Mount Gambier local stories today

Alerts

In an emergency call 000.

Fire danger today

The live South Australia feed is on its way; Team Smarketing is on it. For now: SA Country Fire Service, fire danger ratings.

Fires within 100 km

The live South Australia feed is on its way; Team Smarketing is on it. For now: SA Country Fire Service, warnings and incidents.

Source: SA Country Fire Service, warnings and incidents. Updated Mon, 26 Oct, 9:30 pm.

Weather warnings

No current warnings for our area.

Source: Bureau of Meteorology, SA warnings. Updated Mon, 26 Oct, 9:30 pm.

Roads now

The live South Australia feed is on its way; Team Smarketing is on it. For now: Traffic SA.

One app instead of 40+

Your page right now: 40 apps and sites you no longer need to check.

No more checking 40 apps and websites every morning: that’s about 40 min back every day, or 4 hr 40 min a week (at about a minute an app). Everything below is on your page or one tap away.

= 1 Daily Maverick, your way

See which feature replaces which app

Scam watch

Buying from a business you don't know? Check the NSW Fair Trading Complaints Register first: it lists businesses with 10 or more complaints in a month.

Scam watch: report a scam, the tips banks agree on, product recalls →

What's on

Specials, members nights, trivia, live music, markets and events around Mount Gambier, in one place.

Read from each venue's own website twice a day. Specials can change, so check with the venue before you go. Know a venue we're missing? Tell us.

What’s on in Mount Gambier

Nothing listed in 5290 yet. Know something on? Add it free.

+ Add an event (free)

Births, Deaths and Marriages

Just for curiosity

Trending baby names

NSWAustraliaWorldBy decadeYour nameIdeas with Mav

Top 10 across NSW, 2025

Girls

1. CHARLOTTE =
2. AMELIA =
3. OLIVIA =
4. ISLA ▲1
5. MIA ▼1
6. SOPHIA ▲3
7. CHLOE ▼1
8. HAZEL =
9. LILY ▲2
10. SIENNA ▲3

Biggest climber: LAINEY, up 41 to #56

Highest new entry: AMIRA at #79

Boys

1. NOAH =
2. OLIVER =
3. THEODORE =
4. LUCA =
5. LEO ▲1
6. HENRY ▼1
7. ELIJAH ▲3
8. LEVI ▲5
8. HUDSON ▼1
10. JACK ▲4

Biggest climber: ELIAS, up 52 to #35

Highest new entry: MATEO at #65

Source: the latest full-year list from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Arrows show the move since 2024. NSW doesn't publish names by town. Checked Sun, 25 Oct, 4:31 pm.

See all Births, Deaths and Marriages →

Handy tools

Gen Alpha interpreter What did your kid just say? Jimmy Joel translates →

Dog friendly

Off-leash beaches, dog parks and places happy to see your dog. If there’s nothing mapped, it says so.

Source: OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors), the free map anyone can add to.

LGBTQ+ friendly

Local places that welcome everyone. If there’s nothing mapped, it says so.

Source: OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors), the free map anyone can add to.

Fuel prices in Mount Gambier

The live South Australia feed is on its way; Team Smarketing is on it. For now: SA Fuel Pricing Scheme.

Grocery watch

The everyday basics at each supermarket today. Green is cheapest, red is dearest. We update these prices twice a day, around 6am and 2pm, so you always know how fresh they are.

Cheapest basket today (milk, bread, eggs, chocolate): Coles at $18.30.

Woolworths and ALDI don’t let us check their prices. Their websites block automatic price checks, so we can’t show them side by side with the others. That’s their choice, not ours. We show what we can find, and we tell you when we can’t.

Online prices from each supermarket's own website, house brand where there is one. Checked: Woolworths not available today · ALDI not available today · Coles Mon, 26 Oct, 2:00 pm. Prices in store and specials can differ.

Today in numbers

Facts from the sources named, side by side. No opinions: make up your own mind.

Big tech watch

Life and death

AI for good, AI for bad

A recent AI story of each kind from the news, so you see both sides.

Headlines from The Guardian and Google News, sorted into good and bad by AI, so check the full story. See every story we've logged.

