Repower: Cash a big step
REPOWER Port Augusta has welcomed a pending statement from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of a new Clean Energy Innovation Fund contributing to the large-scale solar...
Solar dream alive
SOLARRESERVE’S proposed solar thermal plant north of Port Augusta is set to be announced as one of the first projects supported by the federal government’s $1...
Water safety over Easter
EASTER is often a popular time for people to take up water-based activities, but the fun comes with some risks.Royal Life Saving is urging...
Operators rejoice scrapped tax
PORT Augusta and Quorn’s thriving backpacking industry is safe after a tax on backpacking travellers to Australia was put on hold by the federal government...
Locals support church rally
PEOPLE from Port Augusta were among a crowd of revelers rallying at the annual Palm Sunday Peace Rally in Whyalla last Sunday. Demonstrators threw their support...
Woman stabbed
A MAN has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in Port Augusta early last Tuesday morning, March 22.Police were called to Welk Street...
Crack down on path parkers
PORT Augusta City Council is appealing to motorists to not park vehicles on footpaths or nature strips.Acting CEO Lee Heron said council is warning residents...
Double victory for Spencer
PORT Augusta Secondary School held its annual sports day at Central and Braddock Ovals recently. It was the school’s first sports day at the new Central...
Volunteer ambos desperately needed
ACROSS South Australia more than 1400 volunteers work in 70 country areas for SA Ambulance Service, but some areas are still desperately in need of...
Arid aim for Iron Triangle towns
AN idea to change the image and ‘brand’ of the Upper Spencer Gulf is being proposed by the region’s leaders with the Upper Spencer Gulf...
More work for migrants
WHYALLA - A series of programs targeted at upskilling migrant workers has been unveiled, with the State Government investing more than $1.5 million to...
