Junior docs settling in
THERE’S an air of enthusiasm surrounding the latest batch of medical students to arrive in Port Augusta, and it’s because they want to be here.Four...
Furious mayors hold no punches
LOCAL leaders in the Upper Spencer Gulf have expressed their joint frustration over an alleged lack of communication from the federal and state governments in regards...
Sexual assualt suspect still at large
POLICE are continuing their investigation into a sexual assault occurring in Port Augusta on Thursday afternoon.Just after 2pm, a woman aged in her 20s...
Opinion: Josh Frydenberg
Barndioota is one of the six locations identified by the Government last November as a possible site for a new National Radioactive Waste Management...
Council’s smelly problem
PORT Augusta City Council’s waste contractor Veolia, is tightening its stance on collecting additional bins, or non-Council issued bins, from local properties.Every residential property is...
TRANS POLL | Hawker’s nuclear waste dump
THE federal government has shortlisted six potential sites for a proposed waste nuclear dump, three of which fall within our federal electorate of Grey.Adnyamantha...
Home-made gun, drugs found in traffic stop
TWO men were arrested after police allegedly found drugs and a home-made firearm during a traffic stop at Port Augusta West. Police stopped a sedan on...
Events calendar
WHAT: Birdlife Australia Club - Bird Watching Field TripWHEN: Sun, February 21.WHERE: Meet 7.30am Mambray Creek Parking Bay.WHAT: Kids Crabbing DayWHEN: Sat, February 27.WHERE: Old Port...
Tentative findings on nuclear
THE NUCLEAR Fuel Cycle Royal Commission will meet a significant milestone when it releases its tentative findings in Adelaide on Monday, February 15.Once the findings have...
Local doctor training could provide medical coup
IN a major development in medical practice, young doctors may be trained at the Port Augusta hospital.The intern program may be extended from Adelaide...