,000 donation to the Youth Empowerment Sports Program for 2025. Read full article

For the month of October 2024, Engelbrecht Cave was the top clicked Limestone Coast attraction and second most clicked attraction in the state on the online tourism information portal the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW). Read full article

Award-winning crime writer Margaret Hickey will return to Mount Gambier Library for the launch of Rural Dreams, and a discussion on her previous novel The Creeper on Monday 17 January 2025 at 7:00pm. Read full article

City of Mount Gambier proposes to revoke the community land classification applicable to a screening reserve with a total size of 12 square metres located at Jubilee Highway West, Suttontown. Read full article

Throughout the 2024/2025 Christmas and New Year period, Council's hours of operation and services are as follows. Read full article

Renewal SA has achieved another significant milestone against its target of 30 new homes for essential workers in South Australia’s regions, just in time for Christmas. The latest addition includes four brand new two- and three-bedroom homes in Mount Gambier, which was handed over to teachers, paramedics, and hospital workers on 10 December 2024. Read full article

A recent Spring Clean event has seen enthusiastic participation from the community, resulting in the proper disposal of hundreds of items, including tyres, mattresses, and couches. Read full article

The Riddoch Arts & Cultural Centre invites locals to step into The Green Room, a new interactive creative space inspired by the current gallery exhibition, Enjoy this Trip: The Art of Music Posters. While the exhibition showcases iconic posters from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection featuring concerts from the 1960s to the 1980s, The Green Room shines a spotlight on Mount Gambier’s contemporary music culture. Read full article