Chance to surrender guns
OWNERS of unregistered or unwanted firearms in Port Augusta are being urged to take advantage of a firearms amnesty. Running until June 2016, Police Minister Tony...
Helping animals caught up in fire
The Pinery bushfire kept our state on edge, with many people wondering how they could help out.Ideas for money, food, and clothing donations for those...
Illegal immigrants detained
PORT Augusta Police detected and detained four illegal immigrants early Tuesday morning.Police received information that the men were travelling to South Australia from Perth...
Man, 20, stabbed
A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in Port Augusta West.Police and ambulance crews attended a home where they found a 20-year-old...
Leonie’s national nod
CARLTON School Principal Leonie Falland received a national teaching award recently recognising decades of quality leadership in rural communities.The John Laing Award for Professional...
Uncovering long-lost evidence of local UFOs
A RECENTLY released book sheds light on a reported UFO sighting in Port Augusta during the late 1940s.Return to Magonia : Investigating UFOs in...
Coles trio celebrate a special birthday
WHILE Coles celebrates its 20th birthday in Port Augusta, it’s also a milestone for three team members.Alison Kenny, Shirley Bennetts and Lyn Hooper have...
Our claim to VC hero
ON September 8, 1916 the official London Gazette announced that an Australian infantryman, Private Martin O’Meara of the 16th Battalion, had been awarded the Victoria...
Our House gets experts’ thumbs up
ACADEMIC and mental health experts were in Port Augusta recently to launch an evaluation of the Our House drop in centre on Edinburgh Terrace.Guests included members...
Global climate protest reaches home
THE INTERNATIONAL People’s March had movements all over the world last weekend, including support from people in Port Augusta.A group of Port Augusta locals...
Council program a winner
PORT AUGUSTA - The Port Augusta City Council has been given the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award at the Local Government Professionals 23rd...
