Veteran served as mechanic
Geoff Kohler was undertaking his motor mechanic apprentice when he was conscripted into the army in 1968. After his initial training at Puckapunyal for three...
Customers connected
FOR Port Augusta resident Adrian Elliot, becoming the first person to have an NBN connection working in his home was a momentous occasion last...
Ride for Sick Kids descends on city
A hamburger-led, 1000-kilometre fundraising campaign involving a swarm of well-travelled cyclists visited Port Augusta recently.The team was led into Oasis Apartments on Thursday by Port Augusta...
Ramsey calls for extra funding
THE FEDERAL government is being urged to free up funding to provide more support for redundant Alinta workers.Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey says he...
Bathers or boardies? Potato fritter or potato cake?
THEY’RE not even interesting questions most of the time but depending on who is answering them, and where they’re from, their answers might be.Linguistics Roadshow has...
Streets closed for morning markets
PORT Augusta’s CBD will be market central, with the hosting of the sixth Augusta Markets tomorrow morning. The market will open from 9am to...
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...