Petrol stations
Can be found at several locations on commercial steet. the mobil on commercial street east and the caltex on commerical street west are nickednamed "the 24 hour" for obvious reasons. if you venture out to port macdonnell it is advisble that you fill up before you head off, there is no large petrol station there, and the one which is there is open only during business hours.
Commercial Street
Is the shopping street of mount gambier. despite the smaller size of the city, this street is quite long. it takes about 15-20 min to walk from one end to the other. stores on this street change often and most are not open on sundays. best shops are priceline, chapman's newsagency and toy stampede. thurdsay is late night shopping and most stores are usually trading until 9pm.
Variety Stores
There are numerous variety stores in mt gambier. go-lo and ned's located on commerical street west, cheap as chips on helen street, the reject shop can be found in the lakes village. a large target can also be found on sturt street entrances from compton street and ferrers street.
Markets
Saturday is the rotary market on julibee highway east next to harvey normans it is part of the former fletcher jones site. the blue lake market is held sundays on commerical street west opposite vansitart park. both markets have stalls selling local fresh produce, bric-a-brac, craft goods and plants.
Clothes
Shops in mt gambier are quite abundant. flesh fence on commerical street east is reasonably priced. rockmans can be found on the main street. centro has jay jays, jeans west, supre and miller's. the spot is the local surf store on commerical street west. there are also several sports stores, notably sportspower which is the largest and sportscene which has lots of variety.