People’s Poems
The Swimmer, by Malcolm SimesIt’s summertime down under where we play along our shoresTo learn to swim is just the start - to open...
Time to dob in dealers
DRUGS continue to be a danger to Port Augusta but time is up for drug dealers in Port Augusta.Crime Stoppers South Australia (CSSA) will...
Visits are a slam dunk
Willsden Primary School students enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime to hear stories from United States Marine infantry.Students then showed their basketball skills against the...
Port Augusta Business Awards nominees
Beyond Bank Most Outstanding Business- Gulf And Ranges Optometrists- Rowe Partners- Saltbush Livestock – Bultarra Australian Saltbush Lamb- Supreme Clean CarpetsOz Minerals Best Home-based Business-...
Port Augusta faces big test
MANY Port Augusta residents feel the federal government is neglecting the region, according to a recent Fairfax Media survey.And those same residents will be forced into...
Dan sceptical over funding
STATE Member for Stuart Dan van Holst Pellekaan is sceptical of the state government’s financial pledge towards regional South Australian mobile phone black spots.The...
Revamp plan for footy ground
The headquarters of football in Port Pirie almost took on the dimensions of Melbourne Cricket Ground’s field.Memorial Oval was considered for a “cut and shut”...
Nominate an Aussie hero
Australians are being asked to nominate their local heroes and admirable Australians for the 2017 Australian of the Year awards.There are four award categories:...
Port Augusta hosts successful workshop
Meals on Wheels South Australia (MoWSA) continues to show its regional community is as strong as ever. Its strength and unity was on display at a...
Solar thermal: In numbers
THERE has been some comments aired that the proposed Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) with storage power generating plants do not replace the recently closed...