STREET scaping, signage, boat ramp facility upgrades and better river access are all on the cards for the Blanchetown Revitalisation project, with $495,000 to be spent on improving the town.
WAIKERIE’S water and nature park has been vandalised, with several pieces of equipment rendered unusable due to the damage.
THE Waikerie Football Club has secured $1 million in its first, “most important” step towards completely replacing its club rooms with a modernised, updated building, after a “very positive” response from the local council last Friday.
A LOCAL fire service crew is welcoming the arrival of a new fire-fighting appliance, bringing the total number of trucks under its service to two.
FUTURE carers of the Waikerie Fauna Park animals made their debut feeding session last week in an effort to draw younger attention to the park’s upkeep.
THE first major stage of the $2.3 million Waikerie Hospital redevelopment project has been completed, with the car park now open for visitors and patients to utilise.
BUSINESS owners suffering from a lack of trade due to COVID-19 hardships over recent months can expect to see an increase in trade with the introduction of a voucher system.
A LOCAL council’s decision to remove “pest” trees from a river-front location has divided the community and resulted in the work’s postponement in lieu of community consultation.