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Theatre production with mental health focus set to return

A DINNER theatre production, which aims to promote wellbeing and spark conversations about mental health, will return to Loxton later this year. After sell out shows in both 2021 and 2022, a new Kick off ya Boots will return in September for five...

Stephanie Thompson

04 Jul 2024

Council

October deadline for new library

LOXTON’S new library and visitor information centre is on the home stretch, with the building expected to be completed in early October. Michael Kregar Building site supervisor David ‘Barney’ Gross said the build is “three quarters...

Stephanie Thompson

26 Jun 2024

Community News

Full house for Loxton wedding dress event

WEDDING dresses from yesteryear were centre stage at a sold out event in Loxton on Sunday. The Loxton Historical Village hosted its Bridal Gowns of Yesteryear event at its Institute, with over 80 people attending. Loxton Historical Village’s...

Stephanie Thompson

19 Jun 2024

Council

Council to lend a hand to Woodleigh?

A LOCAL council will decide today whether to support the building of a new Loxton childcare facility, following last month’s major grant funding announcement. Loxton District Children’s Centre ‘Woodleigh’ was awarded a Federal Government...

Stephanie Thompson

19 Jun 2024

Council

Telstra outage still causing issues for local councils

THREE Riverland councils are expected to seek compensation from Telstra, with the cloud service outage still ongoing. A Telstra cloud service crash over two weeks ago has meant Loxton Waikerie, Berri Barmera and Renmark Paringa councils are unable...

Stephanie Thompson

19 Jun 2024

Community

MRQ’s big move now in sight

AFTER more than three years, the Murray River Queen’s owner is feeling positive that the boat may arrive in Loxton before 2024’s end. The District Council of Loxton Waikerie (DCLW) gave Murray River Queen owner Donna Neale in-principle support...

Stephanie Thompson

19 Jun 2024