Hotels rate highly in state
PORT Augusta is ranked third in SA cities with the best rated accommodation, according to travel site Trivago.Based on more than 200 million traveller ratings, the site...
Steady trends for building approvals
The Housing Industry Association released figures suggesting Port Augusta is running against an improving national housing approval trend.While approvals for new buildings when up...
Support for students
Six scholarships are available for outstanding students from regional South Australia who intend to study science, engineering, mathematics or related technology subjects as an undergraduate at...
Fire service appeals to farmers to check units
The Country Fire Service is asking farmers to check fire units to ensure they are ready for fire danger season.Many farmers have vehicles equipped...
Sunset dinners are back at Arid Lands
The much-loved Thursday night sunset dinners are returning to the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens.Dinners start this week on Thursday, November 12, and end...
Nominate an achiever
Nominations for the Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards closes in December.These awards help young people take the next step in their field of endeavour and...
The special significance of November 11
NOVEMBER 11 marks the 97th anniversary of the Armistice which ended World War I (1914–18). At 11am on November 11, 1918, the guns of the Western Front...
In the dark
Power outages have left 2600 Port Augusta power customers are in the dark. SA Power Networks is predicting a switch on again at 4.30 this...
Veteran remembered
AN exhibition celebrating the life and works of former Port Augusta residents Alf Clarke was held at Yarta Purtli recently.Watercolours & War Stories captured an artist...
Muscling in on Leukaemia
More than 30 muscle cars will stop in at Port Augusta next Thursday as part of the annual Leukaemia Foundation Aussie Muscle Car Run.Titled ‘Beast to...
What’s this?
In last week's edition of ‘what’s this?’ we asked readers to identify a unique piece of technology on display at the Homestead Museum.
The...
