Future in doubt
THE future ownership of the Nerrilda nursing home is still up in the air.The issue has been on council’s radar for over a decade but...
Prisoners undertake musical workshop
WHYALLA musicians Mark Tempany and Alison Hams made an educational visit to the Port Augusta Prison recently.The duo were engaged by UnitingCare Wesley Country SA to...
55th reunion for Port Augusta High kids | GALLERY
OVER 140 ex students, teachers and partners met for the Port Augusta High School 55-year reunion at Central Oval recently.The morning was met with...
Changes to local RFDS auxiliary
THE local Royal Flying Doctor Auxiliary has undergone a few changes in the past year.For 10 years Jim Langdon has been the honorary secretary...
Home broken into
PORT Augusta detectives are investigating a break-in on Phillips Street which occurred this morning.A 14-year-old girl was confronted by an intruder around 6am before he fled...
How do you like them pineapples?
THE SUGGESTION of growing pineapples in a semi-arid climate would likely send professional horticulturalists and green thumb novices into raptures.But that’s exactly what Port...
Marshall calls for political dissolve | OPEN LETTER
We live in the best state in the country but South Australia is in urgent need of help.We have record high unemployment, the highest...
Extreme heat warning
A NUMBER of state schools and preschools located in bushfire-prone areas around the state will close today, including in the Flinders. Melrose Primary School, Orroroo Area School, Orroroo...
SES reminds residents to ‘be safe’ as the weather heats up
RECENT soaring temperatures prompted a warning from the State Emergency Service.Port Augusta SES unit manager Frank Woolfe said the public should be careful during the heat.“We recommend people...
Busy festive season ahead
WHAT: Exhinbition: Celebrating Melva – 50th Curdnatta Birthday Celebrations.WHEN: Throughout November.WHERE: Curdnatta Platform Gallery.WHAT: Handheld – A Country Arts SA Visual Arts Touring Exhibition.WHEN: Exhibition on display November 20 to December...
Through a different lens
PORT PIRIE - Working as a school support officer (SSO) at an Adelaide primary school, Eva Huang was struck by a yearning to support...
