Lighthouse facelift windfall: Kingston's historic lighthouse will get a long-awaited facelift after the state government announced a $124,000 grant for the project. The Cape Jaffa lighthouse — which has been in Kingston since the 1970s — will be painted and refurbished at a cost of about $270,000 with the rest of the money coming from funds raised by the community. The works are needed after years of weather damage.
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Electric truck vision moves forward: Electric trucks can play a major part in the state's forestry industry, a local forestry transport company says. This follows the state government investing $200,000 into a plan to decrease emissions from heavy freight in forestry. The plan includes looking at electric truck technology and charging and refuelling networks. Tabeel trading general manager Adrian Flowers says the geography of the South East will allow for diesel truck alternatives to be effective.
Livestock prices set to climb: Livestock saleyards across the Limestone Coast are poised for strong prices in the second half of the year, following a sell-off of excess stock due to the drought. Livestock agent Richard Harvie says improved price forecasts have buoyed confidence across the sector with most producers looking to rebuild breeding stock ahead of next seasons.
Region records low jobless rate: The unemployment rate across the South East, the Riverland and Murray Bridge was 3.1 per cent in May, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It is the highest the local unemployment rate has been since August 2023, after reaching a record low of 2.2 per cent in March last year. There are about 93,900 people employed in the region, just down from 94,000 a month earlier. Nationally, the unemployment rate sits at 4.1 per cent.
Former politician remembered: The life of South East parliamentarian and farmer Martin Cameron will be honoured at a memorial service in Beachport next week. Mr Cameron stood for the seat of Millicent with the Liberal and Country League in 1968 and lost by one vote to Labor's Des Corcoran, before taking up a Senate vacancy the following year. He was later a member of the SA Legislative Council for 20 years and played a key role in the formation of the Liberal movement with friend and former premier Steele Hall. A proud South Eastener of Scottish descent, Mr Cameron returned to the family farm at Thornlea after his political career.
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