Cardiff Man Renews The Ride Of A Lifetime

MR Ralph Hughes, of Cardiff, has had a relationship with motorbikes for 40 years, although there was a rather lengthy interruption. The 58-year-old began riding bikes in 1958 but then spent almost 30 years off them. An ill-fated trip back to Newcastle from Mount Gambier sealed what was to be

Scott Hit By Writedowns

The Mount Gambier-based transport group Scott Corporation yesterday posted a pre-tax, interest and abnormal items profit of $9 million, 10.6 per cent lower than the previous year, as one-off writedowns and tougher trading conditions bit into its bottom line. The result was struck on revenues of

Mclachlan Trades Politics For Family

A Howard Cabinet minister and one of the key political figures of the 1980s and 1990s, Mr Ian McLachlan, has unexpectedly decided to quit Federal politics. Mr McLachlan, the Defence Minister, stunned government colleagues when he announced in a speech in Mount Gambier last night that he would not