The player responsible for a dangerous tackle that saw a country football match called off early has been suspended for three games. Key points: A Southern Mallee player is given a three-match ban after a dangerous weekend tackle Mitchell Smith was left unconscious after the tackle with Billy McNeilly last Saturday Country football leagues say they take concussion injuries seriously …
Several South Australian regional councils are facing uncertain futures after a lack of nominations for elected member and mayoral positions in the local government elections. Key points: Several regional South Australian councils do not have enough elected member nominees to form a quorum The Local Government elections are scheduled to take place in November Impacted councils will need to run …
A regional South Australian council has blown its legal expenditure budget by almost $50,000 due to a number of elected member conduct and governance problems. Key points: Southern Mallee Council's legal expenditure has reached $83,000 this financial year Most of the spending has been attributed to elected member governance and conduct matters Mayor Jeff Nickolls says the legal expenditure is …