Learn how AI can help in your everyday life, from your local experts at Maverick Digital →

Grog watch

Beer, wine, spirits, cider: the price at local bottle shops, posted by the shops themselves. Search for anything, or filter by type. Local only, so your money stays in town.

Cheapest In between Dearest

Source: prices posted by local shops, with the date they posted. Shown for 30 days. We don't check the big chains: local only. Please drink responsibly.

Banks and the RBA

Home loan rates at the big four, and how quickly each passed on the Reserve Bank's (RBA) rate changes. Numbers only.

Cash rate: 4.60% since 29 Sept 2026

How fast they passed on RBA changes

Days from the RBA's decision to the date the bank's new variable rate took effect, for the 7 RBA moves since February 2025.

Mount Gambier tide times & fishing

Loading…

Tide times are modelled estimates. Not for navigation; check the Bureau of Meteorology before boating.

What's biting in October

• Snapper peak
• Pearl perch
• Tailor, whiting & flathead

Seasons: Source: NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development GoFishing guide (Coffs Coast) and Coffs Coast tourism.

Where to fish within 20 km

• Browns Beach Beach
  Known for: King George whiting, squid, tommy ruff, garfish, Australian salmon
  Surf fishing about 30 minutes south; park at the car park or 4WD onto the sand.
  Directions
• Lower Glenelg River, Donovans River
  Known for: Mulloway, bream, estuary perch, mullet
  Floating jetty and barbecue area; Victorian size and bag limits apply.
  Directions
• Port MacDonnell Jetty and Breakwater Breakwall
  Known for: Australian salmon, King George whiting, squid, tommy ruff, garfish, silver trevally
  Family-friendly jetty about 30 minutes south.
  Directions
• Valley Lake / Ketla Malpi Lake
  Known for: European carp
  Carp must not be returned to the water.
  Directions

No listed shore spots within 20 km of you.

Know your 5290

The handy stuff, all in one place. Every item is sourced and shown as the source has it. We don’t edit it. We tell you where it’s from and how well the owner keeps it up to date.

Spotted something out of date? Let us know.

Renting

Looking for a place in Mount Gambier? Every rental site, already searched for you.

• Rentals in Mount Gambier on realestate.com.au: Australia's biggest property site.
• Rentals in Mount Gambier on Domain: The other big one.
• Rentals in Mount Gambier on Rent.com.au: Rentals only, with a free renter résumé to send agents.
• Rentals in Mount Gambier on Homely: Rentals plus honest local reviews of each street.

Every rental site, your rights and bond help →

Jobs

Looking for work in Mount Gambier? Every job site, already searched for you.

• Jobs in Mount Gambier on SEEK: Australia's biggest job site.
• Jobs in Mount Gambier on Indeed: Pulls jobs from employers' own websites too.
• Jobs in Mount Gambier on Jora: Searches lots of job sites at once.
• Jobs in Mount Gambier on LinkedIn: Professional and office roles.

Every job site, plus council, harvest and local employers →

Mount Gambier Council watch

Keeping an eye on City of Mount Gambier, with every item linked to its source.

Meeting dates are on the council's meetings page.

Is council doing what it said?

Every three months City of Mount Gambier reports on its own plan. We'll show its latest report here, in its own words.

Have your say or make a complaint

• Report a problem or make a request: City of Mount Gambier on 08 8721 2555 or their website.
• Not happy with how council handled it? NSW Ombudsman.
• Concerns about a councillor's conduct: Office of Local Government.
• Suspect corruption: NSW ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption).
• Have your say at a meeting: ask the council about speaking at public forum before the next meeting.

🏅 Mini Maverick Award

Maverick Digital encourages digital safety for kids. Every Kid Zone game is designed to help with that: a safe place where kids can play and mums and dads can feel safe.

Each month, the top three kids on the Kid Zone leaderboards win the Mini Maverick Award, for proving they’re little mini Mavericks:

• 🥇 $25 first place
• 🥈 $15 second place
• 🥉 $10 third place

📍 Spent at a local Mount Gambier business. No multinationals, no chains, no fast food.

Only a winner’s first name is ever shown, with their parent or carer’s OK.

Play in Kid Zone → · Local businesses: be a place winners spend it

🌳 Get outside this weekend

Things for kids and families to do outdoors, free or under $50 a kid. This weekend: Sat, 31 Oct and Sun, 1 Nov.

