Five arrests after series of assaults
PORT Augusta Police have arrested five people after multiple assaults yesterday afternoon. Police said a teenage boy was assaulted on Elizabeth Terrace about 2pm on...
Diligent drivers in Port Augusta
MORE than 200 drivers were randomly breath tested in a two-hour period by Port Augusta Police last Friday.Local officers set up a testing station...
Cars broken into over weekend
FOUR cars have been broken into in Port Augusta over the weekend.The break-ins have prompted local police to remind residents to ensure their vehicles...
New plane takes off
A NEW ‘flying intensive care unit’ has hit the skies running, as the Royal Flying Doctors launches the first of a new wave of...
Veteran served as mechanic
Geoff Kohler was undertaking his motor mechanic apprentice when he was conscripted into the army in 1968. After his initial training at Puckapunyal for three...
Customers connected
FOR Port Augusta resident Adrian Elliot, becoming the first person to have an NBN connection working in his home was a momentous occasion last...
Ride for Sick Kids descends on city
A hamburger-led, 1000-kilometre fundraising campaign involving a swarm of well-travelled cyclists visited Port Augusta recently.The team was led into Oasis Apartments on Thursday by Port Augusta...
Ramsey calls for extra funding
THE FEDERAL government is being urged to free up funding to provide more support for redundant Alinta workers.Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey says he...
Bathers or boardies? Potato fritter or potato cake?
THEY’RE not even interesting questions most of the time but depending on who is answering them, and where they’re from, their answers might be.Linguistics Roadshow has...
Streets closed for morning markets
PORT Augusta’s CBD will be market central, with the hosting of the sixth Augusta Markets tomorrow morning. The market will open from 9am to...
Regional legal scheme delivers service boost
PORT PIRIE - The Legal Services Commission will introduce a new rostered Regional Duty Solicitor Scheme to deliver what they describe as a cost-effective...
