State backs pumped hydro
South Australia continues to move towards renewable energy and Port Augusta remains at the forefront. The state government have backed four new pumped hydro energy storage...
Football digest released
South Australian country football historian, Peter Lines has recently released his fourth book just in time for the approaching 2018 country football season.Book number four,...
Lecturer to speak at Arid Lands
Urrbrae lecturer Dan Austin will be the next guest speaker at the Friends of the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden’s next meeting.The next meeting, to...
Firearms seized in assault call out
At approximately 8pm on Tuesday, February 6, police were called to a home in Port Augusta on reports of a domestic assault.A 36-year-old man...
Lions dig deep for SES
THE Port Augusta State Emergency Service (SES) Unit will boost its vertical rescue capability after receiving a $2000 donation from the Lions Club of Port Augusta.The...
Sites set for assessment
INTERNATIONAL engineering firm AECOM has successfully won the tender to assess the technical suitability of the three potential sites for the proposed national radioactive...
Two arrested as police target smugglers
Two women have been arrested for allegedly possessing and attempting to smuggle illicit drugs and contraband into the Port Augusta Prison.Officers from the Police Corrections...
Stirling North solar farm too close for comfort
The battlers on Reservoir Road in Stirling North have been dealt another cruel blow in what can only be described as a never-ending nightmare.When...
Stuart Lib tries for a third
The electorate of Stuart covers over 374,000 square kilometres, extending from just north of the Barossa Valley all the way to the Northern Territory, Queensland and and New South Wales borders.Representing...
Tribute to living legend of music
More than just a Piano Man, Billy Joel is a living legend of the music industry with a catalogue of hit songs spanning more than 50 years. Billy Joel Tribute...
Tackling SA’s algal bloom
A harmful algal bloom has been impacting large stretches of South Australia’s coastline since mid-March.
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Executive Director Professor...