No kids' events listed for this weekend yet. Running one? Add it free and tick "Good for kids".

Always-good local favourites

• Umpherston Sinkhole / Balumbul Free
  Walk down into a sunken garden first planted in 1886, with viewing platforms, free barbecues and a big shelter.
• Blue Lake / Warwar rim walk Free
  A 3.6 km loop around the crater rim with lookouts, about 45 minutes; the lake turns bright blue from November to March.
• Cave Garden / Thugi Free
  A sinkhole in the middle of town with heritage rose gardens and viewing platforms; a waterfall runs in wet weather.
• Valley Lake / Ketla Malpi Free
  Conservation park with boardwalks and bird hides, an adventure playground, free barbecues and an 18-hole disc golf course; hire discs free from the library.

Outdoor and affordable, picked by locals. Check times and prices before you go · Suggest one

Trails, World Heritage and only here

The big outdoor reasons to live in, or visit, Mount Gambier and the shire.

Parks and trails

The live South Australia feed is on its way; Team Smarketing is on it. For now: National Parks and Wildlife Service SA, alerts.

Sport & field closures

Flights at Mount Gambier Regional Airport

See everything coming and going at Mount Gambier Regional Airport (live board).

Holidays

Next SA public holidays

• Fri, 25 Dec: Christmas Day in 60 days
• Mon, 28 Dec: Boxing Day in 63 days
• Fri, 1 Jan: New Year's Day in 67 days
• Tue, 26 Jan: Australia Day in 92 days

Source: Nager.Date public holidays. Updated Mon, 26 Oct, 5:00 pm.

In the sky, next 14 days

Asteroids passing by

• Sat, 31 Oct: 2025 UK9, about the size of a car (roughly 3 to 6 m), passes closer than the Moon (314,648 km away) at 7.8 km a second in 5 days
• Tue, 3 Nov: 524522, bigger than three footy fields (roughly 207 to 463 m), passes 15.7 times as far away as the Moon at 8.7 km a second in 8 days
• Fri, 6 Nov: 2001 KF54, bigger than three footy fields (roughly 293 to 655 m), passes 18.8 times as far away as the Moon at 16.4 km a second in 11 days
• Tue, 27 Oct: 2026 TB94, about the size of a bus (roughly 20 to 44 m), passes 5.1 times as far away as the Moon at 11.6 km a second tomorrow

Source: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. Updated Mon, 26 Oct, 5:30 pm. None of these will hit Earth. Most are too faint to see without a big telescope

Next school holidays

Term dates and school holidays for South Australia: SA Department for Education, term dates. Team Smarketing is adding the dates.

Public schools in the Mount Gambier area. Source: NSW Department of Education · Private schools may differ

🧩 Crossword

Today’s Mount Gambier crossword in three levels: 🟢 Easy, 🟡 Medium and 🔴 Hard. Sign in free to keep your streak and best times. Play today’s →

✨ Horoscopes

Your stars for Monday 26 October. Full moon tonight-ish: big feelings, big fun. This is the Year of the Fire Horse 🐎.

♈ Aries (21 Mar–19 Apr)♉ Taurus (20 Apr–20 May)♊ Gemini (21 May–20 Jun)♋ Cancer (21 Jun–22 Jul)♌ Leo (23 Jul–22 Aug)♍ Virgo (23 Aug–22 Sep)♎ Libra (23 Sep–22 Oct)♏ Scorpio (23 Oct–21 Nov)♐ Sagittarius (22 Nov–21 Dec)♑ Capricorn (22 Dec–19 Jan)♒ Aquarius (20 Jan–18 Feb)♓ Pisces (19 Feb–20 Mar)

🎂 Add your birthday and we'll set your Western and Vedic signs: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Save

Mount Gambier beaches, surf & surf cams

Surf cams

Coastalwatch charges for its live surf cam feed, so we can’t show it here. Nobody pays to be on this site, and we don’t pay to show other people’s paid content either. Have a look on their site: Coastalwatch.

Swim between the red and yellow flags. Patrol times and beach-by-beach info: Beachsafe.

Source: Open-Meteo (modelled, updated hourly). Not for navigation. Which swell and wind suit each beach: surf-forecast.com break guides; patrols from council.