When carols & culture collide Third annual multi-lingual Anglican Church carols service
It is a carols event with a difference as the Anglican Church Mount Gambier embraces the many cultures that call the church home, with a multi-lingual service celebrating the impending festive season with the local Foodbank also set to benefit from the celebration. The third annual Carols and Culture Service at the Bay Road church will feature nine languages - Sri Lankan, Norwegian, German, Swahilli, African, Indian, Italian, South African and English languages with performances by Phoenix and Christ Church choir and choirs from other churches and organisations. The Carols and Culture event is this Sunday from 6pm with
Fr Neil Fernando (pictured below) reminding people they need to book via email at christchurchcarols@gmail.com to comply with COVID restrictions. Tea or coffee will be available on the church grounds at the end of the service while the collection taken up during the service will go to support Foodbank Mount Gambier.
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The newly-completed Frances Town Square was officially opened on Friday by Member for Barker Tony Pasin MP. The $212,000 project was made possible by the Federal Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program and Naracoorte Lucindale Council, in partnership with the Frances Progress Association.
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Have your say on the financial priorities of the City of Mount Gambier
The City of Mount Gambier has released its Draft 2022-2032 Long Term Financial Plan (LTFP) and is now seeking community feedback. The LTFP provides a roadmap to enable council to prioritise community needs and aspirations. It assists council to plan, manage and communicate its future objectives in a financially sustainable way. “The purpose of a long-term financial plan is to express in financial terms the activities that Council proposes to undertake over the medium to longer term to achieve the objectives stated in the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan and the Infrastructure and Asset Management Plans,” Shared Services general manager Darren Barber (pictured) said. “Council intends to achieve key financial ratios by the target date of 2026/27 and over the life of the LTFP. “As previously committed, the total rate revenue percentage increase remains at 4.5% per year, with the delivery of the Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre to occur in 2022.” The LTFP is similar to, but less detailed than the Annual Business Plan and Budget and helps guide council’s future actions depending on longerterm revenue and expenditure assumptions. “It is important to note that while the plan provides guidance, council continues to revise and update the assumptions included within it which means we can be adaptable in an ever-changing environment,” Mr Barber said. In accordance with the Local Government Act 1999, a Long Term Financial Plan must be updated within two years of the local government election. City of Mount Gambier updates its Long Term Financial Plan annually. View the Draft 2022-2032 Long Term Financial Plan and have your say at: https://www. haveyoursaymountgambier.com. au/draft-2022-2032-ltfp “Council encourages the community to participate in this important consultation process,” Mr Barber said. All feedback must be received by Wednesday, December 8 at 5pm.