Consider entries ahead of 2026 awards
LAURA - The Laura Literary Awards 2025 Book is available for sale and for the Laura Literary Awards 2026, please start your planning now...
For child safety, two sets of eyes are always better than one
Last month the nation’s early childhood ministers met to rush through child safety reforms, ignoring a key recommendation.
But anyone who thinks increasing the...
‘Riters present literary awards
This year’s Laura Literary Awards presentation was at Gilbert White Hall in Gladstone on 19 July at 2pm. The Laura Literary Award 2025 Book...
Prayer focus of women’s retreat
The 54th annual Upper North Lutheran Women’s Retreat was again held at Camp Willochra near Melrose, near the dry but stunning scenery of Mount...
A vital service for residents – the mail must get through!
The quiet town of Bute, an easy hour's drive south of Port Pirie is a peaceful spot to stop on the way to Adelaide...
Stella Osborne 100th Birthday
Friday March 31 was an amazing milestone for local lady Mrs Beatrice Stella Osborne, known to all as Stella.
It was her 100th birthday...
Speed limit proposal stops
REGION - A proposal to lower speed limits on regional and rural roads has been ruled out by the Government.
Following a public consultation process,...
